Simplify the following text for a Grade 9 native English-speaking person.
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 .