Sorry, xplor but this is starting to resemble that nonsense in the USCF Issues Forum. Alekhine may have been killed for all I know; most histories say he died of natural causes. As for stripping Lasker of his title, this thread is the very first I ever read about that. In any case, if he was so what? How does that make a match between Capablanca and Showalter a World Championship match?
At that point in time there was no one to confer titles. The World Champion was anyone that could stake a claim and get others to agree. America having the most chess players playing for the highest stakes would have an edge.
Agreed! Completely. The nonsense that you’re stirring here is most definitely resembling the nonsense that you’ve stirred over there.