Answer, Question #3: FIDE changed the rules so it was no longer an option.
Question 4: At one time, the world champion died and a replacement was only found 2 years later. When did this occur, and who was the world champion who passed away?
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Answer, Question #3: FIDE changed the rules so it was no longer an option.
Question 4: At one time, the world champion died and a replacement was only found 2 years later. When did this occur, and who was the world champion who passed away?
Answer from yesterday: He settled in New York in 1883 and lived there for the rest of his life.
Question 3: Mikhail Botvinnik played rematches for the World Championship one year after having lost the title in 1958 (against Smyslov) and 1961 (against Tal). Why didn’t he play a rematch against Petrosian in 1964, after having lost the title in 1963?
Answer from yesterday: : 6 matches, De Labourdonnais won (4-2, 45-27 in games).
Question 2: Why did the first world champion Steinitz change his first name from Wilhelm to William?
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