The year 2016 is the anniversary of a number of significant events in the chess world. In 1946 Alexander Alekhine died in possession of the title, the only champion so to do. The following position is taken from Alekhine: Move by Move by Steve Giddins (Everyman Chess).
Alekhine-Prat: Paris Simultaneous 1913
Alekhine concludes with a typically brilliant flourish.
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