Boris Spassky: 1937–2025 — https://en.chessbase.com/post/boris-spassky-1937-2025
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🔥MORPHY VS. NN – NEW ORLEANS SIMUL BRILLIANCE🔥120 #paulmorphy #chesslegend #morphymagic #italiangame https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=prIqcETwwCc&utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon

A beautiful drawing of 4th world champion Alexander Alekhine.

The photograph appeared with the article, "Chess King's Eye Hypnotic," Los Angeles times, 22 Aug 1932:

SOURCE: Los Angeles Times Photographic Archive , UCLA Library.
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