How do you correctly pronounce "Alekhine"?

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Kens_Mom

I'm not quite sure how to pronounce the 4th world champion's name.  I've heard both "A-li-e-kin" and "A-le-kine" used, which I initially assumed referred to two different individuals (harhar).

 

Set me straight, chess.com.

blueslick

Al-yo-khin

Emphasis on the yo.

Zaxso
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PatzerLars

alkaline

MrEdCollins

I agree with AnthonyCG.  I've always been under the impression it is correctly pronounced al-YEH-kin, with the accent on the second sylable. 

At clubs and tourneys, too often I hear it pronounced AL-a-kine and I don't believe that is correct.

azziralc

Alek-hin = Alekhine

Kens_Mom

Thanks guys.  That cleared things up.

goldendog

Had an old mate who thought it was a-LOO-kine.

Al-co-hol is better than that.

fyy0r

I used to think it was Alek-hine, but I been using Alek-hin lately

unique1234567890

I believe it's Al-e-ek-in

sleepchamp

I am positive that it's a-LYE-khin. The kh is like ch in german, and the i is pronounced like "ee."

PStarr

You know I'm pretty sure it's "Al LOY hen"

ironic_begar

If I'm reading the IPA in wikipedia correctly, it's UH-lay-chin; with uh as in bud, ay as in pay, in as in pin, and the ch is like that back of the throat ch in german (think Bach).

better_than_morphy

A-ye-khin...but Alekhine by any other name would still kick most players behind.

Pawnpusher3

Allieyekin is the correct pronunciation

MrEdCollins

This website, for what it's worth, says it is correctly pronounced Al-YECK-in which is pretty close to what I thought it was.  (Al-YEH-kin)

http://www.chess-poster.com/english/notes_and_facts/pronounce_that_chess_name.htm

But I am pretty sure it is not pronounce "KINE" as I hear it so often.

blake78613

I pronounce it A-le-kine since that pronunciation really got under the skin of the anti-Semitic Alexander who considered it a Jewish pronunciation.

Boletus_CZ

His name is Алехин in Russian. I don`t know how to transliterate the pronunciation but it would be:

A-le-ch-in

A - as in but

le - as in small yet (said together)

ch - you are right about Bach  (it is a bit softeror as in loch. (not k - it is soft)

in - as in in

EvergreenStallion

aliohin

Slow_pawn
I heard GM Larry Christiansen pronounce it Alley-ekin