Alexander Alekhine World Chess Hall of Fame

(1892–1946) World Chess Hall of Fame Inducted 2004 Born in Moscow, Alekhine became one of the world’s first officially recognized grandmasters in 1914 and was noted for his tactical flair and brilliant attacking play. That same year, he participated in the Mannheim 1914 chess tournament, which was interrupted by the outbreak of World War I. Interned in Germany during World War I and imprisoned in Odessa, Ukraine, on suspicion of spying in 1919, he eventually gained French citizenship in the 1920s.

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Alexander Alekhine's somewhat surprising views on what makes a first class chess player and some aspects of the game. : r/chess