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- Age 0 - Born in Moscow Russia in 1892
- Age 5 - His mother teaches him the rules of chess.
- Age 7 - Alekhine gets serious about chess. His mother
describes him as "obsessed."
- Age 17 - He gains the title of senior master.
- Age 22 - He places 3rd behind Capablanca and Lasker
in big chess tournament.
- Age 37 - Alekhine becomes world champion.
- Age 43 - Alekhine, with a heavy drinking problem, loses
his title to Dr. Euwe.
- Age 44 - He stops drinking and beats Euwe easily in
a rematch.
- Age 47 - World war disrupts Alekhine's chess carreer.
- Age 48 - Accused of joining the Nazi party. Read
article.
- Age 54 - Alekhine dies of a heart attack. Botvinnik
was scheduled to challenge him for the title.
Go to
the Games of Alekhine
Alekhine Index
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Alexander Alekhine became the fourth official
world champion of chess when he beat Jose Capablanca in 1927. Alekhine
would remain world champion for seventeen years, playing in 5 World Championship
matches. He played over 1000 tournament games, scoring 73 percent in his
games. His ELO rating has been calculated at 2690.
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