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Erwin l'Ami discusses his new book on Max Euwe and reflects on Jan Timman's contributions to chess.

This week's episode of the New In Chess Podcast features an interview with Dutch grandmaster Erwin l'Ami. Erwin is an old friend of the New In Chess Podcast. The Dutch Champion in 2022, among his other notable results are his victories in the 2015 Reykjavik Open and in the Rabat Blitz that same year, where he was even too quick for specialists like Shakhriyar Mamedyarov and Alexey Shirov. While Erwin continues to love playing competitive chess in tournaments and club leagues, he has expanded his chess activities in various chess directions over the past years. He’s been working as a trainer for stars such as Veselin Topalov and Anish Giri, and he’s been producing training courses and writing books. It was in his capacity as a writer that Erwin was invited this time, as together with Dutch GM Paul van der Sterren, he has just authored a new book on Max Euwe, who sensationally robbed Alexander Alekhine of his world title back in 1935. The title of the book is Max Euwe World Champion!, with an exclam, and it looks in detail at the brief reign of Euwe, who lost the chess crown again to the same Alekhine in 1937. The book is a heartfelt reappraisal of Euwe, who has often been…

People in this episode

Host: Dirk Jan ten Geuzendam

Guest: Erwin l'Ami

Topics covered

• chess
• interview
• Max Euwe
• Erwin l'Ami
• chess history
• training
• book discussion

Keywords

• Erwin l'Ami
• Max Euwe
• chess
• book
• interview
• Jan Timman
• training
• chess history
• Veselin Topalov
• Anish Giri

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: New In Chess

Books & works: Max Euwe World Champion!

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