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World Champions of Chess - Alexander Alekhine

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World Champions of Chess Alexander Alekhine game quiz
"How much do you know about one of the world's greatest chess champions, Russian genius Alekhine?"

15 Points Per Correct Answer - No time limit  



1. Alekhine won the World Championship twice, the first player to do so. During which period did he reign as the Chess World Champion for the first time?
    1939 - 1944.
    1925 - 1926.
    1927 - 1935.
    1930 - 1937.


2. Alekhine partially blamed losing the title as World Chess Champion on what?
    He played some games while drunk.
    He was recovering from an accident.
    He was traumatized by the Great War.
    He feared his opponent to much.


3. Alekhine grew up in a very poor family, so he turned to chess in order to forget his hunger?
    True
    False


4. Alekhine managed to become despised by a large part of the chess community. Why?
    He once robbed a bank.
    He could start fist-fights if he lost a game.
    He was constantly romancing other players wives.
    He was an anti-semite.


5. Whom did Alekhine beat when he won the chess Crown for the second time?
    Capablanca.
    Lasker.
    Rubinstein.
    Euwe.


6. Chess genius Nimzowitsch challenged Alekhine for the title. The match was very hard, but Alekhine did finally beat his opponent.
    True
    False


7. Who was supposed to play Alekhine for the title when the Chess World Champion suddenly died?
    Keres.
    Botvinnik.
    Ståhlberg.
    Bogoljubow.


8. Alekhine beat the world record in playing a host of opponents in blindfold chess. This means that he sat with his back turned to the boards, playing the games simultaneously from memory alone. How many games did he play, and how many did he win?
    He played 15, won 15.
    He played 5, won 4.
    He played 35, won 10.
    He played 28, won 22.


9. Alekhine died in 1946. The chess community had lost their perhaps most controversial member, as well as one of the most brilliant - if not the best - players ever. Alekhine was found in his Estoril hotel-room, slumped in a chair, with something resting in his lap. What was it?
    His two beloved cats, Rook and D4.
    An old love-letter from his first wife.
    A small chess-set.
    His unfinished book on endgames in chess.


10. According to Alekhine, a chess-master should be like what?
    a wise man living on instinct.
    a gardener: prune and re-arrange when needed.
    a beast of prey and a monk.
    an architect: know how to build and know how to demolish.


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Compiled Jun 28 12