Scoresheet of Game 7 of 1927 World Championship Match Capablanca - Alekhine, Capablanca's handwriting
Period
1927Place
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Material
Paper
Language
Spanish
Category
DocumentsSubcategory
ScoresheetsThematic collections
10 Scoresheets from World Championship matches
Curious fact
In 1922, Capablanca proposed the London Rules, which required the challenger to contribute $10,000 to challenge the champion. This amount is equivalent to $175,300 in 2023. Alekhine was able to raise the required amount in 1927 and went on to win the World Chess Championship
Scoresheet of Game 7 of the 1927 World Championship Match in Buenos Aires, Argentina. The handwriting is of the defending World Champion Jose Raul Capablanca who won this game to lead the match 2-1 after seven games. However, challenger Alexander Alekhine went on to win five more games and claim the title with the score of 18½-15½ (6-3 and 25 draws).
