Linder: Alexander Alekhine - Fourth World Chess Champion Damen Gambit But A Lion

But A Lion

An essential read for those interested in chess history

der sich insbesondere durch seine bahnbrechende Arbeit über Endspielthemen einen Namen gemacht hat

but extremely instructive and entertaining on top of that

Rubinstein

Linder: Alexander Alekhine - Fourth World Chess Champion Damen Gambit But A LionWorld Chess Champion Series The fourth title in the popular World Chess Champion Series is about the enigmatic Alexander Alekhine. Tracing the Russian born champion from his youth in Russia, through his assault on the chess Olympus and beyond, this book paints a fresh portrait of the player who was one of the most spectacular tacticians ever to play the game. The authors do not shy from confronting some of the less savory aspects of Alekhine's life.