Alexander Alekhine’s Chess Games, 1902-1946
2543 Games of the Former World Champion, Many Annotated by Alekhine, with 1868 Diagrams, Fully Indexed
Leonard M.
Skinner
and Robert G.P. Verhoeven
Foreword by Alex A. Aljechin ISBN
978-0-7864-0117-8
1,868 diagrams, references, bibliography, indexes
824pp.
library binding
(8.5 x 11)
1998
Available for immediate shipment
Description
This is by a large degree the most comprehensive accounting of the games of this brilliant chess player. Presented are 2,543 of Alekhine’s games, in an exhaustive catalog that is the result of many years of digging--an effort unparalleled in the history of chess game collections. Many of the games are annotated by Alekhine and 1,868 diagrams appear overall. The book includes games from his earliest correspondence tournaments in 1902 through his final match with Francisco Lupi at Estoril, Portugal, in January 1946.
About the Author
Leonard M. Skinner is a marine scientist who lives in South Glamorgan, Wales. Robert G.P. Verhoeven lives in The Hague, the Netherlands, and was formerly a librarian in the chess department of the Royal Dutch Library.
 Award Winner
Historical Book of the Year--United States Chess Federation. Finalist, Book of the Year--English Chess Federation
Reviews
"the most substantial historical publishing event of the decade...lavishly-bound McFarland epic...wonderful"--British Chess Magazine
"extensively researched...massive...raised the bar for single-player collections and biographies by several orders of magnitude...impressive"--ChessCafe.com
"this is truly a monumental work"--Chess Horizons
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