Original: He tied for second place at Semmering in 1937, then could only finish seventh of the eight players at the 1938 AVRO tournament, an Ã lite contest designed to select a challenger for Alekhine's world title.
Simplified: and could only finish seventh of the eight players at the 1938 AVRO tournament, an Ã lite contest designed to select a challenger for Alekhine's world title.