The late Pablo Moran, of Oviedo, Spain, was an international arbiter, a national master and author of seven other chess books.

Table of Contents

Editor's Preface

List of Full Games viii

List of Positions

Author's Introduction xiii

1. Condemned to Death

2. Francisco Lupi and Portugal

3. Alekhine versus Morphy

4. Picaresque Exhibitions

5. Exhibitions Under the Influence

6. The Champion's Ethics

7. Was the World Champion Antisemitic?

8. The Nazism of Alekhine

9. Alekhine the Man

10. Alekhine and Women

1 1. The Incredible Errors

12. First Visit to Spain, 1922

13. Second Visit, 1922-23

14. The World Champion in Barcelona, January 1928

15. The "King" Returns in 1935

16. Two Visits in 1941

17. The Ending Commences (October 1943)

18. Alekhine-Rey Ardid Match

19. Alekhine's Ability to Save Inferior Rook Endings

20. Tournament of Gijón, 1944

21. Tournament of Madrid, 1945

22. Tournament of Gijón, 1945

23. Tournament of Sabadell, 1945

24. Tournament of Almería, 1945

25. Tournament of Melilla, 1945

26. Tournament of Cáceres, 1945

27. A Selection of Simultaneous Games, 1943-45

28. Alekhine-Lupi Match

29. The Ending

30. Epilogue

31. Alekhine's Career Summary

Appendices

A. Exonerates Chess Champion

B. New York Times, 1933

C. Gerbec

D. 1929 versus 1941

E. Alekhine Defends Wartime Conduct

F. Bogo Under Fire

G. French Post Card to Dr. Rey Ardid

Bibliography

Openings Index

Endings Index

General Index