Voronkow: Alexander Alekhine – The Russian Sphinx: Volume I (1892-1921) (hardcover)

Autor: Voronkow, Sergej
Verlag / Hersteller: Elk and Ruby
Erscheinungsjahr: 2025
Sprache: Englisch
Buchumschlag: hardcover
Seiten: 471

Unveiling the early genius of a future world champion

Explore the making of one of chess’s most complex and brilliant minds. In this first volume of historian Sergey Voronkov’s psychological biography, Alekhine’s transformation from a shy Moscow teenager to a fierce competitor unfolds with depth, clarity, and surprising insight.

📚 What makes this book special:

• Forensically researched early life, including never-before-published memoirs and newspaper sources

• Reveals untold stories: WWI internment, daring escapes, secret detective work, and his dramatic emigration from Soviet Russia

• Over 50 early games and fragments annotated by Alekhine and his contemporaries, many newly discovered

• Rich archival photos and documents that bring Alekhine’s early world vividly to life

Voronkov’s narrative is more than history — it’s a portrait of a man forged in turmoil: his brilliance, contradictions, and the fierce will that led him to the world stage.

Discover the roots of a chess legend. Learn how Alekhine became a genius — and a sphinx.

471 Seiten, gebunden, 1. Auflage 2025