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Alexander Alekhine Quotes (1892-1946)
About Alexander Alekhine
Alexander Alexandrovich Alekhine (October 31 or November 1, 1892 – March 24, 1946) was a Russian-born naturalized French chess grandmaster (officially naturalized in 1927 only three days before the World Champion title), and the fourth World Chess Champion.
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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.”
“The fact that a player is very short of time is, to my mind, as little to be considered as an excuse as, for instance, the statement of the law-breaker that he was drunk at the moment he committed the crime.”
Quotes About Alexander Alekhine
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Paul Keres on Alexander Alekhine
“It was impossible to win against Capablanca; against Alekhine it was impossible to play.”
Mikhail Botvinnik on Alexander Alekhine
“Capablanca was the greatest talent, but Alekhine was the greatest in his achievements.”
Conel Hugh O'Donel Alexander on Alexander Alekhine
Garry Kasparov on Alexander Alekhine
“Alekhine's attacks came suddenly, like destructive thunderstorms that erupted from a clear sky.”
Rudolf Spielmann on Alexander Alekhine
“I can comprehend Alekhine's combinations well enough; but where he gets his attacking chances from and how he infuses such life into the very opening - that is beyond me.”
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Quotes attributed to Alexander Alekhine that are questionable.
“During a chess competition a chess master should be a combination of a beast of prey and a monk.”
About Alexander Alekhine
Alexander Alexandrovich Alekhine (October 31 or November 1, 1892 – March 24, 1946) was a Russian-born naturalized French chess grandmaster (officially naturalized in 1927 only three days before the World Champion title), and the fourth World Chess Champion.