| Year |
Competition |
+ |
- |
= |
Place |
Note |
| 1908 |
Moscow |
5 |
1 |
3 |
1 |
|
| 1908 |
Dusseldorf |
8 |
3 |
2 |
4-5 |
Not the main tournament. |
| 1908 |
Match vs. C.Bardeleben |
4 |
- |
1 |
|
|
| 1908 |
Games vs. H.Fahrni |
1 |
1 |
1 |
|
|
| 1908 |
Match vs. B.Blumenfeldt, Moscow |
4 |
- |
1 |
|
|
| 1908 |
Match vs. V.Nenarokov, Moscow |
- |
3 |
- |
|
Nenarokov was a champion of
Moscow. |
| 1909 |
Main Russian tournament of amateurs |
12 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
Got the title
"maestro". |
| 1910 |
Hamburg |
5 |
4 |
5 |
7-8 |
The first solid international
tournament of Alekhine. |
| 1911 |
Carlsbad |
11 |
9 |
1 |
8-11 |
|
| 1912 |
Stockholm |
8 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
|
| 1912 |
Russian tournament of masters, Vilno |
7 |
8 |
3 |
6-7 |
Probably, the biggest failure
in the career. But Alekhine created several brilliant games. |
| 1912 |
St.Petersburg |
5 |
- |
4 |
1 |
|
| 1913 |
St.Petersburg |
2 |
1 |
- |
1-2 |
Took part O.Duras (3-4 place). |
| 1913 |
Match vs. S.Levitsky |
7 |
3 |
- |
|
|
| 1913 |
Scheveningen |
11 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
|
| 1913 |
Match vs. Edward Lasker |
3 |
- |
- |
|
|
| 1913 |
Friendly games with Capablanca |
- |
2 |
- |
|
|
| 1913/14 |
Russian tournament of masters, St.Petersburg |
13 |
3 |
1 |
1-2 |
- Look also to next competition (match vs.Nimzowitsch).
- The crosstable
|
| 1914 |
Match vs. Nimzowitsch |
1 |
1 |
- |
|
Match for 1st place (which
guaranteed the participation in the "champions tournament"), not terminated,
both got the right. |
| 1914 |
"Champions tournament", St.Petersburg |
6 |
4 |
8 |
3 |
- The first great international success of Alekhine. He was called a
"grandmaster" since.
- The crosstable
|
| 1914 |
Paris |
2 |
- |
1 |
1 |
|
| 1914 |
Mannheim |
9 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
- Not terminated because of the beginning of World War I (result after 11 rounds).
- The crosstable
|
| 1915/16 |
Moscow |
10 |
- |
1 |
1 |
|
| 1916 |
Friendly games with A.Evenson, Kiev |
2 |
1 |
- |
|
- Evenson was a Russian prodigy. He was killed in the time of Civil War in Russia.
|
| 1920 |
1st Soviet championship, Moscow |
9 |
- |
6 |
1 |
The crosstable |
| 1921 |
Match vs. N.Grigoriev |
2 |
- |
5 |
|
|
| 1921 |
Match vs. R.Teichmann |
2 |
2 |
2 |
|
The first performance after
leaving of Soviet Russia. |
| 1921 |
Friendly games vs. F.Saemisch |
2 |
- |
- |
|
|
| 1921 |
Triberg |
6 |
- |
2 |
1 |
|
| 1921 |
Budapest |
6 |
- |
5 |
1 |
|
| 1921 |
Hague |
7 |
- |
2 |
1 |
More about |
| 1922 |
Friendly games vs. O.Bernstein |
1 |
- |
1 |
|
Grandmaster Bernstein was a
comrade of Alekhine many years. |
| 1922 |
Games vs. M.Golmayo, Madrid |
1 |
- |
1 |
|
|
| 1922 |
Bad Pistyan |
12 |
1 |
5 |
2-3 |
More about |
| 1922 |
London |
8 |
- |
7 |
2 |
The crosstable |
| 1922 |
Hastings |
6 |
1 |
3 |
1 |
The great game vs. Bogoljubov. |
| 1922 |
Vienna |
7 |
3 |
4 |
4-6 |
The crosstable |
| 1923 |
Games with R.Auerbach |
1 |
- |
1 |
|
|
| 1923 |
Games with A.Muffang, Paris |
2 |
- |
- |
|
|
| 1923 |
Margate |
3 |
1 |
3 |
2-5 |
|
| 1923 |
Carlsbad |
9 |
3 |
5 |
1-3 |
|
| 1923 |
Portsmouth |
10 |
- |
1 |
1 |
|
| 1924 |
New York |
6 |
2 |
12 |
3 |
- After the long tour in North America.
- The crosstable
|
| 1925 |
Paris |
5 |
- |
3 |
1 |
The crosstable |
| 1925 |
Bern |
3 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
|
| 1925 |
Baden-Baden |
12 |
- |
8 |
1 |
- The biggest success till 1927. The great game vs. Reti.
- The crosstable
|
| 1925/26 |
Hastings |
8 |
- |
1 |
1-2 |
The crosstable |
| 1926 |
Scarborough |
5 |
- |
1 |
1 |
|
| 1926 |
Match vs. E.Colle for 1st prize, Scarborough |
2 |
- |
- |
|
|
| 1926 |
Birmingham |
5 |
- |
- |
|
|
| 1926 |
Semmering |
11 |
3 |
3 |
2 |
- Lost 0,5 points to R.Spielmann.
- The crosstable
|
| 1926 |
Dresden |
5 |
- |
4 |
2 |
The crosstable |
| 1926 |
Buenos Aires |
10 |
- |
- |
|
During the South America tour. |
| 1926/27 |
Match vs. M.Euwe |
3 |
2 |
5 |
|
After the long tour in North
America. |
| 1927 |
New York |
5 |
2 |
13 |
2 |
- Tired after tour and match vs. Euwe.
- The crosstable
|
| 1927 |
Kechkemet |
8 |
- |
8 |
1 |
The crosstable |
| 1927 |
World Championship match vs. J.R.Capablanca, Buenos Aires |
6 |
3 |
25 |
|
- Probably, the match is the most important & interesting chess event in the history.
Alexander Alekhine became the fourth chess king.
- The crosstable
|
| 1929 |
Bradley Beach |
8 |
- |
1 |
1 |
|
| 1929 |
World Championship match vs. E.Bogoljubov, Germany |
11 |
5 |
9 |
|
The crosstable |
| 1930 |
San Remo |
13 |
- |
2 |
1 |
- The biggest sportive achievement.
- The crosstable
|
| 1930 |
Hamburg, Olympiad |
9 |
- |
- |
|
The best result among the
team's leaders. The absolute record for all times. |
| 1931 |
Nice |
4 |
- |
4 |
1 |
|
| 1931 |
Prague, Olympiad |
10 |
1 |
7 |
|
The best result among the
team's leaders. |
| 1931 |
Bled |
15 |
- |
11 |
1 |
The crosstable |
| 1932 |
London |
7 |
- |
4 |
1 |
More about |
| 1932 |
Bern |
2 |
1 |
0 |
1-3 |
|
| 1932 |
Bern |
11 |
1 |
3 |
1 |
|
| 1932 |
Pasadena |
7 |
1 |
3 |
1 |
More about |
| 1932 |
Mexico City |
8 |
- |
1 |
1-2 |
During the World tour. |
| 1933 |
Folkstone, Olympiad |
8 |
1 |
3 |
|
The best result among the
team's leaders. |
| 1933 |
Friendly match vs. O.Bernstein |
1 |
1 |
2 |
|
|
| 1933 |
Paris |
7 |
- |
2 |
1 |
|
| 1933/34 |
Hastings |
4 |
- |
5 |
2-3 |
Lost 0,5 points to S.Flohr. |
| 1934 |
World Championship match vs. E.Bogoljubov, Germany |
8 |
3 |
15 |
|
The event had the title
"rematch" - rather funny fact. The
crosstable |
| 1934 |
Rotterdam |
3 |
- |
- |
1 |
|
| 1934 |
Zurich |
12 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
The crosstable |
| 1935 |
Erebro (Sweden) |
8 |
- |
1 |
1 |
|
| 1935 |
Warsaw, Olympiad |
7 |
- |
10 |
|
|
| 1935 |
- World Championship match vs. M.Euwe.
- The Netherlands.
|
8 |
9 |
13 |
|
- Alekhine was drunk several games. The fantastic case in the history. Euwe had a lot of
the famous assistants, but Alekhine had only (master) Landau which left him on one day.
Euwe became the 5th chess king.
- The crosstable
|
| 1936 |
Bad Nauheim |
4 |
- |
5 |
1-2 |
|
| 1936 |
Dresden |
5 |
1 |
3 |
1 |
|
| 1936 |
Padebrad |
8 |
- |
9 |
2 |
The crosstable |
| 1936 |
Nottingham |
6 |
2 |
6 |
6 |
The crosstable |
| 1936 |
Amsterdam |
3 |
1 |
3 |
3 |
|
| 1936 |
Amsterdam |
2 |
- |
1 |
1-2 |
|
| 1936/37 |
Hastings |
7 |
- |
2 |
1 |
|
| 1937 |
Margate |
6 |
3 |
- |
3 |
|
| 1937 |
Kemeri |
7 |
1 |
9 |
4-5 |
More about |
| 1937 |
Bad Nauheim |
3 |
2 |
1 |
2-3 |
|
| 1937 |
- World Championship rematch vs. M.Euwe.
- The Netherlands.
|
10 |
4 |
11 |
|
Alekhine returned the chess
crown to himself. The crosstable |
| 1938 |
Marget |
6 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
|
| 1938 |
Plymouth |
5 |
0 |
2 |
1-2 |
|
| 1938 |
AVRO tournament |
3 |
3 |
8 |
4-6 |
The crosstable |
| 1938 |
Montevideo |
11 |
- |
4 |
1 |
During the South America tour. |
| 1939 |
Buenos Aires, Olympiad |
9 |
- |
7 |
1 |
The best result among the
team's leaders. |
| 1939 |
Montevideo |
7 |
- |
- |
1 |
|
| 1939 |
Caracas |
10 |
- |
- |
1 |
|
| 1941 |
Munich |
8 |
2 |
5 |
2-3 |
G.Stoltz won. The 1st
competition after the occupation of France by nazis. |
| 1941 |
Krakow, Warsaw |
6 |
- |
5 |
1-2 |
|
| 1941 |
Madrid |
5 |
- |
- |
1 |
|
| 1942 |
Salzburg |
7 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
|
| 1942 |
Munich |
7 |
1 |
3 |
1 |
Alekhine got the title
"Champion of Europe". |
| 1942 |
Warsaw, Lublin, Krakow |
6 |
1 |
3 |
1 |
|
| 1942 |
Prague |
6 |
- |
5 |
1-2 |
- With prodigy K.Junge (1923-1945).
- More about
|
| 1943 |
Salzburg |
5 |
- |
5 |
1-2 |
The crosstable |
| 1943 |
Prague |
15 |
- |
4 |
1 |
More about |
| 1943 |
Friendly games with E.Bogoljubov |
1 |
- |
1 |
|
|
| 1944 |
Gijon |
7 |
- |
1 |
1 |
The 1st competition after the
leaving of the lands controlled by nazis. |
| 1944 |
Friendly match vs. R. Rey Ardid, Saragossa |
1 |
- |
3 |
|
Rey Ardid was the strongest
player in Spain. Brilliant & quick victory in Ruy Lopez (with white). |
| 1945 |
Madrid |
8 |
- |
1 |
1 |
|
| 1945 |
Gijon |
6 |
2 |
1 |
2-3 |
|
| 1945 |
Sabadell |
6 |
- |
3 |
1 |
|
| 1945 |
Almeria |
4 |
1 |
3 |
1-2 |
|
| 1945 |
Melilla |
6 |
- |
1 |
1 |
|
| 1945 |
Caseres |
3 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
F.Lupi won the competition. |
| 1946 |
Match vs. F.Lupi, Estoril (Portugal) |
2 |
1 |
1 |
|
Lupi was the strongest player
in Portugal. Last game (quick victory with black in Petrov's Defence) is the best
achievement at the last months. |
| Year |
Competition |
+ |
- |
= |
Place |
Note |
- The fourth World Champion, Alexander Alexandrovich Alekhine
- (October 31, 1892 - March 24, 1946),
was the only man to die while holding the title.
|
