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Informationen zum Autor Steve Giddins is a FIDE Master and a former editor of British Chess Magazine. He's the author of several outstanding books and is well known for his clarity and no-nonsense advice. He has also translated over 20 books, for various publishers, and has contributed regularly to chess magazines and websites. Klappentext Alexander Alekhine was a two-time World Chess Champion and is widely regarded as one of the greatest chess players of all time. During his best years he dominated tournaments and in 1927 he defeated his great rival Jose¿ Raül Capablanca to win the world title. Alekhine was renowned both for his fierce competitive nature and his dazzling combinative play. He had a phenomenal ability to unleash combinations, even from seemingly harmless positions and he is undeniably one of the best attackers the game has ever seen. In this book, FIDE Master Steve Giddins invites you to join him in a study of his favourite Alekhine games and demonstrates how we can all learn and improve our chess by examining Alekhine's masterpieces. Zusammenfassung Master Steve Giddins selects and examines his favorite games from Alexander Alekhine! one of the greatest players of all time! and shows us how we can all learn and improve our chess by studying Alekhine's play.
