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	Alexander Alekhine - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Alekhine was born into a wealthy family in Moscow, Russia: his father was a landowner and a member of the Duma; his mother, who along with his brother taught him chess in 1903, was the daughter of a rich industrialist.
		Alekhine's first chess accomplishment was when, in 1909, at the age of seventeen, he won the All-Russian Amateur Tournament in St. Petersburg with a score of twelve wins, two losses and two draws.
		It is less well-known that Alekhine was also an avid table tennis player, and claimed it to be his favourite way of relieving tension before a chess game.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Alexander_Alekhine (1065 words)

	Chess World Champions - Alexander Alekhine
		Alexander Alexandrovich Alekhine was born in Moscow, Russia in 1892.
		Alekhine, who had a liking for alcohol was frequently drunk during his games with Euwe and consequently lost his title.
		In fourth place were Alekhine and Euwe and Capablanca who had suffered a minor stroke during the tournament came seventh.
	www.chesscorner.com /worldchamps/alekhine/alekhine.htm (395 words)

	Chess Champion of the World Alexander Alekhine
		Alekhine's house was reputed as a "chess" one, for the famous Moscow chess players had often gathered there.
		Alekhine's victory with the score of 15,5 : 10,5 (+ 8, - 3, = 15).
		Alekhine was considered as a "chess combinations genius." But his fantastic combinations rested upon strong positional basis, upon deep insight into a position.
	www.chessebook.com /history_1.php?chem=ale (285 words)

	Alekhine and the Nazis
		Alekhine was now a French citizen and changed his spelling from Aljechin to Alekhine when he became a French citizen.
		After the war, Alekhine was concerned with the fate in Paris of his American-born wife, Grace Wishard, age 62 (he was 52).
		Alekhine was not invited to any post-World War II chess tournament because of his affiliation with the Nazis.
	www.geocities.com /SiliconValley/Lab/7378/nazi.htm (1001 words)

	Alexander Alekhine - Wikipedia
		Alexander Alexandrovich Alekhine (a veces también con la grafía "Aljechin", aunque en español se pronunciaría "Aliojín") (en ruso, Александр Александрович Але́хин), (31 de octubre o 1 de noviembre de 1892 - 24 de marzo de 1946) fue un ajedrecista ruso, uno de los grandes campeones mundiales.
		Alekhine nació en el seno de una rica familia en Moscú: su padre era un terrateniente y miembro de la Duma, su madre era la hija de un empresario.
		Alekhine llevó una vida cosmopolita, vivió en muchos países y hablaba ruso, francés, alemán e inglés.
	es.wikipedia.org /wiki/Alexander_Alekhine (423 words)

	Alexander Alekhine -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Alexander Alexandrovich Alekhine (sometimes spelled "Aljechin") (in Russian, Александр Александрович Але́хин), (October 31 or November 1, 1892 – March 24, 1946) was a (A chess player of great skill) chess master, one of the great (Click link for more info and facts about world chess champion) world chess champions.
		In 1914, after playing a tournament in (A city in western Florida on Tampa Bay; a popular winter resort) Saint Petersburg, Alekhine and Capablanca were among the first chess players to gain the title of (A player of exceptional or world class skill in chess or bridge) grandmaster.
		Following the (The revolution against the Czarist government which led to the abdication of Nicholas II and the creation of a provisional government in March 1917) Russian Revolution, in 1919 he was suspected of espionage and imprisoned in (A port city of south central Ukraine on an arm of the Black Sea) Odessa.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/a/al/alexander_alekhine.htm (922 words)

	World Champion - Alexander Alekhine (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Alexander Alexanderovich Alekhine was born on October 31, 1892 (Halloween) in Moscow.
		Alekhine avoided Capablanca's challenge of a re-match and took on Bogoljubov at Weisbaden in September 1929.
		Alekhine asked for a rematch and got it in 1937 where Alekhine defeated Euwe in Holland with 10 wins, 11 draws and 4 losses.
	www.chessindia.org /WorldChampions_files/alexander_alekhine.html (1219 words)

	Bill Wall's Chess Master Profiles - Alekhine (Sep 24, 2005)
		Alexander Alekhine's brother, Alexei, was editor of the chess journal "Shakmatny Vyestnik" from 1913 to 1916 and Alexander was a frequent contributer.
		In June, 1919, Alekhine was briefly imprisoned in Odessa's death cell by the Odessa Cheka, suspected of being a spy.
		Alekhine asked for a rematch and got it in October, 1937 where Alekhine defeated Euwe in Holland with 10 wins, 11 draws and 4 losses.
	www.geocities.com /siliconvalley/lab/7378/alekhine.htm (4452 words)

	Alexander Alekhine
		Alexander Alexanderovich Alekhine was born on October 31, 1892 in Moscow.
		In 1911 and 1912, Alekhine did not have good results, for lack of play, and he won a minor tournament in Stockholm, Sweden in 1912.
		By 1943 Dr. Alekhine was spending all his time in Spain and Portugal as the German representative to chess events.
	www.chess-poster.com /great_players/alekhine.htm (1097 words)

	Alekhine Photos
		Alekhine (x) in a communist cell group working as interpreter for his second wife (xx).
		Alekhine posing in front of the Alekhine mansion, 1920, after it was confiscated by the Bolsheviks.
		Alekhine (at arrow) with former members of Russian aristocracy in forced labor brigade, 1920.
	home.earthlink.net /~bprice1949/alekhinephotos.html (104 words)

	jaced.com
		In 1921 Alekhine joined the Communist Party and became a translator for the Communist International and the secretary of the Communist Education Department.
		Alekhine became the 4th official world champion of chess after Steinitz, Dr. Lasker, and Capablanca.
		Alekhine asked for a rematch and got it in 1937 where Dr. Alekhine defeated Dr. Euwe in Holland with 10 wins, 11 draws and 4 losses.
	dev.jaced.com:8080 /htm/c/cbios/cbios_alekhine.htm (1852 words)

	1935 World Championship Match (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		If Alekhine picked him as another safe opponent, his plans went awry, since owing to a combination of overconfidence on Alekhine's part, and the fact that by 1935, Max Euwe was a good deal stronger a player than anyone realized, Euwe actually won the match.
		Of course Alekhine would have to win the match to be able to play me for the title, and we put that in the contract.
		Alekhine thought for a long time about his 41st move, and seeing that I could go wrong if I did not reply correctly, he played his 41st move on the board instead of sealing it.
	members.aol.com /graemecree/chesschamps/world/world1935.htm (1324 words)

	Encyclopedia: Alexander Alekhine (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Alexander Alekhine, one of the great chess players of all time This image is in the public domain in the United States and possibly other jurisdictions.
		Jump to: navigation, search October 31 is the 304th day of the year (305th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 61 days remaining, as the final day of October.
		But Harry Golombek, who admired Alekhine's chess and was personally friendly with him, claimed: Regional competition level table tennis, showing table, net, and player getting ready to return the ball with a winning backhand topspin stroke.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Alexander-Alekhine (2157 words)

	Jose Raul Capablanca vs Alexander Alekhine (1913)
		Alekhine was a coward beacause he never accepted the rematch capablanca wanted, he never accepted another challenge, it is just like if kierenstinsky had beaten anderssen, i enshure that he would have never accepted a rematch, luck is luck, and a coward (Alekhine!) is always a coward.
		Alekhine was the only one who found sponsors, although it took him many years...
		Both young Capa and Alekhine (this one in military dress) were sitting around the game table, and the final position was set on the wall-board.
	www.chessgames.com /perl/chessgame?gid=1011878 (1388 words)

	Alekhine 1927 - 1935; 1937 - 1946 - Kings of Chess - Chess History - World Chess Network
		When Alekhine and Capablanca played their title match in late 1927, no one was more startled by the Russian’s victory than, perhaps, Alekhine himself.
		Aron Nimzovih claimed that Alekhine was demolishing his opponents as if they were children, and Alekhine in a huzzah of triumphalism exclaimed that he dominated them all.
		In a letter to Alekhine of June 1, 1930, the Cuban requested that the match be moved to early 1931; and Alekhine promptly agreed in a letter of June 18, to a new date of February 15, 1931.
	www.worldchessnetwork.com /English/chessHistory/salute/kings/alekhine.php (1684 words)

	Alexander Alekhine
		Alekhine's sobering loss in this match, was motivation to not drink so much for the next two years.
		In a Lisbon Hotel, Alexander Alekhine aged 53 was found dead in his room with a chess set in his hands.
		Alekhine may not have been the most ideal World chess champion from the perspective of some his activities as a person as opposed to a chess-player.
	www.chessclub.demon.co.uk /culture/worldchampions/alekhine/alekhine.htm (1303 words)

	Bibliografia de/sobre A. Alekhine
		ALEKHINE A. Das erste internationale Schachmeisterturnier in Kecskemét, 1927.
		ALEKHINE, A. A Kecskeméti nemzetközi sakkverseny, 1927; a mesterverseny összes, a fotorna és középiskolai bajnokság válogatott játszmái, a nemzetközi feladványverseny birói jelentése, sakktörténeti és elméleti cikkek, jellemrajzok, feladványok és végjátékok Aljechin A., Kmoch H., Maróczy Géza, Nimzowitsch A.,...
		ALEKHINE, A. Aljechin-Euwe 1935: de strijd om het wereldkampioenschap schaken, gespeeld in Nederland in 1935.
	ballz.ababa.net /lidador/aaa.html (2081 words)

	Chess Archaeology
		Chess is a scientific game and its literature ought to be placed on the basis of the strictest truthfulness, which is the foundation of all scientific research.
		Champion Alexander Alekhine’s visit in April 1936 to Sofia was a memorable event for the many Bulgarian chess amateurs who saw him.
		Alekhine, his wife, and their famous cat, “Chess,” arrive in Sofia.
	www.chessarch.com /excavations/0024_alekhine/alekhine.shtml (654 words)

	L'Académie des Echecs
		Toutefois, à partir de 1927, Alekhine avoua qu'il n'était pas loin de penser pouvoir se permettre n'importe quelle fantaisie stratégique, certain qu'il était de s'en sortir par une pirouette combinatoire.
		Alekhine s'assit dans un coin de la salle, tournant le dos aux 2 rangées d'échiquiers et 28 (!) adversaires.
		A minuit, Alekhine terminait son tour de force, sur le score de 22 victoires, 3 nulles et 3 défaites.
	www.acadechecs.com /Alekhine.htm (1328 words)

	Alekhine's Grave (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		This includes the grave of Alekhine in Montparnasse Cimetery, in Paris (Lev Polugaevsky was also buried there).
		Alekhine was buried in Paris in a ceremony attended by the FIDE president, some vice presidents and Botvinnik.
		Officially the grave should be repaired by the family (according to French law) or by family insurance.
	www.chesscenter.com /twic/alekhine.html (89 words)

	Alexandre Alekhine - Wikipédia
		Alexandre Alekhine (Александр Александрович Алехин en russe) est né le 1
		Après l'occupation allemande, durant laquelle son attitude ne fut pas toujours très claire, Alekhine dut se retirer en Espagne puis au Portugal où il mourut en 1946 dans des circonstances assez troubles et au moment même où un match contre Mikhail Botvinnik allait être organisé pour l'obtention du titre de champion du monde.
		Un bas-relief représente Alekhine devant un jeu d'échecs.
	fr.wikipedia.org /wiki/Alexandre_Alekhine (330 words)

	Amazon.com: Books: Alekhine's Anguish: A Novel of the Chess World (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Desperate to win back his credibility after the war, Alekhine was preparing for the redemptive title match at the time of his sudden death.
		Alekhine's life was marked by alcoholism, fits of depression, scandalous affairs, marriages of convenience, painful compromises, and his battle to become "the Greatest."
		Although Alekhine was a real person, the author fictionalized him in the most creative and unpredictable ways.
	www.amazon.com /exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/078640695X?v=glance (1030 words)

	Alekhine Controversy - Articles written by the World Chess Champion in 1941
		Because of these articles, Alekhine was branded as a Nazi and was ostracized from the world chess community after the conclusion of the war.
		The more serious question is whether Alekhine deserved to receive the international opprobrium which he has suffered ever since the appearance of these articles.
		Alekhine's defence began soon after the liberation of Paris (therefore not post-war as has been alleged).
	www.ishipress.com /alekhine.htm (7110 words)

	NYCHESSKIDS: Alexander Alekhine (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Alekhine was born in Moscow to noble and wealthy parents.
		Interestingly it was his mother who first taught him chess, and he quickly developed into a formidable player.
		When WW I broke out, Alekhine was in the middle of a tournament in Germany that of course was discontinued, and he was held captive since he was Russian.
	www.nychesskids.com /files/Alekhine.htm (230 words)

	Amazon.co.uk: Books: Alekhine's Best Games: Algebraic Edition (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		The games of Alekhine are of supherb quality together with his insightful annotations.
		One of the strong points of Alekhine's annotations is that he will elaborate extensively when it is called for, and a great majority of the time he backs up his insights with meaningful analysis.
		Alekhine was one of the greatest players in history and anybody looking for a great collection of games can do no better than getting these.
	www.amazon.co.uk /exec/obidos/ASIN/0713479701 (745 words)

	Alekhine's amazing run - Entertainment - The Washington Times, America's Newspaper (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Hard as it is to believe now, Alekhine's credentials had been questioned after his upset victory over the Cuban Jose Raul Capablanca to win the world crown three years earlier.
		The failure to arrange a rematch of these two great champions is a pity, but Alekhine's streak in 1930 dispelled any doubts about his legitimacy.
		Alekhine annotated several of his wins from San Remo for his "My Best Games of Chess" series of books, including his testing win over the fine Yugoslav GM Milan Vidmar.
	washingtontimes.com /entertainment/20050708-091600-6737r.htm (435 words)

	Alekhine.net - Greatest Chess Players (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Alekhine was the only World Champion to die while holding the title.
		All Alekhine's books had found a huge popularity, his books teaches chess strategy, positional playing, combinational playing very successfully, they have a great clarity of explanations.
		In 1935 he sensationally won the World Championship match vs. Alekhine (+9, -8, =13), but 2 years later suffered a shattering defeat (+4, -10, =11) in the rematch.
	alekhine.net /english/greates (3770 words)

	Alekhine Collection
		Alexander Alekhine dominated the chess scene from 1927 until his death in the year of 1946.
		Historical picture documents and more than 2000 Alekhine games make the great master come back to life.
		Hübner has critically examined the written works of Alekhine, especially his analysis.
	www.chessoutpost.com /alekhine_collection.htm (154 words)

	2003-0336 MLM-Alekhine al micrófono
		Hanon Russell, creador del sitio http://www.chesscafe.com y coleccionista de todo género de memorabilia ajedrecística, tiene en su poder una grabación del campeón del mundo Alexander Alekhine, en una entrevista de alrededor de 4 minutos, aparentemente realizada por alguien de la BBC en 1938.
		Alekhine: Oh, no. Esto es lo que hace al ajedrez diferente al bridge.
		Alekhine: Sí, yo gané el vaso del Zar, el cual todavía conservo.
	aacevedo.galeon.com /MLopezM/aacev533.html (683 words)

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