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Chessmetrics Player Profile: Alexander Alekhine
   Born:    1892-Oct
   Died:    1946-Mar
   Best World Rank:    #1 (122 different months between the January 1924 rating list and the July 1944 rating list )
   Highest Rating:    2860 on the May 1931 rating list, #1 in world, age 38y7m
   Best Individual Performance:    2865 in San Remo, 1930, scoring 13/14 (93%) vs 2626-rated opposition
  Graph   Best Performances   Career Details   Event Details   Ratings only
    Event Name  Rating   Performance   Overall Results   Actual Results vs Rated Opponents   +/- Predicted 
    Earl tourn Russia, 1906  not rated on January 1906 list   -   +7 (11/15, 73%)   no games vs rated opposition   N/A 
    Moscow, 1907  not rated on January 1907 list   -   +1 (1/1, 100%)   no games vs rated opposition   N/A 
    Moscow Autumn, 1907  not rated on January 1907 list   -   = (1/2, 50%)   no games vs rated opposition   N/A 
    Moscow cons, 1907  not rated on January 1907 list   -   +2 (2/2, 100%)   no games vs rated opposition   N/A 
    Moscow Spring, 1907  not rated on January 1907 list   -   +2 (2/2, 100%)   no games vs rated opposition   N/A 
    Duesseldorf, 1908  not rated on January 1908 list   -   +4 (6/8, 75%)   no games vs rated opposition   N/A 
    Moscow Autumn, 1908  not rated on January 1908 list   -   +1 (1/1, 100%)   no games vs rated opposition   N/A 
    Moscow Four players, 1908  not rated on January 1908 list   -   +2 (2/2, 100%)   no games vs rated opposition   N/A 
    Alekhine-Nenarokov Match (Moscow), 1908  not rated on January 1908 list   -   -2 (0/2, 0%)   no games vs rated opposition   N/A 
    Alekhine-Blumenfeld Match (Moscow), 1908  not rated on January 1908 list   -   +2 (2/2, 100%)   no games vs rated opposition   N/A 
    Moscow Spring, 1908  not rated on January 1908 list   -   +2 (2.5/3, 83%)   no games vs rated opposition   N/A 
    Alekhine-Lyubimov Training Match (Moscow), 1908  not rated on January 1908 list   -   +2 (2/2, 100%)   no games vs rated opposition   N/A 
    All Russian St Petersburg, 1909  not rated on January 1909 list   -   +12 (15/18, 83%)   no games vs rated opposition   N/A 
    Moscow Autumn, 1909  not rated on January 1909 list   -   +2 (2/2, 100%)   no games vs rated opposition   N/A 
    Moscow Winter, 1909  not rated on January 1909 list   -   +2 (2/2, 100%)   no games vs rated opposition   N/A 
    Hamburg, 1910  not rated on January 1910 list   2643   +1 (9/17, 53%)   = (6.5/13, 50%) vs 2653-rated opposition   N/A 
    Cologne, 1911  2623 (#17 on January 1911 list)   [2533]   +3 (3/3, 100%)   +1 (1/1, 100%) vs 2520-rated opposition   +0.4 
    Karlsbad, 1911  2623 (#17 on January 1911 list)   2644   +2 (13.5/25, 54%)   -1 (7.5/16, 47%) vs 2667-rated opposition   +0.3 
    Alekhine-Znosko-Borovsky I (Moscow-St Petersburg), 1911  2623 (#17 on January 1911 list)   [2480]   = (0.5/1, 50%)   = (0.5/1, 50%) vs 2520-rated opposition   -0.1 
    Nord SV Kongress Mst-Gr Stockholm, 1912  2659 (#14 on January 1912 list)   [2667]   +7 (8.5/10, 85%)   +2 (2/2, 100%) vs 2644-rated opposition   +1.0 
    Vilnius (RUS Championship), 1912  2659 (#14 on January 1912 list)   2700   +3 (8/13, 62%)   +4 (8/12, 67%) vs 2618-rated opposition   +1.4 
    St Petersburg Winter-A, 1912  2659 (#14 on January 1912 list)   -   = (1/2, 50%)   no games vs rated opposition   N/A 
    St Petersburg Winter-B, 1912  2659 (#14 on January 1912 list)   [2572]   +1 (2/3, 67%)   +1 (1/1, 100%) vs 2582-rated opposition   +0.4 
    Alekhine-Znosko-Borovsky II (Moscow-St Petersburg), 1912  2676 (#12 on April 1912 list)   [2480]   = (0.5/1, 50%)   = (0.5/1, 50%) vs 2520-rated opposition   -0.2 
    Paris, 1913  2706 (#10 on January 1913 list)   -   +1 (1/1, 100%)   no games vs rated opposition   N/A 
    Paris mt, 1913  2706 (#10 on January 1913 list)   -   +3 (3/3, 100%)   no games vs rated opposition   N/A 
    Alekhine-Levitsky Match (St Petersburg), 1913  2706 (#10 on January 1913 list)   2693   +4 (7/10, 70%)   +4 (7/10, 70%) vs 2603-rated opposition   +0.8 
    St Petersburg2, 1913  2706 (#10 on January 1913 list)   [2458]   -2 (0/2, 0%)   -1 (0/1, 0%) vs 2569-rated opposition   -0.7 
    St Petersburg, 1913  2706 (#10 on April 1913 list)   -   +1 (1/1, 100%)   no games vs rated opposition   N/A 
    Scheveningen, 1913  2710 (#7 on July 1913 list)   2594   +10 (11.5/13, 88%)   +2 (3.5/5, 70%) vs 2540-rated opposition   =0.0 
    Paris Quad, 1914  2744 (#4 on January 1914 list)   -   +2 (2/2, 100%)   no games vs rated opposition   N/A 
    St. Petersburg, 1914  2744 (#4 on January 1914 list)   2772   +8 (10/12, 83%)   +7 (8/9, 89%) vs 2600-rated opposition   +2.0 
    Alekhine-Nimzowitsch Match (Playoff, St Petersburg), 1914  2747 (#4 on February 1914 list)   [2635]   = (1/2, 50%)   = (1/2, 50%) vs 2737-rated opposition   =0.0 
    St. Petersburg, 1914  2753 (#4 on April 1914 list)   2729   +2 (10/18, 56%)   +1 (8.5/16, 53%) vs 2723-rated opposition   -0.1 
    Mannheim, 1914  2764 (#4 on July 1914 list)   2750   +8 (9.5/11, 86%)   +6 (7/8, 88%) vs 2596-rated opposition   +1.4 
    Moscow, 1915  2778 (#3 on January 1915 list)   -   +7 (8/9, 89%)   no games vs rated opposition   N/A 
    Alekhine-Rabinovich Match (Moscow), 1918  not rated on January 1918 list   -   +3 (3.5/4, 88%)   no games vs rated opposition   N/A 
    Moscow Three masters, 1918  not rated on January 1918 list   -   +1 (1/1, 100%)   no games vs rated opposition   N/A 
    Alekhine-Verlinsky Match (Odessa), 1918  not rated on January 1918 list   -   +6 (6/6, 100%)   no games vs rated opposition   N/A 
    Moscow, 1919  2779 (#3 on January 1919 list)   -   +6 (6/6, 100%)   no games vs rated opposition   N/A 
    Moscow game, 1920  2756 (#3 on January 1920 list)   -   +1 (1/1, 100%)   no games vs rated opposition   N/A 
    URS-ch01 Moscow, 1920  2654 (#10 on October 1920 list)   -   +3 (5/7, 71%)   no games vs rated opposition   N/A 
    Berlin cons, 1921  not rated on January 1921 list   -   +2 (2/2, 100%)   no games vs rated opposition   N/A 
    Alekhine-Teichmann Match (Berlin), 1921  not rated on January 1921 list   -   = (3/6, 50%)   no games vs rated opposition   N/A 
    Alekhine-Sämisch Match (Berlin), 1921  not rated on January 1921 list   [2565]   +2 (2/2, 100%)   +2 (2/2, 100%) vs 2492-rated opposition   N/A 
    Budapest, 1921  not rated on January 1921 list   2627   +6 (8.5/11, 77%)   +1 (3.5/6, 58%) vs 2627-rated opposition   N/A 
    Alekhine-Grigoriev Training Match (Moscow), 1921  not rated on January 1921 list   -   = (0.5/1, 50%)   no games vs rated opposition   N/A 
    The Hague, 1921  not rated on January 1921 list   2771   +7 (8/9, 89%)   +5 (6/7, 86%) vs 2652-rated opposition   N/A 
    Triberg-A, 1921  not rated on January 1921 list   [2634]   +3 (3.5/4, 88%)   +2 (2.5/3, 83%) vs 2594-rated opposition   N/A 
    Alekhine-Grigoriev I (Moscow), 1921  2684 (#7 on March 1921 list)   -   = (1.5/3, 50%)   no games vs rated opposition   N/A 
    Bad Pistyan, 1922  2788 (#2 on January 1922 list)   2713   +11 (14.5/18, 81%)   +5 (8.5/12, 71%) vs 2606-rated opposition   -0.1 
    Hastings, 1922  2788 (#2 on January 1922 list)   2680   +5 (7.5/10, 75%)   +3 (5.5/8, 69%) vs 2615-rated opposition   -0.1 
    Vienna, 1922  2788 (#2 on January 1922 list)   2679   +4 (9/14, 64%)   +2 (5.5/9, 61%) vs 2648-rated opposition   -0.5 
    London, 1922  2789 (#2 on July 1922 list)   2701   +8 (11.5/15, 77%)   +3 (6/9, 67%) vs 2643-rated opposition   =0.0 
    Berlin, 1923  2794 (#2 on January 1923 list)   [2551]   +1 (1/1, 100%)   +1 (1/1, 100%) vs 2549-rated opposition   +0.2 
    Hull cons, 1923  2794 (#2 on January 1923 list)   -   +1 (1.5/2, 75%)   no games vs rated opposition   N/A 
    Margate, 1923  2794 (#2 on January 1923 list)   [2561]   +2 (4.5/7, 64%)   -1 (1/3, 33%) vs 2673-rated opposition   -0.9 
    Alekhine-Muffang Match (Paris), 1923  2794 (#2 on January 1923 list)   -   +2 (2/2, 100%)   no games vs rated opposition   N/A 
    Portsmouth, 1923  2794 (#2 on January 1923 list)   [2558]   +7 (7/7, 100%)   +2 (2/2, 100%) vs 2481-rated opposition   +0.3 
    Karlsbad, 1923  2788 (#2 on April 1923 list)   2703   +6 (11.5/17, 68%)   +4 (9.5/15, 63%) vs 2627-rated opposition   -0.8 
    New York, 1924  2776 (#1 on March 1924 list)   2689   +4 (12/20, 60%)   +2 (10/18, 56%) vs 2654-rated opposition   -1.6 
    Baden-Baden, 1925  2770 (#3 on January 1925 list)   2803   +12 (16/20, 80%)   +10 (13/16, 81%) vs 2617-rated opposition   +2.1 
    Bern, 1925  2770 (#3 on January 1925 list)   -   +2 (4/6, 67%)   no games vs rated opposition   N/A 
    Paris, 1925  2770 (#3 on January 1925 list)   2691   +5 (6.5/8, 81%)   +5 (6.5/8, 81%) vs 2557-rated opposition   +0.5 
    Hastings, 1925  2770 (#3 on January 1925 list)   2731   +8 (8.5/9, 94%)   +8 (8/8, 100%) vs 2502-rated opposition   +1.5 
    Alekhine-Euwe I (Amsterdam), 1926  2761 (#2 on January 1926 list)   2647   +1 (5.5/10, 55%)   +1 (5.5/10, 55%) vs 2639-rated opposition   -0.9 
    Birmingham, 1926  2761 (#2 on January 1926 list)   [2514]   +5 (5/5, 100%)   +3 (3/3, 100%) vs 2362-rated opposition   +0.1 
    Dresden, 1926  2761 (#2 on January 1926 list)   2715   +5 (7/9, 78%)   +5 (6.5/8, 81%) vs 2587-rated opposition   +0.9 
    Scarborough-2nd playoff, 1926  2761 (#2 on January 1926 list)   [2574]   +2 (2/2, 100%)   +2 (2/2, 100%) vs 2505-rated opposition   +0.4 
    Scarborough-A, 1926  2761 (#2 on January 1926 list)   [2467]   +5 (5.5/6, 92%)   = (0.5/1, 50%) vs 2499-rated opposition   -0.3 
    Semmering, 1926  2761 (#2 on January 1926 list)   2773   +8 (12.5/17, 74%)   +9 (11.5/14, 82%) vs 2589-rated opposition   +1.7 
    Kecskemet, 1927  2754 (#3 on January 1927 list)   2671   +7 (8/9, 89%)   +4 (5/6, 83%) vs 2557-rated opposition   +0.6 
    Kecskemet, 1927  2754 (#3 on January 1927 list)   2580   +1 (4/7, 57%)   +1 (4/7, 57%) vs 2563-rated opposition   -1.1 
    New York, 1927  2755 (#3 on February 1927 list)   2747   +3 (11.5/20, 58%)   +3 (11.5/20, 58%) vs 2701-rated opposition   +0.2 
    Alekhine-Capablanca Match (World Championship, Buenos Aires), 1927  2766 (#2 on September 1927 list)   2836   +3 (18.5/34, 54%)   +3 (18.5/34, 54%) vs 2798-rated opposition   +2.8 
    Bradley Beach, 1929  2802 (#2 on January 1929 list)   [2668]   +8 (8.5/9, 94%)   +3 (3.5/4, 88%) vs 2588-rated opposition   +0.5 
    Alekhine-Bogoljubow I (World Championship, GER/NLD), 1929  2796 (#1 on September 1929 list)   2819   +6 (15.5/25, 62%)   +6 (15.5/25, 62%) vs 2738-rated opposition   +1.3 
    San Remo, 1930  2821 (#1 on January 1930 list)   2865   +13 (14/15, 93%)   +12 (13/14, 93%) vs 2626-rated opposition   +2.8 
    Hamburg ol (Men), 1930  2834 (#1 on July 1930 list)   [2588]   +9 (9/9, 100%)   +2 (2/2, 100%) vs 2526-rated opposition   +0.3 
    Bled, 1931  2850 (#1 on January 1931 list)   2859   +15 (20.5/26, 79%)   +15 (19.5/24, 81%) vs 2644-rated opposition   +1.7 
    Prague ol (Men), 1931  2859 (#1 on July 1931 list)   2718   +9 (13.5/18, 75%)   +6 (10/14, 71%) vs 2595-rated opposition   -1.3 
    Bern, 1932  2849 (#1 on January 1932 list)   2641   +10 (12.5/15, 83%)   +2 (4/6, 67%) vs 2603-rated opposition   -0.7 
    Bern training, 1932  2849 (#1 on January 1932 list)   [2312]   +1 (2/3, 67%)   -1 (0/1, 0%) vs 2335-rated opposition   -1.1 
    Mexico City, 1932  2849 (#1 on January 1932 list)   [2592]   +8 (8.5/9, 94%)   +1 (1.5/2, 75%) vs 2603-rated opposition   -0.1 
    Pasadena, 1932  2849 (#1 on January 1932 list)   [2602]   +6 (8.5/11, 77%)   +2 (3/4, 75%) vs 2550-rated opposition   -0.4 
    London, 1932  2846 (#1 on February 1932 list)   2707   +7 (9/11, 82%)   +4 (6/8, 75%) vs 2613-rated opposition   -0.2 
    Paris, 1933  2817 (#1 on January 1933 list)   2620   +7 (8/9, 89%)   +3 (4/5, 80%) vs 2528-rated opposition   -0.2 
    Paris m, 1933  2817 (#1 on January 1933 list)   [2560]   = (2/4, 50%)   = (2/4, 50%) vs 2599-rated opposition   -1.0 
    Folkestone ol (Men), 1933  2810 (#1 on June 1933 list)   2694   +7 (9.5/12, 79%)   +5 (7.5/10, 75%) vs 2574-rated opposition   -0.3 
    Alekhine-Cintron Match (San Juan), 1933  2804 (#1 on August 1933 list)   -   +4 (4/4, 100%)   no games vs rated opposition   N/A 
    Hastings, 1933  2796 (#1 on December 1933 list)   2648   +4 (6.5/9, 72%)   +4 (6.5/9, 72%) vs 2545-rated opposition   -0.7 
    NED Radio game Netherlands, 1934  2787 (#1 on January 1934 list)   [2594]   = (0.5/1, 50%)   = (0.5/1, 50%) vs 2702-rated opposition   -0.1 
    Rotterdam, 1934  2787 (#1 on January 1934 list)   [2522]   +3 (3/3, 100%)   +2 (2/2, 100%) vs 2426-rated opposition   +0.2 
    Zuerich, 1934  2787 (#1 on January 1934 list)   2764   +11 (13/15, 87%)   +9 (11/13, 85%) vs 2570-rated opposition   +1.2 
    Alekhine-Bogoljubow II (World Championship, Germany), 1934  2787 (#1 on April 1934 list)   2770   +5 (15.5/26, 60%)   +5 (15.5/26, 60%) vs 2698-rated opposition   -0.2 
    Warsaw ol (Men), 1935  2783 (#1 on August 1935 list)   2629   +6 (10.5/15, 70%)   +3 (6/9, 67%) vs 2553-rated opposition   -0.9 
    Alekhine-Euwe II (World Championship, NLD), 1935  2767 (#1 on October 1935 list)   2721   -1 (14.5/30, 48%)   -1 (14.5/30, 48%) vs 2724-rated opposition   -2.0 
    Amsterdam, 1936  2758 (#2 on January 1936 list)   2593   +2 (4.5/7, 64%)   +1 (3.5/6, 58%) vs 2582-rated opposition   -0.7 
    Amsterdam Quad, 1936  2758 (#2 on January 1936 list)   [2435]   +1 (1.5/2, 75%)   = (0.5/1, 50%) vs 2447-rated opposition   -0.4 
    Bad Nauheim, 1936  2758 (#2 on January 1936 list)   2677   +4 (6.5/9, 72%)   +4 (6.5/9, 72%) vs 2580-rated opposition   +0.1 
    Dresden, 1936  2758 (#2 on January 1936 list)   2662   +4 (6.5/9, 72%)   +3 (5/7, 71%) vs 2591-rated opposition   +0.1 
    Podebrady, 1936  2758 (#2 on January 1936 list)   2718   +8 (12.5/17, 74%)   +7 (11/15, 73%) vs 2578-rated opposition   +0.3 
    Nottingham, 1936  2745 (#3 on August 1936 list)   2713   +4 (9/14, 64%)   +4 (9/14, 64%) vs 2637-rated opposition   +0.2 
    Hastings, 1936  2740 (#5 on December 1936 list)   2729   +7 (8/9, 89%)   +7 (8/9, 89%) vs 2546-rated opposition   +1.4 
    Bad Nauheim/Stuttgart/Garmisch, 1937  2748 (#4 on January 1937 list)   2640   +1 (3.5/6, 58%)   +1 (3.5/6, 58%) vs 2643-rated opposition   -0.2 
    Margate, 1937  2750 (#4 on April 1937 list)   2648   +3 (6/9, 67%)   +4 (6/8, 75%) vs 2539-rated opposition   =0.0 
    Kemeri, 1937  2742 (#4 on June 1937 list)   2677   +6 (11.5/17, 68%)   +4 (9/14, 64%) vs 2595-rated opposition   -0.4 
    Alekhine-Euwe III (World Championship, NED), 1937  2740 (#4 on October 1937 list)   2844   +6 (15.5/25, 62%)   +6 (15.5/25, 62%) vs 2764-rated opposition   +3.7 
    Carrasco, 1938  2760 (#1 on January 1938 list)   2608   +11 (13/15, 87%)   +5 (6/7, 86%) vs 2444-rated opposition   -0.1 
    Margate, 1938  2760 (#1 on January 1938 list)   2646   +5 (7/9, 78%)   +5 (7/9, 78%) vs 2509-rated opposition   -0.2 
    Plymouth, 1938  2760 (#1 on January 1938 list)   [2520]   +4 (5/6, 83%)   +1 (2/3, 67%) vs 2493-rated opposition   -0.4 
    AVRO, 1938  2754 (#2 on November 1938 list)   2715   = (7/14, 50%)   = (7/14, 50%) vs 2734-rated opposition   -0.3 
    Caracas, 1939  2750 (#3 on January 1939 list)   -   +7 (7/7, 100%)   no games vs rated opposition   N/A 
    Montevideo, 1939  2750 (#3 on January 1939 list)   [2551]   +7 (7/7, 100%)   +3 (3/3, 100%) vs 2415-rated opposition   +0.3 
    Rio de Janeiro cons, 1939  2750 (#3 on January 1939 list)   -   +1 (1/1, 100%)   no games vs rated opposition   N/A 
    Tandil, 1939  2750 (#3 on January 1939 list)   -   +1 (1/1, 100%)   no games vs rated opposition   N/A 
    Buenos Aires ol (Men) prel-B, 1939  2750 (#3 on August 1939 list)   [2593]   +4 (5/6, 83%)   +2 (2.5/3, 83%) vs 2536-rated opposition   +0.2 
    Buenos Aires ol (Men) f-A, 1939  2753 (#3 on September 1939 list)   2640   +5 (7.5/10, 75%)   +4 (6.5/9, 72%) vs 2535-rated opposition   -0.3 
    Krakow/Warsaw, 1941  2730 (#5 on January 1941 list)   2715   +6 (8.5/11, 77%)   +6 (7/8, 88%) vs 2552-rated opposition   +1.3 
    Munich, 1941  2730 (#5 on January 1941 list)   2669   +6 (10.5/15, 70%)   +4 (6.5/9, 72%) vs 2571-rated opposition   +0.3 
    Prague (Duras Memorial), 1942  2710 (#7 on January 1942 list)   2594   +6 (8.5/11, 77%)   +2 (3.5/5, 70%) vs 2540-rated opposition   =0.0 
    Salzburg, 1942  2707 (#8 on June 1942 list)   2773   +5 (7.5/10, 75%)   +5 (7.5/10, 75%) vs 2671-rated opposition   +2.1 
    Munich, 1942  2751 (#3 on September 1942 list)   2695   +6 (8.5/11, 77%)   +4 (6.5/9, 72%) vs 2602-rated opposition   +0.4 
    Lublin/Warsaw/Cracow POL, 1942  2763 (#2 on October 1942 list)   [2574]   +5 (6/7, 86%)   = (1/2, 50%) vs 2646-rated opposition   -0.3 
    Prague, 1943  2760 (#2 on January 1943 list)   2712   +16 (18/20, 90%)   +8 (9.5/11, 86%) vs 2516-rated opposition   +0.8 
    Alekhine-Bogoljubow III (Warsaw), 1943  2760 (#2 on January 1943 list)   [2587]   = (1/2, 50%)   = (1/2, 50%) vs 2666-rated opposition   -0.2 
    Salzburg, 1943  2765 (#1 on June 1943 list)   2763   +5 (7.5/10, 75%)   +5 (7.5/10, 75%) vs 2658-rated opposition   +1.2 
    Caceres, 1944  2805 (#1 on January 1944 list)   -   +1 (1/1, 100%)   no games vs rated opposition   N/A 
    Gijon, 1944  2805 (#1 on January 1944 list)   -   +7 (7.5/8, 94%)   no games vs rated opposition   N/A 
    Alekhine-Rey Ardid Match (Zaragoza), 1944  2805 (#1 on January 1944 list)   -   +1 (2.5/4, 63%)   no games vs rated opposition   N/A 
    Almeria, 1945  2797 (#2 on January 1945 list)   -   +3 (5/7, 71%)   no games vs rated opposition   N/A 
    Caceres, 1945  2797 (#2 on January 1945 list)   -   +1 (1/1, 100%)   no games vs rated opposition   N/A 
    Gijon, 1945  2797 (#2 on January 1945 list)   -   +6 (7.5/9, 83%)   no games vs rated opposition   N/A 
    Madrid, 1945  2797 (#2 on January 1945 list)   -   +5 (5.5/6, 92%)   no games vs rated opposition   N/A 
    Sabadell, 1945  2797 (#2 on January 1945 list)   -   +2 (3/4, 75%)   no games vs rated opposition   N/A 
    Alekhine-Lupi Match (Estorial), 1946  2758 (#3 on January 1946 list)   -   = (1.5/3, 50%)   no games vs rated opposition   N/A 
    Lisbon, 1946  2758 (#3 on January 1946 list)   -   +1 (1/1, 100%)   no games vs rated opposition   N/A