Originally posted by Dies Irae
He was also a nazi lmao.
I don't think he was ever a member of the Nazi party. Also, there is quite a bit of debate among historians as to whether Alekhine actually wrote the anti-Semitic documents that bore his name. He later claimed that he was under duress to sign them in order to allow safe passage of his wife, either too or from Germany. As an after note, before he died, he was in negotiations with the Soviet government to play Botvinnik for the championship to take place in Moscow. As you can imagine, Alekhine was ecstatic to return to international chess (as opposed to Nazi tournaments where there was meager opposition, save for a young Paul Keres) and especially the country of his birth. Alas, it was not to be since the champion died broke and alone in a shabby hotel room in Portugal.
