Prague (1 win each and 6 draws). Rudolf Spielmann wins a match in Semmering against Efim Bogoljubov, 4 to 3 and 3 draws. Spielmann defeats Gosta Stoltz in a match in Stockholm by 4½-1½. Flohr beats Sultan Khan 2 to 1 and 2 draws. Euwe beats Spielmann 2 to 0 and 2 draws. Exhibitions Several record-breaking exhibitions were held in 1932. George Koltanowski played 160 boards simultaneously at Antwerp, with 135 wins, 18 draws, and 6 losses. Koltanowski also holds the blindfold simultaneous record with 30 boards, winning 20 and drawing 10 with no losses. Alexander Alekhine played 60 teams of five players each in Paris, winning 37, drawing 17, and losing 6. José Raúl Capablanca played 66 teams of five players each in Havana, winning 46, drawing 16, and losing 4. Births Fufi Santori in Santurce, Puerto Rico January 16 – Victor Ciocâltea in Bucharest, Romanian GM and many time Romanian Champion March 23 – Larry Evans in Manhattan, American GM and four-time winner of the U.S. Championship April 21 – Lora Yakovleva in Perm, Women's World Correspondence Champion (1972–1977) June 15 – Hrvoje Bartolović in Zagreb, problemist July 2 – Leopold Mitrofanov in Leningrad, problemist August 11 – István Bilek in Budapest, Hungarian GM September 14 – Carlos Jauregui in Santiago, Chilean-Canadian player November 1 – Yair Kraidman in Haifa, Israeli GM Deaths January 12 – Daniël Noteboom, 21, Dutch player, namesake of the Noteboom Variation of the Slav Defense April 20 – Edgard Colle, 34, Belgian player, namesake of the Colle System April 22 – Alexander Fritz, 79, German player, namesake of the Fritz Variation of the Two Knights Defense April 22 – Sándor Takács, 39, Hungarian player June 15 – Louis van Vliet, 77, Dutch player November 4 – Rudolf Loman, 71, Dutch player, winner of several unofficial Dutch Championships November 10 – Frederick Yates, 48, English chess player and six-time British Champion November 25 – Fritz Riemann, 73, German player November 16 – Hermanis Matisons, 38, Latvian player and problemist References External links 1932 crosstables 20th century in chess Chess by year