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im no longer sure of this, i borrowed abook along time ago from my friend an old book and have  a fast reading  a story  about  alekhine simultaneous play with 30 or 50 players.in the  middle of the game alekhine unknowingly urinated in the chess hall of the venue where the event  took place.an opener for full concentration and distraction. watch out for coming soon topics, this is all for now.                

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Benju13---is this the incident where Alekhine peeled the paint right off the wall? 

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"‘In a few tournaments he was found in a field drunk. He would urinate on the floor in other events.’

For these dainty tidings no documentary source is given, of course, for the Walls of this world expect us to take on trust their attacks on the chosen prey of the day. It can only be guessed that he has gleefully seized and embroidered upon what Reuben Fine (strong master, undependable writer) said on page 54 of The Psychology of the Chess Player, but that really won’t do. Poach from a dubious source some suspect chitchat about a deceased master and whisk it up from an alleged one-off incident into a categorical denunciation of repeated misconduct. Yes, being a chess journalist is that easy."

--Winter, who by the way isn't seemingly impressed by the authenticity of this account.

"... along about 1933, something happened. He began to drink more and more. ... Stories of his drinking were freely circulated; in one simultaneous exhibition he began to urinate on the floor, and the exhibition was canceled." Reuben Fine, The World's Great Chess Games, p. 150.

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raul72 wrote:

Benju13---is this the incident where Alekhine peeled the paint right off the wall? 


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pls read  golden dog of usa comment and quoteSmile

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