Alekhine

British  

/ ˈælɪˌkiːn, aˈljɔxin /

noun

1. Alexander. 1892–1946, Russian-born chess player who lived in France; world champion (1927–35, 1937–46)

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Example Sentences

On the White side of an Alekhine’s Defense that he knew well, Kavalek sacrifices a pawn for the attack and Black quickly finds himself under pressure on 19.

From Washington Times

At first it seems there won’t be much to see in this unusual Alekhine Defense sideline, as after 17. g4 hxg4 19.

From Washington Times

The British Chess Federation organized the event as one of the first great tournaments of the post-World War I era, and two future world champs — Russia’s Alexander Alekhine and Holland’s Max Euwe — were in the 16-player field, along with such great challengers as Akiba Rubinstein, Milan Vidmar, Efim Bogoljubov and Richard Reti.

From Washington Times

Ivkov finished in the middle of the pack at the great 1961 Alekhine Memorial Tournament in Bled, in a field that included Tal, Petrosian, Keres, Geller, Najdorf and Fischer.

From Washington Times

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