Steve Rauls Chess Villain Chessbase including material from his books

including material from his books (especially Bobby Fischer's Games of Chess and My 60 Memorable Games)

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- face unfamiliar set-ups

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and the role of unlearning in continuous growth

Steve Rauls Chess Villain Chessbase including material from his booksHow Alekhine Alienated the World Starting his reign in 1927, Alexander Alekhine dominated the world of elite chess for more than a decade. To this day, he is the only world chess champion to die while holding the title. On his way to the top, Alekhine dodged artillery on World War I battlefields, narrowly escaped a Bolshevik firing squad and negotiated with Nazis to escape occupied Paris. He also earned a reputation as a grandmonster of chess: