Alexander Alekhine

Alexander Alexandrovich Alekhine (sometimes spelled "Aljechin") (in Russian, ????????? ????????????? ??ë????), (October 31 or November 1, 1892 – March 24, 1946) was a chess master and a former World Chess Champion. He was known for his fierce and imaginative attacking style. Botvinnik wrote on Alekhine: "Capablanca was the greatest talent, but Alekhine was greatest in his achievements."

Other games besides chess

Table tennis

It is less well-known that Alekhine was also an avid table tennis player, and claimed it to be his favourite way of relieving tension before a chess game. But Harry Golombek, who admired Alekhine's chess and was personally friendly with him, claimed:

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Table tennis - Harry Golombek

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:Alekhine was also a feeble table tennis player ... I can still see him in my mind's eye playing a gently clumsy game of table-tennis and spooning the ball up with his bat rather like someone participating in an egg-and-spoon race.

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Bridge

Golombek also claimed in the same article:

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:What conclusion one should draw from the fact that Alekhine was a very weak bridge player whereas Capablanca was an efficient and capable bridge player I don't exactly know.

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