Letter wrtten by Alexander Alekhine, June 1936
Period
1936Place
Netherlands
Material
Paper
Location
FIDE archive
Language
German
Category
DocumentsSubcategory
Letters & Telegrams
Curious fact
Dutch chess had already had De Schaakwereld magazine previously. The Chess World (1874-1875) was a chess magazine, the successor of Sissa, the organ of the Dutch Chess Federation. However, with a single volume, De Schaakwereld became the shortest-running chess magazine in Dutch chess history after De Nederlandsche Palamedes
Letter, written by Alexander Alekhine in Carlton Hotel in Amsterdam on June 19, 1936. Original text in German:Der Gedanke, in Niederland eine Schach-Wochenschrift erscheinen zu lassen, scheint mir sehr glücklich. Er freut mich umso mehr, da ich wohl behaupten darf, dass die gewaltige Schachbegeisterung in Niederland zum großen Teile zurückzuführen ist auf meinen vorjährigen Wettkampf gegen den jetzigen Weltmeister Dr. Euwe. Eine Schach-Wochenschrift kann sicherlich viel dazu beitragen diese Begeisterung wach zu halten. Es wird mir eine Ehre sein, dem Schach in Niederland zu dienen, durch Mitarbeit an der “Schaakwereld”. Dr. A. AlejhinTranslation into English:The idea of publishing a chess weekly in the Netherlands seems very appealing to me. I am all the more pleased because I can say that the enormous enthusiasm for chess in the Netherlands is largely due to my last year's competition against the current World Champion Dr. Euwe. A chess weekly can certainly do a lot to keep this enthusiasm alive. It will be an honour for me to serve chess in the Netherlands by working on the "Schaakwereld".
