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Something wrong?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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1-2-25, Alekhine joue 28 parties à l'aveugle (de g. à d.) Conti, Gavarry, Alekhine, Vincent - btv1b53142113j
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Alekhin (i.e. Alexandre Alekhine), champion d'échecs - btv1b53076875m
Alekhin KapablankaIn their own words 3
, I study chess eight hours a day, on principle.
Chess first of all teaches you to be objective.
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.
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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, talks with Botvinnik were underway when Alekhine died in Portugal - the only champion to die wearing the crown.
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