Answers.Body: <p>According to the Italian Wikipedia his father, Aleksandr Ivanovič Alechin, died in 1917, (so <em>probably</em> because of the revolution) and his mother, Anes'ja Ivanovna Alechina, died in 1915 in a clinic for mental illness. Alehkine's life during the revolution is not well known. Kotov's Alekhine biography should be a valuable source.     </p>
  
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Body: <p>Alexander Alekhine, the former World Chess Champion, came from a notable family in Russia. His father, Alexander Ivanovich, was apparently Privy Councilor to the Duma and a Marshal of the Nobility. Alekhine himself was imprisoned during the Revolution and narrowly avoided being executed. His brother <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexei_Alekhine" rel="nofollow">Alexei</a>, apparently survived as well, going on to be chess player and editor under the Soviets. What about the rest of his family? Did they survive the Revolution?</p>
  
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Title: What happened to Alexander Alekhine's family?
ThreadText: # What happened to Alexander Alekhine's family?
  
  (Asked by: username_0 on 2016-05-05)
  
  Alexander Alekhine, the former World Chess Champion, came from a notable family in Russia. His father, Alexander Ivanovich, was apparently Privy Councilor to the Duma and a Marshal of the Nobility. Alekhine himself was imprisoned during the Revolution and narrowly avoided being executed. His brother [Alexei](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexei_Alekhine), apparently survived as well, going on to be chess player and editor under the Soviets. What about the rest of his family? Did they survive the Revolution?
  
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  ### Answer by username_1 on 2016-05-06. Score: 3
  
  According to the Italian Wikipedia his father, Aleksandr Ivanovič Alechin, died in 1917, (so *probably* because of the revolution) and his mother, Anes'ja Ivanovna Alechina, died in 1915 in a clinic for mental illness. Alehkine's life during the revolution is not well known. Kotov's Alekhine biography should be a valuable source.
  
  
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