Alekhine's Grave Damaged by a storm.

Christophe Bouton reports: There was a hurricane in Paris on Dec 26th 1999 with great damage to the city. This includes the grave of Alekhine in Montparnasse Cimetery, in Paris (Lev Polugaevsky was also buried there). Alekhine was buried in Paris in a ceremony attended by the FIDE president, some vice presidents and Botvinnik. It took place on March 23, 1956. Officially the grave should be repaired by the family (according to French law) or by family insurance. It is reported that Alekhine's son lives in the US. Further details http://www.europe-echecs.com

Alekhine's grave has been damaged by a storm.