The most misspelled players of all time

2 months ago · Quote · #81
TetsuoShima

AndyClifton wrote:

Psalm25 wrote:

I thought Bent Larsen's first name was a typo the first time I saw it. Same for Paul Morphy's last name

And how about Pal Benko?

funny though... pal ;)
2 months ago · Quote · #82
ThrillerFan

One that I don't see misspelled, but rather, mis-pronounced is:

Alekhine

I've heard: Alakeen, Alakine, Alkaline (yes, I've heard people call him what they call the battery), Aliakin (or Ali Achin'), etc.

It's about as bad as the Cuban Singer. Gloria what?

Es' te fon
Es' te fin
E stef' on
E stef' in

Note the accent on the first syllable in the first 2, second syllable in the latter 2.
2 months ago · Quote · #83
NM ozzie_c_cobblepot

RomyGer wrote:

@ NM ozzie_c_cobblepot, post nr 63, have a look (again) at the forum " How do you pronounce Alekhine " by Casual_Joe, some months ago, in which you already wrote about the pronunciation of Euwe's name. This is the nice part of studying languages, pronunciations of the same word are so different in various countries. Being Dutch, as Euwe, I never heard a foreigner pronounce it as we do in Holland, ( like the town Scheveningen... Try it ! )

Good times.
2 months ago · Quote · #84
mvtjc

TetsuoShima wrote:

AndyClifton wrote:

Psalm25 wrote:

I thought Bent Larsen's first name was a typo the first time I saw it. Same for Paul Morphy's last name

And how about Pal Benko?

funny though... pal ;)

I thought that was PUNny
2 months ago · Quote · #85
mvtjc

ThrillerFan wrote:

One that I don't see misspelled, but rather, mis-pronounced is:

Alekhine

I've heard: Alakeen, Alakine, Alkaline (yes, I've heard people call him what they call the battery), Aliakin (or Ali Achin'), etc.

It's about as bad as the Cuban Singer. Gloria what?

Es' te fon
Es' te fin
E stef' on
E stef' in

Note the accent on the first syllable in the first 2, second syllable in the latter 2.

^Win
2 months ago · Quote · #86
NimzoRoy

Let's not also get started on mispronounced names OK?
2 months ago · Quote · #87
TetsuoShima

mvtjc wrote:

TetsuoShima wrote:

AndyClifton wrote:

Psalm25 wrote:

I thought Bent Larsen's first name was a typo the first time I saw it. Same for Paul Morphy's last name

And how about Pal Benko?

funny though... pal ;)

I thought that was PUNny

that was the funny thing
2 months ago · Quote · #88
bobbyDK

I could imagine a lot would write GM Roman Dzindzichashvili wrong.
2 months ago · Quote · #89
TetsuoShima

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2 months ago · Quote · #90
Psalm25

But no one other than Roman would probably notice
7 weeks ago · Quote · #91
qazx

Crazychessplaya wrote:

In reverse order, Miss World style:

5. Fischer, known to many as Fisher

4. Schlechter, a.k.a. Schlecter, Schleckter

3. Alekhine, affectionately known as Alkin

2. Rubinstein, who prompted the thread in fact. Rubenstein appears the most common version.

.... and now ... for the winner...

1. Nimzowitsch, actually had to look the spelling up.

[Edit: least misspelled - Tal]

cool thing
7 weeks ago · Quote · #92
RomyGer

@qazx and crazychessplaya : see post nr 57 on Nimzowitsch !
7 weeks ago · Quote · #93
JMB2010

Alexander Konstantinopolsky
7 weeks ago · Quote · #94
AndyClifton

Crazychessplaya wrote:

[Edit: least misspelled - Tal]

You mean Talj?
7 weeks ago · Quote · #95
blueemu

bobbyDK wrote:

I could imagine a lot would write GM Roman Dzindzichashvili wrong.

I got his autograph in 1988, at Saint John.

... he misspelled it.
7 weeks ago · Quote · #96
TitanCG

Rashid Nehzmetdinov

Aleksander Wojtkiewicz

Boris Spassky
6 weeks ago · Quote · #97
fburton

blueemu wrote:

bobbyDK wrote:

I could imagine a lot would write GM Roman Dzindzichashvili wrong.

I got his autograph in 1988, at Saint John.

... he misspelled it.

Hilarious!