The fact that a player is very short of time is, to my mind… - Alexander Alekhine

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The fact that a player is very short of time is, to my mind, as little to be considered as an excuse as, for instance, the statement of the law-breaker that he was drunk at the moment he committed the crime.

Alexander Alekhine

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Alexander Alexandrovich Alekhine (October 31 or November 1, 1892 – March 24, 1946) was a Russian-born naturalized French chess grandmaster (officially naturalized in 1927 only three days before the World Champion title), and the fourth World Chess Champion.

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Alternative Names: Alexander Alexandrovich Alekhine • Alexander Aleksandrovich Alekhine

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