Author: Alexander Alexandrovich Alekhine (1892-1946) signed
Year: 1932
Publisher: Federation Francaise des Echecs
Place: Paris
Description:
Black and white photograph of Alexander Alekhine sitting at a table in thought. oblong sextodecimo (4 1/4" x 6 1/4") with French Federation of Chess stamped to the verso and signature cutout of Alekhine affixed to the verso dated Nice 1925. Pierre Biscay, president of the French Chess Federation, stamp and signature to the verso as well. Original photograph.
Alexander Aleksandrovich Alekhine was a Russian and French chess player and the fourth World Chess Champion, a title he held for two reigns. By the age of 22, Alekhine was already among the strongest chess players in the world. During the 1920s, he won most of the tournaments in which he played.
Pierre Biscay (1905-1969) was first a solutionist (French solving champion in 1927 and 1928) and afterwards became interested in strategic moremovers and elaborated theories about the thematical try and the periforms which were publicized by André Chéron in "Les Echecs Artistiques" in 1934. He founded the Union des Problémistes de France in 1935 and was also the president of the French Chess Federation from 1932 until 1954. He was also an International Judge.
Condition:
Edge wear with sone creasing and light stain to verso else very good.