Studies the last years of the life and career of world chess champion Alexander Alekhine (1892-1946). It covers his marriages, alcoholism, and involvement with the Nazis, and analyses 45 of his match and tournament games in Spain and Portugal from 1943 to 1946, and 100 other late exhibition games.
Studies the last years of the life and career of world chess champion Alexander Alekhine (1892-1946). It covers his marriages, alcoholism, and involvement with the Nazis, and analyses 45 of his match and tournament games in Spain and Portugal from 1943 to 1946, and 100 other late exhibition games.
The late Pablo Moran, of Oviedo, Spain, was an international arbiter, a national master and author of seven other chess books.
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Table of Contents Editor's Preface List of Full Games viii List of Positions Author's Introduction xiii 1. Condemned to Death 2. Francisco Lupi and Portugal 3. Alekhine versus Morphy 4. Picaresque Exhibitions 5. Exhibitions Under the Influence 6. The Champion's Ethics 7. Was the World Champion Antisemitic? 8. The Nazism of Alekhine 9. Alekhine the Man 10. Alekhine and Women 1 1. The Incredible Errors 12. First Visit to Spain, 1922 13. Second Visit, 1922-23 14. The World Champion in Barcelona, January 1928 15. The "King" Returns in 1935 16. Two Visits in 1941 17. The Ending Commences (October 1943) 18. Alekhine-Rey Ardid Match 19. Alekhine's Ability to Save Inferior Rook Endings 20. Tournament of Gijón, 1944 21. Tournament of Madrid, 1945 22. Tournament of Gijón, 1945 23. Tournament of Sabadell, 1945 24. Tournament of Almería, 1945 25. Tournament of Melilla, 1945 26. Tournament of Cáceres, 1945 27. A Selection of Simultaneous Games, 1943-45 28. Alekhine-Lupi Match 29. The Ending 30. Epilogue 31. Alekhine's Career Summary Appendices A. Exonerates Chess Champion B. New York Times, 1933 C. Gerbec D. 1929 versus 1941 E. Alekhine Defends Wartime Conduct F. Bogo Under Fire G. French Post Card to Dr. Rey Ardid Bibliography Openings Index Endings Index General Index
Table of Contents Editor's Preface List of Full Games viii List of Positions Author's Introduction xiii 1. Condemned to Death 2. Francisco Lupi and Portugal 3. Alekhine versus Morphy 4. Picaresque Exhibitions 5. Exhibitions Under the Influence 6. The Champion's Ethics 7. Was the World Champion Antisemitic? 8. The Nazism of Alekhine 9. Alekhine the Man 10. Alekhine and Women 1 1. The Incredible Errors 12. First Visit to Spain, 1922 13. Second Visit, 1922-23 14. The World Champion in Barcelona, January 1928 15. The "King" Returns in 1935 16. Two Visits in 1941 17. The Ending Commences (October 1943) 18. Alekhine-Rey Ardid Match 19. Alekhine's Ability to Save Inferior Rook Endings 20. Tournament of Gijón, 1944 21. Tournament of Madrid, 1945 22. Tournament of Gijón, 1945 23. Tournament of Sabadell, 1945 24. Tournament of Almería, 1945 25. Tournament of Melilla, 1945 26. Tournament of Cáceres, 1945 27. A Selection of Simultaneous Games, 1943-45 28. Alekhine-Lupi Match 29. The Ending 30. Epilogue 31. Alekhine's Career Summary Appendices A. Exonerates Chess Champion B. New York Times, 1933 C. Gerbec D. 1929 versus 1941 E. Alekhine Defends Wartime Conduct F. Bogo Under Fire G. French Post Card to Dr. Rey Ardid Bibliography Openings Index Endings Index General Index
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