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	Alexandre Alekhine Biography
		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.
		Alekhine became cosmopolitan in his life, living in many countries, and speaking Russian, French, German, and English.
	www.biographybase.com /biography/Alekhine_Alexandre.html (514 words)

	CONK! Encyclopedia: World_Chess_Champion (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-19)
		In the 18th and early 19th century, French players dominated, with Legall de Kermeur (1730â“1747), Francois-AndrÃ© Philidor (1747â“1795), Alexandre Deschapelles (1800â“1820) and Louis de la Bourdonnais (1820â“1840) all widely regarded as the strongest players of their time.
		However, in 1927, he was shockingly upset by a new challenger, Alekhine.
		However, upon Alekhine's death, the Soviet Union joined FIDE in order to be a part of the process to select the next champion.
	www.conk.com /search/encyclopedia.cgi?q=World_Chess_Champion (4145 words)

	Bill Wall's Chess Master Profiles - Alekhine (Sep 24, 2005)
		Alexander (Aleksandr) Alexanderovich Alekhine (Al-YEKH-een) was born on October 31, 1892 (Halloween) in Moscow (October 19, 1892 on the Russian calendar).
		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.
	www.geocities.com /siliconvalley/lab/7378/alekhine.htm (4452 words)

	wikien.info: Main_Page (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-19)
		In the 18th and early 19th century, French players dominated, with Legall de Kermeur (1730-1747), Francois-André Philidor (1747-1795), Alexandre Deschapelles (1800-1820) and Louis de la Bourdonnais (1820-1840) all widely regarded as the strongest players of their time.
		The players who held the title up until World War II were Steinitz, Emanuel Lasker, Jose Raul Capablanca, Alexander Alekhine, and Max Euwe, each of them defeating the previous incumbent in a match.
		Alekhine was helped by his fearsome tactical skill, which complicated the game (Capablanca preferred simple positions).
	www.hostingciamca.com /index.php?title=World_Chess_Champion (3116 words)

	Grandmaster
		In 1921 Alekhine joined the Communist Party and became a translator for the Communist International and the secretary of the Communist Education Department.
		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.
	chess-dictionary-chesmayne.net /Grandmaster.htm (2250 words)

	All words on Alexander Alekhine
		Alexander Alekhine Alexander Alexandrovich Alekhine (sometimes spelled "Aljechin") (in Russian, Александр Александрович Але́хин), (October 31 or November 1, 1892 - March 24, 1946) was a chess master, one of the great world chess champions.
		The pronunciation Алёхин (uhl-YOH-kheen) is a common variant, but Alekhine grew angry if his name was said in this way.
		Alekhine, Alexandre Alekhine, Alexandre Alekhine, Alexander de:Alexander Alexandrowitsch Aljechin et:Aleksandr Alehhin es:Alexander Alekhine fr:Alexandre Alekhine he:אלכסנדר אליוכין nl:Alexander Aljechin pl:Aleksander Alechin sl:Aleksander Aleksandrovič Aljehin fi:Alexander Alekhine
	www.allwords.org /al/alexander-alekhine.html (828 words)

	Pakistan Chess Player (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-19)
		These names who are responsible for strange death of Alexandre Alekhine, Keres and some other top chess players.
		I have received some interesting mails, but they were not undersigned, so, I don't know who the sender is and who the author was.
		Alekhine gained his best result during World War II, although his fighting spirit was more important than his positional ability.
	pkchess.bizland.com /goran/salzburg.html (927 words)

	chess. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001-05
		Tournament play uses clocks to limit the time permitted for moves, and the concentration and fatigue of a match require players to be in good physical condition.
		Outstanding players of their day who were considered world champions were: François Philidor of France, 1747–95; Alexandre Deschappelles of France, 1815–20; Louis de la Bourdonnais of France, 1820–40; and Howard Staunton of England, 1843–51.
		Official world champions have included: Adolph Anderssen of Germany, 1851–58 and 1862–66; Paul C. Morphy of the United States, 1858–62; Wilhelm Steinitz of Austria, 1866–94; Emanuel Lasker of Germany, 1894–1921; José R. Capablanca of Cuba, 1921–27; Alexander A. Alekhine of France, 1927–35 and 1937–46; and Mikhail M. Botvinnik of the USSR, 1948–57, 1958–60, and 1961–63.
	www.bartleby.com /65/ch/chess.html (760 words)

	The Baltic Review
		Furthermore, not all of the official world champions have been relegated by vote to the premier group: conspicuously absent is Vassili Smyslov, for a short period in the 50s crowned as world champion and also the incumbent FIDE world champion, although evidently not the best chess player of the recent period, Alexandre Halifman.
		It is to be admitted that the millennium ranking is a conventional concept with regards to chess.
		Should Alekhine, Karpov and Lasker not be counted as the Baltic Sea area residents, the contribution of the region to the world elite chess players is still 39%, an exceedingly high indicator.
	www.tbr.ee /issues/vol19/chess.html (1512 words)

	Holla at a Scholar!! - Adisa Banjoko on Hip Hop, Politics, Islam, Chess & Martial Arts (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-19)
		In 1837 a French Jew, Aron Alexandre, wrote the first Encyclopedia of Chess, and two years afterwards one of the Haskalah educators, Jacob Einchenbaum, who was also a mathematician, wrote Ha-kerav (the battle) a Hebrew poem on the game almost five hundred lines in length.
		During WWII Alexander Alekhine, world champion for two decades, authored a series of articles parallel to Wagner's infamous essay Jewry in Music (1850).
		In the first International Tournament in London in June 1851 the German Adolf Anderssen defeated the Jewish Lionel Kieseritzky, both mathematicians, in a match of insuperable beauty which was named The Immortal.
	www.netweed.com /lyricalswords/2005/08/on-judaism-and-chesspretty-interesting.html (1649 words)

	Judaism and Chess (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-19)
		The composer denied the creativity of Jewish artists; the chess master "exposed" how the Jewish chess game is characterized by opportunism and material win at all cost.
		For example Aaron Nimzowitch's theory of "overprotection" (to unburden the centre without advancing the central pawns until positioning the major pieces) was defined by Alekhine as "purely Jewish...
		For Alekhine that victory marked the triumph of Aryan over Jewish chess.
	www.wzo.org.il /en/resources/view.asp?id=120&subject=67 (1567 words)

	Chess Trivia
		He claimed a world record simultaneous exhibition when he played 52 opponents blindfold exhibition in Budapest 1960.
		In 1937 Salo Flohr was nominated by FIDE to be the official candidate to play Alekhine for the World Championship.
		Arrangements were started for a match with Alekhine, but the plans were dropped when Flohr's adopted homeland of Czechoslovakia was annexed by Germany.
	www.logicalchess.com /info/trivia/f.html (1121 words)

	Igor Alexandre Nataf vs Arnaud Hauchard (2001)
		XXXVI Capablanca Mem Elite 2001 · Alekhine's Defense, Modern (B04) · 1/2-1/2
		the modern alekhine (white gets in trouble if he plays differently...at least that's what the opening explorer says), i'd play the alekhine exclusively :) win as white, draw as fl that's what i say
		One might argue the knight on b6 is poorly developed, but an Alekhine's player is comfortable with it (or else he'd better change openings!).
	www.chessgames.com /perl/chessgame?gid=1165374 (578 words)

	TIME Magazine Archive Article -- Peregrinating Chess -- Dec. 20, 1937 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-19)
		Dutchman Max Euwe, chess champion of the world, was defending his title against One-time Champion Alexandre Alekhine.
		Alekhine opened with a queen's gambit and was met by a Slav defense.
		On his sixth move Dr. Alekhine suddenly offered to sacrifice a knight.
	www.time.com /time/archive/printout/0,23657,758675,00.html (142 words)

	Champions of Chess
		Winner of Alexandre Mc Donnell (England) in 1834.
		Alekhine died before a Championship against Botvinnik could be organized.
		The FIDE organized a tournament in 1948 in The Hague and Moscow opposing Botvinnik, Smyslov, Reshevsky, Keres and Euwe.
	history.chess.free.fr /champions-chess.htm (1396 words)

	Chess History (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-19)
		1931 Alekhine wins at Bled, 5 1/2 points more than 2nd place.
		1935.12.15 Euwe defeats Alekhine, 15.5-14.5, to become world champion.
		1946.03.24 Alekhine, Alexander died of a heart attack in Estoril, Portugal.
	www.logicalchess.com /info/history/1931-1960.html (3033 words)

	List of Russians (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-19)
		Alexandre Benois (1870-1960), seminal influence on modern design
		Aleksandra Ekster (1882-1949), painter, one of the founders of Art Deco
		Alexandr Prokhorov (1916-2002), physicist, Nobel Prize for Physics 1964, born in Queensland, Australia
	www.worldhistory.com /wiki/L/List-of-Russians.htm (1502 words)

	Chess BLOG
		In 1930, Alexandre Alekhine dominated the strong international tournament in San Remo, Italy.
		Of Special interest, beyond Alekhine's amazing result, was his win against Nimzovitsch, the second place finisher.
		It is rare to see one player so thoroughly dominate another player let alone an entire tournament.
	www.queensac.com /chessblogfeb2004.html (11596 words)

	Paige’s Page: July 2003
		Adrian Joss, who may have pitched the greatest baseball game in history under pressure of a pennant race, spends eternity in a grave site that would not attract any attention, you’d never know someone famous was buried there.
		However, Alexandre Alekhine, former World Chess Champion, has a rather opulent tomstone that shouts “Come and admire me”.
		Kings and queens, nobles and commoners, we all will need a grave at some point, and you can see how different people chose to spend eternity.
	paiges-page.net /2003_07_01_archive.html (4247 words)

	Chess is Fun Chess BLOG
		More than just a presentation on how to attack a castled king, he classifies attacks and focuses upon grandmaster games to illustrate his points.
		He provides a special section on the games of Capablanca and Alekhine, a real treat for those who have not yet seen these games.
		And finally, a nice game of Alekhine's with one of the finest moves ever to grace a chessboard.
	www.queensac.com /rss/feed.rss (6060 words)

	The Week in Chess 517
		De Miranda, Alexandre Pinto BRA 2048 6 26.0 36.0 38.5 139 players
		The 79th Argentine Chess Championship took place September 24th - October 1st 2004.
		The Alekhine Chess Club in Calcutta organises an international open 7th-18th November 2004.
	www.chesscenter.com /twic/twic517.html (12726 words)

	Reading Latest Additions November 2003 \| Public Library (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-19)
		Goddess of the ice realm FIC/DUMAS Dumas, Alexandre, The Count of Monte Cristo FIC/EICHENDORFF Eichendorff, Joseph, Life of a good-for-nothing FIC/ELIOT Eliot, George, The sad fortunes of the Revd Amos Barton FIC/ELLIS Ellis, Virginia The photograph FIC/ESDAILE Esdaile, Leslie.
		More board games 794.122/SOLTIS Soltis, Andy, A fl defensive system for the rest of your chess career 794.157/ALEKHINE Alekhine, Alexander, 107 great chess battles, 1939-1945 796.02/POSTMAN Postman, Andrew.
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