Alexander Alekhine: A Game with Fate

Alexander Alekhine, a world-renowned chess genius and the only world champion who died unbeaten, is a national treasure of Russia. It was he who made the Russian chess school famous—distinct from others in its rejection of templates and its attitude to chess as a creative process, where the beauty and originality of a game are valued above winning. Alekhine is a phenomenon, unique in chess history. The name of Alexander Alekhine is surrounded by mystery. This book makes an attempt to unravel the riddles surrounding the life and death of the brilliant master, using materials that were previously not published in Russian.