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| | Alexander Alekhine: bio and encyclopedia article |
 | | Alekhine was an avid student of the game. | | | Alekhine's first chess accomplishment was when, in 1909, at the age of seventeen, he won the All-Russian Amateur Tournament in St. Petersburg with a score of twelve wins, two losses and two draws. | | | In 1914, after playing a tournament in Saint Petersburg (A city in western Florida on Tampa Bay; a popular winter resort), Alekhine and Capablanca were among the first chess players to gain the title of grandmaster (A player of exceptional or world class skill in chess or bridge). |
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| | AllRefer.com - Alexander Alekhine (Games And Hobbies, Biography) - Encyclopedia |
| | Alexander Alekhine[ulyekh´En] Pronunciation Key, 1892–1946, Russian-French chess player, b. | | | You are here : AllRefer.com > Reference > Encyclopedia > Games And Hobbies, Biographies > Alexander Alekhine | | | AllRefer.com - Alexander Alekhine (Games And Hobbies, Biography) - Encyclopedia |
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