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Alexander Alekhine

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    1. Game, Alexander Alekhine vs. Eugene Znosko-Borovsky, unknown date, tournament.
    2. Game, Alexander Alekhine vs. Capt. F. J. Vasquez, International Masters Tournament, Mexico City, Mexico, October 1932.
    3. Game, Alexander Alekhine vs. Daily Argus Chess Team; Paul Cromelin, Dr. A. A. Blasi, Max Hacker and Milton Krieger, Mixed Exhibition, November 06, 1932.
    4. Game, Dr. Alexander Alekhine vs. Mrs. Paul L. Cromelin, November 06, 1932 at the Hungaria International Chess Club, New York
    5. Game, Alexander Alekhine vs. Efim Bogoljubov, 1921.
    6. Game, Alexander Alekhine vs. Hugo Hussong, 1930.
    7. Game, Hans Kmoch vs. Alexander Alekhine, Holland, 1937.
    8. Game, Alexander Alekhine vs. Vovara, Madrid, 1940.

Alexander Alekhine
October 31, 1892 - March 24, 1946

First, Middle and Last Name: Alexander Alekhine
Date of Birth: October 31, 1892
Date of Death: March 24, 1946
Father: Aleksandr Ivanovich Alekhine
Mother: Anisya Ivanovna (Prokhorova)
Birth: Moscow, Russia
Education: Studied law at Imperial Law School, Petrograd (Leningrad) and
entered the foreign office of Czarist Russia in 1914.
Upon naturalization in France, took his degree as Doctor of Laws.
Military Enlistment: St. Petersburg Military School.
During World War I he served as a Red Cross worker at the front.
Prior to Bolshevik (October) Revolution, served in Galicia.
Occupation(s): Examining magistrate, prior to October Revolution.
Residence(s): After WWI emigrated to France.
Spouse(s): Anna Elisa Alekhin (born Rüegg), Nadezhda Semenovna Fabritskaya,
Grace Norton Wishaar
Siblings: Nastasya Aleksandrovna or Asya Alekhina,
Aleksej Aleksandrovich Alekhin, Varvara Aleksandrovna Alekhina
Children:
Other: Alekhine participated in about 30 international chess tournaments.
He established world records for blindfold chess in New York in 1924,
Paris in 1925 and Chicago in 1933. He won his first world championship
from Jose R. Capablanca, of Cuba, in 1927. He defended his title
successfully in 1928 and 1934, lost it to Dr. Max Euwe, of Holland,
in 1935, but rewon it from him in 1937. In 1930 Alekhine established
a world record score in the San Remo tournament.

Alexander Alekhine as a youth, by contemporary sketch artist, unspecified date.

Young Alexander Alekhine

Young Alexander Alekhine

Alexander Alekhine and cat, Chess featuring Max Euwe.

In 1935, an international team tournament was held in Warsaw. Alekhine played top board for France, of which he was a naturalized citizen. However, on this trip he arrived at the Polish border without a passport. When the officials asked him for his papers he replied: ‘I am Alekhine, chess champion of the world. I have a cat called Chess. I do not need papers.’ The matter had to be straightened out by the highest authorities.”—The Psychology of the Chess Player, by Reuben Fine, [Dover 1967]

Alexander Alekhine and pet cat named 'Chess'
Dr. Alexander Alekhine and his pet Cat.

Alexander Alekhine, Simultaneous Chess Exhibition

Recommended Books

Understanding Chess by William Lombardy Chess Duels, My Games with the World Champions, by Yasser Seirawan No Regrets: Fischer-Spassky 1992, by Yasser Seirawan Chess Fundamentals, by Jose Capablanca Bobby Fischer Teaches Chess, by Bobby Fischer My 60 Memorable Games, by Bobby Fischer Bobby Fischer Games of Chess, by Bobby Fischer The Modern Chess Self Tutor, by David Bronstein Russians versus Fischer, by Mikhail Tal, Plisetsky, Taimanov, et al

'til the world understands why Robert J. Fischer criticised the U.S./British and Russian military industry imperial alliance and their own Israeli Apartheid. Sarah Wilkinson explains:

Bobby Fischer, First Amendment, Freedom of Speech
What a sad story Fischer was,” typed a racist, pro-imperialist colonial troll who supports mega-corporation entities over human rights, police state policies & white supremacy.
To which I replied: “Really? I think he [Bob Fischer] stood up to the broken system of corruption and raised awareness! Whether on the Palestinian/Israel-British-U.S. Imperial Apartheid scam, the Bush wars of ‘7 countries in 5 years,’ illegally, unconstitutionally which constituted mass xenocide or his run in with police brutality in Pasadena, California-- right here in the U.S., police run rampant over the Constitution of the U.S., on oath they swore to uphold, but when Americans don't know the law, and the cops either don't know or worse, “don't care” -- then I think that's pretty darn “sad”. I think Mr. Fischer held out and fought the good fight, steadfast til the day he died, and may he Rest In Peace.
Educate yourself about U.S./State Laws --
https://www.youtube.com/@AuditTheAudit/videos
After which the troll posted a string of profanities, confirming there was never any genuine sentiment of “compassion” for Mr. Fischer, rather an intent to inflict further defamatory remarks.

This ongoing work is a tribute to the life and accomplishments of Robert “Bobby” Fischer who passionately loved and studied chess history. May his life continue to inspire many other future generations of chess enthusiasts and kibitzers, alike.

Robert J. Fischer, Kid Chess Wizard 1956March 9, 1943 - January 17, 2008

The photograph of Bobby Fischer (above) from the March 02, 1956 The Tampa Times was discovered by Sharon Mooney (Bobby Fischer Newspaper Archive editor) on February 01, 2018 while gathering research materials for this ongoing newspaper archive project. Along with lost games now being translated into Algebraic notation and extractions from over two centuries of newspapers, it is but one of the many lost treasures to be found in the pages of old newspapers since our social media presence was first established November 11, 2017.

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