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Subject: Re: O.T. 1938 Interview With Alexander Alekine ; In Case You Missed This.

Author: Ray MacFadyen

Date: 16:54:57 08/25/03

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On August 24, 2003 at 16:52:30, Terry McCracken wrote:

>On August 24, 2003 at 11:38:13, steven blincoe wrote:
>
>>HI Terry
>>thanks for the url!
>>a fantastic bit of chess history !!
>>Alehkine like Fischer today was an enigma
>>a true chess genius but probably anti-semetic as the Wade papers showed
>>
>>great piece of chess lore!
>>Best Regards
>>Steve
>
>Well I'm glad you liked it! I felt many here would have seen this months ago
>at ChessBase and Chess Cafe, but I was sure many may have missed it.
>
>I listened to it many times and deciphered the bits which were unclear or
>garbled. Maybe someone will pick up something said that I missed or just
>improve on what I believed I heard.
>
>Indeed, Alekhine was most probably an Anti-Semite. This is a shame, and I know
>he was indeed a good manipulator as well.
>
>But I wanted to concentrate on the interview, rather than his shortcomings.
>
>Terry
Terry could you post the Url again please,I didnt see it and I would love to
hear the interview.
Thanks in advance
Ray MacFadyen



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