Quote of the day
Park women, properly so called, are those degraded creatures, utterly lost to all sense of shame, who wander about the paths most frequented after nightfall in the Parks, and consent to any species of humiliation for the sake of acquiring a few shillings
Alexander Alekhine
Born: October 31, 1892
Died: March 24, 1946 (aged 53)
Bio: Alexander Aleksandrovich Alekhine was a Russian and French chess grandmaster and the fourth World Chess Champion. He is widely considered one of the greatest chess players ever.
Known for:
- My Best Games of Chess, 1908-1937
- Alexander Alekhine's Best Games
- 107 great chess battles
- World Chess Championship 1937
- My best games of chess 1924-1937 (1927)