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became vacant for the first time in its 60-year history. There was no obvious means for a new player to succeed him, as the title had always been decided by matches organized between a challenger and the incumbent champion, and sponsored by willing patrons. Many respected players and commentators offered different solutions. It was proposed that Max Euwe should be declared champion, because he was the most recent living player to have won a championship

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