Alexander Alekhine
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Alexander Alekhine was a Russian-French chess grandmaster and World Chess Champion renowned for his deeply imaginative attacking style and major contributions to opening theory.
Statements (52)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
World Chess Champion
ⓘ
chess player ⓘ human ⓘ |
| birthCountry | Russian Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1892-10-31 ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Moscow NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| burialCity | Paris NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Montparnasse Cemetery NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
France
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Russian Empire ⓘ |
| deathCountry | Portugal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1946-03-24 ⓘ |
| deathPlace | Estoril NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| defeatedForTitle | José Raúl Capablanca NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| eponymousOpening | Alekhine Defense NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | classical chess era ⓘ |
| familyName | Alekhine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fullName | Alexander Alexandrovich Alekhine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| givenName | Alexander ⓘ |
| influenced |
Garry Kasparov
NERFINISHED
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Mikhail Tal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language |
French
ⓘ
Russian ⓘ |
| lostTitleTo | Max Euwe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nativeName | Александр Александрович Алехин NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableGame |
Alekhine vs Nimzowitsch, San Remo 1930
NERFINISHED
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Alekhine vs Yates, London 1922 NERFINISHED ⓘ Bogoljubov vs Alekhine, Hastings 1922 ⓘ |
| notableOpeningContribution | Alekhine Defense NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableTournament |
Bled 1931 chess tournament
NERFINISHED
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New York 1927 chess tournament NERFINISHED ⓘ San Remo 1930 chess tournament NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork |
My Best Games of Chess 1908–1923
NERFINISHED
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My Best Games of Chess 1924–1937 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
chess player
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lawyer ⓘ |
| openingCode |
B02
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B03 ⓘ B04 ⓘ B05 ⓘ |
| participatedIn | World War I (as a volunteer in relief work) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| playingStyle |
attacking
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tactically imaginative ⓘ |
| regainedTitleFrom | Max Euwe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Russian Orthodox Church ⓘ |
| title |
World Chess Champion
ⓘ
grandmaster (retrospective) ⓘ |
| worldChampionFrom |
1927
ⓘ
1937 ⓘ |
| worldChampionTitle | World Chess Champion ⓘ |
| worldChampionTo |
1935
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1946 ⓘ |
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