On Nov 8, 1:58 pm, "Rob" wrote:
Perhaps Max Euwe said it best:
"Alekhine's perfect technique and combinative talent are so well known
that it is unnecessary to talk about them. His conduct of the endgame
was shining. Even so, I admire most how he finished the adjourned
games. I had to analyze them, too, so I know them well. When I think of
how my opponent created ingenious ideas and how he finished them in
unexpected ways, I have only the greatest admiration for Alekhine's
playing style"

None of which has anything to do with "very pronounced theories about
lines of development especially as related in countering other
opponents lines of play." Euwe is just saying that Alekhine's accuracy,
tactical skill and endgame technique were excellent. This has nothing
to do with new "theories," whatever you meant by that and seem unable
to explain.

TK or Phil
Innes or Jerzy or Wlod are much better equiped to answer on the
specifics.

Um, Rob, in case you didn't notice, it was TK who asked you what
Alekhine's "theory" was. So isn't it a bit silly to say "TK is much
better equipped to answer"? TK is asking _you_ to answer.

Sorry,
I couldnt tell from Dr Blairs post that it wasn't he who was making the
statement.

His work ethic was unique in the total consumation. Others since have
mimiced this but none have combined both the work ethic and creative
genius as he did.

I would not agree. Before and during Alekhine's time the work ethics
of Rubinstein, Spielmann, Réti, Grünfeld, Euwe, Botvinnik and Keres
were probably at least equally strong, and after him those of Fischer,
Geller, Korchnoi, Polugaevsky, Portisch, Karpov, Kasparov and others
were as good or better. And certainly several of them also showed
creative genius.

Yes, But those players did not "create" as Alekhine did, in my
estimation. They were as the Romans.. well suited to apply ideas and
techniques already evidenced but not having the creative spark as the
Greeks.

I suggest getting better grounded in chess history before making
blanket generalizations that underestimate some very great players.