Original sentence: But Euwe consented to participate in five-player tournament to select the new champion, the World Chess Championship 1948.Euwe played in the AVRO tournament of 1938 in The Netherlands, which featured the world's top eight players.He also had a major organizational role in the event.He finished equal fourth (as did Alekhine).He played a match with Paul Keres in The Netherlands in 1939-40, losing 8-6
Edited sentence: But Euwe graciously consented to participate in the five-contestant tournament to select the new world champion held in 1948.Euwe played a match with Paul Keres in The Netherlands in 1939-40, losing 8-6.He also had a major organizational role in this event, which featured the world's top eight players.He played in the AVRO tournament of 1938 in The Netherlands, which was to choose a challenger for Alekhine.The other participants were Paul Keres, Vasily Smyslov, and Samuel Reshevsky