A. Alekhine: Agony of a Chess Genius

By Pablo Morán

Book Overview

The tragic last years of world chess champion Alexander Alekhine (1892-1946), 45 of his match and tournament games in Spain and Portugal from 1943 to 1946, and 100 other late exhibition games are covered. A definitive biographical sketch emerges of Alekhine in his final phase, covering his marriages, alcoholism and murky involvement with the Nazis.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0786459816
• ISBN13: 9780786459810
• Release Date: July 2010
• Publisher: McFarland & Company
• Length: 328 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.0" x 8.9"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher