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August 2026

Revised Statutes

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The revised Statutes of the Chess History and Literature Society are now available in the Members’ Section under Documents.

Please note that members must be logged in to access and read the documents.

Alekhine and the War

Alekhine 1945
Alekhine 1945

by Georges Bertola

In 2015, I wrote an article devoted to Alekhine and his controversial course during the Second World War.

The Spanish historian Xavier Juncosa kindly sent me several very interesting documents that shed light on this troubled period.

Among them is a letter dated 22 November 1944, sent by the French consulate in San Sebastián to Jacques Truelle, Minister Plenipotentiary and representative in Spain of the Provisional Government of the French Republic in Madrid.

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