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“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.”

Wells I Can Enough Chance Opening Combination Attacking Alekhine

Author:Rudolf Spielmann

“Alekhine developed as a player much more slowly than most. In his twenties, he was an atrocious chessplayer, and didn't mature until he was well into his thirties.”

Wells Player Twenties Mature Alekhine

Author:Bobby Fischer

“If you have seen one Alekhine game you've seen them all.”

Ifs Games Alekhine

Author:Bobby Fischer

“I was a professional chess player in Romania, but only a small-time master. When I came to France, I continued playing chess for many years: I played tournaments in numerous countries with mixed results. I wrote and published a book - La Défense Alekhine and translated two others from Russian. I taught chess in schools; I earned more money through chess than through literature.”

Years Two Book Country School Literature Results Player Taught Masters Chess France More Money Tournaments Chess Players Playing Chess Romania Alekhine

Author:Dumitru Tepeneag

“It would be idle, and presumptuous, to wish to imitate the achievements of a Morphy or an Alekhine; but their methods and their manner of expressing themselves are within the reach of all.”

Would Be Wish Learning Achievement Method Chess Idle Presumptuous Alekhine

Book:The Art of Chess Combination

Source: The Art of Chess Combination

“Alekhine evidently possesses the most remarkable chess memory that has ever existed. It is said that he remembers by heart all the games played by the leading masters during the last 15-20 years.”

Years Heart Said Lasts Remember Games Memories Masters Chess Remarkable Alekhine

Author:Jose Raul Capablanca

“When I was a child I liked the games of Capablanca, and later I was captivated by Alekhine's play.”

Children Play Games Chess Captivated Capablanca Alekhine

Author:Vladimir Kramnik

“Alekhine is a poet who creates a work of art out of something that would hardly inspire another man to send home a picture post card.”

Men Art Home Inspire Poet Chess Cards Posts Works Of Art Another Man Alekhine

Author:Max Euwe

“Botvinnik's right! When he says such things, then he's right. Usually, I prefer not to study chess but to play it. For me chess is more an art than a science. It's been said that Alekhine and I played similar chess, except that he studied more. Yes, perhaps, but I have to say that he played, too.”

Art Said Play Study Chess Alekhine

Author:Mikhail Tal

“Alekhine's real genius is in the preparation and construction of a position, long before combinations or mating attacks come into consideration at all.”

Long Real Position Genius Chess Preparation Combination Consideration Construction Mating Real Genius Alekhine

Author:Max Euwe

“Play the move that forces the win in the simplest way. Leave the brilliancies to Alekhine, Keres and Tal.”

Way Play Moving Winning Force Strategy Chess Simplest Alekhine

Book:The most instructive games of chess ever played

Source: The most instructive games of chess ever played

“When Alekhine recognizes the weakness in his position he has a tendency to become very aggressive. Patient defence is not for him if he can see the slightest chance of creating an attack. Yet sound strategy often demands that you submit to the opponent's will so as to strengthen your weaknesses and get rid of defects in your game.”

Ifs Games Sound Chance Position Demand Creating Weakness Strategy Patient Chess Tendencies Opponents Aggressive Submit Defects Defence Alekhine

Author:Emanuel Lasker

“I see my own style as being a symbiosis of the styles of Alekhine, Tal and Fischer.”

My Own Style Chess Fischer My Own Style Symbiosis Alekhine

Author:Garry Kasparov