The brother-sister duo is probably the Netherlands’ answer to the more famous siblings from Chennai — R. Praggnanandhaa and R ...

Last October the New York Times headlined a story: ALEKHINE'S MOVE STIRS CHESS FANS. This was no arrant sensationalism. Dutchman Max Euwe, chess champion of the world, was defending his title ...

Thinking back, there was Max Euwe, maybe [Vasily] Smyslov, [Tigran] Petrosian and then [Vladimir] Kramnik later on. They weren’t the No. 1 at the time, but they were the world champion.” ...

There was even a future world champion in the mix: Dutch champion Max Euwe, then just 23, finished fifth in the individual competition in Paris, 11 years before wresting the world title from Alekhine.