Max Euwe

Also known as Machgielis Euwe

Dutch chess player and mathematician

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Max Euwe was a Dutch chess player and mathematician who is notable for his achievements in both fields. He matters because he represented an exceptional combination of intellectual talent across two demanding disciplines during the 20th century.

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SPAdes: A New Genome Assembly Algorithm and Its Applications to Single-Cell Sequencing
· 2012 · cited 24,056x
A smooth particle mesh Ewald method
· 1995 · cited 21,165x
Reproducible, interactive, scalable and extensible microbiome data science using QIIME 2
· 2019 · cited 19,944x
Welcome to the Tidyverse
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Initial sequencing and analysis of the human genome
· 2001 · cited 18,517x

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Quotes

“Alekhine is a poet who creates a work of art out of something that would hardly inspire another man to send home a picture post card.”
“I honestly feel very humble when I study Capablanca's games.”
“Strategy requires thought, tactics require observation.”

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Official website

Max Euwe Centrum

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Official website: www.maxeuwe.nl
Image: Max Euwe (1979).jpg

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Commons category: Max Euwe
date of birth: 1901-05-20
date of death: 1981-11-26
birth name: Machgielis Euwe
name in native language: Machgielis Euwe

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Machgielis "Max" Euwe ( Dutch: [ˈøːʋə]; May 20, 1901 – November 26, 1981) 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.

Early years, education, and professional career