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Alexander Alekhine
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I study chess eight hours a day, on principle.
— Attributed in: David Hooper, Kenneth Whyld (1996) The Oxford companion to chess. p. 8.
Alexander Alekhine
Russian-French chess player (1892–1946)
- Fame62.8
- Momentum0.2
- Global rank#206
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Updated 2026-06-08
The only world champion to die holding the crown. Alekhine dominated chess through the 1920s and '30s with an attacking style so fierce it still carries his name in opening theory — then died alone in Portugal in 1946, mid-negotiation for his next defense, circumstances unclear.
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By 22, the Russian was already among the world's strongest players. He left Soviet Russia in 1921, emigrated to France, and in 1927 toppled José Raúl Capablanca to become the fourth World Chess Champion. Through the early 1930s he swept tournaments by wide margins and took individual prizes at five Chess Olympiads for France. He defended twice against Efim Bogoljubov with ease, lost to Max Euwe in 1935, then reclaimed the title in their 1937 rematch. But his tournament results grew uneven as young threats like Keres and Botvinnik rose, and the war in 1939 froze title negotiations. In 1946, tal…
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Alexander Alekhine
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Chess first of all teaches you to be objective.
— Quoted in: M. Yudovich, A. Kotov (2001) The Soviet School of Chess, p. 42.
Alexander Alekhine
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Chess for me is not a game, but an art. Yes, and I take upon myself all those responsibilities which an art imposes on its adherents.
— Quoted in: Daniel James Brooks (2013) Poetics. Book 1, p. 72.
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