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How do you correctly pronounce "Alekhine"?


  • 11 months ago · Quote · #1

    Kens_Mom

    I'm not quite sure how to pronounce the 4th world champion's name.  I've heard both "A-li-e-kin" and "A-le-kine" used, which I initially assumed referred to two different individuals (harhar).

     

    Set me straight, chess.com.

  • 11 months ago · Quote · #2

    blueslick

    Al-yo-khin

    Emphasis on the yo.

  • 11 months ago · Quote · #3

    Zaxso

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  • 11 months ago · Quote · #4

    Estragon

    all-YAY-kin

  • 11 months ago · Quote · #5

    PatzerLars

    alkaline

  • 11 months ago · Quote · #6

    AnthonyCG

    I thought it was al-YEH-kin.

  • 11 months ago · Quote · #7

    MrEdCollins

    I agree with AnthonyCG.  I've always been under the impression it is correctly pronounced al-YEH-kin, with the accent on the second sylable. 

    At clubs and tourneys, too often I hear it pronounced AL-a-kine and I don't believe that is correct.

  • 11 months ago · Quote · #8

    nyLsel

    Alek-hin = Alekhine

  • 11 months ago · Quote · #9

    Kens_Mom

    Thanks guys.  That cleared things up.

  • 11 months ago · Quote · #10

    Steve212000

    Alesheen

  • 11 months ago · Quote · #11

    goldendog

    Had an old mate who thought it was a-LOO-kine.

    Al-co-hol is better than that.

  • 11 months ago · Quote · #12

    fyy0r

    I used to think it was Alek-hine, but I been using Alek-hin lately

  • 11 months ago · Quote · #13

    unique1234567890

    I believe it's Al-e-ek-in

  • 11 months ago · Quote · #14

    unityjeauxx

    I am positive that it's a-LYE-khin. The kh is like ch in german, and the i is pronounced like "ee."

  • 11 months ago · Quote · #15

    FirebrandX

    FM Hayward once sent me a link to a film interview where the English person pronounced it as "Al - eh - Keen" to which Alekhine made no objections to.

    Still though, it seems to endure as a mystery.

  • 11 months ago · Quote · #16

    PStarr

    You know I'm pretty sure it's "Al LOY hen"

  • 11 months ago · Quote · #17

    ironic_begar

    If I'm reading the IPA in wikipedia correctly, it's UH-lay-chin; with uh as in bud, ay as in pay, in as in pin, and the ch is like that back of the throat ch in german (think Bach).

  • 11 months ago · Quote · #18

    better_than_morphy

    A-ye-khin...but Alekhine by any other name would still kick most players behind.

  • 11 months ago · Quote · #19

    Pawnpusher3

    Allieyekin is the correct pronunciation

  • 11 months ago · Quote · #20

    MrEdCollins

    This website, for what it's worth, says it is correctly pronounced Al-YECK-in which is pretty close to what I thought it was.  (Al-YEH-kin)

    http://www.chess-poster.com/english/notes_and_facts/pronounce_that_chess_name.htm

    But I am pretty sure it is not pronounce "KINE" as I hear it so often.


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