Alexei Alekhine
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Alexei Alekhine (1888–1939) was a Russia
n chess master and the brother of World Chess Champion Alexander Alekhine
.
His father was a wealthy landowner, a Marshal of the Nobility and a member of the State Duma
, and his mother was an heiress to an industrial fortune.
Both he and his younger brother, Alexander Alekhine
, were taught chess by their mother.
Alexei was able to draw with Harry Nelson Pillsbury
when the American grandmaster gave a simultaneous blindfold display in Moscow
in 1902. He tied for 4-6th in the Moscow Chess Club Autumn tournament in 1907, while Alexander tied for 11-13th. Alexei took 3rd at Moscow 1913 (Oldřich Duras
won), and tied for 3rd-4th at Moscow 1915. He was an editor of the chess journal "Shakhmatny Vyestnik" from 1913 to 1916.
After the October Revolution
, he won (elimination - 3rd group) and took 3rd place in the tournament for amateurs in Moscow in October 1920, while his brother Alexander won the first USSR Chess Championship
(All-Russian Chess Olympiad) there.
He took 3rd at Petrograd (Saint Petersburg
) 1923, took 12th at Moscow 1924, tied for 4-5th at Kharkov 1925 (the 2nd Ukrainian Chess Championship
, Yakov Vilner
won), took 11th at Odessa
1926 (Ukrainian
championship, Boris Verlinsky
and Marsky won), and took 8th at Poltava
1927 (Ukrainian championship, won by Alexey Selezniev
). He won the championship of Kharkov in the Ukraine and served as an Executive Board member of the USSR Chess Federation. He was also the Secretary of the Ukrainian Chess Federation and the editor of the first Soviet chess annual, published in 1927.
Alexei died in 1939.
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
n chess master and the brother of World Chess Champion Alexander Alekhine
Alexander Alekhine
Alexander Alexandrovich Alekhine was the fourth World Chess Champion. He is often considered one of the greatest chess players ever.By the age of twenty-two, he was already among the strongest chess players in the world. During the 1920s, he won most of the tournaments in which he played...
.
His father was a wealthy landowner, a Marshal of the Nobility and a member of the State Duma
State Duma
The State Duma , common abbreviation: Госду́ма ) in the Russian Federation is the lower house of the Federal Assembly of Russia , the upper house being the Federation Council of Russia. The Duma headquarters is located in central Moscow, a few steps from Manege Square. Its members are referred to...
, and his mother was an heiress to an industrial fortune.
Both he and his younger brother, Alexander Alekhine
Alexander Alekhine
Alexander Alexandrovich Alekhine was the fourth World Chess Champion. He is often considered one of the greatest chess players ever.By the age of twenty-two, he was already among the strongest chess players in the world. During the 1920s, he won most of the tournaments in which he played...
, were taught chess by their mother.
Alexei was able to draw with Harry Nelson Pillsbury
Harry Nelson Pillsbury
Harry Nelson Pillsbury , was a leading chess player. At age 22, he won one of the strongest tournaments of the time , but his illness and early death prevented him from challenging for the World Chess Championship.- Early life :Pillsbury was born in Somerville, Massachusetts, moved to New York City...
when the American grandmaster gave a simultaneous blindfold display in Moscow
Moscow
Moscow is the capital, the most populous city, and the most populous federal subject of Russia. The city is a major political, economic, cultural, scientific, religious, financial, educational, and transportation centre of Russia and the continent...
in 1902. He tied for 4-6th in the Moscow Chess Club Autumn tournament in 1907, while Alexander tied for 11-13th. Alexei took 3rd at Moscow 1913 (Oldřich Duras
Oldrich Duras
Oldřich Duras was a leading Czech chess master of the early 20th century...
won), and tied for 3rd-4th at Moscow 1915. He was an editor of the chess journal "Shakhmatny Vyestnik" from 1913 to 1916.
After the October Revolution
October Revolution
The October Revolution , also known as the Great October Socialist Revolution , Red October, the October Uprising or the Bolshevik Revolution, was a political revolution and a part of the Russian Revolution of 1917...
, he won (elimination - 3rd group) and took 3rd place in the tournament for amateurs in Moscow in October 1920, while his brother Alexander won the first USSR Chess Championship
USSR Chess Championship
This is a list of all the winners of the USSR Chess Championship. It was the strongest national chess championship ever held, with eight world chess champions and four world championship finalists among its winners...
(All-Russian Chess Olympiad) there.
He took 3rd at Petrograd (Saint Petersburg
Saint Petersburg
Saint Petersburg is a city and a federal subject of Russia located on the Neva River at the head of the Gulf of Finland on the Baltic Sea...
) 1923, took 12th at Moscow 1924, tied for 4-5th at Kharkov 1925 (the 2nd Ukrainian Chess Championship
Ukrainian Chess Championship
This is a list of all the winners of the Ukrainian Chess Championship, including those held when Ukraine was a Soviet republic and those held after Ukraine became independent. Players' names listed in parentheses indicate that the player won the tournament but did not receive the title since he...
, Yakov Vilner
Yakov Vilner
Yakov Vilner was a Ukrainian chess master.-Biography:Vilner won the Odessa chess championships four times . He won the Ukrainian championships three times; at Kiev 1924 , at Kharkov 1925 , and at Odessa 1928...
won), took 11th at Odessa
Odessa
Odessa or Odesa is the administrative center of the Odessa Oblast located in southern Ukraine. The city is a major seaport located on the northwest shore of the Black Sea and the fourth largest city in Ukraine with a population of 1,029,000 .The predecessor of Odessa, a small Tatar settlement,...
1926 (Ukrainian
Ukraine
Ukraine is a country in Eastern Europe. It has an area of 603,628 km², making it the second largest contiguous country on the European continent, after Russia...
championship, Boris Verlinsky
Boris Verlinsky
Boris Markovich Verlinsky was a Ukrainian-Russian International Master of chess. He was one of the top Soviet players of the 1920s, and was in the top 20 in the world in 1926, clearly of Grandmaster strength at that time...
and Marsky won), and took 8th at Poltava
Poltava
Poltava is a city in located on the Vorskla River in central Ukraine. It is the administrative center of the Poltava Oblast , as well as the surrounding Poltava Raion of the oblast. Poltava's estimated population is 298,652 ....
1927 (Ukrainian championship, won by Alexey Selezniev
Alexey Selezniev
Alexey Selezniev was a Russian chess master....
). He won the championship of Kharkov in the Ukraine and served as an Executive Board member of the USSR Chess Federation. He was also the Secretary of the Ukrainian Chess Federation and the editor of the first Soviet chess annual, published in 1927.
Alexei died in 1939.