A. Alekhine

The late Pablo Morán, of Oviedo, Spain, was an international arbiter, a national master and author of seven other chess books. Frank X. Mur is a Spanish translator and interpreter living in Oakland, California. The late Dale A. Brandreth lived in Yorklyn, Delaware, and was a well known publisher and distributor of chess books.

• Table of Contents     Editor’s Preface      List of Full Games      viiiList of Positions      Author’s Introduction      xiii1. 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

“excellent...an impressive treatment...fine prose...a good solid account of what has only been known about before in a large number of scattered sources”—British Chess Magazine; “for myriad insights into the man, this is a fascinating and unusual book”—Manchester Chess Federation; “beautifully researched, emotionally moving”—IM John Donaldson (JeremySilman.com); “certainly the most complete biography that exists!”—Le Courrier des Échecs; “a fine biographical account...full of games from Alekhine’s final years which have eluded the mainstream. One of the most remarkable chess books of the last few years”—Chess; “compelling”—Blitz Chess; “frank and equitable treatment of personal matters...vastly superior to [the competition].”—Edward Winter, Kings, Commoners and Knaves.