World champion from 192735 and again from 193746, alexander alekhine ranks as one of the four or five greatest players in chess history. He is widely considered to be one of the greatest chess players of. A master of all phases of chess, his games were richly conceived and immensely complex. Garry kasparov once said, i fell in love with the rich complexity of his ideas at the chessboard. Black tempts whites pawns forward to form a broad pawn centre, with plans to undermine and attack the white structure later in the spirit of hypermodern defence.
Alexander alekhine, world champion from 1927 to 1935 and from 1937 to his death in 1946, is widely admired for his attacking games. The score stood at 32 in alekhines favour, the games played on, 14 and 15 october all being short draws. He said he spent eight hours a day studying the game, and produced many innovations in chess openings. Alexander alekhines best games alexander alekhine additional material by c. Sep 25, 20 this is the dilemma alexander alekhine faced. See all books authored by alexander alekhine, including 107 great chess battles, 19391945 dover books on chess, and my best games of chess, 1908 1937, and more on. This cant be right, since my database contains 19 alekhines defence games by the namesake. Material is level and the posi tion is very closed. Trotsky resigned, quietly rose up from his chair and left the room. Alekhine defending against white ambitious play bogoljubov vs alekhine, 1923 b02 alekhine s defense, 52 moves, 01. Capablancas victory on 15 november reduced alekhines lead to 43, so the 55 question could have become significant. Garry kasparov once said i fell in love with the rich complexity of his ideas at the chessboard. The alekhines defence is a chess opening that begins with the moves.
Between october and 21 november the result was one win each and 17 draws. I think up my own moves, and i make my opponent think up his. His mother taught him to play chess and he soon developed a great passion for the game. After beating jose capablanca and becoming the world champion, alekhine dominated world chess arena for many years. Alekhine had a combinative gift and thrilled the chess public and influenced every great chess player since.
Mr myers informs us that 1 e4 nf6 received some publicity from its use in tournament odds. Reti vs alekhine, 1925 a00 uncommon opening, 40 moves, 01. Neishtadt oxford, 1983 it is stated that alekhines defence had been employed earlier by the moscow player m. Win0427cb description alexander alekhine, the fourth world champion, played many fantastic attacking games and to this day enjoys the reputation of being an attacking genius. Alexander alexandrovich alekhine was born on november 1 some sources give october 31, 1892, to a wealthy family in moscow, russia. May 29, 2014 in it, lucas anderson gives a biographical sketch of alexander alekhine, the 4th world chess champion, while fide master warren harper provides analysis of 5 alekhine games. The terrific kings indian bishop alekhine vs euwe, 1922 d02 queens pawn game, 50 moves, 10. My best games of chess, 19081937 by alexander alekhine. Aaa reinforces the attack on every move alekhine vs a west, 1923 d63 queens gambit declined, orthodox defense, 29 moves, 10. Three brilliant books from everyman chess brought together in one volume. Alexander alekhine vs friedrich saemisch berlin 1923. This book clears up some of the mysteries of alekhine and provides some wonderful. Abroad, he went on to win tournaments quite brilliantly at triberg, budapest and the hague in 1921.
Alexander alekhine see page virginia state championship coming up labor day weekend see page 8 send in your. Alekhine controversy articles written by the world chess champion in 1941 one of the greatest controversies in chess history concerns the authorship by world chess champion alexander alekhine of a series of articles published in nazi germany in 1941 during world war ii. Books by alexander alekhine author of my best games of. Two of the main lines are the exchange variation and the four pawns attack. By the age of twentytwo, he was already one of the strongest grandmasters. The games of one alexander alekhine were instrumental in shaping young bobby fischers approach to the game of chess. Alexander alekhine was the fourth world chess champion who won several chess tournaments throughout his career. Alekhine was declared an enemy of the soviet union after making anti bolshevik statements in 1927.
Also in may 1922, hans fahrni wrote the first monograph on the opening. Twic theory tuesday 10th may, 2005 alekhine defence with 4. Alexander alekhine, alekhine also spelled alekhin or aljechin, original name aleksandr aleksandrovich alyokhin, born october 31, 1892, moscow, russian empiredied march 24, 1946, estoril, portugal, world champion chess player from 1927 to 1935 and from 1937 until his death, noted for using a great variety of attacks alekhine was a precocious chess player, becoming a master at age 16 and. Whether you feel as if pdf you are revisiting an old friend, or being introduced to this splendid game collection for the first time, you will marvel at how alekhines games and works remain extraordinarily consonant with the modern approach. Edward lasker rates him the games supreme inventive genius.
When youre ready to take your chess studies to the next level, check out pgn mentor, the very best program available for working with pgn files. Before long, paris would become his second home, just as. Move by move 12 nkb3, but, oddly enough, never played it again. Alekhine was, no doubt, a master of attack, and the chess amateur and even the professionals, can learn from his games.
Alexander alekhine master of attack masters everyman. He gained the title of master at st petersburg in 1909. He also authored more than twenty chess books like my best games of chess, 107 great chess battles and so on. Whites imposing mass of pawns in the centre often includes pawns on c4, d4, e5, and f4. The idea behind blacks strategy is to have white build a large pawn center that is hard to defend. Euwe considers him the alltime greatest attacking player. Alekhine did indeed play it again, scoring a very decent 66% with black, starting with this one. Alexander alekhines best games alekhine, a 1949, ed 1996. Master of attack puzzle alekhinenovotny, prague 1943 puzzle 15, alekhineem. A year later, alekhine finished second behind capablanca in the london tournament.
His first notable chess accomplishment was winning the allrussian amateur tournament in st. Alexander alekhine has 21 books on goodreads with 1199 ratings. October 19 1892 mairch 24, 1946 wis a roushie chess grandmaster an the fowert warld chess champion. During the 1920s, he was one of the hypermoderns, and won many. Lasker, ziirich 1934 gi y m 20am ai a a aa z boe wh t white to play. Alexander alekhine, world champion chess player from 1927 to 1935 and from 1937 until his death, noted for using a great variety of attacks. Alexander alekhine first played this defense at budapest in september 1921 against saemisch and e. Alexander alekhine master of attack masters everyman chess. Since alekhines father, mother and older brother, and possibly one uncle as well. Aug 12, 2014 alexander alekhine s best games alekhine, a 1949, ed 1996 nunn, j 1. What separated alexander alekhine from the rest of his contemporaries. In spite of the general belief that alekhine is primarily an attacking player, marin aims.
Garry kasparov, for instance, often said how much he gained from studying alekhines games and writings. This attack is an invitation for white to push his pawn forward and gain a tempo by attacking the knight. Alekhine was a precocious chess player, becoming a master at age 16 and a grandmaster at age 22. Alexander alekhine s best games alexander alekhine additional material by c. Alexander alekhines best games alekhine, a 1949, ed 1996 nunn, j 1. Alexander alekhine was the 4th world chess champion and is widely considered to be one of the greatest chess players that ever played the game. The master class series now offers a chance to take a new or first look at one of the. May 01, 20 the games of one alexander alekhine were instrumental in shaping young bobby fischers approach to the game of chess. Petersburg in 1909, at the age of seventeen, with a score of twelve wins, two losses and two draws. Alexander alekhine russianfrench chess player britannica. By may 1922 it was being called the alekhines defense by sir george thomas in the british chess magazine. October 19 1892 march 24, 1946 was a russian and french chess player and the fourth world chess champion. Alexander alexandrovich alekhine was born in moscow, russia in 1892. The alekhine s defence is a chess opening that begins with the moves.
Alekhine was the first to be a fulltime dedicated professional of the modern type. Dec 01, 2004 alekhine was, no doubt, a master of attack, and the chess amateur and even the professionals, can learn from his games. Besides introducing the eponymous alekhines defense to master practice, he is credited by the oxford companion to chess with no fewer than 19 alekhine variations in such varied lines as the dutch, sicilian, french, ruy lopez, queens gambit both. Alekhine defending against white ambitious play bogoljubov vs alekhine, 1923 b02 alekhines defense, 52 moves, 01. They wrote some sort of a mini biography of alekhine and a good chess combinations puzzle book using only alekhine s games. Alexander alekhines most popular book is my best games of chess, 19081937.
View and download countless other grandmaster chess games from our pgn file collection, completely free. In his early twenties alekhine was already one of the strongest players. Alexander alekhine biography childhood, life achievements. Comprehensive alexander alekhine chess games collection, opening repertoire, tournament history, pgn download, biography and news. Capablanca v alekhine, 1927 chess notes by edward winter.
In this collection of games, alekhine gives us his thoughts on all phases of the game, and the reasoning behind his moves. Alexander alekhine master of attack free ebook download as pdf file. They wrote some sort of a mini biography of alekhine and a good chess combinations puzzle book using only alekhines games. He kept the game going for a while longer, then silently cursed to himself and began the mating sequence that would drag down the black king.
Feb 14, 2014 i left part 3 of this 7part series with alekhine beating capablanca in their world championship. But ever since alekhine won the world championship match against. Garry kasparov, for instance, often said how much he gained from studying alekhine s games and writings. But ever since alekhine won the world championship match against capablanca in buenos aires 1927 the chess world could see that the russianborn alekhine who immigra. Alexander alekhine, the fourth world champion, played many fantastic attacking games and to this day enjoys the reputation of being an attacking genius. Alekhine controversy articles written by the world chess.
Raetsky and chetverik, did something unusual, i guess. Igor is a winner of many national and international tournaments in ukraine, russia, germany, yugoslavia, croatia, bulgaria, and the united states. Alexander alekhine simple english wikipedia, the free. Hugh myers davenport, ia, usa points out that on page 140 of paul keres chess master class by i. Alexander alekhine wikipedia, a enciclopedia livre. Yes, and i take upon myself all those responsibilities which an art imposes on its adherents.
He is widely considered ane o the greatest chess players ever. Alexander alekhines best games alekhine, a 1949, ed. Books by alexander alekhine author of my best games of chess. Capablancas victory on 15 november reduced alekhines lead to 43, so the 55. As bobby fischer observes in world champion from 192735 and again from 193746, alexander alekhine ranks as one of the four or five greatest players in chess history. Alexander learned to play chess at the age of seven. But ever since alekhine won the world championship match against capablanca in buenos aires 1927 the chess world could see that the russianborn alekhine who immigrated to france in 1921. Since alekhine s father, mother and older brother, and possibly one uncle as well. Alekhine controversy articles written by the world chess champion in 1941 one of the greatest controversies in chess history concerns the authorship by world chess champion alexander alekhine of a series of articles published in nazi germany in 1941 during world war ii entitled jewish and aryan chess.
In it, lucas anderson gives a biographical sketch of alexander alekhine, the 4th world chess champion, while fide master warren harper provides. Alekhine, like botvinnik, fischer, and kasparov after him, was the leading opening researcher of his day. The match itself was a long, extremely tiring affair that covered 34 games before alekhine achieved the necessary six wins 63 with 25 draws. Capablanca v alekhine, 1927 by edward winter chess. Documents similar to alexander alekhine master of attack scribd. Ship this item qualifies for free shipping buy online, pick up in store is currently unavailable, but this item may be available for instore purchase. Igor is a winner of many national and international tournaments in ukraine, russia, germany, yugoslavia, croatia, bulgaria, and. Alexander and john nunn foreword by garry kasparov games selected by raymond keene algebraic classics series series editor. Alekhine s attacks came suddenly, like destructive thunderstorms that erupted from a clear sky. White understandably wants to get rid of his doubled fpawns and keep his center intact, but he allows black to take the initiative and mount an attack.
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