Photograph of Alexander Alekhine
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Photograph of Alexander Alekhine

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Author: Alexander Alexandrovich Alekhine (1892-1946) signedYear: 1932Publisher: Federation Francaise des EchecsPlace: ParisDescription: Black and white photograph of Alexander Alekhine sitting at a table in thought. oblong sextodecimo (4 1/4" x 6 1/4") with French Federation of Chess stamped to the verso and signature cutout of Alekhine affixed to the verso dated Nice 1925. Pierre Biscay, president of the French Chess Federation, stamp and signature to the verso as well. Original photograph. Alexander Aleksandrovich Alekhine was a Russian and French chess player and the fourth World Chess Champion, a title he held for two reigns. By the age of 22, Alekhine was already among the strongest chess players in the world. During the 1920s, he won most of the tournaments in which he played. Pierre Biscay (1905-1969) was first a solutionist (French solving champion in 1927 and 1928) and afterwards became interested in strategic moremovers and elaborated theories about the thematical try and the

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