PRONOUNCE THAT CHESS WORD ...

Sometimes people ask how to pronounce certain chess terms, like en passant and en prise.

Here is a list of chess terms and personalities and their pronunciation by Bill Wall.

I warn you though: Max Euwe can only be pronounced correctly by Dutchmen and Flemish people ...... 😀

http://www.geocities.com/siliconvalley/lab/7378/pronounc.htm

Originally posted by ivanhoe
Sometimes people ask how to pronounce certain chess terms, like en passant and en prise.

Here is a list of chess terms and personalities and their pronunciation by Bill Wall.

I warn you though: Max Euwe can only be pronounced correctly by Dutchmen and Flemish people ...... 😀

http://www.geocities.com/siliconvalley/lab/7378/pronounc.htm

Originally posted by ivanhoe
Sometimes people ask how to pronounce certain chess terms, like en passant and en prise.

Here is a list of chess terms and personalities and their pronunciation by Bill Wall.

I warn you though: Max Euwe can only be pronounced correct ...[text shortened]...
http://www.geocities.com/siliconvalley/lab/7378/pronounc.htm

Originally posted by pradtf
i was rather surprised by

Alekhine (Al-YOCK-in)

Originally posted by TovMauzer
It is A-LYO-HIN with second stressed syllable. No "k" there.

Originally posted by SirLoseALot
Machgielis! I'd love to hear an english tongue try to pronounce that 😛
Reminds of the times I watched formula 1 on BBC just to hear them say 'Jos Verstappen' 🙄😀

If people want to know how the Dutch vowel "eu" in "Euwe" is pronounced, please visit:

http://www.stanford.edu/~sipma/proexerc.html

and listen carefully to : " deun dreunen steunde Teun ".

You'll find it in the "word box"(first sentence) at twelfth place on the left below "Now Pronounce correctly:"

Originally posted by ivanhoe

If people want to know how the Dutch vowel "eu" in "Euwe" is pronounced, please visit:

http://www.stanford.edu/~sipma/proexerc.html

and listen carefully to : " deun dreunen steunde Teun ".

You'll find it in the "word b ...[text shortened]... t twelfth place on the left below "Now Pronounce correctly:"

Originally posted by TovMauzer
It is A-LYO-HIN with second stressed syllable. No "k" there.

Originally posted by Drumbo
From the Oxford Chess Companion....it's pronounced al-yekh-een.
I should know, that's my name too.

Originally posted by Balla88
But the Russian pronounciation is different.

And another:

Alekhine (ahl-YECK-een), Alexander - former world champion


I rest my case

Baeh - bee Fish - er

Originally posted by Drumbo
And another:

Alekhine (ahl-YECK-een), Alexander - former world champion


I rest my case

I always pronounced it Alek (as in Alex) - hine (as in the "behind"😉


i have also heard some say "al - cane"

i suppose it all depends where you come from - what your native laungage is.