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Product Identifiers
PublisherMcfarland & Company, Incorporated Publishers
ISBN-101476696810
ISBN-139781476696812
eBay Product ID (ePID)22068552697
Product Key Features
Number of Pages235 Pages
Publication NameChess Villain : How Alexander Alekhine Alienated the World and Changed the Game
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year2024
SubjectChess, General, Historical
TypeTextbook
AuthorSteve Rauls
Subject AreaSports & Recreation, Games & Activities, Biography & Autobiography
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height0.5 in
Item Weight11.4 Oz
Item Length9 in
Item Width6 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional
LCCN2024-056647
Number of Volumes1 vol.
IllustratedYes
Table Of ContentTable of Contents Introduction 1. Prologue 2. Early Years 3. Chess at the Top 4. St. Petersburg 5. Mannheim 6. The Great War 7. Revolution 8. Comrade Alekhine 9. The West 10. Paris 11. London 1922 12. Waiting for Capablanca 13. New York 1924 14. Doctor Alekhine 15. The Challenge 16. Euwe 17. New York 1927 18. Buenos Aires 19. The Breakthrough 20. The Rift 21. The Feud 22. Top of the World 23. Treading Water 24. An Unwilling Challenger 25. Hubris Strikes 26. Ex-Champion 27. Chess and Politics 28. Euwe Again 29. AVRO 1938 30. War in Europe 31. Occupation 32. Looking for an Exit 33. Nazi Chess 34. Champion of Occupied Europe 35. Sojourn in Spain 36. Ostracized 37. A Challenge from the East 38. Conspiracy Theories 39. A Vacant Throne 40. Legacy Richard Réti vs. Alexander Alekhine Baden-Baden 1925 Chapter Notes Bibliography Index
SynopsisStarting his reign in 1927, Alexander Alekhine dominated the world of elite chess for more than a decade. To this day, he is the only world chess champion to die while holding the title. On his way to the top, Alekhine dodged artillery on World War I battlefields, narrowly escaped a Bolshevik firing squad and negotiated with Nazis to escape occupied Paris. He also earned a reputation as a ""grandmonster"" of chess: arrogant, amoral and alcoholic. This book explores both the triumphs that established Alekhine as one of the most creative minds ever to storm the chess world and the tragic choices that ended his career and, finally, his life. He is still one of the most controversial figures in chess history, but competitive chess as we know it would not exist without him., Starting his reign in 1927, Alexander Alekhine dominated the world of elite chess for more than a decade. To this day, he is the only world chess champion to die while holding the title. On his way to the top, Alekhine dodged artillery on World War I battlefields, narrowly escaped a Bolshevik firing squad and negotiated with Nazis to escape occupied Paris. He also earned a reputation as a "grandmonster" of chess: arrogant, amoral and alcoholic. This book explores both the triumphs that established Alekhine as one of the most creative minds ever to storm the chess world and the tragic choices that ended his career and, finally, his life. He is still one of the most controversial figures in chess history, but competitive chess as we know it would not exist without him.
LC Classification NumberGV1439.A4R38 2026
