Author: Mihaly Szalai
Date: 09:20:54 08/17/04
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On August 17, 2004 at 09:50:20, Ed Trice wrote: >I saw down below that someone, even at age 50, was not sure how to pronounce >"Giuoco Piano".I have often encountered things in print in the chess literature >that have left me scrunching my eyebrows in wonder. > >Over the years, here is what I have heard that has surprised me. If anyone of >these phonetical pronunciations are wrong, feel free to jump in and correct. > >===== >Giuoco Piano... >is like "JUCK-o" and the piano part is the same. > >Lucena Position... >is like "Lou-CHEN-a". > >Max Euwe's last name... >is actually like UR-ver and not "YOU-ee". > >Alekhine... >does not rhyme with wine, it is like a-LEK-inn with a short "i" (and emphasis on >the second syllable). Actally it is Alyehin or rather Alyohin with a very hard h. (That's why you hear a k there. Do your remember "Gitler kaput"?) > >This is all I can think of off of the top of my head. If anyone wants to add to >this list, feel free.
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