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 5 of 5
- 1929 vs Efim Bogoljubow Black World Championship 14th A50 0-1
- 1929 vs Efim Bogoljubow White World Championship 14th D70 1-0
- 1929 vs Efim Bogoljubow White World Championship 14th D17 1-0
- 1929 vs Efim Bogoljubow Black World Championship 14th C11 1-0
- 1929 vs Efim Bogoljubow White World Championship 14th D30 1/2-1/2
- 1929 vs Efim Bogoljubow White World Championship 14th D17 1/2-1/2
- 1929 vs Efim Bogoljubow White World Championship 14th D78 1-0
- 1929 vs Efim Bogoljubow Black World Championship 14th D52 0-1
- 1929 vs Efim Bogoljubow Black World Championship 14th C11 1/2-1/2
- 1929 vs Efim Bogoljubow White World Championship 14th D52 0-1
- 1929 vs Efim Bogoljubow Black World Championship 14th C79 1/2-1/2
- 1929 vs L. Brand White Cincinnati sim B40 0-1
- 1929 vs JM. Bringas White Mexico sim E11 1-0
- 1929 vs JM. Bringas White Mexico sim B02 1-0
- 1929 vs Brunner White Mexico sim B02 1-0
- 1929 vs C. Cardenas White Mexico sim B02 0-1
- 1929 vs Rafael Cintron White Bradley Beach D61 1-0
- 1929 vs John William Collins White Chicago sim B22 1/2-1/2
- 1929 vs HB. Daly White Boston sim A80 0-1
- 1929 vs H. Eddy White Mexico sim D52 1/2-1/2
- 1929 vs Samuel Factor White Chicago sim A12 1/2-1/2
- 1929 vs Maurice Fox White Bradley Beach D38 1-0
- 1929 vs Grabill White Los Angeles sim B19 1/2-1/2
- 1929 vs F. Guerrero White Mexico sim D61 1-0
- 1929 vs Alexander Kevitz Black Bradley Beach E18 0-1
- 1929 vs Harold Knutsen White Milwaukee sim C26 0-1
- 1929 vs Abraham Kupchik Black Bradley Beach D28 1/2-1/2
- 1929 vs Frank Marshall Black Bradley Beach D05 0-1
- 1929 vs Frank Marshall Black New York exh E11 0-1
- 1929 vs FB. Mc Connaughy White Cincinnati sim C28 0-1
- 1929 vs M. Mendoza White Mexico sim D15 1/2-1/2
- 1929 vs Alfonso Perez White Mexico sim B48 0-1
- 1929 vs Rivera White Mexico sim C60 0-1
- 1929 vs Herman Steiner White Bradley Beach D28 1-0
- 1929 vs Lajos Steiner Black Bradley Beach C11 0-1
- 1929 vs Thorbjohnson White Chicago sim C15 1-0
- 1929 vs A. Tostado White Mexico sim E67 1/2-1/2
- 1929 vs Isador Samuel Turover White Bradley Beach A12 1-0
- 1929 vs Zesata White Mexico sim C10 1-0
- 1927 vs Jose Raul Capablanca Black World Championship 13th D63 1/2-1/2
- 1927 vs Jose Raul Capablanca Black World Championship 13th D63 0-1
- 1927 vs Jose Raul Capablanca Black World Championship 13th D52 1-0
- 1927 vs Jose Raul Capablanca Black World Championship 13th D51 1/2-1/2
- 1927 vs Jose Raul Capablanca Black World Championship 13th D63 1/2-1/2
- 1927 vs Jose Raul Capablanca White World Championship 13th D67 1/2-1/2
- 1927 vs Jose Raul Capablanca White New York E15 0-1
- 1927 vs Jose Raul Capablanca White New York B15 1/2-1/2
- 1927 vs Jose Raul Capablanca White World Championship 13th D65 1/2-1/2
- 1927 vs Jose Raul Capablanca Black World Championship 13th D65 1/2-1/2
- 1927 vs Jose Raul Capablanca White World Championship 13th D67 1/2-1/2
- 1927 vs Jose Raul Capablanca Black World Championship 13th D51 1/2-1/2
- 1927 vs Jose Raul Capablanca White World Championship 13th D67 1/2-1/2
- 1927 vs Jose Raul Capablanca White World Championship 13th D35 1-0
- 1927 vs Jose Raul Capablanca Black World Championship 13th D63 1/2-1/2
- 1927 vs Jose Raul Capablanca White World Championship 13th D51 1-0
- 1927 vs Jose Raul Capablanca Black New York D47 1/2-1/2
- 1927 vs Jose Raul Capablanca Black World Championship 13th D51 1/2-1/2
- 1927 vs Jose Raul Capablanca White World Championship 13th D67 1/2-1/2
- 1927 vs Jose Raul Capablanca White World Championship 13th D65 1/2-1/2
- 1927 vs Jose Raul Capablanca White World Championship 13th D67 1/2-1/2
- 1927 vs Jose Raul Capablanca White World Championship 13th D62 1/2-1/2
- 1927 vs Jose Raul Capablanca Black World Championship 13th D52 0-1
- 1927 vs Jose Raul Capablanca Black World Championship 13th D65 1/2-1/2
- 1927 vs Jose Raul Capablanca White World Championship 13th D67 1/2-1/2
- 1927 vs Jose Raul Capablanca White World Championship 13th D64 1-0
- 1927 vs Jose Raul Capablanca Black World Championship 13th D63 1/2-1/2
- 1927 vs Jose Raul Capablanca Black World Championship 13th D63 1/2-1/2
- 1927 vs Jose Raul Capablanca Black World Championship 13th A47 1-0
- 1927 vs Jose Raul Capablanca White World Championship 13th D64 1/2-1/2
- 1927 vs Jose Raul Capablanca White World Championship 13th D67 1/2-1/2
- 1927 vs Jose Raul Capablanca White World Championship 13th D67 1/2-1/2
- 1927 vs Jose Raul Capablanca Black World Championship 13th C01 0-1
- 1927 vs Jose Raul Capablanca Black New York C11 1/2-1/2
- 1927 vs Jose Raul Capablanca Black World Championship 13th D51 1/2-1/2
- 1927 vs Jose Raul Capablanca White World Championship 13th D64 1/2-1/2
- 1927 vs Jose Raul Capablanca White World Championship 13th D62 1/2-1/2
- 1927 vs Jose Raul Capablanca Black World Championship 13th D52 1-0
- 1927 vs Frank Marshall Black New York C01 1/2-1/2
- 1927 vs Frank Marshall White New York D38 1-0
- 1927 vs Frank Marshall Black New York A47 1/2-1/2
- 1927 vs Frank Marshall White New York E10 1-0
- 1927 vs Aron Nimzowitsch Black New York B02 1/2-1/2
- 1927 vs Aron Nimzowitsch White New York E32 1-0
- 1927 vs Aron Nimzowitsch Black New York A05 1-0
- 1927 vs Aron Nimzowitsch White Kecskemet-S1 C11 1/2-1/2
- 1927 vs Aron Nimzowitsch White New York A30 1/2-1/2
- 1927 vs Rudolf Spielmann White New York D02 1/2-1/2
- 1927 vs Rudolf Spielmann White New York C13 1-0
- 1927 vs Rudolf Spielmann Black New York B40 0-1
- 1927 vs Rudolf Spielmann Black New York C09 1/2-1/2
- 1927 vs Savielly Tartakower White Kecskemet-A B15 1-0
- 1926 vs Max Euwe White Amsterdam m2 D30 1/2-1/2
- 1926 vs Max Euwe Black Amsterdam m2 A90 0-1
- 1926 vs Max Euwe Black Amsterdam m2 C11 1/2-1/2
- 1926 vs Max Euwe White Amsterdam m2 C86 1/2-1/2
- 1926 vs Max Euwe White Amsterdam m2 B83 1/2-1/2
- 1926 vs Max Euwe Black Amsterdam m2 E21 0-1
- 1926 vs Max Euwe White Amsterdam m2 D34 0-1
- 1926 vs Max Euwe White Amsterdam m2 E88 1-0
- 1926 vs Max Euwe Black Amsterdam m2 A09 1-0
- 1926 vs Max Euwe Black Amsterdam m2 E34 1/2-1/2
- 1926 vs Aron Nimzowitsch Black Semmering B02 1-0
- 1926 vs Aron Nimzowitsch Black Dresden B02 1/2-1/2
- 1926 vs Richard Reti White Semmering E61 1-0
- 1926 vs Akiba Rubinstein Black Dresden A47 0-1
- 1926 vs Akiba Rubinstein Black Semmering E16 0-1
- 1926 vs Rudolf Spielmann White Semmering A46 1/2-1/2
- 1926 vs Siegbert Tarrasch Black Semmering A09 0-1
- 1926 vs Savielly Tartakower Black Semmering C68 0-1
- 1926 vs Savielly Tartakower White Dresden A44 1-0
- 1925 vs Frank Marshall White Baden-Baden D06 1-0
- 1925 vs Aron Nimzowitsch Black Baden-Baden A25 0-1
- 1925 vs Richard Reti Black Baden-Baden A00 0-1
- 1925 vs Akiba Rubinstein White Baden-Baden D30 1/2-1/2
- 1925 vs Rudolf Spielmann Black Baden-Baden C47 1/2-1/2
- 1925 vs Siegbert Tarrasch Black Baden-Baden C53 0-1
- 1925 vs Savielly Tartakower Black Baden-Baden E18 1/2-1/2
- 1925 vs Savielly Tartakower Black Paris C45 1/2-1/2
- 1925 vs Savielly Tartakower White Paris D27 1/2-1/2
- 1924 vs Jose Raul Capablanca Black New York C12 1/2-1/2
- 1924 vs Jose Raul Capablanca White New York D10 1/2-1/2
- 1924 vs Emanuel Lasker White New York D35 0-1
- 1924 vs Emanuel Lasker Black New York A48 1/2-1/2
- 1924 vs Geza Maroczy Black New York B02 0-1
- 1924 vs Geza Maroczy White New York D55 1/2-1/2
- 1924 vs Frank Marshall White New York E76 1/2-1/2
- 1924 vs Frank Marshall Black New York D35 1/2-1/2
- 1924 vs Richard Reti Black New York A48 1-0
- 1924 vs Richard Reti White New York E62 1-0
- 1924 vs Savielly Tartakower White New York C46 1/2-1/2
- 1924 vs Savielly Tartakower Black New York C33 1/2-1/2
- 1923 vs Geza Maroczy White Karlsbad D55 1-0
- 1923 vs Aron Nimzowitsch Black Karlsbad A30 1/2-1/2
- 1923 vs Richard Reti Black Karlsbad A84 1/2-1/2
- 1923 vs Richard Reti White Margate A53 1/2-1/2
- 1923 vs Akiba Rubinstein White Karlsbad D64 1-0
- 1923 vs Rudolf Spielmann White Karlsbad D37 0-1
- 1923 vs Siegbert Tarrasch Black Karlsbad C60 0-1
- 1923 vs Savielly Tartakower White Karlsbad A81 1/2-1/2
- 1922 vs Jose Raul Capablanca White London D64 1/2-1/2
- 1922 vs Max Euwe Black Bad Pistyan B40 1/2-1/2
- 1922 vs Max Euwe White London A48 1-0
- 1922 vs Geza Maroczy Black Vienna C01 1/2-1/2
- 1922 vs Geza Maroczy White London D55 1/2-1/2
- 1922 vs Richard Reti White London E90 1/2-1/2
- 1922 vs Richard Reti White Vienna C77 1/2-1/2
- 1922 vs Richard Reti White Bad Pistyan E67 1/2-1/2
- 1922 vs Akiba Rubinstein Black Vienna D94 1-0
- 1922 vs Akiba Rubinstein Black London D18 0-1
- 1922 vs Akiba Rubinstein Black Hastings Six-Masters D64 0-1
- 1922 vs Akiba Rubinstein White Hastings Six-Masters D32 1/2-1/2
- 1922 vs Rudolf Spielmann White Bad Pistyan C01 1/2-1/2
- 1922 vs Siegbert Tarrasch Black Hastings Six-Masters C48 1/2-1/2
- 1922 vs Siegbert Tarrasch White Hastings Six-Masters D15 1-0
- 1922 vs Siegbert Tarrasch Black Bad Pistyan E10 0-1
- 1922 vs Siegbert Tarrasch White Vienna A26 1-0
- 1922 vs Savielly Tartakower White London A81 1/2-1/2
- 1922 vs Savielly Tartakower White Vienna C11 1-0
- 1922 vs Savielly Tartakower White Bad Pistyan D13 0-1
- 1921 vs Max Euwe Black Budapest A50 1/2-1/2
- 1921 vs Max Euwe White The Hague D40 1-0
- 1921 vs Geza Maroczy Black The Hague D30 0-1
- 1921 vs Akiba Rubinstein White The Hague D30 1-0
- 1921 vs Savielly Tartakower White The Hague A90 1/2-1/2
- 1921 vs Savielly Tartakower White Budapest C11 1/2-1/2
- 1914 vs Joseph Blackburne White St Petersburg prel C61 1/2-1/2
- 1914 vs Jose Raul Capablanca White St Petersburg prel C66 0-1
- 1914 vs Jose Raul Capablanca White St Petersburg f C48 1/2-1/2
- 1914 vs Jose Raul Capablanca Black St Petersburg f C11 1-0
- 1914 vs Emanuel Lasker White St Petersburg f C68 0-1
- 1914 vs Emanuel Lasker Black St Petersburg prel B01 1/2-1/2
- 1914 vs Emanuel Lasker Black St Petersburg f D08 1-0
- 1914 vs Frank Marshall White St Petersburg f C49 1/2-1/2
- 1914 vs Frank Marshall White St Petersburg prel C42 1-0
- 1914 vs Frank Marshall Black St Petersburg f C12 0-1
- 1914 vs Aron Nimzowitsch White St Petersburg C82 1-0
- 1914 vs Aron Nimzowitsch Black St Petersburg prel C02 1/2-1/2
- 1914 vs Akiba Rubinstein Black St Petersburg prel E43 0-1
- 1914 vs Siegbert Tarrasch White St Petersburg f C32 1-0
- 1914 vs Siegbert Tarrasch Black St Petersburg f C12 0-1
- 1914 vs Siegbert Tarrasch Black St Petersburg prel C01 1/2-1/2
- 1914 vs Siegbert Tarrasch White DSB-19.Kongress C53 1-0
- 1913 vs Jose Raul Capablanca Black St Petersburg exhibition D30 1-0
- 1913 vs Jose Raul Capablanca White St Petersburg exhibition C90 0-1
- 1912 vs Aron Nimzowitsch White RUS-ch A46 1/2-1/2
- 1912 vs Aron Nimzowitsch Black RUS-ch D02 0-1
- 1912 vs Akiba Rubinstein White RUS-ch C83 0-1
- 1912 vs Rudolf Spielmann Black Stockholm C24 0-1
- 1911 vs Frank Marshall Black Karlsbad D05 1/2-1/2
- 1911 vs Aron Nimzowitsch Black Karlsbad C62 1/2-1/2
- 1911 vs Akiba Rubinstein Black Karlsbad D15 1-0
- 1911 vs Carl Schlechter White Karlsbad B01 0-1
- 1911 vs Rudolf Spielmann Black Karlsbad B15 1-0
- 1911 vs Savielly Tartakower White Karlsbad D30 1-0
- 1910 vs Frank Marshall Black DSB-17.Kongress D46 1/2-1/2
- 1910 vs Aron Nimzowitsch Black DSB-17.Kongress A80 1/2-1/2
- 1910 vs Carl Schlechter Black DSB-17.Kongress C41 1-0
- 1910 vs Rudolf Spielmann Black DSB-17.Kongress C77 1/2-1/2
- 1910 vs Siegbert Tarrasch Black DSB-17.Kongress D40 1-0
- 1910 vs Savielly Tartakower White DSB-17.Kongress A85 1-0
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