1927 World Chess Championship
Alexander Alekhine (France) vs. Jose Capablanca (Cuba)
Buenos Aires , Argentina
September 16 - November 29, 1927
Conditions: First to Win 6 Games.
(It is believed by some that there was a tie clause, allowing the
champion to retain the title in the event of a 5-5 tie, but no
positive information is available)
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Result: Alexander Alekhine becomes the 4th World Champion.
See the Games of the Match!
As with the 1910 Lasker-Schlecter
match, there is some doubt as to whether or not there was a tie clause for this match.
Bobby Fischer, in his 1974 letter to Larry Evans, claimed that this match would have
been abandoned as drawn had the score reached 5-5. I can find no data indicating that
this is the case. However, I have found the following quote from Alekhine, made just
before the match: "Yes it is difficult to picture Capablanca losing six games, but I
find it more difficult picturing Capablanca beating me six games." Had there been such
a tie clause, it would not have been necessary for Capablanca to win 6 games, only 5.
Capablanca's next title defense was 6 years in the making. During
these years Alekhine, Rubinstein, Nimzovich and Bogolubov were the
most credible challengers, but all had difficulty in getting sufficient
backing. The so-called London Rules, drawn up and signed by several
top parties during the London 1922 tournament, required potential
challengers to post $500 as a guarantee of good faith, and another
$500 three months before the match was to begin. Rubinstein and
Nimzovich both issued challenges to Capablanca, but were unable to
raise the necessary money. Not until 1927 did Alekhine secure a
challenge by depositing the necessary $1000 forfeit money.
The Argentine Chess Club of Bueonos Airies put up $10,000, for a
Capablanca-Alekhine match, of which $2000 was a fee
for the champion, $4800 was to go to the winner, and the remaining
$3200 to the loser (as per the London Rules). However, Capablanca
still considered that Nimzovich had a prior challenge, and gave him
until January 1, 1927 to deposit the required forfeit money, which
Nimzo failed to do.
As per the London Rules, in the event of illness preventing the
Champion from playing the match, the title was to pass on to the
Challenger.
Capablanca was, of course, a heavy favorite in this match. In
addition to Capablanca's own record, his heads-up record against
Alekhine was far superior. They had met in four previous tournaments,
and in each case Capablanca had placed higher. Their head-to-head
record was an exceptional +5-0=7 for Capablanca. Grandmaster
predictions were heavily in his favor. Rudolf Spielmann predicted
that Alekhine would not win a single game, while the optimistic
Bogolubov thought that he might perhaps win 2 games.
After this match, Alekhine spent years trying to avoid the required
return match, and in fact refused to play in any event that Capablanca
was in until 1936, after he had lost the title himself. He used his
position as World Champion to keep Capablanca out of the San Remo 1930 and
Bled 1931 tournaments, to avoid having to play him.
Capablanca tried long and hard to arrange the return match. In the
March 1954 issue of Chess Review, Hans Kmoch reported
the following conversation with Capablanca, during the Bad Kissingen
tournament of 1929:
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In Kissingen, my contact with Capablanca became rather close. We had
long walks together, usually talking about the World Championship in
reference to which Capablanca always used the expression "my title",
making it seem that the title had only incidentally and temporarily
strayed to Alekhine. More than once he explained to me how I could make
a lot of money. Very simple: just organize the return match against
Alekhine and bet as much as possible on me; you will win, that much
is absolutely sure.
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Apparently, Alekhine agreed, and made sure that he never did play
Capablanca again, even in tournament play, until after he [Alekhine]
had lost the title himself. Their next encounter was not until 9 years
later, at the Nottingham 1936 tournament, a game which Capablanca won.
At one point, Capablanca went so far as to claim the title back by
forfeit. This claim went nowhere, however the entire incident increased
the chess world's dissatisfaction (already fairly high, after the reign
of Lasker) with a system in which a champion could avoid his strongest
competition.
MATCH HIGHLIGHTS
This was one of the fiercest battles in championship history, but
also a match that will make you wish the Orthodox Defence to the
Queen's Gambit Declined had never been invented, as it appears in
32 out of the 34 games. Alekhine adapted his naturally enterprising,
risk-taking style (which had failed miserably against Capablanca in
previous outings), and played the most conservative, positional chess
of his life in this match. (In effect, he won by out-Capablanca-ing
Capablanca). Still, there are some games that stand out
from the pack as being especially worth of examination:
Game 1: After
Capablanca plays too passively as White in an Exchange French, Alekhine
gets a blistering attack and shocks the experts by winning the very first
game.
Game 3:
Capablanca sacrifices his Queenside pawns for a horrendous attack
against Black's Kingside, and brings home the point.
Game 7:
Another pawn sacrifice, another Kingside attack by Capablanca. His
fortress Rook on d4 is the highlight of the game.
Game 11:
A titanic but flawed struggle. Capablanca, forcing matters up to
Move 26 goes wrong and falls onto the defensive (Nc4, e5 and Nd6
would have left Black having to sacrifice the exchange for a Pawn,
and fight for the draw.). After a back and forth struggle, White
misses a chance to draw by 47. Rd7 instead of Qd7, and finally has to
resign in a position with 4 queens on the board.
Game 12:
Well, this one's more of a lowlight, actually. The only one of
his victories that Alekhine didn't think worthy of including in
"My Best Games of Chess" (actually, he didn't think Game 11 worthy
either, but included it anyway since it was so famous). In Game
12, Capa lets a Rook stray too far into enemy territory, with
33... Rc3? and 34... Qc7??, and walks into a monstrous pin. The
position after Black's 38th is so ugly, it shouldn't be shown to
small children. Not a very good game, but historically significant
as perhaps the only time in his career that Capablanca lost 2 games
in a row. [The only other possible incident that comes to mind is
his losses to Lasker and Tarrasch at St. Petersburg 1914, though I
don't know if those were back-to-back or not.]
Game 21:
Probably the best game of the match. Despite making no perceivable
error, Capablanca is simply blown off the board as White.
Game 22:
The match's defensive gem, and one of the great fighting games of
all time. Stuck in an ending with Rook and Knight vs. Rook and
four Pawns, Capablanca actually manages to hold, through doomsday
defense, and win all 4 Pawns, to keep the Draw.
Game 27:
A huge missed opportunity and possible turning point of the match.
Blowing Alekhine off the board as White, Capablanca walks into a
perpetual check on his final move. Simply 38. Ke2 instead of
38. Kf2 would have won easily.
Game 29:
Capablanca wins an outstanding Knight + 4 Pawns vs. Bishop + 3
Pawns ending, in textbook style.
Game 31:
Another missed opportunity for Capablanca. Winning a clear Pawn,
Capablanca is unable to bring home the point. 37. h4, fixing
Black's Kingside pawns, would have given him definite winning chances.
Game 32:
Alekhine's turn to produce an endgame masterpiece.
Game 34:
Another virtually textbook endgame in which Alekhine demonstrates
how to win a Rook ending with an outside passed pawn.
Match Breakdown
# White - Black Locale Date ECO Result
1 Capablanca - Alekhine Buenos Aires 09-16-1927 C01 0-1
2 Alekhine - Capablanca Buenos Aires 09-20-1927 D65 ½-½
3 Capablanca - Alekhine Buenos Aires 09-21-1927 A47 1-0
4 Alekhine - Capablanca Buenos Aires 09-23-1927 D63 ½-½
5 Capablanca - Alekhine Buenos Aires 09-27-1927 D51 ½-½
6 Alekhine - Capablanca Buenos Aires 09-30-1927 D67 ½-½
7 Capablanca - Alekhine Buenos Aires 10-01-1927 D52 1-0
8 Alekhine - Capablanca Buenos Aires 10-03-1927 D62 ½-½
9 Capablanca - Alekhine Buenos Aires 10-05-1927 D51 ½-½
10 Alekhine - Capablanca Buenos Aires 10-06-1927 D62 ½-½
11 Capablanca - Alekhine Buenos Aires 10-08-1927 D52 0-1
12 Alekhine - Capablanca Buenos Aires 10-11-1927 D64 1-0
13 Capablanca - Alekhine Buenos Aires 10-12-1927 D63 ½-½
14 Alekhine - Capablanca Buenos Aires 10-14-1927 D64 ½-½
15 Capablanca - Alekhine Buenos Aires 10-15-1927 D63 ½-½
16 Alekhine - Capablanca Buenos Aires 10-17-1927 D67 ½-½
17 Capablanca - Alekhine Buenos Aires 10-18-1927 D63 ½-½
18 Alekhine - Capablanca Buenos Aires 10-20-1927 D67 ½-½
19 Capablanca - Alekhine Buenos Aires 10-22-1927 D63 ½-½
20 Alekhine - Capablanca Buenos Aires 10-24-1927 D67 ½-½
21 Capablanca - Alekhine Buenos Aires 10-26-1927 D63 0-1
22 Alekhine - Capablanca Buenos Aires 10-28-1927 D67 ½-½
23 Capablanca - Alekhine Buenos Aires 11-01-1927 D63 ½-½
24 Alekhine - Capablanca Buenos Aires 11-03-1927 D67 ½-½
25 Capablanca - Alekhine Buenos Aires 11-05-1927 D65 ½-½
26 Alekhine - Capablanca Buenos Aires 11-08-1927 D64 ½-½
27 Capablanca - Alekhine Buenos Aires 11-09-1927 D65 ½-½
28 Alekhine - Capablanca Buenos Aires 11-10-1927 D67 ½-½
29 Capablanca - Alekhine Buenos Aires 11-14-1927 D52 1-0
30 Alekhine - Capablanca Buenos Aires 11-16-1927 D67 ½-½
31 Capablanca - Alekhine Buenos Aires 11-18-1927 D51 ½-½
32 Alekhine - Capablanca Buenos Aires 11-22-1927 D35 1-0
33 Capablanca - Alekhine Buenos Aires 11-25-1927 D51 ½-½
34 Alekhine - Capablanca Buenos Aires 11-26-1927 D51 1-0
[Event "Capablanca - Alekhine World Championship Match"]
[Site "Buenos Aires ARG"]
[Date "1927.09.16"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "1"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Jose Raul Capablanca"]
[Black "Alexander Alekhine"]
[ECO "C01"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "86"]
1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. exd5 exd5 5. Bd3 Nc6 6. Ne2
Nge7 7. O-O Bf5 8. Bxf5 Nxf5 9. Qd3 Qd7 10. Nd1 O-O 11. Ne3
Nxe3 12. Bxe3 Rfe8 13. Nf4 Bd6 14. Rfe1 Nb4 15. Qb3 Qf5
16. Rac1 Nxc2 17. Rxc2 Qxf4 18. g3 Qf5 19. Rce2 b6 20. Qb5 h5
21. h4 Re4 22. Bd2 Rxd4 23. Bc3 Rd3 24. Be5 Rd8 25. Bxd6 Rxd6
26. Re5 Qf3 27. Rxh5 Qxh5 28. Re8+ Kh7 29. Qxd3+ Qg6 30. Qd1
Re6 31. Ra8 Re5 32. Rxa7 c5 33. Rd7 Qe6 34. Qd3+ g6 35. Rd8 d4
36. a4 Re1+ 37. Kg2 Qc6+ 38. f3 Re3 39. Qd1 Qe6 40. g4 Re2+
41. Kh3 Qe3 42. Qh1 Qf4 43. h5 Rf2 0-1
[Event "Capablanca - Alekhine World Championship Match"]
[Site "Buenos Aires ARG"]
[Date "1927.09.20"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "2"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Alexander Alekhine"]
[Black "Jose Raul Capablanca"]
[ECO "D65"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "38"]
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Bg5 Be7 5. e3 O-O 6. Nf3 Nbd7
7. Rc1 c6 8. Qc2 a6 9. cxd5 Nxd5 10. Bxe7 Qxe7 11. Be2 Re8
12. O-O Nxc3 13. Qxc3 e5 14. Rfd1 exd4 15. Nxd4 Nf6 16. Bf3
Bg4 17. Bxg4 Nxg4 18. Nf5 Qf6 19. Qxf6 Nxf6 1/2-1/2
[Event "Capablanca - Alekhine World Championship Match"]
[Site "Buenos Aires ARG"]
[Date "1927.09.21"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "3"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Jose Raul Capablanca"]
[Black "Alexander Alekhine"]
[ECO "A47"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "83"]
1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 b6 3. g3 Bb7 4. Bg2 c5 5. O-O cxd4 6. Nxd4
Bxg2 7. Kxg2 d5 8. c4 e6 9. Qa4+ Qd7 10. Nb5 Nc6 11. cxd5 exd5
12. Bf4 Rc8 13. Rc1 Bc5 14. b4 Bxb4 15. Rxc6 Rxc6 16. Qxb4 Ne4
17. Nd2 Nxd2 18. Qxd2 O-O 19. Rd1 Rc5 20. Nd4 Re8 21. Nb3 Rcc8
22. e3 Qa4 23. Qxd5 Rc2 24. Rd2 Rxa2 25. Rxa2 Qxa2 26. Qc6 Rf8
27. Nd4 Kh8 28. Be5 f6 29. Ne6 Rg8 30. Bd4 h6 31. h4 Qb1
32. Nxg7 Qg6 33. h5 Qf7 34. Nf5 Kh7 35. Qe4 Re8 36. Qf4 Qf8
37. Nd6 Re7 38. Bxf6 Qa8+ 39. e4 Rg7 40. Bxg7 Kxg7 41. Nf5+
Kf7 42. Qc7+ 1-0
[Event "Capablanca - Alekhine World Championship Match"]
[Site "Buenos Aires ARG"]
[Date "1927.09.23"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "4"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Alexander Alekhine"]
[Black "Jose Raul Capablanca"]
[ECO "D64"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "98"]
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Bg5 Be7 5. e3 O-O 6. Nf3 Nbd7
7. Rc1 c6 8. a3 a6 9. Qc2 Re8 10. Bd3 h6 11. Bf4 dxc4 12. Bxc4
b5 13. Ba2 Bb7 14. O-O c5 15. dxc5 Nxc5 16. Rfd1 Qb6 17. Be5
Rac8 18. Qe2 Nce4 19. Bd4 Bc5 20. Nxe4 Bxd4 21. Nxd4 Bxe4
22. Bb1 Rxc1 23. Rxc1 Bxb1 24. Rxb1 Rc8 25. Qe1 Qc7 26. h3 Ne4
27. Ne2 Qe5 28. Rc1 Rxc1 29. Qxc1 Qc5 30. Qxc5 Nxc5 31. Nd4
Kf8 32. b4 Na4 33. Kf1 Nb6 34. Nb3 Nc4 35. Nc5 Nxa3 36. Nxa6
Ke7 37. Ke2 Kd6 38. Kd3 Nc4 39. Nc5 f5 40. Kc3 Kd5 41. Na6 Kd6
42. Nc5 Nb6 43. Nd3 e5 44. Kb3 Nc4 45. Kc3 Kd5 46. Nc5 Nd6
47. Kd3 g5 48. Na6 e4+ 49. Kc3 Kc6 1/2-1/2
[Event "Capablanca - Alekhine World Championship Match"]
[Site "Buenos Aires ARG"]
[Date "1927.09.27"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "5"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Jose Raul Capablanca"]
[Black "Alexander Alekhine"]
[ECO "D51"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "83"]
1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 Nbd7 5. e3 c6 6. a3 Be7
7. Nf3 O-O 8. Bd3 dxc4 9. Bxc4 Nd5 10. Bxe7 Qxe7 11. Rc1 Nxc3
12. Rxc3 e5 13. dxe5 Nxe5 14. Nxe5 Qxe5 15. O-O Be6 16. Bxe6
Qxe6 17. Rd3 Qf6 18. Qb3 Qe7 19. Rfd1 Rad8 20. h3 Rxd3
21. Rxd3 g6 22. Qd1 Qe5 23. Qd2 a5 24. Rd7 b5 25. Qc3 Qxc3
26. bxc3 Rc8 27. Kf1 Kg7 28. Ra7 a4 29. c4 Kf6 30. Ra5 Ke6
31. Ke2 bxc4 32. Rc5 Kd6 33. Rxc4 Ra8 34. Rd4+ Ke6 35. Kd3 c5
36. Rh4 h5 37. g4 hxg4 38. Rxg4 Kd6 39. Rf4 f5 40. Rh4 Kd5
41. Kc2 Ra6 42. Kc3 1/2-1/2
[Event "Capablanca - Alekhine World Championship Match"]
[Site "Buenos Aires ARG"]
[Date "1927.09.29"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "6"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Alexander Alekhine"]
[Black "Jose Raul Capablanca"]
[ECO "D67"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "79"]
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Bg5 Nbd7 5. e3 Be7 6. Nf3 O-O
7. Rc1 c6 8. Bd3 dxc4 9. Bxc4 Nd5 10. Bxe7 Qxe7 11. Ne4 Qb4+
12. Qd2 Qxd2+ 13. Kxd2 Rd8 14. Rhd1 N5f6 15. Nxf6+ Nxf6
16. Bb3 Kf8 17. Ke2 Ke7 18. Ne5 Bd7 19. f3 Be8 20. e4 Nd7
21. Nc4 Nb6 22. Ne3 Rd7 23. a4 Rad8 24. a5 Na8 25. d5 cxd5
26. exd5 Rc7 27. dxe6 Rxd1 28. Nf5+ Kf6 29. Rxd1 fxe6 30. Nd6
Bg6 31. Rd4 Rc5 32. Rb4 b6 33. axb6 Nxb6 34. Kd2 Ke7 35. Ne4
Bxe4 36. Rxe4 Nd5 37. Bxd5 Rxd5+ 38. Kc3 a5 39. Rc4 h5 40. h4
1/2-1/2
[Event "Capablanca - Alekhine World Championship Match"]
[Site "Buenos Aires ARG"]
[Date "1927.09.30"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "7"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Jose Raul Capablanca"]
[Black "Alexander Alekhine"]
[ECO "D52"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "71"]
1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 Nbd7 5. e3 c6 6. Nf3 Qa5
7. Nd2 Bb4 8. Qc2 O-O 9. Bh4 c5 10. Nb3 Qa4 11. Bxf6 Nxf6
12. dxc5 Ne4 13. cxd5 Bxc3+ 14. bxc3 Nxc5 15. Rd1 exd5
16. Rxd5 Nxb3 17. axb3 Qc6 18. Rd4 Re8 19. Bd3 Qxg2 20. Bxh7+
Kf8 21. Be4 Qh3 22. Qd2 Be6 23. c4 a5 24. Rg1 Qxh2 25. Rh1 Qc7
26. Qb2 Qc5 27. Bd5 Ra6 28. Re4 Rd6 29. Rh7 Ke7 30. Qxg7 Kd8
31. Bxe6 fxe6 32. Qxb7 Qb4+ 33. Qxb4 axb4 34. c5 Rc6 35. Rxb4
Rxc5 36. Ra7 1-0
[Event "Capablanca - Alekhine World Championship Match"]
[Site "Buenos Aires ARG"]
[Date "1927.10.03"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "8"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Alexander Alekhine"]
[Black "Jose Raul Capablanca"]
[ECO "D62"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "84"]
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Bg5 Nbd7 5. e3 Be7 6. Nc3 O-O
7. Qc2 c5 8. cxd5 cxd4 9. Nxd4 Nxd5 10. Bxe7 Qxe7 11. Nxd5
exd5 12. Bd3 Qb4+ 13. Qd2 Ne5 14. Be2 Qxd2+ 15. Kxd2 Bd7
16. Rac1 Rfc8 17. b3 Kf8 18. f4 Nc6 19. Bb5 Ke7 20. Bxc6 bxc6
21. Rc5 a5 22. Rhc1 Kd6 23. R1c3 Ra6 24. Nb5+ Ke7 25. Nd4 Kd6
26. e4 dxe4 27. Ke3 Rb8 28. Nf5+ Bxf5 29. Rxf5 f6 30. Rc4 Rb5
31. Rd4+ Ke6 32. Rxb5 cxb5 33. Rxe4+ Kf7 34. Rd4 Rc6 35. Rd7+
Kg6 36. Kd2 Rc5 37. Ra7 b4 38. g4 h5 39. h3 h4 40. f5+ Kh6
41. Ra8 Kh7 42. Ke3 Rc3+ 1/2-1/2
[Event "Capablanca - Alekhine World Championship Match"]
[Site "Buenos Aires ARG"]
[Date "1927.10.05"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "9"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Jose Raul Capablanca"]
[Black "Alexander Alekhine"]
[ECO "D51"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "68"]
1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 Nbd7 5. e3 c6 6. Qc2 Qa5
7. cxd5 Nxd5 8. e4 Nxc3 9. Bd2 Qa4 10. Qxc3 a5 11. Nf3 Bb4
12. Qc1 O-O 13. a3 Bxd2+ 14. Qxd2 e5 15. Rc1 exd4 16. Rc4 Qb5
17. Rxd4 Qc5 18. Be2 Qe7 19. O-O Nc5 20. Qe3 Bg4 21. h3 Bxf3
22. Bxf3 Rfd8 23. Rfd1 Ne6 24. Rxd8+ Rxd8 25. Qa7 Rxd1+
26. Bxd1 Qc7 27. Bb3 h6 28. Bxe6 fxe6 29. Qd4 c5 30. Qc4 Qe5
31. f4 Qxf4 32. Qxe6+ Kh7 33. Qd5 Qc1+ 34. Kh2 Qf4+ 1/2-1/2
[Event "Capablanca - Alekhine World Championship Match"]
[Site "Buenos Aires ARG"]
[Date "1927.10.06"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "10"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Alexander Alekhine"]
[Black "Jose Raul Capablanca"]
[ECO "D62"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "40"]
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Bg5 Nbd7 5. e3 Be7 6. Nf3 O-O
7. Qc2 c5 8. cxd5 Nxd5 9. Nxd5 exd5 10. Bxe7 Qxe7 11. Bd3 g6
12. dxc5 Nxc5 13. Rc1 Nxd3+ 14. Qxd3 Bf5 15. Qd4 Be4 16. O-O
Bxf3 17. gxf3 Qg5+ 18. Kh1 Qf5 19. Kg2 Qg5+ 20. Kh1 Qf5
1/2-1/2
[Event "Capablanca - Alekhine World Championship Match"]
[Site "Buenos Aires ARG"]
[Date "1927.10.07"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "11"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Jose Raul Capablanca"]
[Black "Alexander Alekhine"]
[ECO "D52"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "132"]
1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Bg5 Nbd7 5.e3 c6 6.Nf3 Qa5 7.Nd2
Bb4 8.Qc2 dxc4 9.Bxf6 Nxf6 10.Nxc4 Qc7 11.a3 Be7 12.Be2 O-O
13.O-O Bd7 14.b4 b6 15.Bf3 Rac8 16.Rfd1 Rfd8 17.Rac1 Be8 18.g3
Nd5 19.Nb2 Qb8 20.Nd3 Bg5 21.Rb1 Qb7 22.e4 Nxc3 23.Qxc3 Qe7
24.h4 Bh6 25.Ne5 g6 26.Ng4 Bg7 27.e5 h5 28.Ne3 c5 29.bxc5 bxc5
30.d5 exd5 31.Nxd5 Qe6 32.Nf6+ Bxf6 33.exf6 Rxd1+ 34.Rxd1 Bc6
35.Re1 Qf5 36.Re3 c4 37.a4 a5 38.Bg2 Bxg2 39.Kxg2 Qd5+ 40.Kh2
Qf5 41.Rf3 Qc5 42.Rf4 Kh7 43.Rd4 Qc6 44.Qxa5 c3 45.Qa7 Kg8
46.Qe7 Qb6 47.Qd7 Qc5 48.Re4 Qxf2+ 49.Kh3 Qf1+ 50.Kh2 Qf2+
51.Kh3 Rf8 52.Qc6 Qf1+ 53.Kh2 Qf2+ 54.Kh3 Qf1+ 55.Kh2 Kh7
56.Qc4 Qf2+ 57.Kh3 Qg1 58.Re2 Qf1+ 59.Kh2 Qxf6 60.a5 Rd8 61.a6
Qf1 62.Qe4 Rd2 63.Rxd2 cxd2 64.a7 d1=Q 65.a8=Q Qg1+ 66.Kh3
Qdf1+ 0-1
[Event "Capablanca - Alekhine World Championship Match"]
[Site "Buenos Aires ARG"]
[Date "1927.10.11"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "12"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Alexander Alekhine"]
[Black "Jose Raul Capablanca"]
[ECO "D64"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "81"]
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Bg5 Nbd7 5. e3 Be7 6. Nf3 O-O
7. Rc1 c6 8. Qc2 a6 9. a3 h6 10. Bh4 Re8 11. Rd1 b5 12. cxb5
cxb5 13. Bd3 Bb7 14. O-O Rc8 15. Qb1 Qa5 16. Ne2 Nb6 17. Ne5
Nc4 18. Bxf6 Bxf6 19. Bh7+ Kf8 20. Nd7+ Ke7 21. Nc5 Qb6
22. Nxb7 Qxb7 23. Bd3 Rc7 24. Qa2 Rec8 25. b3 Nd6 26. Qd2 Qb6
27. Rc1 Kd7 28. Rxc7+ Rxc7 29. Bb1 Be7 30. Nf4 Kc8 31. Qe2 g6
32. Nd3 Ne4 33. b4 Rc3 34. Qb2 Qc7 35. Nc5 Bxc5 36. dxc5 Qe5
37. f4 Qg7 38. Bxe4 dxe4 39. Kf2 Qf6 40. g3 g5 41. Rc1 1-0
[Event "Capablanca - Alekhine World Championship Match"]
[Site "Buenos Aires ARG"]
[Date "1927.10.13"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "13"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Jose Raul Capablanca"]
[Black "Alexander Alekhine"]
[ECO "D63"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "54"]
1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 Nbd7 5. e3 Be7 6. Nf3 O-O
7. Rc1 a6 8. a3 h6 9. Bh4 dxc4 10. Bxc4 c5 11. dxc5 Nxc5
12. Be2 b6 13. O-O Bb7 14. Nd4 Nd5 15. Bxe7 Nxe7 16. b4 Ne4
17. Nxe4 Bxe4 18. Bf3 Bxf3 19. Qxf3 Qd7 20. Nc6 Rac8 21. Nxe7+
Qxe7 22. Rc6 Qb7 23. Rfc1 Rfd8 24. h3 Rxc6 25. Qxc6 Qxc6
26. Rxc6 Rd1+ 27. Kh2 Rd3 1/2-1/2
[Event "Capablanca - Alekhine World Championship Match"]
[Site "Buenos Aires ARG"]
[Date "1927.10.14"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "14"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Alexander Alekhine"]
[Black "Jose Raul Capablanca"]
[ECO "D64"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "50"]
1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Nd7 4. Nc3 Ngf6 5. Bg5 Be7 6. e3 O-O
7. Rc1 c6 8. Qc2 a6 9. a3 h6 10. Bh4 Re8 11. cxd5 exd5 12. Bd3
Nh5 13. Bxe7 Rxe7 14. O-O Nhf6 15. h3 Ne8 16. Ne2 Nd6 17. Ng3
Nf8 18. Ne5 f6 19. Ng6 Nxg6 20. Bxg6 Be6 21. Ne2 Qd7 22. Nf4
Bf5 23. Bxf5 Qxf5 24. Qxf5 Nxf5 25. Nd3 Nd6 1/2-1/2
[Event "Capablanca - Alekhine World Championship Match"]
[Site "Buenos Aires ARG"]
[Date "1927.10.15"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "15"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Jose Raul Capablanca"]
[Black "Alexander Alekhine"]
[ECO "D63"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "59"]
1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 Nbd7 5. e3 Be7 6. Nf3 O-O
7. Rc1 a6 8. a3 h6 9. Bh4 dxc4 10. Bxc4 c5 11. dxc5 Nxc5
12. Be2 b6 13. Qxd8 Bxd8 14. O-O Nb3 15. Rcd1 Bb7 16. Nd2 Nxd2
17. Rxd2 Ne4 18. Nxe4 Bxh4 19. Nd6 Bd5 20. e4 Rfd8 21. Nxf7
Kxf7 22. exd5 Rxd5 23. Rxd5 exd5 24. Rd1 Bf6 25. Bf3 Rc8
26. Bxd5+ Ke7 27. b3 Bb2 28. a4 Rc1 29. Rxc1 Bxc1 30. Bc4
1/2-1/2
[Event "Capablanca - Alekhine World Championship Match"]
[Site "Buenos Aires ARG"]
[Date "1927.10.17"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "16"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Alexander Alekhine"]
[Black "Jose Raul Capablanca"]
[ECO "D67"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "47"]
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Bg5 Nbd7 5. e3 Be7 6. Nf3 O-O
7. Rc1 c6 8. Bd3 dxc4 9. Bxc4 Nd5 10. Bxe7 Qxe7 11. Ne4 N5f6
12. Ng3 Qb4+ 13. Qd2 Qxd2+ 14. Kxd2 b6 15. e4 Rd8 16. e5 Ne8
17. Ke3 Bb7 18. Rhd1 c5 19. d5 exd5 20. Bxd5 Bxd5 21. Rxd5 Nc7
22. Rd2 Nf8 23. Rcd1 Rxd2 24. Rxd2 1/2-1/2
[Event "Capablanca - Alekhine World Championship Match"]
[Site "Buenos Aires ARG"]
[Date "1927.10.18"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "17"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Jose Raul Capablanca"]
[Black "Alexander Alekhine"]
[ECO "D63"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "118"]
1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 Nbd7 5. e3 Be7 6. Nf3 O-O
7. Rc1 a6 8. a3 b6 9. cxd5 exd5 10. Bd3 Bb7 11. O-O c5
12. dxc5 bxc5 13. Qe2 Re8 14. Bc2 Qb6 15. Rfd1 Rad8 16. Na4
Qb5 17. Qxb5 axb5 18. Nc3 Bc6 19. Bd3 c4 20. Bf5 b4 21. axb4
Bxb4 22. Nd4 Bb7 23. Bxd7 Rxd7 24. Bxf6 gxf6 25. Nde2 Bd6
26. Rc2 Be5 27. Rcd2 Rc7 28. Ra1 Kg7 29. g3 Rc5 30. Ra7 Rb8
31. Nd4 Kg6 32. f4 Bc7 33. Kf2 Ra5 34. Rxa5 Bxa5 35. g4 h5
36. gxh5+ Kxh5 37. Kf3 Rg8 38. Rg2 Rxg2 39. Kxg2 Kg4 40. h3+
Kh4 41. Nf5+ Kh5 42. Kg3 Bb4 43. Nd4 Kg6 44. Kg4 f5+ 45. Kg3
Kf6 46. Nf3 Bc5 47. Kf2 Bb4 48. Ng5 Bd6 49. Nf3 Bb4 50. h4 Kg6
51. Ne2 Bc8 52. Ng3 Be6 53. h5+ Kh6 54. Ke2 Be7 55. Kd2 Bd8
56. Nd4 Bc8 57. Kc2 Ba5 58. Kd1 Bb4 59. Ke2 Bd7 1/2-1/2
[Event "Capablanca - Alekhine World Championship Match"]
[Site "Buenos Aires ARG"]
[Date "1927.10.20"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "18"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Alexander Alekhine"]
[Black "Jose Raul Capablanca"]
[ECO "D67"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "55"]
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Bg5 Nbd7 5. e3 Be7 6. Nf3 O-O
7. Rc1 c6 8. Bd3 dxc4 9. Bxc4 Nd5 10. Bxe7 Qxe7 11. Ne4 N5f6
12. Ng3 Qb4+ 13. Qd2 Qxd2+ 14. Kxd2 Rd8 15. Ke2 b6 16. Rhd1
Bb7 17. Rd2 Kf8 18. Rcd1 Ke7 19. e4 h6 20. h3 g6 21. Rd3 c5
22. dxc5 Nxc5 23. Rxd8 Rxd8 24. Rxd8 Kxd8 25. Ne5 Ke7 26. f3
Nfd7 27. Nxd7 Nxd7 28. Kd3 1/2-1/2
[Event "Capablanca - Alekhine World Championship Match"]
[Site "Buenos Aires ARG"]
[Date "1927.10.22"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "19"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Jose Raul Capablanca"]
[Black "Alexander Alekhine"]
[ECO "D63"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "42"]
1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 Nbd7 5. e3 Be7 6. Nf3 O-O
7. Rc1 a6 8. a3 h6 9. Bh4 dxc4 10. Bxc4 c5 11. Be2 cxd4
12. Nxd4 Nb6 13. Bg3 Nbd5 14. Nxd5 Nxd5 15. O-O Bf6 16. Qb3
Bxd4 17. exd4 b6 18. Bf3 Bb7 19. Bc7 Qd7 20. Bxd5 Qxd5
21. Qxd5 Bxd5 1/2-1/2
[Event "Capablanca - Alekhine World Championship Match"]
[Site "Buenos Aires ARG"]
[Date "1927.10.24"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "20"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Alexander Alekhine"]
[Black "Jose Raul Capablanca"]
[ECO "D67"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "86"]
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Bg5 Be7 5. e3 O-O 6. Nf3 Nbd7
7. Rc1 c6 8. Bd3 dxc4 9. Bxc4 Nd5 10. Bxe7 Qxe7 11. Ne4 N5f6
12. Ng3 Qb4+ 13. Qd2 Qxd2+ 14. Kxd2 Rd8 15. Bd3 e5 16. dxe5
Ng4 17. e6 Nde5 18. Nxe5 Nxe5 19. exf7+ Kxf7 20. Rc3 b5 21. f4
b4 22. fxe5 bxc3+ 23. Kxc3 Ke6 24. Ne2 Kxe5 25. Nd4 Bb7
26. Bxh7 c5 27. Nf3+ Kf6 28. Bd3 Re8 29. Re1 Bxf3 30. gxf3 Rh8
31. Re2 Rh4 32. Be4 Rd8 33. a4 g5 34. a5 g4 35. fxg4 Rxg4
36. Bd3 Ra4 37. Rf2+ Ke7 38. a6 Ra1 39. Rg2 c4 40. Bxc4 Rc8
41. b3 Rxa6 42. e4 Ra1 43. Kd4 Rh8 1/2-1/2
[Event "Capablanca - Alekhine World Championship Match"]
[Site "Buenos Aires ARG"]
[Date "1927.10.26"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "21"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Jose Raul Capablanca"]
[Black "Alexander Alekhine"]
[ECO "D63"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "64"]
1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 Nbd7 5. e3 Be7 6. Nf3 O-O
7. Rc1 a6 8. a3 h6 9. Bh4 dxc4 10. Bxc4 b5 11. Be2 Bb7 12. O-O
c5 13. dxc5 Nxc5 14. Nd4 Rc8 15. b4 Ncd7 16. Bg3 Nb6 17. Qb3
Nfd5 18. Bf3 Rc4 19. Ne4 Qc8 20. Rxc4 Nxc4 21. Rc1 Qa8 22. Nc3
Rc8 23. Nxd5 Bxd5 24. Bxd5 Qxd5 25. a4 Bf6 26. Nf3 Bb2 27. Re1
Rd8 28. axb5 axb5 29. h3 e5 30. Rb1 e4 31. Nd4 Bxd4 32. Rd1
Nxe3 0-1
[Event "Capablanca - Alekhine World Championship Match"]
[Site "Buenos Aires ARG"]
[Date "1927.10.28"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "22"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Alexander Alekhine"]
[Black "Jose Raul Capablanca"]
[ECO "D67"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "172"]
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 d5 4.Bg5 Nbd7 5.e3 Be7 6.Nf3 O-O 7.Rc1
c6 8.Bd3 dxc4 9.Bxc4 Nd5 10.Bxe7 Qxe7 11.Ne4 N5f6 12.Ng3 Qb4+
13.Qd2 Qxd2+ 14.Kxd2 Rd8 15.Rhd1 b6 16.e4 Bb7 17.e5 Ne8 18.Ke3
Kf8 19.Ng5 h6 20.N5e4 Ke7 21.f4 f5 22.Nc3 Nc7 23.Nge2 g5 24.h4
g4 25.Ng3 a5 26.Bb3 Rac8 27.a3 Rf8 28.Rd2 Ba8 29.Rdc2 c5
30.dxc5 Nxc5 31.Na4 N7a6 32.Bxe6 Kxe6 33.Nxb6 Rb8 34.Nxa8 Rb3+
35.Rc3 Rxc3+ 36.bxc3 Rxa8 37.Rd1 Rf8 38.Rd6+ Ke7 39.Rxh6 Nc7
40.Rh7+ Kd8 41.c4 N7e6 42.Ra7 Nc7 43.Rxa5 N5e6 44.h5 Kd7 45.h6
Nxf4 46.Kxf4 Ne6+ 47.Ke3 f4+ 48.Kf2 fxg3+ 49.Kxg3 Rh8 50.Rd5+
Ke7 51.c5 Rxh6 52.c6 Nf8 53. Rc5 Kd8 54.Kxg4 Rg6+ 55.Kf3 Kc7
56.g4 Ne6 57.Rd5 Nd8 58.Rc5 Ne6 59.Rd5 Nf8 60.Ra5 Rxc6 61.Ke4
Rc1 62.Ra7+ Kc6 63.Ra6+ Kd7 64.Ra7+ Ke6 65.Ra6+ Ke7 66. a4 Nd7
67.Rh6 Re1+ 68.Kd4 Nxe5 69.a5 Nxg4 70.Rh7+ Kd6 71.a6 Ra1 72.a7
Nf6 73.Rb7 Nd7 74.Rb2 Rxa7 75.Rd2 Nc5 76.Kc4+ Kc6 77.Rh2 Ra4+
78.Kc3 Rg4 79. Kd2 Rg3 80.Rh5 Kb5 81.Ke2 Kc4 82.Rh4+ Kc3
83.Kf2 Rd3 84.Rf4 Kd2 85.Kg2 Rd5 86.Kf3 Kd3 1/2-1/2
[Event "Capablanca - Alekhine World Championship Match"]
[Site "Buenos Aires ARG"]
[Date "1927.11.01"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "23"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Jose Raul Capablanca"]
[Black "Alexander Alekhine"]
[ECO "D63"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "95"]
1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 Nbd7 5. e3 Be7 6. Nf3 O-O
7. Rc1 a6 8. cxd5 exd5 9. Bd3 c6 10. O-O Ne8 11. Bxe7 Qxe7
12. e4 dxe4 13. Nxe4 Ndf6 14. Qc2 Nxe4 15. Bxe4 Nf6 16. Bf5
Bxf5 17. Qxf5 Rad8 18. Rfe1 Qb4 19. Qc2 Rfe8 20. a3 Qd6
21. Qb3 Rxe1+ 22. Rxe1 Qd7 23. h3 h6 24. Re3 Nd5 25. Ne5 Qc7
26. Re1 Qb6 27. Qxb6 Nxb6 28. Nf3 Kf8 29. Re3 Nc4 30. Rc3 Nd6
31. Kf1 f6 32. Ke2 Nb5 33. Rc4 Ke7 34. Kd3 Ke6 35. Rc1 Rd5
36. a4 Nc7 37. Nd2 Ke7 38. Nb3 Ne6 39. Ke3 Kd6 40. Rc2 h5
41. h4 g6 42. f3 b6 43. g4 a5 44. Rg2 g5 45. Rh2 hxg4 46. fxg4
gxh4 47. Rxh4 Rg5 48. Nd2 1/2-1/2
[Event "Capablanca - Alekhine World Championship Match"]
[Site "Buenos Aires ARG"]
[Date "1927.11.03"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "24"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Alexander Alekhine"]
[Black "Jose Raul Capablanca"]
[ECO "D67"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "81"]
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 d5 4.Bg5 Nbd7 5.e3 Be7 6.Nf3 O-O 7.Rc1
c6 8.Bd3 dxc4 9.Bxc4 Nd5 10.Bxe7 Qxe7 11.Ne4 N5f6 12.Ng3 Qb4+
13.Qd2 Qxd2+ 14.Kxd2 Rd8 15.Rhd1 b6 16.e4 Bb7 17.e5 Ne8 18.Ke3
Kf8 19.Ng5 h6 20.N5e4 Ke7 21.f4 f5 22.Nc3 Nc7 23.Nge2 g5 24.h4
g4 25.Ng3 a5 26.Bb3 b5 27.d5 cxd5 28.Nce2 Rac8 29.Nd4 Nb6
30.Rc5 a4 31.Bc2 Nd7 32.Rc3 b4 33.Rc6 Bxc6 34.Nxc6+ Ke8
35.Nxd8 Kxd8 36.Bxa4 Nb6 37.Bb3 Na6 38.Ne2 Kd7 39.Rd4 Rc5
40.Kd2 Rc8 41.Ke3 1/2-1/2
[Event "Capablanca - Alekhine World Championship Match"]
[Site "Buenos Aires ARG"]
[Date "1927.11.05"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "25"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Jose Raul Capablanca"]
[Black "Alexander Alekhine"]
[ECO "D63"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "80"]
1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 Nbd7 5. e3 Be7 6. Nf3 O-O
7. Rc1 a6 8. cxd5 exd5 9. Bd3 c6 10. Qc2 Re8 11. O-O Nf8
12. Rfe1 Be6 13. Na4 N6d7 14. Bxe7 Qxe7 15. Nc5 Nxc5 16. Qxc5
Qc7 17. b4 Nd7 18. Qc2 h6 19. a4 Qd6 20. Rb1 Rec8 21. Rec1 Bg4
22. Nd2 Rc7 23. Nb3 Bh5 24. Nc5 Nxc5 25. Qxc5 Qf6 26. b5 axb5
27. axb5 Bg6 28. Bxg6 Qxg6 29. Ra1 Rac8 30. b6 Rd7 31. Ra7 Kh7
32. Rca1 f5 33. Qc2 Re7 34. g3 Rce8 35. Ra8 Re4 36. Rxe8 Rxe8
37. Ra7 Rb8 38. h4 h5 39. Kg2 Qe6 40. Qd3 Kg6 1/2-1/2
[Event "Capablanca - Alekhine World Championship Match"]
[Site "Buenos Aires ARG"]
[Date "1927.11.08"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "26"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Alexander Alekhine"]
[Black "Jose Raul Capablanca"]
[ECO "D64"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "43"]
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Bg5 Nbd7 5. e3 Be7 6. Nf3 O-O
7. Rc1 c6 8. Qc2 a6 9. a3 Re8 10. Bd3 h6 11. Bf4 dxc4 12. Bxc4
b5 13. Be2 Bb7 14. O-O c5 15. dxc5 Nxc5 16. Rfd1 Qb6 17. Be5
Rac8 18. Bd4 Bxf3 19. Bxf3 Qb8 20. Bxc5 Rxc5 21. Qb1 Rec8
22. Ne4 1/2-1/2
[Event "Capablanca - Alekhine World Championship Match"]
[Site "Buenos Aires ARG"]
[Date "1927.11.09"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "27"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Jose Raul Capablanca"]
[Black "Alexander Alekhine"]
[ECO "D63"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "76"]
1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 Nbd7 5. e3 Be7 6. Nf3 O-O
7. Rc1 a6 8. cxd5 exd5 9. Bd3 c6 10. Qc2 h6 11. Bh4 Ne8
12. Bg3 Bd6 13. O-O Bxg3 14. hxg3 Nd6 15. Na4 Re8 16. Rfe1 Nf6
17. Ne5 Nfe4 18. Qb3 Be6 19. Nc5 Nxc5 20. dxc5 Nb5 21. a4 Nc7
22. Bb1 Bc8 23. Nf3 Ne6 24. e4 dxe4 25. Rxe4 Re7 26. Rce1 Bd7
27. Qc2 g6 28. Ba2 Qf8 29. Ne5 Qg7 30. Nxd7 Rxd7 31. Bxe6 fxe6
32. Rg4 Kh7 33. Rxe6 Rg8 34. Qe4 Rf7 35. f4 Qf8 36. Rgxg6
Qxc5+ 37. Kf1 Qc1+ 38. Kf2 Qd2+ 1/2-1/2
[Event "Capablanca - Alekhine World Championship Match"]
[Site "Buenos Aires ARG"]
[Date "1927.11.10"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "28"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Alexander Alekhine"]
[Black "Jose Raul Capablanca"]
[ECO "D67"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "85"]
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Bg5 Nbd7 5. e3 Be7 6. Nf3 O-O
7. Rc1 c6 8. Bd3 dxc4 9. Bxc4 Nd5 10. Bxe7 Qxe7 11. Ne4 N5f6
12. Ng3 Qb4+ 13. Qd2 Qxd2+ 14. Kxd2 Rd8 15. Rhd1 b6 16. e4 Bb7
17. e5 Ne8 18. Ke3 Kf8 19. h4 Ke7 20. h5 h6 21. Nh4 c5 22. f4
Nc7 23. dxc5 Nxc5 24. Rxd8 Rxd8 25. b4 N5a6 26. a3 b5 27. Bb3
Bd5 28. Bxd5 Nxd5+ 29. Ke4 Nb6 30. f5 Nc4 31. fxe6 fxe6
32. Ng6+ Ke8 33. Ne2 Nd2+ 34. Kf4 Nc4 35. Ke4 Nd2+ 36. Kf4 Nc4
37. Kg4 Nc7 38. a4 a6 39. axb5 axb5 40. Ra1 Rd3 41. Nef4 Rb3
42. Ra7 Kd8 43. g3 1/2-1/2
[Event "Capablanca - Alekhine World Championship Match"]
[Site "Buenos Aires ARG"]
[Date "1927.11.14"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "29"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Jose Raul Capablanca"]
[Black "Alexander Alekhine"]
[ECO "D52"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "139"]
1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 Nbd7 5. e3 c6 6. Nf3 Qa5
7. Nd2 Bb4 8. Qc2 dxc4 9. Bxf6 Nxf6 10. Nxc4 Qc7 11. a3 Be7
12. g3 O-O 13. Bg2 Bd7 14. b4 b6 15. O-O a5 16. Ne5 axb4
17. axb4 Rxa1 18. Rxa1 Rc8 19. Nxd7 Qxd7 20. Na4 Qd8 21. Qb3
Nd5 22. b5 cxb5 23. Qxb5 Ra8 24. Rc1 Ra5 25. Qc6 Ba3 26. Rb1
Bf8 27. Bxd5 Rxd5 28. Nxb6 Rd6 29. Qb7 h5 30. Nc4 Rd7 31. Qe4
Rc7 32. Ne5 Qc8 33. Kg2 Bd6 34. Ra1 Rb7 35. Nd3 g6 36. Ra6 Bf8
37. Rc6 Rc7 38. Rxc7 Qxc7 39. Ne5 Bg7 40. Qa8+ Kh7 41. Nf3 Bf6
42. Qa6 Kg7 43. Qd3 Qb7 44. e4 Qc6 45. h3 Qc7 46. d5 exd5
47. exd5 Qc3 48. Qxc3 Bxc3 49. Kf1 Kf6 50. Ke2 Bb4 51. Nd4 Bc5
52. Nc6 Kf5 53. Kf3 Kf6 54. g4 hxg4+ 55. hxg4 Kg5 56. Ne5 Bd4
57. Nxf7+ Kf6 58. Nd8 Bb6 59. Nc6 Bc5 60. Kf4 Bxf2 61. g5+ Kf7
62. Ne5+ Ke7 63. Nxg6+ Kd6 64. Ke4 Bg3 65. Nf4 Ke7 66. Ke5 Be1
67. d6+ Kd7 68. g6 Bb4 69. Kd5 Ke8 70. d7+ 1-0
[Event "Capablanca - Alekhine World Championship Match"]
[Site "Buenos Aires ARG"]
[Date "1927.11.16"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "30"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Alexander Alekhine"]
[Black "Jose Raul Capablanca"]
[ECO "D67"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "80"]
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 d5 4.Bg5 Nbd7 5.e3 Be7 6.Nf3 O-O 7.Rc1
c6 8.Bd3 dxc4 9.Bxc4 Nd5 10.Bxe7 Qxe7 11.Ne4 N5f6 12.Ng3 Qb4+
13.Qd2 Qxd2+ 14.Kxd2 Rd8 15.Rhd1 b6 16.e4 Bb7 17.e5 Ne8 18.Ke3
Kf8 19.h4 Ke7 20.h5 Nc7 21.Ne4 c5 22.dxc5 Bxe4 23.Kxe4 Nxc5+
24.Ke3 Rxd1 25.Rxd1 b5 26.Bb3 Rc8 27.Nd4 Nxb3 28.axb3 Nd5+
29.Ke4 a6 30.Ra1 Nb4 31.g4 f6 32.f4 fxe5 33.Kxe5 Rc5+ 34.Ke4
h6 35.f5 exf5+ 36.Nxf5+ Kf6 37.Rd1 Re5+ 38.Kf3 Rd5 39.Rxd5
Nxd5 40.Ke4 Nb4 1/2-1/2
[Event "Capablanca - Alekhine World Championship Match"]
[Site "Buenos Aires ARG"]
[Date "1927.11.18"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "31"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Jose Raul Capablanca"]
[Black "Alexander Alekhine"]
[ECO "D51"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "83"]
1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 Nbd7 5. e3 c6 6. Bd3 Qa5
7. Bh4 dxc4 8. Bxc4 b5 9. Bb3 Bb7 10. Nf3 c5 11. dxc5 Bxc5
12. O-O O-O 13. Nd4 a6 14. Qe2 b4 15. Na4 Bxd4 16. exd4 Nd5
17. Bg3 Bc6 18. Qc2 Bxa4 19. Bxa4 Rac8 20. Qd1 N7b6 21. Bc2
Nc4 22. b3 Na3 23. Bd3 Nb5 24. Be5 f5 25. Bc4 Rfd8 26. Re1 Qb6
27. Qd2 Qb7 28. Bxd5 Qxd5 29. Qxb4 Rc2 30. Qe7 Qd7 31. Qxd7
Rxd7 32. Kf1 Kf7 33. a4 Nc3 34. Rac1 Rxc1 35. Rxc1 Nd5 36. Rc6
Ra7 37. a5 g5 38. h3 h5 39. Ke2 g4 40. Rc8 Rb7 41. Rb8 Rxb8
42. Bxb8 1/2-1/2
[Event "Capablanca - Alekhine World Championship Match"]
[Site "Buenos Aires ARG"]
[Date "1927.11.22"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "32"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Alexander Alekhine"]
[Black "Jose Raul Capablanca"]
[ECO "D51"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "125"]
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Bg5 Nbd7 5. e3 c6 6. cxd5 exd5
7. Bd3 Be7 8. Nge2 O-O 9. Ng3 Ne8 10. h4 Ndf6 11. Qc2 Be6
12. Nf5 Bxf5 13. Bxf5 Nd6 14. Bd3 h6 15. Bf4 Rc8 16. g4 Nfe4
17. g5 h5 18. Bxe4 Nxe4 19. Nxe4 dxe4 20. Qxe4 Qa5+ 21. Kf1
Qd5 22. Qxd5 cxd5 23. Kg2 Rc2 24. Rhc1 Rfc8 25. Rxc2 Rxc2
26. Rb1 Kh7 27. Kg3 Kg6 28. f3 f6 29. gxf6 Bxf6 30. a4 Kf5
31. a5 Re2 32. Rc1 Rxb2 33. Rc5 Ke6 34. e4 Bxd4 35. Rxd5 Bc3
36. Rxh5 a6 37. Bc7 Be1+ 38. Kg4 Rg2+ 39. Kh3 Rf2 40. Kg4 Rg2+
41. Kh3 Rf2 42. f4 Rf3+ 43. Kg2 Rf2+ 44. Kh3 Rf3+ 45. Kg2 Rf2+
46. Kg1 Rc2 47. Bb6 Rc4 48. Kg2 g6 49. Re5+ Kd7 50. h5 gxh5
51. Kf3 h4 52. Rh5 Rc3+ 53. Kg4 Rc4 54. Kf5 Bxa5 55. Rh7+ Kc6
56. Bxa5 Rc5+ 57. Ke6 Rxa5 58. f5 Ra3 59. f6 Rf3 60. f7 b5
61. Rh5 h3 62. Rf5 Rxf5 63. exf5 1-0
[Event "Capablanca - Alekhine World Championship Match"]
[Site "Buenos Aires ARG"]
[Date "1927.11.25"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "33"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Jose Raul Capablanca"]
[Black "Alexander Alekhine"]
[ECO "D51"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "36"]
1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 Nbd7 5. e3 c6 6. Bd3 Qa5
7. Bh4 dxc4 8. Bxc4 b5 9. Bd3 Bb7 10. Ne2 a6 11. Bxf6 Nxf6
12. a3 Qb6 13. Ne4 Nxe4 14. Bxe4 c5 15. dxc5 Bxc5 16. Bxb7
Qxb7 17. O-O O-O 18. Rc1 Rac8 1/2-1/2
[Event "Capablanca - Alekhine World Championship Match"]
[Site "Buenos Aires ARG"]
[Date "1927.11.26"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "34"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Alexander Alekhine"]
[Black "Jose Raul Capablanca"]
[ECO "D51"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "163"]
1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 Nbd7 5. e3 c6 6. a3 Be7
7. Nf3 O-O 8. Bd3 dxc4 9. Bxc4 Nd5 10. Bxe7 Qxe7 11. Ne4 N5f6
12. Ng3 c5 13. O-O Nb6 14. Ba2 cxd4 15. Nxd4 g6 16. Rc1 Bd7
17. Qe2 Rac8 18. e4 e5 19. Nf3 Kg7 20. h3 h6 21. Qd2 Be6
22. Bxe6 Qxe6 23. Qa5 Nc4 24. Qxa7 Nxb2 25. Rxc8 Rxc8 26. Qxb7
Nc4 27. Qb4 Ra8 28. Ra1 Qc6 29. a4 Nxe4 30. Nxe5 Qd6 31. Qxc4
Qxe5 32. Re1 Nd6 33. Qc1 Qf6 34. Ne4 Nxe4 35. Rxe4 Rb8 36. Re2
Ra8 37. Ra2 Ra5 38. Qc7 Qa6 39. Qc3+ Kh7 40. Rd2 Qb6 41. Rd7
Qb1+ 42. Kh2 Qb8+ 43. g3 Rf5 44. Qd4 Qe8 45. Rd5 Rf3 46. h4
Qh8 47. Qb6 Qa1 48. Kg2 Rf6 49. Qd4 Qxd4 50. Rxd4 Kg7 51. a5
Ra6 52. Rd5 Rf6 53. Rd4 Ra6 54. Ra4 Kf6 55. Kf3 Ke5 56. Ke3 h5
57. Kd3 Kd5 58. Kc3 Kc5 59. Ra2 Kb5 60. Kb3 Kc5 61. Kc3 Kb5
62. Kd4 Rd6+ 63. Ke5 Re6+ 64. Kf4 Ka6 65. Kg5 Re5+ 66. Kh6 Rf5
67. f4 Rc5 68. Ra3 Rc7 69. Kg7 Rd7 70. f5 gxf5 71. Kh6 f4
72. gxf4 Rd5 73. Kg7 Rf5 74. Ra4 Kb5 75. Re4 Ka6 76. Kh6 Rxa5
77. Re5 Ra1 78. Kxh5 Rg1 79. Rg5 Rh1 80. Rf5 Kb6 81. Rxf7 Kc6
82. Re7 1-0
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