Alekhine interview

an interview with alexander alekhine

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[Xumino197101]

any info about the set pieces at 4:05 ?

[originaldrilo]

they are part of the oficial conmemorative chess set of the WCC celebrated in Mexico city in 2007

[spasski1000]

For such an aggressive player and serious looking man I didn't expect him to sound like a cartoon character scientist! I always imagined him to talk and sound like Anthony Hopkins...

[kaisheli]

Super fake! The speed of his speech shows clearly that it is a native speaker of English. Extremely bad imitation of Russian accent. For example, the way he says "for instance," or the words like "back," "sixteen" and "just", etc, proves clearly that this recording is not of Alekhine.

[otherside65]

@Ziggy2016 fuck you you fucking asshole. dont insult me ill fucking kill you fucking piece of shit

[Maarten8867]

It's funny how what he says about talent vs effort and memory in chess, all turned out to be wrong. Research has show it's mostly effort that makes a great chess player, and also that pattern recognition (memory) is a skill all great chess players posses.

[Maarten8867]

@kaisheli

Exactly! And they never landed on the moon ether! :P

[PticaLetit]

@PticaLetit

...prepared*)

[PticaLetit]

@kaisheli

It sonds like he is reading a prepered text, that's why it's fast...

[elvarg991]

@profd65 It is difficult to gain 700-800 rating points in such a short period so maybe his initial rating was in the 1400-1600 range which makes it quite plausible.

Many people devote their whole life to chess and have huge talent, but never reach the level of Fischer or Kasparov. The same applies to almost any other activities in sport and music. So when you reach the top level in your field, that is usually quite impressive and requires something special beyond hard work.

[profd65]

@elvarg991

If he started playing in tournaments as a no-talent beginner, he would have gotten crushed even by C and D class players, and he would have been for a while. The point is, the first non-provisional rating he got awarded would have been very low, probably 1,100-1,200--if he was lucky. Therefore, he'd have to gain 700-800 rating points in under two years, which is EXTREMELY difficult. He might have been as good as an 1870 after two years, but I doubt his rating showed it.

[elvarg991]

@profd65 Im not lying and I dont think he is. Achieving 1870 in two years is no big deal if you put in the effort and are obsessed with the game, as he stated he was.

[elvarg991]

@supiluliumas15 The point is that everyone can become a decent chess player if he puts in the effort. To become a great chessplayer like Fischer, Kasparov, Alekhine and others, you need something more. Fischer became a grandmaster at the age of 15 and achieved some remarkable results during his career as well as becoming world champion at the age of 29. I think that is quite impressive, especially given the circumstances/conditions he was playing under. Fighting the mighty former USSR.

[elvarg991]

@supiluliumas15 My story is a little different from yours. Played with my father and school friends as a child. Started playing in tournaments in my country just before turning 13. Initial rating of 1800+, reached master level of 2200 fide within 2.5 years at the age of 15. When I played in the World Open in 1981 and got my initial USCF rating I was already a seasoned tournament player with a fide rating above 2300. Nothing spectacular given the amount of time I had spent on chess.