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 4 of 5
- 1932 vs Victor Berger White London B15 1-0
- 1932 vs Jacob Bernstein Black Pasadena E43 0-1
- 1932 vs Ossip Bernstein Black Bern C68 0-1
- 1932 vs Efim Bogoljubow Black Bern D45 1-0
- 1932 vs Harry Borochow White Pasadena C82 1-0
- 1932 vs Brooklyn College White New York sim C90 1/2-1/2
- 1932 vs Brooklyn CC White New York sim C28 1/2-1/2
- 1932 vs Erich Brunner White Mexico City D36 1-0
- 1932 vs Carpenter/Rosenthal White New York sim C90 1-0
- 1932 vs Casey/Schaeffer/Lyon White New York sim C90 0-1
- 1932 vs B. Colin Black Bern D41 0-1
- 1932 vs Arthur William Dake Black Pasadena B13 1-0
- 1932 vs Max Euwe White Bern B14 1/2-1/2
- 1932 vs Evening Post White New York sim C88 1-0
- 1932 vs Samuel Factor Black Pasadena B02 1/2-1/2
- 1932 vs Reuben Fine White Pasadena B02 1/2-1/2
- 1932 vs Adolf Fink Black Pasadena C44 0-1
- 1932 vs CC. Flatbush White New York sim C68 1/2-1/2
- 1932 vs Salo Flohr White Bern D05 1-0
- 1932 vs Salo Flohr White London E16 1/2-1/2
- 1932 vs SE. Gale White Toronto sim C87 0-1
- 1932 vs E. Gonzalez Rojo White Mexico City B02 1-0
- 1932 vs Grafman/Sandford/Griffith White New York sim C68 1/2-1/2
- 1932 vs Green/Montgomery/Sard White New York sim D32 1-0
- 1932 vs Henry Grob White Bern C84 1-0
- 1932 vs N. Grossman White New York sim B85 0-1
- 1932 vs Fritz Gygli Black Bern D27 1/2-1/2
- 1932 vs Haegg White Los Angeles sim D61 1-0
- 1932 vs Walter Henneberger Black Bern C46 0-1
- 1932 vs Herisse/Tolins/Hassialis White New York sim B62 1-0
- 1932 vs Hoffman White Toronto sim C25 0-1
- 1932 vs Howe White Los Angeles sim D53 1-0
- 1932 vs James/Madison/High White New York sim C47 0-1
- 1932 vs Hans Johner White Bern D32 1-0
- 1932 vs Paul F Johner White Bern E16 1-0
- 1932 vs Isaac Kashdan White Mexico City C79 1/2-1/2
- 1932 vs Isaac Kashdan Black London D85 1/2-1/2
- 1932 vs Isaac Kashdan White Pasadena D36 1-0
- 1932 vs George Koltanowski White London C73 1-0
- 1932 vs W. Lamb White Los Angeles sim D10 0-1
- 1932 vs Levenstein/Grossman White New York sim B03 1/2-1/2
- 1932 vs D. Luvstrand White Toronto sim E20 0-1
- 1932 vs Geza Maroczy Black London C46 1/2-1/2
- 1932 vs R. Mc Bride White Los Angeles sim A82 0-1
- 1932 vs Herrick Mc Clellan White New York sim E17 1/2-1/2
- 1932 vs J. Medina Black Mexico City E00 0-1
- 1932 vs Vera Menchik Black London E14 0-1
- 1932 vs Philip Stuart Milner Barry Black London C28 0-1
- 1932 vs Oskar Naegeli White Bern D63 1/2-1/2
- 1932 vs New York University White New York sim E17 1/2-1/2
- 1932 vs New York Athletic Cl White New York sim D61 1-0
- 1932 vs Newman/Mac Murray White New York sim D63 1/2-1/2
- 1932 vs Park Avenue CC White New York sim D35 1/2-1/2
- 1932 vs Fred Reinfeld Black Pasadena D48 1/2-1/2
- 1932 vs Samuel Reshevsky White Pasadena D35 1-0
- 1932 vs W. Rivier White Bern D02 1-0
- 1932 vs Volkman Rosenthal White New York sim C90 1/2-1/2
- 1932 vs M. Scholtz White Los Angeles sim B13 0-1
- 1932 vs M. Soto Larrea Black Mexico City D26 0-1
- 1932 vs Adolf Staehelin Black Bern E34 0-1
- 1932 vs Herman Steiner White Pasadena C78 1-0
- 1932 vs Mir Sultan Khan White London E38 1-0
- 1932 vs Mir Sultan Khan White Bern B13 1-0
- 1932 vs Savielly Tartakower White London A51 1-0
- 1932 vs George Alan Thomas Black London C73 1/2-1/2
- 1932 vs Varnum/Bruzza/Ruberl White New York sim C28 1/2-1/2
- 1932 vs J. Vazquez White Mexico City D51 1-0
- 1932 vs Erwin Voellmy Black Bern D48 0-1
- 1932 vs Sawyer Vorkapich White Los Angeles sim D05 1-0
- 1932 vs William Winter White London B13 1-0
- 1931 vs Erik Sr Andersen White Prague ol A50 1-0
- 1931 vs Lajos Asztalos Black Bled C11 1/2-1/2
- 1931 vs Lajos Asztalos White Bled D60 1/2-1/2
- 1931 vs Efim Bogoljubow Black Bled E33 0-1
- 1931 vs Efim Bogoljubow Black Prague ol C01 1/2-1/2
- 1931 vs Efim Bogoljubow White Bled D70 1/2-1/2
- 1931 vs British Chess Club White Paris sim C68 1-0
- 1931 vs HC. Christoffersen Black Prague ol A47 0-1
- 1931 vs Edgar Colle Black Bled D34 0-1
- 1931 vs Edgar Colle White Bled D51 1-0
- 1931 vs Dobrovic White Belgrade sim C07 1-0
- 1931 vs Elacic White Belgrade sim C13 1-0
- 1931 vs Stefan Erdelyi White Prague ol B54 1-0
- 1931 vs Salo Flohr White Bled D28 1-0
- 1931 vs Salo Flohr Black Bled C13 1/2-1/2
- 1931 vs Salo Flohr Black Prague ol C46 0-1
- 1931 vs DI. Glikberg White Paris sim D43 1/2-1/2
- 1931 vs Manuel Golmayo de la Torriente Black Prague ol C76 1/2-1/2
- 1931 vs Ernst Gruenfeld White Prague ol D41 1-0
- 1931 vs Hans Johner White Prague ol E11 1-0
- 1931 vs Isaac Kashdan Black Bled C48 1/2-1/2
- 1931 vs Isaac Kashdan White Prague ol D67 1/2-1/2
- 1931 vs Isaac Kashdan White Bled D52 1/2-1/2
- 1931 vs Kondic White Belgrade sim E20 0-1
- 1931 vs Boris Kostic White Bled D04 1-0
- 1931 vs Boris Kostic Black Bled C45 1/2-1/2
- 1931 vs S. Lugowski White Belgrade sim C25 1-0
- 1931 vs Geza Maroczy White Bled D66 1-0
- 1931 vs Geza Maroczy Black Bled B13 0-1
- 1931 vs Hermanis Matisons Black Prague ol C46 1-0
- 1931 vs Vladas Mikenas Black Prague ol D52 1/2-1/2
- 1931 vs Aron Nimzowitsch Black Bled B13 0-1
- 1931 vs Aron Nimzowitsch White Bled C15 1-0
- 1931 vs Ormai White Belgrade sim C51 1-0
- 1931 vs V. Petrovic White Belgrade sim C11 1-0
- 1931 vs Vasja Pirc White Bled D30 1-0
- 1931 vs Vasja Pirc Black Bled D32 0-1
- 1931 vs Stefano Rosselli del Turco Black Prague ol A47 0-1
- 1931 vs A. Rudenko White Paris sim C50 1/2-1/2
- 1931 vs Russian Chess Circle White Paris sim A51 1-0
- 1931 vs Rudolf Spielmann White Bled D55 1/2-1/2
- 1931 vs Rudolf Spielmann Black Bled D36 1/2-1/2
- 1931 vs Gideon Stahlberg Black Prague ol E35 0-1
- 1931 vs Endre Steiner White Prague ol A32 1-0
- 1931 vs Goesta Stoltz White Bled D17 1-0
- 1931 vs Goesta Stoltz Black Bled C71 0-1
- 1931 vs Mir Sultan Khan White Prague ol E15 1/2-1/2
- 1931 vs Savielly Tartakower Black Prague ol C01 1/2-1/2
- 1931 vs Savielly Tartakower White Bled B07 1-0
- 1931 vs Savielly Tartakower Black Bled C77 1/2-1/2
- 1931 vs Cukierman Tartakower White Paris sim B30 0-1
- 1931 vs Vasilje Tomovic White Belgrade sim B30 0-1
- 1931 vs Bora Tot White Belgrade sim E11 1/2-1/2
- 1931 vs Vardonenko White Paris sim C30 1-0
- 1931 vs Milan Sr Vidmar Black Bled D46 1/2-1/2
- 1931 vs Milan Sr Vidmar White Bled D55 1-0
- 1931 vs Milan Sr Vidmar White Prague ol C48 1/2-1/2
- 1931 vs Sava Vukovic White Belgrade sim D63 1/2-1/2
- 1931 vs Henri Gerard Weenink White Prague ol D12 1-0
- 1931 vs Wurzburger White Paris sim D43 1/2-1/2
- 1930 vs Carl Oscar Ahues Black San Remo A47 0-1
- 1930 vs Jose Joaquin Araiza Munoz White San Remo C15 1-0
- 1930 vs Djordje Avirovic White JUG tour sim C73 1-0
- 1930 vs Abraham Baratz White Hamburg ol D30 1-0
- 1930 vs Efim Bogoljubow Black San Remo D17 1/2-1/2
- 1930 vs Stanko Borkovic White JUG tour sim D44 0-1
- 1930 vs Stanko Borkovic White JUG tour sim C66 1-0
- 1930 vs I. Broder White JUG tour sim B12 0-1
- 1930 vs Edgar Colle Black San Remo D04 0-1
- 1930 vs Arne Desler White Hamburg ol B70 1-0
- 1930 vs M. Dumic Black JUG tour sim D13 0-1
- 1930 vs M. Dumic White JUG tour sim D61 1/2-1/2
- 1930 vs Branko Filipcic White JUG tour sim B20 1/2-1/2
- 1930 vs Milan Filipcic White JUG tour sim D30 1/2-1/2
- 1930 vs Julij Gabrovshek White JUG tour sim D60 0-1
- 1930 vs Eggert Gilfer White Hamburg ol D61 1-0
- 1930 vs P. Glassberg White Vienna sim B70 0-1
- 1930 vs F. Glueckmann White Vienna sim D61 0-1
- 1930 vs Manuel Golmayo de la Torriente Black Hamburg ol C68 0-1
- 1930 vs Roberto Grau Black San Remo A15 0-1
- 1930 vs C. Hovind Black Hamburg ol C01 0-1
- 1930 vs Niklas Johansson White Stockholm sim D51 0-1
- 1930 vs Hans Kmoch White San Remo E51 1-0
- 1930 vs Nikolaj Kulzinski White JUG tour sim B12 1/2-1/2
- 1930 vs Peder Andreas Larsen Black Hamburg ol C46 0-1
- 1930 vs Alexander Macht Black Hamburg ol C77 0-1
- 1930 vs Gunnar Magnusson White Stockholm sim B30 0-1
- 1930 vs Geza Maroczy White San Remo D67 1-0
- 1930 vs Maurer White Vienna sim D52 1-0
- 1930 vs Mendelevic White JUG tour sim E43 1-0
- 1930 vs Mario Monticelli White San Remo C86 1-0
- 1930 vs Aron Nimzowitsch White San Remo C17 1-0
- 1930 vs Pavlovic White JUG tour sim B01 0-1
- 1930 vs Vasja Pirc White JUG tour sim E20 0-1
- 1930 vs Matko Rojnic White JUG tour sim D61 0-1
- 1930 vs Massimiliano Romi White San Remo D30 1-0
- 1930 vs K. Rozic Black JUG tour sim E22 1/2-1/2
- 1930 vs Akiba Rubinstein White San Remo D65 1-0
- 1930 vs Leone Singer White JUG tour sim B18 1/2-1/2
- 1930 vs Leone Singer White JUG tour sim B12 1-0
- 1930 vs Rudolf Spielmann Black San Remo C01 1/2-1/2
- 1930 vs D. Spitzer White JUG tour sim A82 0-1
- 1930 vs Gideon Stahlberg Black Hamburg ol E23 0-1
- 1930 vs Savielly Tartakower White San Remo A90 1-0
- 1930 vs Milan Jr Vidmar White JUG tour sim D51 1-0
- 1930 vs Milan Sr Vidmar Black San Remo E37 0-1
- 1930 vs Z. Weiss White JUG tour sim B12 1/2-1/2
- 1930 vs E. Werner White Stockholm sim C01 0-1
- 1930 vs Frederick Yates Black San Remo C71 0-1
- 1929 vs SW. Addleman Black Chicago sim C11 0-1
- 1929 vs J. Alcayaga White Mexico sim D61 0-1
- 1929 vs Jose Joaquin Araiza Munoz White Mexico sim E11 0-1
- 1929 vs Arancegui White Mexico sim D06 1-0
- 1929 vs Avida White Mexico sim D51 1-0
- 1929 vs JM. Bengoa White Mexico sim D61 1-0
- 1929 vs Horace Ransom Bigelow Black Bradley Beach A28 0-1
- 1929 vs Efim Bogoljubow White World Championship 14th D51 1-0
- 1929 vs Efim Bogoljubow Black World Championship 14th D52 0-1
- 1929 vs Efim Bogoljubow White World Championship 14th D52 1/2-1/2
- 1929 vs Efim Bogoljubow White World Championship 14th E70 1/2-1/2
- 1929 vs Efim Bogoljubow Black World Championship 14th D30 0-1
- 1929 vs Efim Bogoljubow White World Championship 14th E22 1-0
- 1929 vs Efim Bogoljubow Black World Championship 14th D30 1-0
- 1929 vs Efim Bogoljubow Black World Championship 14th E38 1-0
- 1929 vs Efim Bogoljubow White World Championship 14th D51 1/2-1/2
- 1929 vs Efim Bogoljubow White World Championship 14th D46 1/2-1/2
- 1929 vs Efim Bogoljubow White World Championship 14th D16 1-0
- 1929 vs Efim Bogoljubow Black World Championship 14th E23 1/2-1/2
- 1929 vs Efim Bogoljubow Black World Championship 14th C76 0-1
- 1929 vs Efim Bogoljubow Black World Championship 14th E22 1-0
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