Max Euwe
Zitat von Conrad Schormann am 7. Juli 2024, 9:55 Uhrhttps://twitter.com/TUUR1/status/1809846148632293777
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Living in the occupied Netherlands Euwe refused to play Alekhine because of his anti-semitic articles in o.a. the Deutsche Zeitung in die Niederlanden. Therefore he declined the invitation for Salzburg 1942, officially ‘due to a busy schedule’. Klaus Junge replaced him. pic.twitter.com/QTuHN1em4e
— !TUUR (Arthur van de Oudeweetering) (@TUUR1) July 7, 2024
Van den Hoek won #TataSteelChess 1943, but would die by a bomb on a German camp 23 years old, January 14th 1945. Another early Hoogovens winner, Arthur Wijnans, suffered a similar fate at the age of 24, May 3rd 1945. Klaus Junge died in combat April 17th 1945, 21 years old. pic.twitter.com/GrGh4DhWn1
— !TUUR (Arthur van de Oudeweetering) (@TUUR1) July 7, 2024