Alekhine
Britishnoun
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The others were Max Euwe, who rallied from 5-2 down against Alexander Alekhine before winning 15½-14½ in 1935, and Bobby Fischer, who was down 2-0 to Boris Spassky before winning 12½-8½ in 1972.
From The Guardian ● Dec. 8, 2021
The first was in 1935, when Max Euwe trailed Alexander Alekhine by such a margin after four games.
From New York Times ● Dec. 6, 2021
White’s 19. a5 b5 saddles Alekhine with a terminally backward c-pawn, and worse, reduces the aggressive champ to passive, defensive chess for the remainder of the contest.
From Washington Times ● Nov. 23, 2021
Consider Alexander Alekhine, world champion for almost 20 years from the 1920s to 1940s, who preferred beating up on his old punching bag Efim Bogolyubov to facing more credible opponents.
From Slate ● Nov. 4, 2013
The host asked Bobby if he knew of the game where Yates defeated Alekhine.
From "Endgame" by Frank Brady
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