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title: "37 Alexander Alekhine Quotes - Famous Chess player (My best games of chess 1924-1937)"
description: "Alexander Aleksandrovich Alekhine was a Russian and French chess player and the fourth World Chess Champion, a title he held for two reigns."
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# Alexander Alekhine

(1892–1946)   Chess Player

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Alexander Alekhine was a chess player, best known for *My best games of chess 1924-1937*.

## Quick Facts About Alexander Alekhine

Born October 31, 1892

Died March 24, 1946

Profession Chess Player

Notable works My best games of chess 1924-1937

## About Alexander Alekhine

Alexander Aleksandrovich Alekhine was a Russian and French chess player and the fourth World Chess Champion, a title he held for two reigns.

##  Quotes by Alexander Alekhine

> [Deux fous gagnent toujours, mais trois fous, non!](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alexander-alekhine/deux-fous-gagnent-toujours-mais-trois-fous-non/)

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[Chess](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/chess/)

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> [Combination is a soul of chess.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alexander-alekhine/combination-is-a-soul-of-chess/)

[Alexander Alekhine](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alexander-alekhine/)

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> [Chess is not only knowledge and logic](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alexander-alekhine/chess-is-not-only-knowledge-and-logic/)

[Alexander Alekhine](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alexander-alekhine/)

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> [Chess first of all teaches you to be objective.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alexander-alekhine/chess-first-of-all-teaches-you-to-be-objective/)

[Alexander Alekhine](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alexander-alekhine/)

[Chess](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/chess/)

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> [Psychology is the most important factor in chess.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alexander-alekhine/psychology-is-the-most-important-factor-in-chess/)

[Alexander Alekhine](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alexander-alekhine/)

[Chess](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/chess/)

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> [Chess will always be the master of us all.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alexander-alekhine/chess-will-always-be-the-master-of-us-all/)

[Alexander Alekhine](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alexander-alekhine/)

[Chess](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/chess/)

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> [I study chess eight hours a day, on principle.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alexander-alekhine/i-study-chess-eight-hours-a-day-on-principle/)

[Alexander Alekhine](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alexander-alekhine/)

[Chess](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/chess/)

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> [Chess is a matter of vanity.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alexander-alekhine/chess-is-a-matter-of-vanity/)

[Alexander Alekhine](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alexander-alekhine/)

[Chess](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/chess/)

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> [A lifetime in not enough to learn everything about chess.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alexander-alekhine/a-lifetime-in-not-enough-to-learn-everything-about-chess/)

[Alexander Alekhine](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alexander-alekhine/)

[Chess](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/chess/)

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> [I consider chess an art, and accept all those responsibilities which art places upon its devotees.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alexander-alekhine/i-consider-chess-an-art-and-accept-all-those-responsibilities-which/)

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> [Chess, like other arts, must be practiced to be appreciated.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alexander-alekhine/chess-like-other-arts-must-be-practiced-to-be-appreciated/)

[Alexander Alekhine](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alexander-alekhine/)

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> [The purpose of human life and the sense of happiness is to give the maximum what the man is able to give.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alexander-alekhine/the-purpose-of-human-life-and-the-sense-of-happiness-is-to-give-the/)

[Alexander Alekhine](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alexander-alekhine/)

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> [During a Chess competition a Chessmaster should be a combination of a beast of prey and a monk](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alexander-alekhine/during-a-chess-competition-a-chessmaster-should-be-a-combination-of-a/)

[Alexander Alekhine](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alexander-alekhine/)

[Beast](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/beast/)

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> [Play on both sides of the board is my favourite strategy.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alexander-alekhine/play-on-both-sides-of-the-board-is-my-favourite-strategy/)

[Alexander Alekhine](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alexander-alekhine/)

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> [I believe that true beauty of chess is more than enough to satisfy all possible demands.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alexander-alekhine/i-believe-that-true-beauty-of-chess-is-more-than-enough-to-satisfy/)

[Alexander Alekhine](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alexander-alekhine/)

[Beauty](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/beauty/)

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> [Capablanca was snatched too early from the chess world. With his death we have lost a great chess genius, the like of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alexander-alekhine/capablanca-was-snatched-too-early-from-the-chess-world-with-his-death/)

[Alexander Alekhine](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alexander-alekhine/)

[Capablanca](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/capablanca/)

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> [In my opinion, a master is morally obliged to seize every sort of opportunity and to try to solve the problems of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alexander-alekhine/in-my-opinion-a-master-is-morally-obliged-to-seize-every-sort-of/)

[Alexander Alekhine](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alexander-alekhine/)

[Fear](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/fear/)

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> [I have had to work long and hard to eradicate the dangerous delusion that, in a bad position, I could always, or…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alexander-alekhine/i-have-had-to-work-long-and-hard-to-eradicate-the-dangerous-delusion/)

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[Adversity](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/adversity/)

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> [Chess for me is not a game, but an art. Yes, and I take upon myself all those responsibilities which an art…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alexander-alekhine/chess-for-me-is-not-a-game-but-an-art-yes-and-i-take-upon-myself-all/)

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[Art](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/art/)

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> [I did not believe I was superior to him. Perhaps the chief reason for his defeat was the overestimation of his own…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alexander-alekhine/i-did-not-believe-i-was-superior-to-him-perhaps-the-chief-reason-for/)

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> [Oh! this opponent, this collaborator against your will, whose notion of beauty always differs from yours and whose means are often too…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alexander-alekhine/oh-this-opponent-this-collaborator-against-your-will-whose-notion-of/)

[Alexander Alekhine](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alexander-alekhine/)

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> [During a chess tournament a master must envisage himself as a cross between an ascetic monk and a beast of prey.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alexander-alekhine/during-a-chess-tournament-a-master-must-envisage-himself-as-a-cross/)

[Alexander Alekhine](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alexander-alekhine/)

[Beast](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/beast/)

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> [I think that for the highest achievements nowadays... need to have the stable as a rock scientific base. And also need to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alexander-alekhine/i-think-that-for-the-highest-achievements-nowadays-need-to-have-the/)

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[Achievement](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/achievement/)

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> [Never before and never since have I seen - and I cannot even imagine, such an amazing rapidity of chess thinking that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alexander-alekhine/never-before-and-never-since-have-i-seen-and-i-cannot-even-imagine/)

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> [Oh! this opponent, this collaborator against his will, whose notion of Beauty always differs from yours and whose means (strength, imagination, technique)…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alexander-alekhine/oh-this-opponent-this-collaborator-against-his-will-whose-notion-of/)

[Alexander Alekhine](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alexander-alekhine/)

[Beauty](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/beauty/)

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> [When asked, -How is that you pick better moves than your opponents?, I responded: I'm very glad you asked me that, because,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alexander-alekhine/when-asked-how-is-that-you-pick-better-moves-than-your-opponents-i/)

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> [That which Steinitz gave to the theoretical aspect of the game when he was at his best is very remote to all…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alexander-alekhine/that-which-steinitz-gave-to-the-theoretical-aspect-of-the-game-when/)

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> [For success I consider three factors are necessary: firstly, an awareness of my own strengths and weaknesses; secondly, an accurate understanding of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alexander-alekhine/for-success-i-consider-three-factors-are-necessary-firstly-an/)

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> [For my victory over Capablanca I am indebted primarily to my superiority in the field of psychology. Capablanca played, relying almost exclusively…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alexander-alekhine/for-my-victory-over-capablanca-i-am-indebted-primarily-to-my/)

[Alexander Alekhine](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alexander-alekhine/)

[Capablanca](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/capablanca/)

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> [The infallible criterion by which to distinguish the true from the would-be strategist is the degree of originality of his conceptions. It…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alexander-alekhine/the-infallible-criterion-by-which-to-distinguish-the-true-from-the/)

[Alexander Alekhine](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alexander-alekhine/)

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> [I do not play chess – I fight at chess. Therefore, I willingly combine the tactical with the strategic, the fantastic with…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alexander-alekhine/i-do-not-play-chess-i-fight-at-chess-therefore-i-willingly-combine/)

[Alexander Alekhine](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alexander-alekhine/)

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> [You can become a big master in chess only if you see your mistakes and short-comings. Exactly the same as in life…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alexander-alekhine/you-can-become-a-big-master-in-chess-only-if-you-see-your-mistakes/)

[Alexander Alekhine](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alexander-alekhine/)

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> [The fact that a player is very short of time is, to my mind, as little to be considered an excuse as,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alexander-alekhine/the-fact-that-a-player-is-very-short-of-time-is-to-my-mind-as-little/)

[Alexander Alekhine](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alexander-alekhine/)

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> [As a rule, so-called "positional" sacrifices are considered more difficult, and therefore more praise-worthy, than those which are based exclusively on an…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alexander-alekhine/as-a-rule-so-called-positional-sacrifices-are-considered-more/)

[Alexander Alekhine](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alexander-alekhine/)

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> [Young players expose themselves to grave risks when they blindly imitate the innovations of masters without themselves first checking all the details…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alexander-alekhine/young-players-expose-themselves-to-grave-risks-when-they-blindly/)

[Alexander Alekhine](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alexander-alekhine/)

[Chess](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/chess/)

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> [Playing for complications is an extreme measure that a player should adopt only when he cannot find a clear and logical plan.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alexander-alekhine/playing-for-complications-is-an-extreme-measure-that-a-player-should/)

[Alexander Alekhine](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alexander-alekhine/)

[Chess](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/chess/)

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> [The retreat of a minor piece to the back rank, where it cuts the lines of communication between the rooks, is permissable…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alexander-alekhine/the-retreat-of-a-minor-piece-to-the-back-rank-where-it-cuts-the-lines/)

[Alexander Alekhine](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alexander-alekhine/)

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## Alexander Alekhine by topic

[Chess (31)](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/chess/alexander-alekhine/)

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