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Russian Wins Chess Crown Wed, Nov 30, 1927 – Page 26 · The Wilkes-Barre Record (Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania) · Newspapers.com
The Wilkes-Barre Record Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania Wednesday, November 30, 1927 - Page 26 — Russian Wins Chess Crown — Alexander Alekhine Gets World's Title When Jose Capablanca Quits Game — Buenos Aires, Nov. 29 (AP).—Alexander Alekhine, Russian chess master, to-day won the world's chess championship, when Jose R. Capablanca, the title holder since 1921, resigned the thirty-fourth game of the series without resuming play adjourned last night after eighty-one moves. The score was six to three victories.
In a letter to the new champion Capablanca made known his decision to resign the game and offered his congratulations to the victor.
Alekhine was happy, saying he had finally made good what had been his life's ambition. He was ready to defend his title against all comers but not before 1929 and that the first challenger should be Capablanca.
Capablanca appeared a bit downcast by his defeat, but was ready to admit that the best man won, and that Alekhine merited the victory.
The world's championship chess tournament just concluded in Buenos Aires, which was not extraordinarily prolonged as chess tourneys go, began September 15.
HELD TITLE SIX TIMES Jose Capablanca has been champion since April 1921, when he won the title and a $20,000 purse in a match with Dr. Emanuel Lasker of Germany, in Havana. Capablanca had been prominent in chess circles for thirteen years before he had a chance to play the then world's champion.
Capablanca was promptly challenged by the Polish champion, Akiba K. Rubinstein, and the Russian, Alexander A. Alekhine. These two played in 1923 for a chance at Capablanca, and Alekhine won. Last year Alekhine renewed his challenge to Capablanca, and eventually the match at Buenos Aires between the two was arranged.
