Alekhine's Anguish - A Novel of the Chess World (Paperback)

This is a fictionalized account of the life and career of world chess champion Alexander Alekhine. Born into Russian nobility, Alekhine lost his family and nearly his life to the Bolsheviks before becoming the worlds most powerful chess player. The coming of World War II placed the chess master in a difficult position, forcing him to collaborate with the Nazis and to produce anti-Semitic materials. Desperate to win back his credibility after the war, Alekhine was preparing for the redemptive title match at the time of his sudden death. Alekhines life was marked by alcoholism, fits of depression, scandalous affairs, marriages of convenience, painful compromises, and his battle to become "the Greatest." The novel is told as fiction but is based on the actual people and events that were part of his triumphant career and troubled life.

General

Imprint:	McFarland & Company
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	September 1999
First published:	September 1999
Authors:	Charles D. Yaffe
Dimensions:	229 x 152 x 11mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	200
ISBN-13:	978-0-7864-0695-1
Categories:	Books > Fiction > General & literary fiction > Modern fiction Books > Sport & Leisure > Hobbies, quizzes & games > Indoor games > Board games > Chess Promotions
LSN:	0-7864-0695-X
Barcode:	9780786406951

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