Max Euwe, Dutch chess player, mathematician, and author (born 1901)

Max Euwe

Dutch chess grandmaster (1901–1981)

Machgielis "Max" Euwe was a Dutch chess player, mathematician, author, and chess administrator. He was the fifth player to become World Chess Champion, a title he held from 1935 until 1937. He served as President of FIDE, the World Chess Federation, from 1970 to 1978.