In: Chess Life, Vol. 16-18, 1961. p. 113.
• On the Zeitnot problem.
• On the Zeitnot problem.
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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.
— Alexander Alekhine
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• On the Zeitnot problem." to mean that wisdom is timeless.
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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.
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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