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The tragic last years of world chess champion Alexander Alekhine (1892-1946), 45 of his match and tournament games in Spain and Portugal from 1943 to 1946, and 100 other late exhibition games are covered. A definitive biographical sketch emerges of Alekhine in his final phase, covering his marriages, alcoholism and murky involvement with the Nazis.
Contents
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
