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Chess first of all teaches you to be objective.
Alexander Alekhine
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Alexander Alekhine
Age: 53 †
Born: 1892
Born: October 10
Died: 1946
Died: March 24
Chess Player
Chess Theoretician
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Moscow
Russian SFSR
Alexander Alexandrovich Alekhine
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