| ECO A06 in 1938 play it! alekhine alexand defeats white's menchik vera in 120 moves | 1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 c6 3. c4 Nf6 4. cxd5 cxd5 5. Nc3 g6 6. Bf4 Bg7 7. Be5 O-O 8. Qb3 Nc6 9. e3 Nxe5 10. Nxe5 Qc7 11. Nd3 Rd8 12. Rc1 Qb8 13. Be2 Bf5 14. Ne5 Be6 15. O-O a6 16. a4 Rd6 17. Nd3 Ne4 18. Rfd1 Qd8 19. Nf4 Nxc3 20. Qxc3 Bd7 21. Rd2 Bxa4 22. Qc7 Bc6 23. Qxd8+ Rdxd8 24. Nd3 e6 25. Nc5 a5 26. f4 Bf8 27. Bd1 Bd6 28. Bb3 Kf8 29. Rdc2 Ke7 30. Ba4 Bxa4 31. Nxa4 Ra6 32. Kf2 b5 33. Nc5 Rb6 34. b4 a4 35. Ke2 f6 36. g3 Rc8 37. Kd3 Rbc6 38. Rf2 Ra8 39. Kc3 Rcc8 40. Kb2 h6 41. Rcf1 Rf8 42. Ka3 g5 43. f5 e5 44. Rd2 Rac8 45. Rc1 e4 46. Rg2 g4 47. Rh1 Rh8 48. Kb2 Rcg8 49. Kc3 Rg5 50. Rf1 h5 51. Nb7 Bb8 52. Kd2 h4 53. Nc5 hxg3 54. hxg3 Bd6 55. Ke2 Rgh5 56. Ne6 Rh2 57. Rff2 Rxg2 58. Rxg2 Rh1 59. Nf4 Bxf4 60. gxf4 a3 |
| ECO A06 in 1933 play it! alekhine alexand defeats white's raizman in 98 moves | 1. Nf3 d5 2. b3 c5 3. Bb2 Nc6 4. e3 Bg4 5. Bb5 Rc8 6. O-O a6 7. Bxc6+ Rxc6 8. h3 Bxf3 9. Qxf3 Nf6 10. d3 g6 11. e4 d4 12. Nd2 Bh6 13. Nc4 b5 14. Ne5 Re6 15. Ng4 Bd2 16. a4 Nd7 17. axb5 h5 18. Ne3 axb5 19. Nd5 O-O 20. Qg3 Nf6 21. Nc7 Rb6 22. Ra7 c4 23. Qe5 c3 24. Bc1 b4 25. Nd5 Nxd5 26. exd5 Rb5 27. Qxe7 Bxc1 28. Rxc1 Qxe7 29. Rxe7 Rd8 30. Ra1 Rdxd5 31. Raa7 Rf5 32. Rad7 Ra5 33. Ra7 Rfe5 34. Rxf7 Rxa7 35. Rxa7 Re2 36. Ra2 h4 37. Kf1 Rd2 38. Ke1 Kf7 39. Ra4 Rxc2 40. Rxb4 Rb2 41. Rc4 Rxb3 42. Ke2 Rb1 43. Kf3 Re1 44. Kf4 Ke6 45. g4 hxg3 46. fxg3 Kd5 47. Rc8 Rd1 48. Rd8+ Ke6 49. Rc8 Rxd3 |
| ECO A06 in 1922 play it! alekhine alexand defeats white's rubinstein akiba in 124 moves | 1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 Nf6 3. c4 c6 4. Nc3 dxc4 5. a4 Bf5 6. e3 e6 7. Bxc4 Bb4 8. O-O O-O 9. Ne2 Nbd7 10. Ng3 Bg6 11. Nh4 c5 12. Nxg6 hxg6 13. dxc5 Nxc5 14. Qe2 Nfe4 15. Nxe4 Nxe4 16. Qg4 Nf6 17. Qf3 Qc7 18. b3 Qe5 19. Ra2 Ne4 20. a5 Rfd8 21. Bb2 Bc3 22. Bxc3 Nxc3 23. Rc2 b5 24. axb6 axb6 25. Rfc1 Na2 26. Re1 b5 27. Bf1 Nc3 28. Qf4 Qxf4 29. exf4 b4 30. g3 Ra3 31. Bc4 Kf8 32. Kg2 Ke7 33. Re5 Rc8 34. Rd2 Rd8 35. Rc2 Rc8 36. h4 Nd5 37. Rce2 Nc3 38. Rd2 Rc6 39. h5 f6 40. Re3 gxh5 41. f5 e5 42. Red3 Ra7 43. Rd8 Ne4 44. R2d5 Rd6 45. Rg8 Ra2 46. Rxg7+ Kf8 47. Rg8+ Kxg8 48. Rd2+ Kg7 49. Rxa2 Rd2 50. Rxd2 Nxd2 51. Bd5 e4 52. f4 e3 53. Kg1 Kf8 54. Kg2 Ke7 55. Bg8 Kd6 56. Bf7 Kc5 57. Bxh5 Nxb3 58. Kf3 Kd4 59. Bf7 Kd3 60. Bxb3 Kd2 61. Bc4 b3 62. Bxb3 e2 |
| ECO A05 in 1929 play it! alekhine alexand defeats white's kevitz alexander in 96 moves | 1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 b6 3. g3 Bb7 4. Bg2 e6 5. O-O Be7 6. d4 O-O 7. Nc3 Qc8 8. Bg5 h6 9. Bxf6 Bxf6 10. e4 d6 11. Qe2 Nc6 12. Rad1 Qe8 13. Rfe1 e5 14. Nd5 Bd8 15. dxe5 dxe5 16. Bh3 Kh8 17. c5 Nd4 18. Nxd4 exd4 19. Qc4 c6 20. Nb4 bxc5 21. Nd3 Ba5 22. Re2 Bb6 23. Nxc5 Qe7 24. b4 a5 25. Rxd4 Ba6 26. Nxa6 Bxd4 27. Qxc6 axb4 28. Nc7 Rab8 29. Nd5 Qe5 30. Qc4 Bc3 31. Nxc3 bxc3 32. Rc2 Qh5 33. Kg2 Qd1 34. Qxc3 Rb1 35. Bf5 Kg8 36. e5 Qf1+ 37. Kf3 Qh1+ 38. Ke3 Qxh2 39. Rb2 Rg1 40. Be4 Qh5 41. Rb1 Rxb1 42. Bxb1 Re8 43. f4 Qh2 44. Qe1 Ra8 45. a4 Rxa4 46. e6 fxe6 47. Qc1 Qxg3+ 48. Ke2 Qg4+ |
| ECO A05 in 1942 play it! alekhine alexand defeats white's bogoljubov efim in 28 moves | 1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 d5 4. d4 c5 5. Bg5 cxd4 6. Qxd4 Nc6 7. Bxf6 gxf6 8. Qh4 dxc4 9. e3 f5 10. Qxd8+ Nxd8 11. Bxc4 Nc6 12. Bb5 Bd7 13. Ke2 a6 14. Bxc6 Bxc6 |
| ECO A06 in 1941 play it! alekhine alexand defeats white's reig in 52 moves | 1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 c5 3. c3 Nc6 4. e3 Bg4 5. Nbd2 e6 6. Qa4 Bxf3 7. Nxf3 Bd6 8. a3 Nf6 9. dxc5 Bxc5 10. b4 Bd6 11. c4 a5 12. b5 Ne5 13. Nxe5 Bxe5 14. Ra2 Bc3+ 15. Bd2 Ne4 16. Bxc3 Nxc3 17. Qc2 Nxa2 18. Qxa2 Qf6 19. Bd3 dxc4 20. Bxc4 Qc3+ 21. Ke2 O-O 22. Rd1 Rfd8 23. Qb3 Qxb3 24. Bxb3 Rxd1 25. Kxd1 Kf8 26. a4 Ke7 |
| ECO A09 in 1942 play it! alekhine alexand defeats white's junge klaus in 70 moves | 1. Nf3 d5 2. c4 d4 3. e3 Nc6 4. exd4 Nxd4 5. Nxd4 Qxd4 6. Nc3 Nf6 7. d3 e5 8. Be2 Be7 9. Be3 Qd8 10. f4 exf4 11. Bxf4 c6 12. d4 Qb6 13. Qd2 O-O 14. O-O-O Bb4 15. Bd3 Qa5 16. Kc2 Bf5 17. Be5 Bxd3+ 18. Qxd3 Ng4 19. Bg3 Rfe8 20. Rhe1 Qg5 21. Ne4 Qg6 22. Re2 f5 23. Nc3 Rxe2+ 24. Nxe2 Re8 25. Nf4 Qf7 26. Kb1 g5 27. Nh3 h6 28. a3 Bf8 29. Nf2 Ne3 30. Re1 f4 31. Nh3 fxg3 32. hxg3 Qh7 33. Nf2 Re7 34. Kc1 Qxd3 35. Nxd3 Nxc4 |
| ECO A09 in 1926 play it! alekhine alexand defeats white's tarrasch siegber in 116 moves | 1. Nf3 d5 2. c4 d4 3. b4 c5 4. Bb2 g6 5. e3 Bg7 6. bxc5 e5 7. exd4 exd4 8. d3 Na6 9. Nbd2 Nxc5 10. Nb3 Ne6 11. g3 Ne7 12. Bg2 O-O 13. O-O Nc6 14. Re1 Qc7 15. Ba3 Rd8 16. Nfd2 a5 17. Nf3 Nb4 18. Bf1 b6 19. Nbd2 Nc5 20. Qb1 Bf5 21. Bxb4 axb4 22. Nh4 Bh6 23. Ndf3 Ra4 24. Nxf5 gxf5 25. Qd1 Qd6 26. Nh4 Qf6 27. Bg2 Ra3 28. Bf1 Rda8 29. Qf3 f4 30. Rab1 Bg5 31. Ng2 fxg3 32. Qxf6 gxh2+ 33. Kxh2 Bxf6 34. Rxb4 Nxd3 35. Bxd3 Rxd3 36. Rxb6 Rf3 37. Re2 d3 38. Rd2 Bc3 39. Ne1 Rf5 40. Rd1 Rxf2+ 41. Kg3 Rf1 42. Rbb1 d2 43. Nf3 Rxd1 44. Rxd1 Rxa2 45. Kf2 Rc2 46. Ke2 f6 47. Rb1 Ba5 48. Rb5 Ra2 49. Rb1 Kf7 50. Kd3 Ra3+ 51. Ke2 h5 52. Rh1 Kg6 53. Nd4 Rc3 54. Nc6 Rc1 55. Rd1 h4 56. Nd4 h3 57. Nf3 Rxd1 58. Kxd1 Bc7 |
| ECO A05 in 1929 play it! alekhine alexand defeats white's kevitz pinkus a in 96 moves | 1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 b6 3. g3 Bb7 4. Bg2 e5 5. Nc3 Bb4 6. O-O Bxc3 7. bxc3 d6 8. d4 e4 9. Nh4 O-O 10. f3 exf3 11. Bxf3 Ne4 12. Qd3 Re8 13. d5 Nc5 14. Qd4 Nbd7 15. Bh5 Ne5 16. Bf4 Qd7 17. Nf3 Ng6 18. Nd2 Qh3 19. Bxg6 hxg6 20. e4 f6 21. Rae1 g5 22. Be3 Re7 23. Kh1 Rae8 24. Bg1 Bc8 25. Rf3 Bg4 26. Rfe3 Qh5 27. Kg2 Bh3+ 28. Kh1 Qg4 29. Bf2 a5 30. Bg1 a4 31. Bf2 Re5 32. Bg1 R8e7 33. Bf2 Kf7 34. Bg1 Ke8 35. Bf2 Kd8 36. Bg1 Kc8 37. Bf2 Kb7 38. Bg1 Ka6 39. Bf2 Qh5 40. Bg1 Bg4 41. Kg2 Qh3+ 42. Kh1 g6 43. Bf2 f5 44. exf5 gxf5 45. Rxe5 dxe5 46. Qe3 e4 47. d6 cxd6 48. Bg1 f4 |
| ECO A05 in 1935 play it! alekhine alexand defeats white's foerder heinz jo in 50 moves | 1. Nf3 Nf6 2. e3 b6 3. b3 Bb7 4. Bb2 g6 5. c4 Bg7 6. Nc3 O-O 7. Be2 c5 8. O-O Nc6 9. d4 cxd4 10. Nxd4 Nxd4 11. Qxd4 Ne4 12. Qd3 d6 13. Bf3 f5 14. Rab1 Nc5 15. Qd2 Bxf3 16. gxf3 f4 17. Nd5 e5 18. exf4 Qh4 19. Kh1 Qh3 20. Qe2 Rae8 21. Rbe1 e4 22. Rg1 Bxb2 23. Rg3 Qh4 24. Rg4 exf3 25. Qxe8 Qxg4 |
| ECO A06 in 1937 play it! alekhine alexand defeats white's saemisch friedri in 91 moves | 1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 Nf6 3. c4 c6 4. Nc3 dxc4 5. a4 Bf5 6. e3 e6 7. Bxc4 Bb4 8. O-O O-O 9. Qe2 Ne4 10. g4 Bg6 11. Ne5 Bxc3 12. bxc3 Nd7 13. Nxg6 hxg6 14. Ba3 Re8 15. Qc2 Nef6 16. h3 Nd5 17. Be2 Qh4 18. Kg2 e5 19. c4 N5f6 20. dxe5 Nxe5 21. Rh1 Rad8 22. Rad1 Rxd1 23. Rxd1 g5 24. Bb2 Ng6 25. Bxf6 gxf6 26. Bd3 Ne5 27. Bf5 Kg7 28. Rh1 c5 29. Rb1 b6 30. Rc1 Rd8 31. Rd1 Re8 32. Rh1 Rd8 33. Rd1 Rxd1 34. Qxd1 Nxc4 35. Qd5 Ne5 36. a5 bxa5 37. f4 Ng6 38. Bxg6 Kxg6 39. Qd8 Kg7 40. Qxa5 gxf4 41. exf4 c4 42. Qc3 Qh8 43. Qxc4 Qa8+ 44. Kg3 a5 45. h4 a4 46. h5 |
| ECO A08 in 1941 play it! alekhine alexand defeats white's gomez acebo in 86 moves | 1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 c5 3. Bg2 Nc6 4. d3 g6 5. O-O Bg7 6. Re1 Nf6 7. Nbd2 Bf5 8. Nh4 Bg4 9. Nhf3 Qd7 10. Nb3 b6 11. Nbd2 Bh3 12. e4 Bxg2 13. Kxg2 O-O-O 14. Qe2 e5 15. c3 h5 16. Nh4 d4 17. c4 Nh7 18. Ndf3 Bf6 19. a3 Ne7 20. Rh1 g5 21. Nf5 Nxf5 22. exf5 Qxf5 23. Nd2 g4 24. Ne4 h4 25. h3 gxh3+ 26. Rxh3 Rhg8 27. Bd2 Be7 28. f3 hxg3 29. Rah1 Nf6 30. Be1 Rg7 31. Nxg3 Rdg8 32. Kf1 Qe6 33. Qf2 Ne8 34. Rh6 Rg6 35. Bd2 Nd6 36. R1h5 Bf8 37. Rxg6 Qxg6 38. Rg5 Qxd3+ 39. Qe2 Qxe2+ 40. Kxe2 Rxg5 41. Bxg5 Nxc4 42. Bf6 Nxb2 43. Bxe5 Nc4 |
| ECO A05 in 1942 play it! alekhine alexand defeats white's weill roland in 52 moves | 1. Nf3 Nf6 2. e3 d5 3. b3 g6 4. c4 Bg7 5. Bb2 O-O 6. Nc3 c5 7. Nxd5 Nxd5 8. Bxg7 Kxg7 9. cxd5 Qxd5 10. d4 Nc6 11. dxc5 Qxc5 12. Rc1 Qa3 13. Rc2 Rd8 14. Rd2 Bg4 15. Be2 Rxd2 16. Nxd2 Bxe2 17. Qa1+ f6 18. Kxe2 Qa6+ 19. Nc4 b5 20. Nb2 b4+ 21. Ke1 Rc8 22. f3 Nd4 23. exd4 Rc2 24. Nc4 Qe6+ 25. Ne5 fxe5 26. Kd1 Qf5 |
| ECO A05 in 1943 play it! alekhine alexand defeats white's sajtar j in 110 moves | 1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. b3 c5 4. Bb2 Nc6 5. e3 d5 6. d4 cxd4 7. Nxd4 Bb4+ 8. Bc3 Bxc3+ 9. Nxc3 e5 10. Nxc6 bxc6 11. cxd5 cxd5 12. Bb5+ Bd7 13. Bxd7+ Qxd7 14. O-O O-O 15. Qd3 Rfd8 16. Rfd1 Rac8 17. Rac1 Rc6 18. h3 h6 19. Ne2 Rd6 20. Rc2 Ne4 21. f3 Ng5 22. Kh2 Qe7 23. Ng1 d4 24. Re1 Rg6 25. exd4 Qd6 26. Kh1 exd4 27. Ne2 Ne6 28. Rec1 Qe5 29. Rc8 Rxc8 30. Rxc8+ Kh7 31. Rc1 Nc5 32. Qd2 Rd6 33. b4 Ne6 34. Qd3+ g6 35. a4 Kg7 36. a5 a6 37. Rd1 Rd5 38. Qe4 Qd6 39. f4 d3 40. Nc3 Rd4 41. Qe5+ Qxe5 42. fxe5 Nf4 43. b5 Ne2 44. Nb1 axb5 45. a6 Ra4 46. Rxd3 Rxa6 47. Rd2 Ng3+ 48. Kg1 b4 49. Rd3 Ne2+ 50. Kf2 Nf4 51. Rd4 Ra2+ 52. Kf3 Nxg2 53. Rxb4 Ne1+ 54. Ke4 Re2+ 55. Kd5 Rxe5+ |
| ECO A06 in 1936 play it! alekhine alexand defeats white's fazekas in 72 moves | 1. Nf3 d5 2. e3 c5 3. c4 e6 4. Nc3 d4 5. exd4 cxd4 6. Ne2 Nc6 7. a3 e5 8. d3 f5 9. b4 a6 10. g3 Be7 11. Bg2 Bf6 12. O-O Nh6 13. Nd2 O-O 14. c5 Be6 15. Qc2 g5 16. Rb1 Rc8 17. b5 axb5 18. Rxb5 Qe7 19. a4 Nf7 20. Ba3 Rc7 21. Rfb1 e4 22. dxe4 Nfe5 23. exf5 d3 24. Qd1 dxe2 25. Qxe2 Bxf5 26. Ne4 Nd4 27. Nxf6+ Qxf6 28. Qa2+ Be6 29. Bd5 Bxd5 30. Qxd5+ Rcf7 31. R5b2 Rd8 32. Qe4 Nc4 33. f4 Nxb2 34. Bxb2 Qf5 35. Qxf5 Rxf5 36. Ba3 Nc2 |
| ECO A06 in 1926 play it! alekhine alexand defeats white's garcia vera oela in 68 moves | 1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 c5 3. Nc3 Nc6 4. Bf4 cxd4 5. Nxd4 Nf6 6. e3 a6 7. Be2 e6 8. Bf3 Bd6 9. O-O e5 10. Nxc6 bxc6 11. Bg3 h5 12. Bh4 e4 13. Bxe4 dxe4 14. Nxe4 Be7 15. Qf3 Nd5 16. Bxe7 Qxe7 17. Nc3 Be6 18. e4 Nxc3 19. Qxc3 O-O 20. Rad1 Rab8 21. b3 Rbc8 22. Qe5 h4 23. Rd6 h3 24. Rfd1 Rcd8 25. f4 Qa7+ 26. Kf1 Qe3 27. f5 Rxd6 28. Rxd6 Qc1+ 29. Kf2 Qxc2+ 30. Kf1 hxg2+ 31. Kg1 Qe2 32. Qf4 Qxa2 33. Rd2 Qa1+ 34. Kxg2 Bxb3 |
| ECO A04 in 1927 play it! alekhine alexand defeats white's sarkozy balazs in 74 moves | 1. Nf3 f5 2. d4 Nf6 3. g3 b6 4. Bg2 Bb7 5. c4 e6 6. Bg5 Bb4+ 7. Nbd2 O-O 8. a3 Be7 9. O-O c5 10. dxc5 bxc5 11. Qc2 Nc6 12. e3 Rb8 13. Rfd1 Qe8 14. Rab1 Qh5 15. Bxf6 Rxf6 16. Nf1 d6 17. b4 cxb4 18. axb4 Nd8 19. Ne1 Bxg2 20. Nxg2 Nc6 21. Nf4 Qe8 22. Nd3 Qc8 23. Rdc1 f4 24. Nxf4 Rxb4 25. Rxb4 Nxb4 26. Qb1 a5 27. Nd2 Rf5 28. Nb3 Nc6 29. Nd4 Nxd4 30. exd4 Bg5 31. Qb6 e5 32. dxe5 Bxf4 33. gxf4 dxe5 34. Rd1 Rf8 35. f5 Qxf5 36. Rb1 Qg4+ 37. Kh1 Qxc4 |
| ECO A04 in 1927 play it! alekhine alexand defeats white's euwe max in 54 moves | 1. Nf3 e6 2. c4 f5 3. g3 Nc6 4. d4 Bb4+ 5. Bd2 Bxd2+ 6. Qxd2 d6 7. Nc3 Nf6 8. Bg2 O-O 9. Rd1 Ne7 10. O-O Ng6 11. Qc2 c6 12. e4 Qa5 13. exf5 exf5 14. d5 cxd5 15. Nxd5 Bd7 16. Nd4 f4 17. Rde1 Nxd5 18. Bxd5+ Kh8 19. Ne6 Rf6 20. Ng5 Raf8 21. Qb3 fxg3 22. Qxg3 Nf4 23. Re7 Rg6 24. Rf7 Rxf7 25. Nxf7+ Kg8 26. Ne5+ Qxd5 27. cxd5 Ne2+ |
| ECO A06 in 1942 play it! alekhine alexand defeats white's schmidt paul in 103 moves | 1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 Bf5 3. c4 e6 4. Nc3 c6 5. e3 Nd7 6. Bd3 Bg6 7. O-O Ngf6 8. Qe2 Bb4 9. Bd2 Qe7 10. Rac1 Ne4 11. Be1 O-O 12. Nd2 Bxc3 13. bxc3 Qa3 14. Nb3 dxc4 15. Bxc4 a5 16. Rc2 a4 17. Nc1 Nb6 18. Bd3 Nd5 19. c4 Ndc3 20. Bxc3 Nxc3 21. Qe1 Ne4 22. f3 Nf6 23. Qd2 Rfd8 24. Bxg6 hxg6 25. Nd3 Qe7 26. Rb1 Ne8 27. Qb4 Nd6 28. Nc5 Qg5 29. Qc3 b5 30. Ne4 Nxe4 31. fxe4 Rab8 32. cxb5 cxb5 33. Qd2 Rdc8 34. Rxc8+ Rxc8 35. d5 Qe5 36. Rxb5 Qxe4 37. Rb4 Qe5 38. d6 Rd8 39. Rxa4 Rxd6 40. Rd4 Rb6 41. Rf4 Rb1+ 42. Rf1 Rxf1+ 43. Kxf1 Qxh2 44. Qd8+ Kh7 45. Qe7 Qb8 46. Qxf7 Qb1+ 47. Kf2 Qxa2+ 48. Kg3 Qd5 49. Qf4 g5 50. Qf3 Kg6 51. Qe2 Qe4 52. Qf3 |
| ECO A16 in 1928 play it! alekhine alexand defeats white's johner paul in 66 moves | 1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 c5 3. Nf3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. g3 g6 6. Bg2 Bg7 7. O-O O-O 8. d4 Nxc3 9. bxc3 Nc6 10. e3 Qa5 11. Bb2 Rd8 12. Nd2 Qc7 13. Qc2 Na5 14. Rac1 Be6 15. Ba3 Nc4 16. Nxc4 Bxc4 17. Rfd1 cxd4 18. cxd4 Rac8 19. Qe4 Rd7 20. d5 b5 21. Bh3 e6 22. dxe6 Rxd1+ 23. Rxd1 f5 24. e7 Re8 25. Qh4 Bxa2 26. Rd8 Bf7 27. Rxe8+ Bxe8 28. Bg2 Qc3 29. Bd5+ Kh8 30. Bd6 Qd2 31. e4 g5 32. Qh3 g4 33. Qh4 Bd4 |
