Alexander Alekhine
4th World Chess Champion · Classical era · Russia · 1892–1946
Took the title from Capablanca and died holding it; combinations of terrifying depth.
Career In The Collection
1000Games
520Wins
348Draws
131Losses
69%Score
1910–1946Active
Head-to-Head Records
| Opponent | Games | Wins | Draws | Losses | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Max Euwe | 79 | 26 | 34 | 18 | view games |
| Jose Raul Capablanca | 49 | 7 | 33 | 9 | view games |
| Savielly Tartakower | 26 | 10 | 14 | 2 | view games |
| Aron Nimzowitsch | 19 | 8 | 9 | 2 | view games |
| Rudolf Spielmann | 15 | 3 | 10 | 2 | view games |
| Frank Marshall | 14 | 7 | 7 | 0 | view games |
| Paul Keres | 14 | 5 | 8 | 1 | view games |
| Akiba Rubinstein | 13 | 8 | 2 | 3 | view games |
| Siegbert Tarrasch | 12 | 9 | 2 | 1 | view games |
| Geza Maroczy | 11 | 6 | 5 | 0 | view games |
| Reuben Fine | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | view games |
| Richard Reti | 9 | 3 | 5 | 1 | view games |
| Emanuel Lasker | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | view games |
| Samuel Reshevsky | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | view games |
| Mir Sultan Khan | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | view games |
| Mikhail Botvinnik | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | view games |
| Carl Schlechter | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | view games |
| Joseph Blackburne | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | view games |
1000 Games · Page 1 of 5
- 1946 vs Francesco Lupi White Estorial m C80 1/2-1/2
- 1946 vs Francesco Lupi Black Estorial m C42 0-1
- 1946 vs Francesco Lupi Black Estorial m C10 1-0
- 1945 vs A. Bona Black Madrid D21 0-1
- 1945 vs Ariel Bonet White Gijon C84 1-0
- 1945 vs Clotas Black Gijon C15 0-1
- 1945 vs M. De las Clotas White Gijon C36 1-0
- 1945 vs J. Fernandez Rua Black Gijon B25 0-1
- 1945 vs A. Frias Black Almeria C02 0-1
- 1945 vs A. Frias Black Almeria E01 1/2-1/2
- 1945 vs Juan Manuel Fuentes Black Madrid A29 1/2-1/2
- 1945 vs L. Gallego White Gijon C84 1-0
- 1945 vs Lopez Nunez White Almeria C07 0-1
- 1945 vs A. Lopez Julio White Almeria C10 1-0
- 1945 vs Francesco Lupi Black Sabadell D86 0-1
- 1945 vs Francesco Lupi Black Gijon D32 0-1
- 1945 vs M. Mampel Black Gijon C64 0-1
- 1945 vs Moreno Martinez White Almeria E09 1-0
- 1945 vs Moreno Martinez Black Almeria A50 0-1
- 1945 vs Antonio Angel Medina Garcia Black Sabadell C86 1/2-1/2
- 1945 vs Antonio Angel Medina Garcia Black Gijon B75 1-0
- 1945 vs M. Ortueta Black Madrid E38 0-1
- 1945 vs F. Perez White Madrid C71 1-0
- 1945 vs Francisco Jose Perez Perez Black Almeria C91 1/2-1/2
- 1945 vs Arturo Pomar Salamanca Black Madrid C01 0-1
- 1945 vs A. Rico White Gijon B11 1/2-1/2
- 1945 vs J. Sanz White Madrid A36 1-0
- 1945 vs Filiberto Terrazas Black Sabadell C87 0-1
- 1945 vs V. Valles White Sabadell E00 1/2-1/2
- 1944 vs Ariel Bonet Black Gijon D23 0-1
- 1944 vs L. Gallego White Gijon A52 1-0
- 1944 vs V. Gonzalez Black Gijon B45 0-1
- 1944 vs M. Mampel White Gijon D53 1-0
- 1944 vs Antonio Angel Medina Garcia Black Gijon C53 0-1
- 1944 vs Arturo Pomar Salamanca White Gijon C84 1/2-1/2
- 1944 vs Ramon Rey Ardid White Zaragoza m C64 1/2-1/2
- 1944 vs Ramon Rey Ardid White Zaragoza m C86 1-0
- 1944 vs Ramon Rey Ardid Black Zaragoza m C48 1/2-1/2
- 1944 vs Ramon Rey Ardid Black Zaragoza m E19 1/2-1/2
- 1944 vs A. Rico White Gijon E01 1-0
- 1944 vs Julio Salas Romo Black Gijon A47 0-1
- 1943 vs Milan Bartosek White Prague C07 1-0
- 1943 vs Efim Bogoljubow White Salzburg E06 1/2-1/2
- 1943 vs Efim Bogoljubow Black Salzburg D00 0-1
- 1943 vs Carl Johan Margot Carls Black Prague+ A28 0-1
- 1943 vs Max Dietze Black Prague E13 0-1
- 1943 vs Jiri Fichtl White Prague E19 1/2-1/2
- 1943 vs Jaromir Florian Black Prague C41 0-1
- 1943 vs Jan Foltys White Salzburg D02 1-0
- 1943 vs Jan Foltys Black Prague A92 1/2-1/2
- 1943 vs Jan Foltys Black Salzburg E39 1/2-1/2
- 1943 vs Miroslav Katetov Black Prague A09 1/2-1/2
- 1943 vs Paul Keres Black Salzburg C92 1/2-1/2
- 1943 vs Paul Keres White Prague D49 1/2-1/2
- 1943 vs Paul Keres White Salzburg E19 1/2-1/2
- 1943 vs Jindrich Kubanek Black Prague C73 0-1
- 1943 vs Josef Lokvenc White Prague E17 1-0
- 1943 vs Oldrich Novotny White Prague C79 1-0
- 1943 vs Karel Opocensky White Prague C01 1-0
- 1943 vs Ludek Pachman White Prague E33 1-0
- 1943 vs Jiri Podgorny White Prague B22 1-0
- 1943 vs Karel Prucha Black Prague A47 0-1
- 1943 vs Ludwig Sr Rellstab Black Salzburg C91 0-1
- 1943 vs Ludwig Sr Rellstab White Salzburg B55 1-0
- 1943 vs Fritz Saemisch Black Prague C79 0-1
- 1943 vs Jaroslav Sajtar Black Prague A06 0-1
- 1943 vs Paul Felix Schmidt Black Salzburg C91 1/2-1/2
- 1943 vs Paul Felix Schmidt White Salzburg C84 1-0
- 1943 vs Ruzena Sucha White Prague C00 1-0
- 1943 vs Bedrich Thelen Black Prague D06 0-1
- 1943 vs Karel Urbanec White Prague C07 1-0
- 1942 vs Gedeon Barcza White Munich C84 1-0
- 1942 vs Efim Bogoljubow White Salzburg C01 1-0
- 1942 vs Efim Bogoljubow Black Salzburg B15 1-0
- 1942 vs Efim Bogoljubow Black Munich D50 1/2-1/2
- 1942 vs Jan Foltys White Duras 60 mem B22 1/2-1/2
- 1942 vs Jan Foltys White Munich B70 1/2-1/2
- 1942 vs Karel Hromadka White Duras 60 mem C79 1-0
- 1942 vs Klaus Junge Black Salzburg A09 0-1
- 1942 vs Klaus Junge Black Munich E02 0-1
- 1942 vs Klaus Junge White Salzburg D31 0-1
- 1942 vs Klaus Junge White Duras 60 mem E03 1-0
- 1942 vs Paul Keres Black Salzburg C34 0-1
- 1942 vs Paul Keres White Munich E17 1-0
- 1942 vs Paul Keres White Salzburg C86 1-0
- 1942 vs Cenek Kottnauer Black Duras 60 mem E19 0-1
- 1942 vs Mariano Napolitano White Munich B62 1-0
- 1942 vs Karel Opocensky Black Duras 60 mem A54 0-1
- 1942 vs Jiri Podgorny Black Duras 60 mem C49 0-1
- 1942 vs Frantisek Prokop White Duras 60 mem D46 1-0
- 1942 vs Braslav Rabar White Munich E02 1-0
- 1942 vs Josef Rejfir Black Duras 60 mem E32 1/2-1/2
- 1942 vs Ludwig Sr Rellstab Black Munich D02 1-0
- 1942 vs Kurt Richter White Munich D40 1-0
- 1942 vs V. Rohacek Black Munich C42 1/2-1/2
- 1942 vs Fritz Saemisch Black Duras 60 mem C41 1/2-1/2
- 1942 vs Paul Felix Schmidt Black Salzburg D12 0-1
- 1942 vs Paul Felix Schmidt White Salzburg C86 1-0
- 1942 vs Goesta Stoltz White Salzburg B54 1-0
- 1942 vs Goesta Stoltz Black Munich C98 0-1
- 1942 vs Goesta Stoltz Black Salzburg C78 1/2-1/2
- 1942 vs Bedrich Thelen White Duras 60 mem C07 1/2-1/2
- 1942 vs Frantisek Zita White Duras 60 mem D40 1/2-1/2
- 1941 vs Alba White Madrid sim D06 1-0
- 1941 vs Alcon White Madrid sim B38 1-0
- 1941 vs Max Blumich Black Krakow B15 0-1
- 1941 vs Efim Bogoljubow White Krakow E08 1-0
- 1941 vs Efim Bogoljubow White Munich C84 1-0
- 1941 vs Carl Johan Margot Carls White Krakow B50 1/2-1/2
- 1941 vs J. Chamero White Madrid sim D36 1-0
- 1941 vs L. Chamero White Madrid sim C66 1-0
- 1941 vs M. Cifuentes White Madrid sim B38 1-0
- 1941 vs Nicolaas Cortlever White Munich C08 1-0
- 1941 vs Manuel De Agustin White Madrid sim C40 1-0
- 1941 vs Escobar White Madrid sim C10 1-0
- 1941 vs Farres White Madrid sim B15 1/2-1/2
- 1941 vs Fernandez White Madrid sim D31 1-0
- 1941 vs Feu White Madrid sim D31 1-0
- 1941 vs Jan Foltys Black Munich E35 1/2-1/2
- 1941 vs Geza Fuster White Munich A90 1/2-1/2
- 1941 vs Galindo White Madrid sim B32 1/2-1/2
- 1941 vs Eusebo Gomez Black Madrid sim A08 0-1
- 1941 vs Hahn Black Krakow B12 1/2-1/2
- 1941 vs Klaus Junge Black Krakow D40 1/2-1/2
- 1941 vs Georg Kieninger Black Munich C64 0-1
- 1941 vs Georg Kieninger White Krakow A54 1-0
- 1941 vs Kocher White Madrid sim C06 1-0
- 1941 vs Peter Leepin Black Munich A22 0-1
- 1941 vs Josef Lokvenc Black Krakow D40 1/2-1/2
- 1941 vs Erik Lundin White Munich B84 1/2-1/2
- 1941 vs Machiniena White Madrid sim B07 1-0
- 1941 vs S. Martin White Madrid sim C00 1-0
- 1941 vs Mollinedo White Madrid sim B00 1-0
- 1941 vs Paul Mross Black Krakow A47 0-1
- 1941 vs Paul Mross Black Munich C79 1/2-1/2
- 1941 vs I. Nabarro White Madrid sim B10 1-0
- 1941 vs Bjorn Nielsen White Munich C86 0-1
- 1941 vs Heinz Nowarra White Krakow E07 1/2-1/2
- 1941 vs Karel Opocensky Black Munich D55 1-0
- 1941 vs M. Ortueta Black Madrid sim C23 0-1
- 1941 vs Braslav Rabar White Munich C07 1-0
- 1941 vs T. Reger Black Krakow D40 0-1
- 1941 vs Reig Black Madrid sim D02 0-1
- 1941 vs Pal Rethy White Munich C28 1-0
- 1941 vs Kurt Richter Black Munich D00 0-1
- 1941 vs J. Robles White Madrid sim C73 1-0
- 1941 vs Ivan Vladimir Rohacek White Munich C83 1-0
- 1941 vs Salvatierra White Madrid sim D61 1-0
- 1941 vs Paul Felix Schmidt White Krakow B70 1-0
- 1941 vs Goesta Stoltz Black Munich C43 1/2-1/2
- 1941 vs Vasquez White Madrid sim C05 0-1
- 1941 vs C. Vitoria White Madrid sim B07 1-0
- 1941 vs Yaner White Madrid sim C28 1/2-1/2
- 1940 vs Amores White Lisabon sim B73 1-0
- 1940 vs A. Araujo Pereira White Lisabon sim C78 1/2-1/2
- 1940 vs Arrais White Lisabon sim C70 1-0
- 1940 vs Batoreu White Lisabon sim D60 1-0
- 1940 vs P. Braumann White Lisabon sim C40 1/2-1/2
- 1940 vs A. Cruz White Lisabon sim D61 0-1
- 1940 vs A. De Carvalho White Lisabon sim C60 1-0
- 1940 vs Ferreira White Lisabon sim B73 1-0
- 1940 vs Fuchs White Lisabon sim D52 1-0
- 1940 vs Kaldeira White Lisabon sim C28 1-0
- 1940 vs Macedo White Lisabon sim C73 1-0
- 1940 vs AM. Pires White Lisabon sim D62 0-1
- 1939 vs Fricis Apsenieks Black Buenos Aires ol f-A C01 0-1
- 1939 vs Mariano Castillo Larenas Black Buenos Aires ol prel-B D38 1/2-1/2
- 1939 vs Mariano Castillo Larenas White Buenos Aires ol f-A A44 1-0
- 1939 vs H. Cordova White Buenos Aires ol prel-B B14 1-0
- 1939 vs Moshe Czerniak Black Buenos Aires ol f-A A29 0-1
- 1939 vs Erich Gottlieb Eliskases White Buenos Aires ol prel-B D41 1-0
- 1939 vs Jens Enevoldsen Black Buenos Aires ol f-A E33 0-1
- 1939 vs Paul Keres White Buenos Aires ol f-A E19 1/2-1/2
- 1939 vs Alberto Lopez Arce White Buenos Aires ol f-A C84 1-0
- 1939 vs Vladas Mikenas Black Buenos Aires ol f-A A40 1/2-1/2
- 1939 vs Vladimirs Petrovs Black Buenos Aires ol prel-B E02 1/2-1/2
- 1939 vs Ernesto Rotunno Black Buenos Aires ol prel-B D41 0-1
- 1939 vs Gideon Stahlberg White Buenos Aires ol f-A D67 1/2-1/2
- 1939 vs Octavio Trompowsky White Buenos Aires ol f-A E34 1/2-1/2
- 1939 vs Alexandar K Tsvetkov White Buenos Aires ol prel-B B50 1-0
- 1939 vs Theo D Van Scheltinga Black Buenos Aires ol f-A D22 1/2-1/2
- 1938 vs Conel Hughes Alexander Black Margate C16 1/2-1/2
- 1938 vs Julio Cesar Balparda Black Carrasco A47 0-1
- 1938 vs Rafael Bensadon White Carrasco C43 1-0
- 1938 vs Eero Book White Margate D28 1-0
- 1938 vs Mikhail Botvinnik White AVRO E19 1/2-1/2
- 1938 vs Mikhail Botvinnik Black AVRO D41 1-0
- 1938 vs Jose Canepa Black Carrasco C02 0-1
- 1938 vs Jose Raul Capablanca White AVRO C06 1-0
- 1938 vs Jose Raul Capablanca Black AVRO E17 1/2-1/2
- 1938 vs Walter Oswaldo Cruz Black Carrasco E16 1/2-1/2
- 1938 vs A. Da Silva Rocha White Carrasco B60 1-0
- 1938 vs A. De Oliveira White Carrasco B18 1-0
- 1938 vs Max Euwe Black AVRO E15 1/2-1/2
- 1938 vs Max Euwe White AVRO D13 1-0
- 1938 vs Virgilio Fenoglio White Carrasco A11 1-0
- 1938 vs Reuben Fine White AVRO C83 0-1
- 1938 vs Reuben Fine Black AVRO C76 1-0
- 1938 vs Salo Flohr White AVRO C90 1-0
- 1938 vs Salo Flohr Black AVRO E16 1/2-1/2
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