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,*i *-."nsxr. and lvRo 1918. t.rnh<br />
(+3=8 3) eqtrat Nilh Euwe In 1939 Alekhine<br />
Dublrshed Mv B.rr GdzA of Ches 1424 1o37. z<br />
hrrrne compin,^n <strong>to</strong> tr eaarer book or same\<br />
a;utrJlunc lql9 Alektune..cepleLl a chsl<br />
lenle lron Botvinnik, bur shortlv afie ards the<br />
sc;nd wond war bcsan. Alckhine was then in<br />
Buetros Atres plavrnA f;r Fr"nce i0 rhe Ol)mPr,di<br />
". .xnr,in he retuseJ <strong>to</strong> allow hn ream lo nlaJ<br />
(ier;anv- Rerurninero ErancE, he loineJ rhe arm!<br />
asan intlmreteranJ wrun rrancc rellrn I'r40 Fed<br />
ro M{r'lL< In thc aurunn ot 1940 he suuAht<br />
n--mrs'on <strong>to</strong> enter Cuba. oromisnA, if permi(sion<br />
;PP oBded rhat he w;uu olav a m:tch wtrh<br />
Canabjancc Thistsrmht tarhd. anJ rn Apnl Iq4l<br />
hc wem lo Lisbon see[roA a lsa rn rhe UsA'<br />
Meanwhilc three articles dnecled against Jewish<br />
chesq.nlayeA aplEared rn the Nazi pre(\ unJrr<br />
Alekhine\ name. Thn anrr \emiti\m hrou8hr a<br />
hostile reaction in America andEngta.d. possiblv<br />
the reason a lisa was nol gr.ntcd. (In 1946<br />
Alekhine deni€d atrthonhip oI these articles<br />
statin! lhat hc had seen lheo onlv atrer publica_<br />
hon.;n 19sh the nanusnpL\ in hr handrnuns,<br />
$ere <strong>to</strong> n,l,monshisw,ic\effects )lnSept lq4]<br />
hc we.l <strong>to</strong> Muni; <strong>to</strong> play in a ctress iournamenl<br />
and. $dewhat uul orDracrce,6xld d' nobrlter<br />
thdnshare setund nlac; qrrh LLNDTN anJ a hali<br />
'ne<br />
poinF atLersror rz. From <strong>to</strong>4t ro lo4l hc Plavcd in<br />
inother *\en <strong>to</strong>urnamenL in Germa0v or uer<br />
man o{uDicd counr'cs, ! nn'ns or \h:ring firsl<br />
nn?e,n aliofihem. Afier lhe sar hrs pariicipah^n<br />
in Lhse elenls and the cnLi_semrtrc artKles wcre<br />
conslrued as coUaboration rnh the enenv aod.<br />
l"rgel, bec.u\c ofpreqsure trum fic USA. he was<br />
!en\.d.nrn rL' rhe Londun lournamrnl of la46<br />
He s6 also irn.ble <strong>to</strong> return<strong>to</strong>Fmnce. Hc claided<br />
he nad been unde. duress. the Price oI my witc\<br />
liberly. butnc mayhavcplsyedbecansehenecded<br />
the noney.<br />
From i943 he lived in SPain and Porrgal<br />
earnins 0o more ihan I flftancr b! .hess m'rc_<br />
.ver he \uffereLl f<strong>to</strong>m cruho\n of the liver.<br />
duodenilis, and hatdening'of tbe arterics, and in<br />
1945 his healtn Norsened co.siderably. He reiesed<br />
neAoriahons ior a march wfth BuNinnik,<br />
,orped rhe..ndinons Tbe march {,\ <strong>to</strong> take<br />
""n<br />
plrce:n Eneldnd under rhe lurpies ol rhc B trh<br />
ah.* F-l.mi.n wh'ch conEmed the drdnsc_<br />
ments on 23 Mar. 1146, so iniormi.g Alekbinc bv<br />
lele.r,m. He died ol a heari attack next dav. For<br />
thr; weeks bis body lay unbuned at Esronl,<br />
Por er alekbioe had been nxrou\ not ro 1o\c<br />
h^ lenera.on. bul reahzeJ<br />
thalhevouldlose<strong>to</strong>Bolv;nik,<br />
"'i. '"".. "rh(own Keres-orFine. He<br />
hadv.itlen otMoRpEY lhe man born <strong>to</strong>o soon and<br />
ol pTLLSB!Ry'1he nanborn <strong>to</strong>o iale-. Alekhine dicd<br />
Aftcr Eaining hh master title in 1909 Alekhine<br />
had played in 44 sfong <strong>to</strong>umanents (including<br />
Mannhein 1914) anC nad won or shared 25 h6t<br />
andeiAhl secondprizcsi andbehadconenrslin all<br />
ALEKHTNE DEFENCE 7<br />
bDt frve ol 39 ninot <strong>to</strong>urna4ents. His eanes<br />
remain uoivesallv adnired, Besides the smes<br />
collections he made hinselfhe wrole many otbei<br />
books- norablv on his matches Nilb capablan.a<br />
a.d Eupc and on <strong>to</strong>urnanents at NeN York 1924,<br />
Nes York 1927, and Nodngham i936.<br />
A fcw vears alter his death the Soviet authonfes<br />
honoureA him as rhe sreatest star of Russian <strong>chess</strong><br />
rnJ rerucsreJ h^ rcburial tn Rusna. Hi\ $ido$<br />
obrecrel, an,l in la5b tu\ hndy {a\ reinletred rn<br />
t4onLDarnasle .emerery <strong>The</strong> cercmo0J $as<br />
ctrc;ed bv Alekhrne \ son <strong>by</strong> Anne[ese Riiegg,<br />
uh,, , xm. rrom \qilzerland. and b\ the So!'er<br />
Ambassador. France. Russia. and EDD provided a<br />
<strong>to</strong>mbs<strong>to</strong>ne. (See<br />
BLUNDENi<br />
'OINCIDENCE:<br />
CO OPTfulION: LINE V^CA<br />
EED MATE; SF^CE')<br />
C. H. O D. Alexande(. ,4lelrhine\ Best Aond<br />
/9Ja 7945 (1949) @niains 42 sames; P. Morin,<br />
Aeon<strong>to</strong> de un Achio \ta74. an a(ounr of<br />
Aiekhrne \ vts$ rn Sparn, hh lasryeas rhere,.nd<br />
many Aame5. \. A Koro\, Ale<strong>to</strong> d?r Aklht .<br />
(1975) contaios biografhy and 75 games.<br />
R€ri-Alekhine B.de. tsadcn 1925 King\ Fi.nche<strong>to</strong><br />
l ele5 2Nt3e1 lNd1d5 ld3cdl 5oxd3Nf6 68g2<br />
B;4+ ?Bd2 Bxdz+ 3Nxd2o-o sc4Ni6 l0*d5Nb4<br />
r!o,4Nbnl5 l2N2bl!6 t3rl0ReB llRIdlBg4 15<br />
ndtda rhN!5Bhl llBBBg{ l3B!2Bhr l0Bfl<br />
Bs4 joBhrh5 2Lb43h 22R(rh4 2l14hrgl 24htrgl<br />
o\? 25 b5 zrbs 2h db5<br />
h, wrwa<br />
r.w u}w<br />
wr."w"*<br />
26 . Rc3 27 Na .rb5 23 Qxb5 Nc3 29 QxbT QxbT<br />
3rJNxhT Nxez+ 3lXh2Ne4 32 Rc4 Nxl2 IBeBc6<br />
34 R.c2 Nq4+ 15 Kh3 Nc5+ 36 Kh2 Rf,l3 37 Rxe2<br />
N!4+ l3KhlNel+ l9KhrN\!2 4uts^BNd4 whi'e<br />
re'! FF lral Rl2 NrE 42 R'rl Btl5, d deon\-" rurl<br />
ALEKSINE AITACK, 648, tne CBTARD-<br />
A rrHt!E PopularoeJ h) ^nA.K ^LEsrNF. sho<br />
nlaycJ Lt agarns FArtPNr dr lhc Ma0nheim <strong>to</strong>umr<br />
ALEKHTNE DEFENCE, 663. Plav uually conli_<br />
nues2e5 Nd5 3 d4 d6, wnen Black hopes <strong>to</strong> gaitr<br />
counter play <strong>by</strong> atacking Whirc s pawn .e re<br />
'Ihe ma1; variations are 4 c4 Nb6 5 14, 668 (see<br />
GrElrsi xoRcsNo'i wolr). '1 Nl3 g6 (rELsrAB.<br />
1930i. and 4NI3 Bq4. Analvsedandloundwanting
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