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During a Chess competition a Chessmaster should be a combination of a beast of prey and a monk
Alexander Alekhine
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Alexander Alekhine
Age: 53 †
Born: 1892
Born: October 10
Died: 1946
Died: March 24
Chess Player
Chess Theoretician
Jurist
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Moscow
Russian SFSR
Alexander Alexandrovich Alekhine
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Prey
More quotes by Alexander Alekhine
I have had to work long and hard to eradicate the dangerous delusion that, in a bad position, I could always, or nearly always, conjure up some unexpected combination to extricate me from my difficulties.
Alexander Alekhine
The fact that a player is very short of time is to my mind, as little to be considered as an excuse as, for instance, the statement of the law-breaker that he was drunk at the time he committed the crime.
Alexander Alekhine
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.
Alexander Alekhine
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.
Alexander Alekhine
Deux fous gagnent toujours, mais trois fous, non!
Alexander Alekhine
I study chess eight hours a day, on principle.
Alexander Alekhine
As a rule, so-called positional sacrifices are considered more difficult, and therefore more praise-worthy, than those which are based exclusively on an exact calculation of tactical possibilities.
Alexander Alekhine
I consider chess an art, and accept all those responsibilities which art places upon its devotees.
Alexander Alekhine
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.
Alexander Alekhine
Chess, like other arts, must be practiced to be appreciated.
Alexander Alekhine
Chess for me is not a game, but an art. Yes, and I take upon myself all those responsibilities which an art imposes on its adherents.
Alexander Alekhine
The purpose of human life and the sense of happiness is to give the maximum what the man is able to give.
Alexander Alekhine
Oh! this opponent, this collaborator against his will, whose notion of Beauty always differs from yours and whose means (strength, imagination, technique) are often too limited to help you effectively! What torment, to have your thinking and your phantasy tied down by another person!
Alexander Alekhine
A lifetime in not enough to learn everything about chess.
Alexander Alekhine
Chess first of all teaches you to be objective.
Alexander Alekhine
You can become a big master in chess only if you see your mistakes and short-comings. Exactly the same as in life itself.
Alexander Alekhine
Psychology is the most important factor in chess.
Alexander Alekhine
Chess is a matter of vanity.
Alexander Alekhine
Chess is not only knowledge and logic
Alexander Alekhine
Playing for complications is an extreme measure that a player should adopt only when he cannot find a clear and logical plan.
Alexander Alekhine
