Alexander Alekhine, 1923

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March 04 1923

Hartford Courant, Hartford, Connecticut, Sunday, March 04, 1923

Plays Twelve Chess Games Simultaneously
Paris, March 3.—(By The Associated Press.)—The Russian chess master, Alexis Alechine, recently gave another exhibition of his marvelous skill when he played twelve of the leading French students of the game simultaneously, standing with his back to his opponents and carrying all the moves in his head. At the end of the match, which required five hours, Alechine was apparently unfatigued and his sole request was for a cigarette.

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