Starting Out: Alekhine's Defence - Cox "VENDOR Convekta" Not since Bobby Fischer had

Not since Bobby Fischer had faced Boris Spassky in Reykjavik in 1972 had the chess world seen such a tumultuous

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Starting Out: Alekhine's Defence - Cox "VENDOR Convekta" Not since Bobby Fischer hadWhite is often able to construct an impressively large central pawn formation, but Black's hope is that this becomes over stretched and disintegrates in the face of a vicious counterattack. Unsurprisingly, Alekhine's Defense has always been a favorite among uncompromising players such as Fischer and Alekhine himself, while more recently it's been utilized by the likes of Ivanchuk and Short. In this easy to read guide, openings expert John Cox goes