Alexander Alekhine Quotes

Russia, Chess Player
October 31, 1982 – March, 24, 1946.

Alexander Alekhine (Russian: Алекса́ндр Алекса́ндрович Але́хин, Aleksandr Aleksandrovich Alekhin; pronounced [ɐlʲɪkˈsandr ɐlʲɪkˈsandrəvʲɪtɕ ɐˈlʲexʲɪn]; October 31 [O.S. October 19] 1892 – March 24, 1946) was a Russian and French chess player and the fourth World Chess Champion. He is widely considered to be one of the greatest chess players of all time.

I study chess eight hours a day, on principle.

Alexander Alekhine
- Study
- Chess
With his death, we have lost a very great chess genius whose like we'll never see again.

Alexander Alekhine
- Great
- Death
- Lost

The fact that a player is very short of time is, to my mind, as little to be considered as an excuse as, for instance, the statement of the law-breaker that he was drunk at the moment he committed the crime.

Alexander Alekhine
- Time
- Mind
- Law
Chess first of all teaches you to be objective.

Alexander Alekhine
- Chess
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.

Alexander Alekhine
- Art
- Game
- Chess