Quote of the day
A dusty thudding in his head made the scene before him beat like a pulse. His mouth had been used as a latrine by some small creature of the night, and then as its mausoleum. During the night, too, he'd somehow been on a cross-country run and then been expertly beaten up by secret police. He felt bad.
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)