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    Alexander Aleksandrovich Alekhine (October 31 [O.S. October 19] 1892 – March 24, 1946) was a Russian and French chess player and the fourth World Chess...
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  • Alekhine vs. Nimzowitsch, 1930 Alekhine's gun is a formation in chess named after the former world chess champion Alexander Alekhine. It is a specific...
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    new world champion. Following the death of reigning world champion Alexander Alekhine in 1946, FIDE (the International Chess Federation) took over administration...
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  • algebraic notation to describe chess moves. The opening is named after Alexander Alekhine, who introduced it in the 1921 Budapest tournament in games against...
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  • by Alexander Alekhine Alekhine's gun, a chess formation named after Alexander Alekhine Alekhine Memorial, a 2013 chess tournament honoring Alexander Alekhine...
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    championship match with Lasker. Capablanca lost the title in 1927 to Alexander Alekhine, who had never beaten Capablanca before the match. Following unsuccessful...
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    Groningen (11), Zwolle (14), Eindhoven (19), Delft (22) In 1946, Alexander Alekhine died while still holding the title of World Chess Champion. The International...
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  • Capablanca 2720: Mikhail Botvinnik, Emanuel Lasker 2700: Mikhail Tal 2690: Alexander Alekhine, Paul Morphy, Vasily Smyslov Though published in 1978, Elo's list...
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  • Kg1 Rdg2#), losing the match. This game between Ernst Gruenfeld and Alexander Alekhine is from Karlsbad tournament in 1923, round 2. In position on the diagram...
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    time, from the early 1920s to mid-1930s. He lost a training match to Alexander Alekhine in the Netherlands in December 1926 / January 1927, with 4½/10 (+2−3=5)...
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