Fortune favors the bold, especially when they are Alekhine.
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Alekhine is a poet who creates a work of art out of something that would hardly inspire another man to send home a picture post card.
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I can comprehend Alekhine’s combinations well enough; but where he gets his attacking chances from and how he infuses such life into the very opening – that is beyond me.
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Alekhine’s attacks came suddenly, like destructive thunderstorms that erupted from a clear sky.
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In playing through an Alekhine game one suddenly meets a move which simply takes one’s breath away.
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Capablanca was the greatest talent, but Alekhine was the greatest in his achievements.
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It was impossible to win against Capablanca; against Alekhine it was impossible to play.
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Chess for me is not a game, but an art. Yes, and I take upon myself all those responsibilities which an art imposes on its adherents.
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Chess first of all teaches you to be objective.
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I study chess eight hours a day, on principle.
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