Bogoljubow-Romanovsky Match, Leningrad 1924
November - December


Leningrad, 1924 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Score
Bogoljubow, Efim ½ 1 ½ 1 1 1 ½ 0 1 ½ ½ ½ 6
Romanovsky, Peter ½ 0 ½ 0 0 0 ½ 1 0 ½ ½ ½ 2

  • After Efim Bogoljubow won the 3rd championship, he was challenged to a title match by Peter Romanovsky, winner of the 2nd Championship.

  • The match was to go to the first person to score 6 points, with the first 4 draws not counting. Bogoljubow was to retain the title in the event of a 5-5 tie.

  • Bogo won the match with 5 wins, 1 loss, and 6 draws. Since the first 4 draws didn't count, the final score was 6-2.