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Alexandre Alekhine
Birth: Nov. 1, 1892
Death: Mar. 24, 1946

Chess Master. Born in Moscow, Russian, he was the World Chess Champion from 1927 to 1935, and from 1936 to 1946. He defeated Cuban chess master José Raúl Capablanca in 1927 to win the world championship and defended it successfully (apart from a defeat by Dutch chess master Max Euwe in 1935) for nearly 20 years. 
 
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 Parents:
  Alexander Ivanovich Alekhin (1856 - 1917)
 
 Spouse:
  Grace Wishar Alekhine (1876 - 1956)

 
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Burial:
Cimetière de Montparnasse
Paris
Paris
Ile-de-France, France
Plot: Section 8, near Northern (main) path
 
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Record added: Nov 28, 1999
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Alexandre Alekhine
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Alexandre Alekhine
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Alexandre Alekhine
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With Respect from Albania!
- albanian
 Added: Apr. 23, 2013
Alexandre Alekhine died at the Hotel do Parque, Estoril (Cascais), Portugal, and was buried at Cimetière du Montparnasse, Paris, 14e arr., France. Although his primary residence was at 11-bis rue Schoelcher in Paris, he and his American-born wife were Bri...(Read more)
-Anonymous
 Added: Apr. 12, 2013

- Kate Duvall
 Added: Mar. 1, 2013
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