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Alexander Alekhine

Alexander Alekhine (Russian: Алекса́ндр Алекса́ндрович Але́хин, Aleksandr Aleksandrovich Alekhin; pronounced [ɐlʲɪkˈsandr ɐlʲɪkˈsandrəvʲɪtɕ ɐˈlʲexʲɪn]; October 31 [O.S. October 19] 1892 – March 24, 1946) was a Russian and French chess player and the fourth World Chess Champion. He is widely considered to be one of the greatest chess players of all time.

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For my victory over Capablanca I am indebted primarily to my superiority in the field of psychology. Capablanca played, relying almost exclusively on his rich intuitive talent. But for the chess struggle nowadays one needs a subtle knowledge of human nature, an understanding of the opponent's psychology.

Capablanca, Human, Knowledge, Psychology, Struggle, Understanding

The retreat of a minor piece to the back rank, where it cuts the lines of communication between the rooks, is permissable only in exceptional cases.

Cases, Communication, Cutting, Exceptional, Lines, Pieces

Chess is a matter of vanity.

Chess, Matter, Vanity

I think that for the highest achievements nowadays. . . need to have the stable as a rock scientific base. And also need to own modesty.

Achievement, Achievements, Rock, Rocks, Scientific, Thinking

When asked, -How is that you pick better moves than your opponents?, I responded: I'm very glad you asked me that, because, as it happens, there is a very simple answer. I think up my own moves, and I make my opponent think up his

Make, Moving, Opponents, Simple, Thinking

Chess will always be the master of us all.

Chess, Master, Masters

During a Chess competition a Chessmaster should be a combination of a beast of prey and a monk

Beast, Chess, Competition

I believe that true beauty of chess is more than enough to satisfy all possible demands.

Beauty, Believe, Chess, Demand, Demands, True Beauty

Play on both sides of the board is my favourite strategy.

Board, Boards, Chess, Play, Sides, Strategy

The infallible criterion by which to distinguish the true from the would-be strategist is the degree of originality of his conceptions. It makes little difference whether this originality is carried to excess, as was the case with Steinitz and Nimzowitsch.

Criterion, Degree, Degrees, Differences, True, Would Be

I consider chess an art, and accept all those responsibilities which art places upon its devotees.

Art, Chess, Devotees, Responsibility

I do not play chess – I fight at chess. Therefore, I willingly combine the tactical with the strategic, the fantastic with the scientific, the combinative with the positional, and I aim to respond to the demands of each given position.

Fantastic, Fighting, Play, Position, Style, Willingly

I study chess eight hours a day, on principle.

Chess, Eight, Principle, Principles

In my opinion, a master is morally obliged to seize every sort of opportunity and to try to solve the problems of the position without fear of some simplifications.

Morally, Opinion, Opportunity, Simplifications, Trying

The purpose of human life and the sense of happiness is to give the maximum what the man is able to give.

Men, Giving, Purpose, Give, Human, Maximum

Playing for complications is an extreme measure that a player should adopt only when he cannot find a clear and logical plan.

Adopt, Chess, Clear, Complications, Player, Strategy

Young players expose themselves to grave risks when they blindly imitate the innovations of masters without themselves first checking all the details and consequences of these innovations.

Blindly, Details, Grave, Innovation, Player, Risk

Capablanca was snatched too early from the chess world. With his death we have lost a great chess genius, the like of whom we will never see again.

Chess, Death, Genius, World

Combination is a soul of chess.

Chess, Combination, Soul

A lifetime in not enough to learn everything about chess.

Chess, Enough, Everything, Learn, Lifetime

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