Alexander
Alekhine, campeón ruso, reinó en el mundo del ajedrez entre
las guerras mundiales y fue acusado de aliarse con los Nazis. En el video sus
declaraciones sobre el ajedrez, la preparación, lo que hace falta para ser un
campeón. Pongo algunos trazos de la vida de Alexander
Alekhine, extraídos de Wikipedia,
en inglés, para practicar los términos ajedrecísticos.
Alexander Alekhine (1892 – 1946): During the 1920s, he won most of the
tournaments in which he played. In 1921, Alekhine
left Soviet Russia and emigrated to France, which he represented after 1925.
In 1927, he became the fourth World Chess
Champion by defeating José Raúl
Capablanca.
Alekhine was known for his fierce and imaginative attacking style, combined with
great positional and endgame skill. He is highly regarded as a chess writer and
theoretician, having produced innovations in a wide range of chess openings and
having given his name to Alekhine's
Defence and several other opening variations. He also composed some endgame
studies.
In 1927, Alekhine's challenge to Capablanca was backed by a group of
Argentine businessmen and the president of Argentina,
Marcelo T. de Alvear, who
guaranteed the funds, and organized by the Club Argentino de Ajedrez in Buenos
Aires. In the World Chess Championship match played from September to November
1927 at Buenos Aires, Alekhine won the title. Alekhine's
victory surprised almost the entire chess world, since he had never previously
won a single game from Capablanca.
