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.

About the Author
The late Pablo Moran, 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.

Reviews
"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 Echecs; "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.



Book Information
ISBN 9780786459810
Author Pablo Moran
Format Paperback
Page Count 328
Imprint McFarland & Co Inc
Publisher McFarland & Co Inc
Weight(grams) 426g
Dimensions(mm) 229mm * 152mm * 17mm