Capablanca-Alekhine 1927 Fritz analysis

12th World Chess Championships
Capablanca vs Alekhine 1927
Buenos Aires

Why did I choose this match?

There are several reasons why I wanted to analyse this famous World Championships.

Capablanca is often quoted as one of the most accurate players of all time. He is statistically one of the least blunder-prone, so therefore I would expect quite a high top 3 matchup figure. In 1927 he was almost confirmed World Champion before the games started, such was the expectation of a straightforward win.
World champion from 1921 to 1927, many people regard Jose Raul Capablanca as the very best player who ever lived.

He faced in Alekhine, one of the most natural combinative players in the history of the game. A lethal tactician who was coming into his prime, Alekhine prepared rigorously for this match, both mentally and physically. He was also one of very few players around at the time who could stump-up the match fee of $10,000.
Alekhine is consistently in top 10 lists of all-time best Grandmasters. In the 1920’s and 30’s he dominated the chess scene and was easily the world’s best player, holding the World Champion title for a total of 17 years until his death in 1946.

There were plenty of longer games to analyse in this almost rather bloated affair. Virtually all were variations of the QGD, so I considered that the two protagonists would not only be familiar with the openings (and the middlegame positions that follow) but that the standard of play by both would be incredibly high from the start.

Although over 80 years old, I consider the 1927 World Championships to be well worthy of the exhaustive(!) engine matchup analysis that follows.

All conditions were the same for all games analysed and for obvious reasons, a game is classed as ‘out of book’ if I cannot find the position prior to this 1927 match in the chesslive.de database.



Fritz 11 @ 30 seconds per move
Pentium 4 2.93GHz 1GB RAM
Hash Table 192MB
Database used www.chesslive.de


Game 1

[Event "Buenos Aires"]
[Site "Buenos Aires"]
[Date "1927.01.02"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Jose Raul Capablanca"]
[Black "Alexander Alekhine"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C01"]
[PlyCount "86"]
[EventDate "1927.??.??"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. exd5 exd5 5. Bd3 Nc6 6. Nge2 Nge7 7. O-O Bf5 8.
Bxf5 {Takes game out of book; 1st} Nxf5 {1st} 9. Qd3 {2nd} Qd7 {1st} 10. Nd1 {
Not in top 3} O-O {2nd} 11. Ne3 {1st} Nxe3 {1st} 12. Bxe3 {1st} Rfe8 {2nd} 13.
Nf4 {Not in top 3} Bd6 {1st} 14. Rfe1 {Not in top 3} Nb4 {1st} 15. Qb3 {1st}
Qf5 {1st} 16. Rac1 {Not in top 3} Nxc2 {2nd} 17. Rxc2 {1st} Qxf4 {1st} 18. g3 {
1st} Qf5 {1st} 19. Rce2 {1st} b6 {1st} 20. Qb5 {2nd} h5 {1st} 21. h4 {
Not in top 3} Re4 {1st} 22. Bd2 {Not in top 3} Rxd4 {1st} 23. Bc3 {1st} Rd3 {
2nd} 24. Be5 {1st} Rd8 {3rd} 25. Bxd6 {1st} Rxd6 {1st} 26. Re5 {1st} Qf3 {1st}
27. Rxh5 {1st} Qxh5 {2nd} 28. Re8+ {1st} Kh7 {Only move} 29. Qxd3+ {1st} Qg6 {
1st} 30. Qd1 {2nd} Re6 {Not in top 3} 31. Ra8 {1st} Re5 {3rd} 32. Rxa7 {1st} c5
{1st} 33. Rd7 {Not in top 3} Qe6 {1st} 34. Qd3+ {1st} g6 {1st} 35. Rd8 {
Not in top 3} d4 {1st} 36. a4 {Not in top 3} Re1+ {2nd} 37. Kg2 {1st} Qc6+ {1st
} 38. f3 {1st} Re3 {2nd} 39. Qd1 {1st} Qe6 {2nd} 40. g4 {2nd} Re2+ {2nd} 41.
Kh3 {1st} Qe3 {2nd} 42. Qh1 {1st} Qf4 {1st} 43. h5 {Not in top 3} Rf2 {
Not in top 3} 0-1

Result:
White: Capablanca
Top 1 Match: 22/36 (61,1% )
Top 2 Match: 26/36 (72,2% )
Top 3 Match: 26/36 (72,2% )

Black: Alekhine
Top 1 Match: 21/36 (77,8% )
Top 2 Match: 31/36 (86,1% )
Top 3 Match: 33/36 (91,7% )


Game 2

This goes out of book on 9…Nxd5, so with 10 non-book moves analysis is of little use.

Game 3

[Event "Buenos Aires WCh (03)"]
[Site "Buenos Aires WCh (03)"]
[Date "1927.01.04"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Jose Raul Capablanca"]
[Black "Alexander Alekhine"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A47"]
[PlyCount "83"]
[EventDate "1927.??.??"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 b6 3. g3 Bb7 4. Bg2 c5 5. O-O cxd4 6. Nxd4 Bxg2 7. Kxg2 d5 {
Takes game out of book; Not in top 3} 8. c4 {2nd} e6 {Not in top 3} 9. Qa4+ {
3rd} Qd7 {1st} 10. Nb5 {1st} Nc6 {1st} 11. cxd5 {1st} exd5 {1st} 12. Bf4 {3rd}
Rc8 {1st} 13. Rc1 {1st} Bc5 {3rd} 14. b4 {1st} Bxb4 {2nd} 15. Rxc6 {1st} Rxc6 {
1st} 16. Qxb4 {1st} Ne4 {Not in top 3} 17. Nd2 {3rd} Nxd2 {1st} 18. Qxd2 {1st}
O-O {1st} 19. Rd1 {3rd} Rc5 {1st} 20. Nd4 {2nd} Re8 {Not in top 3} 21. Nb3 {
Not in top 3} Rcc8 {2nd} 22. e3 {1st} Qa4 {Not in top 3} 23. Qxd5 {1st} Rc2 {
1st} 24. Rd2 {1st} Rxa2 {Not in top 3} 25. Rxa2 {2nd} Qxa2 {1st} 26. Qc6 {1st}
Rf8 {2nd} 27. Nd4 {1st} Kh8 {Not in top 3} 28. Be5 {2nd} f6 {3rd} 29. Ne6 {1st}
Rg8 {1st} 30. Bd4 {2nd} h6 {1st} 31. h4 {2nd} Qb1 {Not in top 3} 32. Nxg7 {1st}
Qg6 {2nd} 33. h5 {3rd} Qf7 {1st} 34. Nf5 {2nd} Kh7 {2nd} 35. Qe4 {3rd} Re8 {1st
} 36. Qf4 {1st} Qf8 {Not in top 3} 37. Nd6 {1st} Re7 {1st} 38. Bxf6 {2nd} Qa8+
{Not in top 3} 39. e4 {1st} Rg7 {Not in top 3} 40. Bxg7 {1st} Kxg7 {2nd} 41.
Nf5+ {3rd} Kf7 {3rd} 42. Qc7+ {1st} 1-0

Result:
White: Capablanca
Top 1 Match: 19/35 (54,3% )
Top 2 Match: 27/35 (77,1% )
Top 3 Match: 34/35 (97,1% )

Black: Alekhine
Top 1 Match: 15/35 (42,9% )
Top 2 Match: 21/35 (60,0% )
Top 3 Match: 24/35 (68,6% )


Game 4


[Event "Buenos Aires WCh (04)"]
[Site "Buenos Aires WCh (04)"]
[Date "1927.01.05"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Alexander Alekhine"]
[Black "Jose Raul Capablanca"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D64"]
[PlyCount "98"]
[EventDate "1927.??.??"]

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 {Takes game out of book; 1st} 11. Bf4 {2nd} dxc4 {3rd}
12. Bxc4 {1st} b5 {1st} 13. Ba2 {2nd} Bb7 {1st} 14. O-O {1st} c5 {2nd} 15. dxc5
{1st} Nxc5 {1st} 16. Rfd1 {1st} Qb6 {1st} 17. Be5 {Not in top 3} Rac8 {1st} 18.
Qe2 {1st} Nce4 {3rd} 19. Bd4 {1st} Bc5 {1st} 20. Nxe4 {1st} Bxd4 {1st} 21. Nxd4
{1st} Bxe4 {1st} 22. Bb1 {3rd} Rxc1 {1st} 23. Rxc1 {1st} Bxb1 {1st} 24. Rxb1 {
1st} Rc8 {1st} 25. Qe1 {Not in top 3} Qc7 {3rd} 26. h3 {1st} Ne4 {2nd} 27. Ne2
{3rd} Qe5 {Not in top 3} 28. Rc1 {1st} Rxc1 {Not in top 3} 29. Qxc1 {1st} Qc5 {
1st} 30. Qxc5 {1st} Nxc5 {1st} 31. Nd4 {1st} Kf8 {1st} 32. b4 {2nd} Na4 {1st}
33. Kf1 {2nd} Nb6 {2nd} 34. Nb3 {3rd} Nc4 {1st} 35. Nc5 {2nd} Nxa3 {2nd} 36.
Nxa6 {1st} Ke7 {1st} 37. Ke2 {2nd} Kd6 {1st} 38. Kd3 {2nd} Nc4 {1st} 39. Nc5 {
1st} f5 {2nd} 40. Kc3 {2nd} Kd5 {Not in top 3} 41. Na6 {1st} Kd6 {3rd} 42. Nc5
{1st} Nb6 {Not in top 3} 43. Nd3 {Not in top 3} e5 {1st} 44. Kb3 {2nd} Nc4 {
Not in top 3} 45. Kc3 {1st} Kd5 {1st} 46. Nc5 {2nd} Nd6 {2nd} 47. Kd3 {1st} g5
{3rd} 48. Na6 {2nd} e4+ {2nd} 49. Kc3 {1st} Kc6 {Not in top 3} 1/2-1/2

Result:
White: Alekhine
Top 1 Match: 22/39 (56,4% )
Top 2 Match: 33/39 (84,6% )
Top 3 Match: 36/39 (92,3% )

Black: Capablanca
Top 1 Match: 22/40 (55,0% )
Top 2 Match: 29/40 (72,5% )
Top 3 Match: 34/40 (85,0% )

Game 5


[Event "Buenos Aires WCh (05)"]
[Site "Buenos Aires WCh (05)"]
[Date "1927.01.06"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Jose Raul Capablanca"]
[Black "Alexander Alekhine"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D51"]
[PlyCount "83"]
[EventDate "1927.??.??"]

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 {Takes game out of book; 1st} 9. Bxc4 {1st} Nd5 {Not in top 3} 10. Bxe7 {
1st} Qxe7 {1st} 11. Rc1 {Not in top 3} Nxc3 {1st} 12. Rxc3 {1st} e5 {1st} 13.
dxe5 {3rd} Nxe5 {1st} 14. Nxe5 {1st} Qxe5 {1st} 15. O-O {1st} Be6 {Not in top 3
} 16. Bxe6 {1st} Qxe6 {1st} 17. Rd3 {1st} Qf6 {1st} 18. Qb3 {1st} Qe7 {2nd} 19.
Rfd1 {1st} Rad8 {1st} 20. h3 {Not in top 3} Rxd3 {1st} 21. Rxd3 {2nd} g6 {1st}
22. Qd1 {Not in top 3} Qe5 {1st} 23. Qd2 {2nd} a5 {Not in top 3} 24. Rd7 {1st}
b5 {1st} 25. Qc3 {Not in top 3} Qxc3 {1st} 26. bxc3 {1st} Rc8 {1st} 27. Kf1 {
1st} Kg7 {1st} 28. Ra7 {3rd} a4 {1st} 29. c4 {Not in top 3} Kf6 {Not in top 3}
30. Ra5 {Not in top 3} Ke6 {2nd} 31. Ke2 {1st} bxc4 {Not in top 3} 32. Rc5 {1st
} Kd6 {2nd} 33. Rxc4 {1st} Ra8 {1st} 34. Rd4+ {2nd} Ke6 {1st} 35. Kd3 {
Not in top 3} c5 {1st} 36. Rh4 {1st} h5 {1st} 37. g4 {Not in top 3} hxg4 {1st}
38. Rxg4 {1st} Kd6 {1st} 39. Rf4 {Not in top 3} f5 {1st} 40. Rh4 {2nd} Kd5 {1st
} 41. Kc2 {1st} Ra6 {3rd} 42. Kc3 {Not in top 3} 1/2-1/2

Result:
White: Capablanca
Top 1 Match: 18/34 (52,9% )
Top 2 Match: 22/34 (64,7% )
Top 3 Match: 24/34 (70,6% )

Black: Alekhine
Top 1 Match: 25/34 (73,5% )
Top 2 Match: 28/34 (82,4% )
Top 3 Match: 29/34 (85,3% )




Game 6


[Event "Buenos Aires WCh (06)"]
[Site "Buenos Aires WCh (06)"]
[Date "1927.01.07"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Alexander Alekhine"]
[Black "Jose Raul Capablanca"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D67"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[EventDate "1927.??.??"]

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+ {
Takes game out of book; Not in top 3} 12. Qd2 {1st} Qxd2+ {2nd} 13. Kxd2 {1st}
Rd8 {2nd} 14. Rhd1 {Not in top 3} N5f6 {Not in top 3} 15. Nxf6+ {1st} Nxf6 {2nd
} 16. Bb3 {Not in top 3} Kf8 {Not in top 3} 17. Ke2 {1st} Ke7 {1st} 18. Ne5 {
1st} Bd7 {Not in top 3} 19. f3 {Not in top 3} Be8 {Not in top 3} 20. e4 {2nd}
Nd7 {1st} 21. Nc4 {1st} Nb6 {1st} 22. Ne3 {1st} Rd7 {Not in top 3} 23. a4 {1st}
Rad8 {1st} 24. a5 {1st} Na8 {1st} 25. d5 {Not in top 3} cxd5 {3rd} 26. exd5 {
1st} Rc7 {3rd} 27. dxe6 {Not in top 3} Rxd1 {1st} 28. Nf5+ {1st} Kf6 {1st} 29.
Rxd1 {1st} fxe6 {1st} 30. Nd6 {2nd} Bg6 {1st} 31. Rd4 {Not in top 3} Rc5 {1st}
32. Rb4 {3rd} b6 {1st} 33. axb6 {2nd} Nxb6 {1st} 34. Kd2 {2nd} Ke7 {1st} 35.
Ne4 {1st} Bxe4 {1st} 36. Rxe4 {1st} Nd5 {1st} 37. Bxd5 {Not in top 3} Rxd5+ {
1st} 38. Kc3 {1st} a5 {2nd} 39. Rc4 {2nd} h5 {Not in top 3} 40. h4 {
Not in top 3} 1/2-1/2


Result:
White: Alekhine
Top 1 Match: 15/29 (51,7% )
Top 2 Match: 20/29 (69,0% )
Top 3 Match: 21/29 (72,4% )

Black: Capablanca
Top 1 Match: 16/29 (55,2% )
Top 2 Match: 20/29 (69,0% )
Top 3 Match: 22/29 (75,9% )



Game 7



[Event "Blitz:0'"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1927.01.08"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Jose Raul Capablanca"]
[Black "Alexander Alekhine"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D52"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[TimeControl "1"]

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 {Takes game out of book; Not in top 3} Qa4 {1st} 11. Bxf6
{1st} Nxf6 {1st} 12. dxc5 {1st} Ne4 {Not in top 3} 13. cxd5 {1st} Bxc3+ {3rd}
14. bxc3 {1st} Nxc5 {1st} 15. Rd1 {2nd} exd5 {1st} 16. Rxd5 {1st} Nxb3 {3rd}
17. axb3 {1st} Qc6 {2nd} 18. Rd4 {1st} Re8 {Not in top 3} 19. Bd3 {1st} Qxg2 {
1st} 20. Bxh7+ {1st} Kf8 {1st} 21. Be4 {1st} Qh3 {3rd} 22. Qd2 {2nd} Be6 {
Not in top 3} 23. c4 {1st} a5 {Not in top 3} 24. Rg1 {Not in top 3} Qxh2 {1st}
25. Rh1 {1st} Qc7 {1st} 26. Qb2 {1st} Qc5 {3rd} 27. Bd5 {1st} Ra6 {1st} 28. Re4
{3rd} Rd6 {Not in top 3} 29. Rh7 {1st} Ke7 {3rd} 30. Qxg7 {1st} Kd8 {1st} 31.
Bxe6 {2nd} fxe6 {1st} 32. Qxb7 {Not in top 3} Qb4+ {1st} 33. Qxb4 {1st} axb4 {
1st} 34. c5 {2nd} Rc6 {1st} 35. Rxb4 {3rd} Rxc5 {1st} 36. Ra7 {1st} 1-0

Result:
White: Capablanca
Top 1 Match: 19/27 (70,4% )
Top 2 Match: 22/27 (81,5% )
Top 3 Match: 24/27 (88,9% )

Black: Alekhine
Top 1 Match: 14/26 (53,8% )
Top 2 Match: 15/26 (56,7% )
Top 3 Match: 20/26 (76,9% )



Game 8



[Event "Buenos Aires WCh (08)"]
[Site "Buenos Aires WCh (08)"]
[Date "1927.01.09"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Alexander Alekhine"]
[Black "Jose Raul Capablanca"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D62"]
[PlyCount "84"]
[EventDate "1927.??.??"]

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 {Takes game out of book; 3rd} 9. Nxd4 {1st} Nxd5 {2nd} 10. Bxe7 {1st} Qxe7
{1st} 11. Nxd5 {1st} exd5 {1st} 12. Bd3 {Not in top 3} Qb4+ {1st} 13. Qd2 {1st}
Ne5 {1st} 14. Be2 {1st} Qxd2+ {Not in top 3} 15. Kxd2 {1st} Bd7 {1st} 16. Rac1
{1st} Rfc8 {1st} 17. b3 {1st} Kf8 {2nd} 18. f4 {1st} Nc6 {2nd} 19. Bb5 {
Not in top 3} Ke7 {1st} 20. Bxc6 {1st} bxc6 {2nd} 21. Rc5 {1st} a5 {1st} 22.
Rhc1 {1st} Kd6 {2nd} 23. R1c3 {Not in top 3} Ra6 {1st} 24. Nb5+ {Not in top 3}
Ke7 {2nd} 25. Nd4 {1st} Kd6 {1st} 26. e4 {1st} dxe4 {1st} 27. Ke3 {1st} Rb8 {
1st} 28. Nf5+ {1st} Bxf5 {1st} 29. Rxf5 {1st} f6 {1st} 30. Rc4 {2nd} Rb5 {3rd}
31. Rd4+ {1st} Ke6 {1st} 32. Rxb5 {1st} cxb5 {1st} 33. Rxe4+ {1st} Kf7 {1st}
34. Rd4 {1st} Rc6 {1st} 35. Rd7+ {1st} Kg6 {2nd} 36. Kd2 {1st} Rc5 {1st} 37.
Ra7 {2nd} b4 {1st} 38. g4 {1st} h5 {1st} 39. h3 {1st} h4 {2nd} 40. f5+ {1st}
Kh6 {2nd} 41. Ra8 {1st} Kh7 {1st} 42. Ke3 {3rd} Rc3+ {2nd} 1/2-1/2

Result:
White: Alekhine
Top 1 Match: 27/34 (79,4% )
Top 2 Match: 29/34 (85,3% )
Top 3 Match: 30/34 (88,2% )

Black: Capablanca
Top 1 Match: 22/35 (62,9% )
Top 2 Match: 32/35 (91,4% )
Top 3 Match: 34/35 (97,1% )

Game 9


[Event "Buenos Aires WCh (09)"]
[Site "Buenos Aires WCh (09)"]
[Date "1927.01.10"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Jose Raul Capablanca"]
[Black "Alexander Alekhine"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D51"]
[PlyCount "68"]
[EventDate "1927.??.??"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 Nbd7 5. e3 c6 6. Qc2 Qa5 7. cxd5 Nxd5 8. e4
{Takes game out of book; 1st} Nxc3 {2nd} 9. Bd2 {1st} Qa4 {3rd} 10. Qxc3 {1st}
a5 {3rd} 11. Nf3 {1st} Bb4 {1st} 12. Qc1 {Not in top 3} O-O {1st} 13. a3 {
Not in top 3} Bxd2+ {1st} 14. Qxd2 {1st} e5 {1st} 15. Rc1 {1st} exd4 {1st} 16.
Rc4 {1st} Qb5 {2nd} 17. Rxd4 {1st} Qc5 {3rd} 18. Be2 {2nd} Qe7 {3rd} 19. O-O {
1st} Nc5 {1st} 20. Qe3 {1st} Bg4 {1st} 21. h3 {3rd} Bxf3 {1st} 22. Bxf3 {1st}
Rfd8 {2nd} 23. Rfd1 {1st} Ne6 {2nd} 24. Rxd8+ {1st} Rxd8 {1st} 25. Qa7 {3rd}
Rxd1+ {1st} 26. Bxd1 {1st} Qc7 {2nd} 27. Bb3 {3rd} h6 {2nd} 28. Bxe6 {2nd} fxe6
{1st} 29. Qd4 {3rd} c5 {1st} 30. Qc4 {2nd} Qe5 {3rd} 31. f4 {1st} Qxf4 {
Not in top 3} 32. Qxe6+ {1st} Kh7 {1st} 33. Qd5 {2nd} Qc1+ {1st} 34. Kh2 {1st}
Qf4+ {1st} 1/2-1/2

Result:
White: Capablanca
Top 1 Match: 17/27 (63,0% )
Top 2 Match: 21/27 (77,8% )
Top 3 Match: 25/27 (92,6% )

Black: Alekhine
Top 1 Match: 15/27 (55,6% )
Top 2 Match: 21/27 (77,8% )
Top 3 Match: 26/27 (96,3% )


Game 10


This game only has 11 non-book moves, so analysis is of little use.


Game 11


[Event "Buenos Aires Wch-m Round: 11"]
[Site "Buenos Aires"]
[Date "1927.01.12"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Jose Raul Capablanca"]
[Black "Alexander Alekhine"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D52"]
[PlyCount "132"]
[EventDate "1927.??.??"]

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 {Takes game out of book; 2nd}
O-O {1st} 13. O-O {1st} Bd7 {2nd} 14. b4 {2nd} b6 {Not in top 3} 15. Bf3 {1st}
Rac8 {3rd} 16. Rfd1 {Not in top 3} Rfd8 {1st} 17. Rac1 {1st} Be8 {Not in top 3}
18. g3 {2nd} Nd5 {1st} 19. Nb2 {2nd} Qb8 {Not in top 3} 20. Nd3 {1st} Bg5 {
Not in top 3} 21. Rb1 {1st} Qb7 {3rd} 22. e4 {Not in top 3} Nxc3 {2nd} 23. Qxc3
{1st} Qe7 {Not in top 3} 24. h4 {1st} Bh6 {1st} 25. Ne5 {1st} g6 {1st} 26. Ng4
{1st} Bg7 {1st} 27. e5 {1st} h5 {1st} 28. Ne3 {1st} c5 {Not in top 3} 29. bxc5
{1st} bxc5 {1st} 30. d5 {2nd} exd5 {1st} 31. Nxd5 {2nd} Qe6 {1st} 32. Nf6+ {1st
} Bxf6 {1st} 33. exf6 {1st} Rxd1+ {1st} 34. Rxd1 {1st} Bc6 {1st} 35. Re1 {1st}
Qf5 {1st} 36. Re3 {3rd} c4 {1st} 37. a4 {Not in top 3} a5 {Not in top 3} 38.
Bg2 {3rd} Bxg2 {1st} 39. Kxg2 {1st} Qd5+ {3rd} 40. Kh2 {1st} Qf5 {Not in top 3}
41. Rf3 {Not in top 3} Qc5 {1st} 42. Rf4 {2nd} Kh7 {Not in top 3} 43. Rd4 {3rd}
Qc6 {1st} 44. Qxa5 {Not in top 3} c3 {1st} 45. Qa7 {2nd} Kg8 {2nd} 46. Qe7 {1st
} Qb6 {1st} 47. Qd7 {2nd} Qc5 {1st} 48. Re4 {1st} Qxf2+ {1st} 49. Kh3 {1st}
Qf1+ {2nd} 50. Kh2 {Only move} Qf2+ {2nd} 51. Kh3 {1st} Rf8 {1st} 52. Qc6 {1st}
Qf1+ {Not in top 3} 53. Kh2 {Only move} Qf2+ {Not in top 3} 54. Kh3 {1st} Qf1+
{Not in top 3} 55. Kh2 {Only move} Kh7 {1st} 56. Qc4 {2nd} Qf2+ {1st} 57. Kh3 {
1st} Qg1 {1st} 58. Re2 {1st} Qf1+ {2nd} 59. Kh2 {1st} Qxf6 {2nd} 60. a5 {
Not in top 3} Rd8 {2nd} 61. a6 {2nd} Qf1 {1st} 62. Qe4 {2nd} Rd2 {1st} 63. Rxd2
{2nd} cxd2 {1st} 64. a7 {1st} d1=Q {1st} 65. a8=Q {2nd} Qg1+ {1st} 66. Kh3 {
Only move} Qdf1+ {1st} 0-1

Result:
White: Capablanca
Top 1 Match: 28/55 (50,9% )
Top 2 Match: 42/55 (76,4% )
Top 3 Match: 45/55 (81,8% )

Black: Alekhine
Top 1 Match: 32/55 (58,2% )
Top 2 Match: 40/55 (72,7% )
Top 3 Match: 43/55 (78,2% )


Game 12


[Event "Buenos Aires WCh (12)"]
[Site "Buenos Aires WCh (12)"]
[Date "1927.01.13"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Alexander Alekhine"]
[Black "Jose Raul Capablanca"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D64"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "1927.??.??"]

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 {Takes game out of book; Not in top 3} b5 {1st}
12. cxb5 {2nd} cxb5 {2nd} 13. Bd3 {2nd} Bb7 {1st} 14. O-O {1st} Rc8 {1st} 15.
Qb1 {3rd} Qa5 {Not in top 3} 16. Ne2 {Not in top 3} Nb6 {Not in top 3} 17. Ne5
{1st} Nc4 {1st} 18. Bxf6 {3rd} Bxf6 {1st} 19. Bh7+ {2nd} Kf8 {1st} 20. Nd7+ {
1st} Ke7 {Only move} 21. Nc5 {2nd} Qb6 {3rd} 22. Nxb7 {3rd} Qxb7 {1st} 23. Bd3
{1st} Rc7 {Not in top 3} 24. Qa2 {3rd} Rec8 {1st} 25. b3 {1st} Nd6 {1st} 26.
Qd2 {1st} Qb6 {Not in top 3} 27. Rc1 {1st} Kd7 {3rd} 28. Rxc7+ {1st} Rxc7 {1st}
29. Bb1 {Not in top 3} Be7 {Not in top 3} 30. Nf4 {2nd} Kc8 {Not in top 3} 31.
Qe2 {Not in top 3} g6 {Not in top 3} 32. Nd3 {1st} Ne4 {Not in top 3} 33. b4 {
1st} Rc3 {Not in top 3} 34. Qb2 {2nd} Qc7 {Not in top 3} 35. Nc5 {1st} Bxc5 {
3rd} 36. dxc5 {1st} Qe5 {2nd} 37. f4 {1st} Qg7 {Not in top 3} 38. Bxe4 {1st}
dxe4 {Not in top 3} 39. Kf2 {Not in top 3} Qf6 {1st} 40. g3 {2nd} g5 {1st} 41.
Rc1 {1st} 1-0

Result:
White: Alekhine
Top 1 Match: 15/31 (48,4% )
Top 2 Match: 22/31 (71,0% )
Top 3 Match: 26/31 (83,9% )

Black: Capablanca
Top 1 Match: 12/30 (40,0% )
Top 2 Match: 14/30 (46,7% )
Top 3 Match: 17/30 (56,7% )


Game 13

This game has too few non-database moves for analysis purposes.


Game 14

This game has too few non-database moves for analysis purposes.


Game 15

This game has too few non-database moves for analysis purposes.


Game 16

This game has too few non-database moves for analysis purposes.


Game 17


[Event "Blitz:0'"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1927.01.18"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Jose Raul Capablanca"]
[Black "Alexander Alekhine"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D63"]
[PlyCount "118"]
[TimeControl "1"]

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 {Takes game out of book; Not in top 3} 9. cxd5 {1st} exd5 {1st} 10. Bd3 {
Not in top 3} Bb7 {2nd} 11. O-O {1st} c5 {1st} 12. dxc5 {3rd} bxc5 {1st} 13.
Qe2 {Not in top 3} Re8 {2nd} 14. Bc2 {3rd} Qb6 {2nd} 15. Rfd1 {2nd} Rad8 {
Not in top 3} 16. Na4 {Not in top 3} Qb5 {Not in top 3} 17. Qxb5 {1st} axb5 {
1st} 18. Nc3 {1st} Bc6 {2nd} 19. Bd3 {1st} c4 {1st} 20. Bf5 {2nd} b4 {1st} 21.
axb4 {1st} Bxb4 {1st} 22. Nd4 {Not in top 3} Bb7 {1st} 23. Bxd7 {Not in top 3}
Rxd7 {1st} 24. Bxf6 {1st} gxf6 {1st} 25. Nde2 {Not in top 3} Bd6 {Not in top 3}
26. Rc2 {Not in top 3} Be5 {1st} 27. Rcd2 {1st} Rc7 {Not in top 3} 28. Ra1 {
Not in top 3} Kg7 {1st} 29. g3 {Not in top 3} Rc5 {Not in top 3} 30. Ra7 {1st}
Rb8 {1st} 31. Nd4 {Not in top 3} Kg6 {2nd} 32. f4 {Not in top 3} Bc7 {1st} 33.
Kf2 {Not in top 3} Ra5 {1st} 34. Rxa5 {1st} Bxa5 {1st} 35. g4 {2nd} h5 {1st}
36. gxh5+ {1st} Kxh5 {1st} 37. Kf3 {3rd} Rg8 {1st} 38. Rg2 {3rd} Rxg2 {1st} 39.
Kxg2 {1st} Kg4 {Not in top 3} 40. h3+ {2nd} Kh4 {1st} 41. Nf5+ {3rd} Kh5 {
Only move} 42. Kg3 {1st} Bb4 {1st} 43. Nd4 {2nd} Kg6 {Not in top 3} 44. Kg4 {
Not in top 3} f5+ {1st} 45. Kg3 {2nd} Kf6 {Not in top 3} 46. Nf3 {Not in top 3}
Bc5 {1st} 47. Kf2 {2nd} Bb4 {Not in top 3} 48. Ng5 {Not in top 3} Bd6 {3rd} 49.
Nf3 {3rd} Bb4 {Not in top 3} 50. h4 {Not in top 3} Kg6 {1st} 51. Ne2 {1st} Bc8
{3rd} 52. Ng3 {1st} Be6 {Not in top 3} 53. h5+ {1st} Kh6 {2nd} 54. Ke2 {2nd}
Be7 {1st} 55. Kd2 {2nd} Bd8 {2nd} 56. Nd4 {1st} Bc8 {Not in top 3} 57. Kc2 {1st
} Ba5 {1st} 58. Kd1 {2nd} Bb4 {2nd} 59. Ke2 {1st} Bd7 {Not in top 3} 1/2-1/2

Result:
White: Capablanca
Top 1 Match: 19/51 (37,3% )
Top 2 Match: 29/51 (56,9% )
Top 3 Match: 35/51 (68,6% )

Black: Alekhine
Top 1 Match: 27/52 (51,9% )
Top 2 Match: 35/52 (67,3% )
Top 3 Match: 37/52 (71,2% )

Game 18

This game has too few non-database moves for analysis purposes.



Game 19

This game has too few non-database moves for analysis purposes.



Game 20


[Event "Buenos Aires WCh (20)"]
[Site "Buenos Aires WCh (20)"]
[Date "1927.01.21"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Alexander Alekhine"]
[Black "Jose Raul Capablanca"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D67"]
[PlyCount "86"]
[EventDate "1927.??.??"]

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 {Takes game out of book; Not in top 3} e5 {1st} 16. dxe5 {1st} Ng4
{1st} 17. e6 {1st} Nde5 {1st} 18. Nxe5 {1st} Nxe5 {1st} 19. exf7+ {1st} Kxf7 {
1st} 20. Rc3 {1st} b5 {1st} 21. f4 {1st} b4 {1st} 22. fxe5 {1st} bxc3+ {1st}
23. Kxc3 {1st} Ke6 {2nd} 24. Ne2 {2nd} Kxe5 {1st} 25. Nd4 {2nd} Bb7 {
Not in top 3} 26. Bxh7 {1st} c5 {2nd} 27. Nf3+ {1st} Kf6 {1st} 28. Bd3 {1st}
Re8 {3rd} 29. Re1 {1st} Bxf3 {1st} 30. gxf3 {1st} Rh8 {1st} 31. Re2 {2nd} Rh4 {
Not in top 3} 32. Be4 {1st} Rd8 {2nd} 33. a4 {Not in top 3} g5 {1st} 34. a5 {
2nd} g4 {2nd} 35. fxg4 {1st} Rxg4 {1st} 36. Bd3 {2nd} Ra4 {Not in top 3} 37.
Rf2+ {2nd} Ke7 {1st} 38. a6 {1st} Ra1 {2nd} 39. Rg2 {1st} c4 {Not in top 3} 40.
Bxc4 {1st} Rc8 {2nd} 41. b3 {3rd} Rxa6 {1st} 42. e4 {1st} Ra1 {3rd} 43. Kd4 {
2nd} Rh8 {1st} 1/2-1/2

Result:
White: Alekhine
Top 1 Match: 19/29 (55,2% )
Top 2 Match: 26/29 (89,7% )
Top 3 Match: 27/29 (93,1% )

Black: Capablanca
Top 1 Match: 17/29 (58,6% )
Top 2 Match: 23/29 (79,3% )
Top 3 Match: 25/29 (86,2% )


Game 21


[Event "Blitz:0'"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1927.01.22"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Jose Raul Capablanca"]
[Black "Alexander Alekhine"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D63"]
[PlyCount "64"]
[TimeControl "1"]

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 {Takes game out of book; 1st} 11. Be2 {1st} Bb7 {1st
} 12. O-O {1st} c5 {1st} 13. dxc5 {1st} Nxc5 {1st} 14. Nd4 {2nd} Rc8 {1st} 15.
b4 {1st} Ncd7 {2nd} 16. Bg3 {2nd} Nb6 {1st} 17. Qb3 {2nd} Nfd5 {Not in top 3}
18. Bf3 {2nd} Rc4 {Not in top 3} 19. Ne4 {1st} Qc8 {2nd} 20. Rxc4 {2nd} Nxc4 {
1st} 21. Rc1 {1st} Qa8 {1st} 22. Nc3 {Not in top 3} Rc8 {3rd} 23. Nxd5 {2nd}
Bxd5 {1st} 24. Bxd5 {2nd} Qxd5 {1st} 25. a4 {1st} Bf6 {1st} 26. Nf3 {1st} Bb2 {
3rd} 27. Re1 {1st} Rd8 {1st} 28. axb5 {1st} axb5 {1st} 29. h3 {3rd} e5 {
Not in top 3} 30. Rb1 {Not in top 3} e4 {1st} 31. Nd4 {3rd} Bxd4 {1st} 32. Rd1
{Not in top 3} Nxe3 {1st} 0-1

Result:
White: Capablanca
Top 1 Match: 10/22 (45,5% )
Top 2 Match: 17/22 (77,3% )
Top 3 Match: 19/22 (86,4% )

Black: Alekhine
Top 1 Match: 16/23 (69,6% )
Top 2 Match: 18/23 (78,3% )
Top 3 Match: 20/23 (87,0% )


Game 22


[Event "Blitz:0'"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1927.01.23"]
[Round "22"]
[White "Alexander Alekhine"]
[Black "Jose Raul Capablanca"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D67"]
[PlyCount "172"]
[TimeControl "1"]

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 {
Takes game out of book; 2nd} 20. N5e4 {2nd} Ke7 {1st} 21. f4 {1st} f5 {1st} 22.
Nc3 {1st} Nc7 {2nd} 23. Nge2 {Not in top 3} g5 {1st} 24. h4 {Not in top 3} g4 {
3rd} 25. Ng3 {2nd} a5 {2nd} 26. Bb3 {Not in top 3} Rac8 {2nd} 27. a3 {2nd} Rf8
{3rd} 28. Rd2 {Not in top 3} Ba8 {Not in top 3} 29. Rdc2 {2nd} c5 {Not in top 3
} 30. dxc5 {3rd} Nxc5 {1st} 31. Na4 {1st} N7a6 {1st} 32. Bxe6 {1st} Kxe6 {1st}
33. Nxb6 {1st} Rb8 {2nd} 34. Nxa8 {1st} Rb3+ {2nd} 35. Rc3 {1st} Rxc3+ {1st}
36. bxc3 {1st} Rxa8 {1st} 37. Rd1 {1st} Rf8 {2nd} 38. Rd6+ {1st} Ke7 {1st} 39.
Rxh6 {1st} Nc7 {1st} 40. Rh7+ {2nd} Kd8 {1st} 41. c4 {2nd} N7e6 {3rd} 42. Ra7 {
1st} Nc7 {1st} 43. Rxa5 {1st} N5e6 {1st} 44. h5 {1st} Kd7 {1st} 45. h6 {1st}
Nxf4 {Not in top 3} 46. Kxf4 {1st} Ne6+ {1st} 47. Ke3 {Only move} f4+ {1st} 48.
Kf2 {1st} fxg3+ {1st} 49. Kxg3 {1st} Rh8 {1st} 50. Rd5+ {1st} Ke7 {1st} 51. c5
{2nd} Rxh6 {2nd} 52. c6 {1st} Nf8 {2nd} 53. Rc5 {1st} Kd8 {1st} 54. Kxg4 {1st}
Rg6+ {1st} 55. Kf3 {1st} Kc7 {2nd} 56. g4 {Not in top 3} Ne6 {Not in top 3} 57.
Rd5 {1st} Nd8 {Not in top 3} 58. Rc5 {Not in top 3} Ne6 {1st} 59. Rd5 {
Not in top 3} Nf8 {3rd} 60. Ra5 {Not in top 3} Rxc6 {Not in top 3} 61. Ke4 {1st
} Rc1 {2nd} 62. Ra7+ {2nd} Kc6 {1st} 63. Ra6+ {1st} Kd7 {1st} 64. Ra7+ {
Not in top 3} Ke6 {2nd} 65. Ra6+ {Not in top 3} Ke7 {2nd} 66. a4 {2nd} Nd7 {1st
} 67. Rh6 {Not in top 3} Re1+ {1st} 68. Kd4 {1st} Nxe5 {1st} 69. a5 {2nd} Nxg4
{1st} 70. Rh7+ {Not in top 3} Kd6 {1st} 71. a6 {Not in top 3} Ra1 {1st} 72. a7
{2nd} Nf6 {1st} 73. Rb7 {1st} Nd7 {1st} 74. Rb2 {Not in top 3} Rxa7 {1st} 75.
Rd2 {Not in top 3} Nc5 {3rd} 76. Kc4+ {1st} Kc6 {1st} 77. Rh2 {Not in top 3}
Ra4+ {1st} 78. Kc3 {Only move} Rg4 {2nd} 79. Kd2 {Not in top 3} Rg3 {1st} 80.
Rh5 {Not in top 3} Kb5 {Not in top 3} 81. Ke2 {Not in top 3} Kc4 {2nd} 82. Rh4+
{2nd} Kc3 {2nd} 83. Kf2 {1st} Rd3 {1st} 84. Rf4 {2nd} Kd2 {Not in top 3} 85.
Kg2 {2nd} Rd5 {Not in top 3} 86. Kf3 {1st} Kd3 {2nd} 1/2-1/2

Result:
White: Alekhine
Top 1 Match: 31/67 (46,3% )
Top 2 Match: 45/67 (67,2% )
Top 3 Match: 46/67 (68,7% )

Black: Capablanca
Top 1 Match: 37/68 (54,4% )
Top 2 Match: 54/68 (79,4% )
Top 3 Match: 59/68 (86,8% )


Game 23


[Event "Buenos Aires WCh (23)"]
[Site "Buenos Aires WCh (23)"]
[Date "1927.01.24"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Jose Raul Capablanca"]
[Black "Alexander Alekhine"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D63"]
[PlyCount "95"]
[EventDate "1927.??.??"]

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 {Takes game out of book; 1st} Qxe7 {1st}
12. e4 {1st} dxe4 {1st} 13. Nxe4 {1st} Ndf6 {3rd} 14. Qc2 {Not in top 3} Nxe4 {
1st} 15. Bxe4 {1st} Nf6 {1st} 16. Bf5 {Not in top 3} Bxf5 {1st} 17. Qxf5 {1st}
Rad8 {Not in top 3} 18. Rfe1 {1st} Qb4 {3rd} 19. Qc2 {3rd} Rfe8 {2nd} 20. a3 {
2nd} Qd6 {Not in top 3} 21. Qb3 {1st} Rxe1+ {3rd} 22. Rxe1 {1st} Qd7 {3rd} 23.
h3 {2nd} h6 {Not in top 3} 24. Re3 {3rd} Nd5 {1st} 25. Ne5 {Not in top 3} Qc7 {
1st} 26. Re1 {3rd} Qb6 {1st} 27. Qxb6 {2nd} Nxb6 {1st} 28. Nf3 {2nd} Kf8 {1st}
29. Re3 {2nd} Nc4 {3rd} 30. Rc3 {1st} Nd6 {1st} 31. Kf1 {1st} f6 {1st} 32. Ke2
{1st} Nb5 {1st} 33. Rc4 {2nd} Ke7 {1st} 34. Kd3 {1st} Ke6 {Not in top 3} 35.
Rc1 {2nd} Rd5 {Not in top 3} 36. a4 {Not in top 3} Nc7 {1st} 37. Nd2 {
Not in top 3} Ke7 {1st} 38. Nb3 {2nd} Ne6 {1st} 39. Ke3 {3rd} Kd6 {1st} 40. Rc2
{Not in top 3} h5 {1st} 41. h4 {1st} g6 {Not in top 3} 42. f3 {2nd} b6 {2nd}
43. g4 {1st} a5 {2nd} 44. Rg2 {1st} g5 {Not in top 3} 45. Rh2 {1st} hxg4 {1st}
46. fxg4 {1st} gxh4 {1st} 47. Rxh4 {1st} Rg5 {Not in top 3} 48. Nd2 {1st}
1/2-1/2

Result:
White: Capablanca
Top 1 Match: 19/38 (50,0% )
Top 2 Match: 28/38 (73,7% )
Top 3 Match: 32/38 (84,2% )

Black: Alekhine
Top 1 Match: 21/37 (56,8% )
Top 2 Match: 24/37 (64,9% )
Top 3 Match: 29/37 (78,4% )

Game 24


This goes out of book on 28…Rac8 (it follows game 22 previous to that) so there are too few moves to analyse.


Game 25


[Event "Buenos Aires WCh (25)"]
[Site "Buenos Aires WCh (25)"]
[Date "1927.01.26"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Jose Raul Capablanca"]
[Black "Alexander Alekhine"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D63"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "1927.??.??"]

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 {
Takes game out of book; 3rd} N6d7 {Not in top 3} 14. Bxe7 {1st} Qxe7 {1st} 15.
Nc5 {Not in top 3} Nxc5 {1st} 16. Qxc5 {2nd} Qc7 {Not in top 3} 17. b4 {
Not in top 3} Nd7 {1st} 18. Qc2 {1st} h6 {1st} 19. a4 {2nd} Qd6 {2nd} 20. Rb1 {
Not in top 3} Rec8 {Not in top 3} 21. Rec1 {Not in top 3} Bg4 {2nd} 22. Nd2 {
1st} Rc7 {3rd} 23. Nb3 {1st} Bh5 {1st} 24. Nc5 {1st} Nxc5 {Not in top 3} 25.
Qxc5 {3rd} Qf6 {2nd} 26. b5 {1st} axb5 {1st} 27. axb5 {2nd} Bg6 {2nd} 28. Bxg6
{1st} Qxg6 {2nd} 29. Ra1 {2nd} Rac8 {2nd} 30. b6 {1st} Rd7 {1st} 31. Ra7 {1st}
Kh7 {2nd} 32. Rca1 {Not in top 3} f5 {Not in top 3} 33. Qc2 {Not in top 3} Re7
{Not in top 3} 34. g3 {3rd} Rce8 {Not in top 3} 35. Ra8 {Not in top 3} Re4 {
Not in top 3} 36. Rxe8 {Not in top 3} Rxe8 {1st} 37. Ra7 {3rd} Rb8 {2nd} 38. h4
{1st} h5 {Not in top 3} 39. Kg2 {2nd} Qe6 {1st} 40. Qd3 {Not in top 3} Kg6 {2nd
} 1/2-1/2

Result:
White: Capablanca
Top 1 Match: 10/28 (35,7% )
Top 2 Match: 15/28 (53,6% )
Top 3 Match: 19/28 (67,9% )

Black: Alekhine
Top 1 Match: 9/28 (32,1% )
Top 2 Match: 18/28 (64,3% )
Top 3 Match: 19/28 (67,9% )


Game 26


This game has too few non-database moves for analysis purposes.


Game 27


[Event "Buenos Aires WCh (27)"]
[Site "Buenos Aires WCh (27)"]
[Date "1927.01.28"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Jose Raul Capablanca"]
[Black "Alexander Alekhine"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D63"]
[PlyCount "76"]
[EventDate "1927.??.??"]

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 {Takes game out of book; Not in top 3}
12. Bg3 {2nd} Bd6 {Not in top 3} 13. O-O {Not in top 3} Bxg3 {1st} 14. hxg3 {
1st} Nd6 {1st} 15. Na4 {2nd} Re8 {2nd} 16. Rfe1 {2nd} Nf6 {1st} 17. Ne5 {3rd}
Nfe4 {1st} 18. Qb3 {2nd} Be6 {Not in top 3} 19. Nc5 {1st} Nxc5 {Not in top 3}
20. dxc5 {1st} Nb5 {2nd} 21. a4 {1st} Nc7 {1st} 22. Bb1 {3rd} Bc8 {Not in top 3
} 23. Nf3 {2nd} Ne6 {Not in top 3} 24. e4 {1st} dxe4 {1st} 25. Rxe4 {2nd} Re7 {
Not in top 3} 26. Rce1 {1st} Bd7 {2nd} 27. Qc2 {1st} g6 {2nd} 28. Ba2 {1st} Qf8
{Not in top 3} 29. Ne5 {1st} Qg7 {3rd} 30. Nxd7 {1st} Rxd7 {1st} 31. Bxe6 {1st}
fxe6 {1st} 32. Rg4 {1st} Kh7 {2nd} 33. Rxe6 {1st} Rg8 {1st} 34. Qe4 {1st} Rf7 {
Not in top 3} 35. f4 {1st} Qf8 {2nd} 36. Rgxg6 {2nd} Qxc5+ {1st} 37. Kf1 {1st}
Qc1+ {1st} 38. Kf2 {2nd} Qd2+ {1st} 1/2-1/2

Result:
White: Capablanca
Top 1 Match: 16/27 (59,3% )
Top 2 Match: 24/27 (88,9% )
Top 3 Match: 26/27 (96,3% )

Black: Alekhine
Top 1 Match: 12/28 (42,9% )
Top 2 Match: 18/28 (64,3% )
Top 3 Match: 19/28 (67,9% )


Game 28


[Event "Buenos Aires WCh (28)"]
[Site "Buenos Aires WCh (28)"]
[Date "1927.02.01"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Alexander Alekhine"]
[Black "Jose Raul Capablanca"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D67"]
[PlyCount "85"]
[EventDate "1927.??.??"]

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 {
Takes game out of book; 3rd} Ke7 {3rd} 20. h5 {Not in top 3} h6 {Not in top 3}
21. Nh4 {Not in top 3} c5 {1st} 22. f4 {2nd} Nc7 {1st} 23. dxc5 {2nd} Nxc5 {1st
} 24. Rxd8 {1st} Rxd8 {1st} 25. b4 {1st} N5a6 {2nd} 26. a3 {1st} b5 {3rd} 27.
Bb3 {1st} Bd5 {1st} 28. Bxd5 {1st} Nxd5+ {1st} 29. Ke4 {1st} Nb6 {1st} 30. f5 {
1st} Nc4 {1st} 31. fxe6 {1st} fxe6 {1st} 32. Ng6+ {3rd} Ke8 {1st} 33. Ne2 {2nd}
Nd2+ {1st} 34. Kf4 {2nd} Nc4 {1st} 35. Ke4 {1st} Nd2+ {1st} 36. Kf4 {2nd} Nc4 {
1st} 37. Kg4 {3rd} Nc7 {Not in top 3} 38. a4 {1st} a6 {1st} 39. axb5 {2nd} axb5
{1st} 40. Ra1 {Not in top 3} Rd3 {1st} 41. Nef4 {Not in top 3} Rb3 {1st} 42.
Ra7 {1st} Kd8 {1st} 43. g3 {1st} 1/2-1/2

Result:
White: Alekhine
Top 1 Match: 12/25 (48,0% )
Top 2 Match: 18/25 (72,0% )
Top 3 Match: 21/25 (84,0% )

Black: Capablanca
Top 1 Match: 19/24 (79,2% )
Top 2 Match: 20/24 (83,3% )
Top 3 Match: 22/24 (91,7% )




Game 29


[Event "Buenos Aires WCh (29)"]
[Site "Buenos Aires WCh (29)"]
[Date "1927.02.02"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Jose Raul Capablanca"]
[Black "Alexander Alekhine"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D52"]
[PlyCount "139"]
[EventDate "1927.??.??"]

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 {
Takes game out of book; Not in top 3} O-O {1st} 13. Bg2 {1st} Bd7 {1st} 14. b4
{1st} b6 {Not in top 3} 15. O-O {1st} a5 {Not in top 3} 16. Ne5 {2nd} axb4 {1st
} 17. axb4 {1st} Rxa1 {1st} 18. Rxa1 {1st} Rc8 {2nd} 19. Nxd7 {Not in top 3}
Qxd7 {1st} 20. Na4 {1st} Qd8 {1st} 21. Qb3 {1st} Nd5 {2nd} 22. b5 {1st} cxb5 {
1st} 23. Qxb5 {1st} Ra8 {1st} 24. Rc1 {1st} Ra5 {1st} 25. Qc6 {1st} Ba3 {
Not in top 3} 26. Rb1 {2nd} Bf8 {Not in top 3} 27. Bxd5 {1st} Rxd5 {2nd} 28.
Nxb6 {1st} Rd6 {2nd} 29. Qb7 {1st} h5 {Not in top 3} 30. Nc4 {Not in top 3} Rd7
{1st} 31. Qe4 {1st} Rc7 {2nd} 32. Ne5 {1st} Qc8 {Not in top 3} 33. Kg2 {1st}
Bd6 {Not in top 3} 34. Ra1 {1st} Rb7 {1st} 35. Nd3 {3rd} g6 {Not in top 3} 36.
Ra6 {1st} Bf8 {2nd} 37. Rc6 {Not in top 3} Rc7 {1st} 38. Rxc7 {3rd} Qxc7 {1st}
39. Ne5 {1st} Bg7 {1st} 40. Qa8+ {Not in top 3} Kh7 {1st} 41. Nf3 {1st} Bf6 {
1st} 42. Qa6 {Not in top 3} Kg7 {2nd} 43. Qd3 {2nd} Qb7 {Not in top 3} 44. e4 {
1st} Qc6 {Not in top 3} 45. h3 {2nd} Qc7 {1st} 46. d5 {2nd} exd5 {1st} 47. exd5
{1st} Qc3 {1st} 48. Qxc3 {Not in top 3} Bxc3 {1st} 49. Kf1 {2nd} Kf6 {1st} 50.
Ke2 {1st} Bb4 {1st} 51. Nd4 {2nd} Bc5 {1st} 52. Nc6 {1st} Kf5 {1st} 53. Kf3 {
1st} Kf6 {3rd} 54. g4 {1st} hxg4+ {1st} 55. hxg4 {1st} Kg5 {Not in top 3} 56.
Ne5 {1st} Bd4 {2nd} 57. Nxf7+ {1st} Kf6 {1st} 58. Nd8 {1st} Bb6 {Not in top 3}
59. Nc6 {1st} Bc5 {1st} 60. Kf4 {3rd} Bxf2 {Not in top 3} 61. g5+ {1st} Kf7 {
1st} 62. Ne5+ {1st} Ke7 {1st} 63. Nxg6+ {1st} Kd6 {1st} 64. Ke4 {1st} Bg3 {3rd}
65. Nf4 {1st} Ke7 {2nd} 66. Ke5 {1st} Be1 {2nd} 67. d6+ {1st} Kd7 {Not in top 3
} 68. g6 {2nd} Bb4 {Not in top 3} 69. Kd5 {3rd} Ke8 {2nd} 70. d7+ {1st} 1-0

Result:
White: Capablanca
Top 1 Match: 40/59 (67,8% )
Top 2 Match: 48/59 (81,4% )
Top 3 Match: 52/59 (88,1% )

Black: Alekhine
Top 1 Match: 30/58 (51,7% )
Top 2 Match: 41/58 (70,7% )
Top 3 Match: 43/58 (74,1% )

Game 30

This game has too few non-database moves for analysis purposes.


Game 31


[Event "Buenos Aires WCh (31)"]
[Site "Buenos Aires WCh (31)"]
[Date "1927.02.04"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Jose Raul Capablanca"]
[Black "Alexander Alekhine"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D51"]
[PlyCount "83"]
[EventDate "1927.??.??"]

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 {Takes game out of book; 2nd} Bb7 {1st} 10. Nf3 {1st} c5 {1st}
11. dxc5 {Not in top 3} Bxc5 {2nd} 12. O-O {1st} O-O {1st} 13. Nd4 {
Not in top 3} a6 {2nd} 14. Qe2 {Not in top 3} b4 {2nd} 15. Na4 {1st} Bxd4 {1st}
16. exd4 {1st} Nd5 {2nd} 17. Bg3 {Not in top 3} Bc6 {1st} 18. Qc2 {2nd} Bxa4 {
1st} 19. Bxa4 {1st} Rac8 {2nd} 20. Qd1 {1st} N7b6 {1st} 21. Bc2 {2nd} Nc4 {1st}
22. b3 {2nd} Na3 {1st} 23. Bd3 {1st} Nb5 {Not in top 3} 24. Be5 {2nd} f5 {
Not in top 3} 25. Bc4 {3rd} Rfd8 {Not in top 3} 26. Re1 {2nd} Qb6 {Not in top 3
} 27. Qd2 {3rd} Qb7 {Not in top 3} 28. Bxd5 {Not in top 3} Qxd5 {2nd} 29. Qxb4
{1st} Rc2 {2nd} 30. Qe7 {1st} Qd7 {1st} 31. Qxd7 {1st} Rxd7 {1st} 32. Kf1 {1st}
Kf7 {Not in top 3} 33. a4 {1st} Nc3 {2nd} 34. Rac1 {2nd} Rxc1 {1st} 35. Rxc1 {
1st} Nd5 {1st} 36. Rc6 {2nd} Ra7 {1st} 37. a5 {Not in top 3} g5 {3rd} 38. h3 {
Not in top 3} h5 {1st} 39. Ke2 {3rd} g4 {3rd} 40. Rc8 {Not in top 3} Rb7 {2nd}
41. Rb8 {1st} Rxb8 {1st} 42. Bxb8 {1st} 1/2-1/2

Result:
White: Capablanca
Top 1 Match: 15/34 (44,1% )
Top 2 Match: 23/34 (67,6% )
Top 3 Match: 26/34 (76,5% )

Black: Alekhine
Top 1 Match: 16/33 (48,5% )
Top 2 Match: 25/33 (75,8% )
Top 3 Match: 27/33 (81,8% )


Game 32


[Event "Buenos Aires"]
[Site "Buenos Aires"]
[Date "1927.02.05"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Alexander Alekhine"]
[Black "Jose Raul Capablanca"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D51"]
[PlyCount "125"]
[EventDate "1927.??.??"]

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 {Takes game out of book; Not in top 3} 10. h4 {3rd} Ndf6 {
1st} 11. Qc2 {2nd} Be6 {2nd} 12. Nf5 {Not in top 3} Bxf5 {1st} 13. Bxf5 {1st}
Nd6 {1st} 14. Bd3 {1st} h6 {Not in top 3} 15. Bf4 {1st} Rc8 {Not in top 3} 16.
g4 {Not in top 3} Nfe4 {2nd} 17. g5 {1st} h5 {1st} 18. Bxe4 {3rd} Nxe4 {1st}
19. Nxe4 {1st} dxe4 {1st} 20. Qxe4 {1st} Qa5+ {1st} 21. Kf1 {1st} Qd5 {1st} 22.
Qxd5 {2nd} cxd5 {1st} 23. Kg2 {1st} Rc2 {1st} 24. Rhc1 {1st} Rfc8 {1st} 25.
Rxc2 {1st} Rxc2 {1st} 26. Rb1 {1st} Kh7 {Not in top 3} 27. Kg3 {1st} Kg6 {1st}
28. f3 {Not in top 3} f6 {2nd} 29. gxf6 {1st} Bxf6 {1st} 30. a4 {1st} Kf5 {2nd}
31. a5 {2nd} Re2 {1st} 32. Rc1 {3rd} Rxb2 {1st} 33. Rc5 {1st} Ke6 {1st} 34. e4
{Not in top 3} Bxd4 {2nd} 35. Rxd5 {1st} Bc3 {2nd} 36. Rxh5 {1st} a6 {
Not in top 3} 37. Bc7 {3rd} Be1+ {1st} 38. Kg4 {2nd} Rg2+ {1st} 39. Kh3 {1st}
Rf2 {1st} 40. Kg4 {Not in top 3} Rg2+ {1st} 41. Kh3 {1st} Rf2 {1st} 42. f4 {1st
} Rf3+ {1st} 43. Kg2 {1st} Rf2+ {1st} 44. Kh3 {3rd} Rf3+ {1st} 45. Kg2 {2nd}
Rf2+ {1st} 46. Kg1 {1st} Rc2 {1st} 47. Bb6 {3rd} Rc4 {2nd} 48. Kg2 {1st} g6 {
1st} 49. Re5+ {1st} Kd7 {2nd} 50. h5 {2nd} gxh5 {1st} 51. Kf3 {1st} h4 {1st}
52. Rh5 {1st} Rc3+ {2nd} 53. Kg4 {2nd} Rc4 {2nd} 54. Kf5 {1st} Bxa5 {
Not in top 3} 55. Rh7+ {2nd} Kc6 {1st} 56. Bxa5 {1st} Rc5+ {1st} 57. Ke6 {1st}
Rxa5 {1st} 58. f5 {1st} Ra3 {Not in top 3} 59. f6 {2nd} Rf3 {3rd} 60. f7 {3rd}
b5 {Not in top 3} 61. Rh5 {2nd} h3 {2nd} 62. Rf5 {1st} Rxf5 {Not in top 3} 63.
exf5 {1st} 1-0

Result:
White: Alekhine
Top 1 Match: 32/54 (59,3% )
Top 2 Match: 42/54 (77,8% )
Top 3 Match: 49/54 (90,7% )

Black: Capablanca
Top 1 Match: 33/54 (61,1% )
Top 2 Match: 44/54 (81,5% )
Top 3 Match: 45/54 (83,3% )



Game 33

This game has too few non-database moves for analysis purposes.



Game 34


[Event "Blitz:0'"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1927.02.07"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Alexander Alekhine"]
[Black "Jose Raul Capablanca"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D51"]
[PlyCount "163"]
[TimeControl "1"]

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 {Takes game out of book; Not in top 3}
N5f6 {Not in top 3} 12. Ng3 {Not in top 3} c5 {3rd} 13. O-O {1st} Nb6 {3rd} 14.
Ba2 {Not in top 3} cxd4 {2nd} 15. Nxd4 {2nd} g6 {1st} 16. Rc1 {1st} Bd7 {1st}
17. Qe2 {3rd} Rac8 {1st} 18. e4 {1st} e5 {1st} 19. Nf3 {1st} Kg7 {3rd} 20. h3 {
2nd} h6 {2nd} 21. Qd2 {1st} Be6 {2nd} 22. Bxe6 {1st} Qxe6 {1st} 23. Qa5 {1st}
Nc4 {1st} 24. Qxa7 {1st} Nxb2 {1st} 25. Rxc8 {3rd} Rxc8 {1st} 26. Qxb7 {1st}
Nc4 {3rd} 27. Qb4 {1st} Ra8 {Not in top 3} 28. Ra1 {3rd} Qc6 {1st} 29. a4 {1st}
Nxe4 {2nd} 30. Nxe5 {1st} Qd6 {1st} 31. Qxc4 {2nd} Qxe5 {1st} 32. Re1 {1st} Nd6
{2nd} 33. Qc1 {1st} Qf6 {1st} 34. Ne4 {2nd} Nxe4 {1st} 35. Rxe4 {1st} Rb8 {
Not in top 3} 36. Re2 {3rd} Ra8 {1st} 37. Ra2 {1st} Ra5 {1st} 38. Qc7 {
Not in top 3} Qa6 {Not in top 3} 39. Qc3+ {1st} Kh7 {1st} 40. Rd2 {1st} Qb6 {
1st} 41. Rd7 {3rd} Qb1+ {2nd} 42. Kh2 {1st} Qb8+ {1st} 43. g3 {1st} Rf5 {1st}
44. Qd4 {1st} Qf8 {Not in top 3} 45. Rd5 {1st} Rf3 {1st} 46. h4 {3rd} Qh8 {1st}
47. Qb6 {1st} Qa1 {2nd} 48. Kg2 {1st} Rf6 {1st} 49. Qd4 {Not in top 3} Qxd4 {
1st} 50. Rxd4 {1st} Kg7 {2nd} 51. a5 {1st} Ra6 {2nd} 52. Rd5 {1st} Rf6 {
Not in top 3} 53. Rd4 {Not in top 3} Ra6 {1st} 54. Ra4 {1st} Kf6 {1st} 55. Kf3
{1st} Ke5 {1st} 56. Ke3 {2nd} h5 {2nd} 57. Kd3 {3rd} Kd5 {1st} 58. Kc3 {1st}
Kc5 {1st} 59. Ra2 {Not in top 3} Kb5 {1st} 60. Kb3 {Not in top 3} Kc5 {
Not in top 3} 61. Kc3 {Not in top 3} Kb5 {1st} 62. Kd4 {1st} Rd6+ {1st} 63. Ke5
{1st} Re6+ {1st} 64. Kf4 {1st} Ka6 {2nd} 65. Kg5 {1st} Re5+ {Not in top 3} 66.
Kh6 {2nd} Rf5 {Not in top 3} 67. f4 {Not in top 3} Rc5 {1st} 68. Ra3 {2nd} Rc7
{2nd} 69. Kg7 {2nd} Rd7 {3rd} 70. f5 {2nd} gxf5 {1st} 71. Kh6 {Not in top 3} f4
{1st} 72. gxf4 {1st} Rd5 {1st} 73. Kg7 {Not in top 3} Rf5 {1st} 74. Ra4 {1st}
Kb5 {1st} 75. Re4 {1st} Ka6 {1st} 76. Kh6 {1st} Rxa5 {Not in top 3} 77. Re5 {
1st} Ra1 {3rd} 78. Kxh5 {2nd} Rg1 {Not in top 3} 79. Rg5 {1st} Rh1 {1st} 80.
Rf5 {1st} Kb6 {Not in top 3} 81. Rxf7 {2nd} Kc6 {Not in top 3} 82. Re7 {
Not in top 3} 1-0

Result:
White: Alekhine
Top 1 Match: 41/72 (56,9% )
Top 2 Match: 52/72 (72,2% )
Top 3 Match: 60/72 (83,3% )

Black: Capablanca
Top 1 Match: 40/71 (56,3% )
Top 2 Match: 52/71 (73,2% )
Top 3 Match: 58/71 (81,7% )


Result for all games analysed (22):

Alekhine
Top 1 Match: 467/852 (54,8% )
Top 2 Match: 622/852 (73,0% )
Top 3 Match: 685/852 (80,4% )

Capablanca
Top 1 Match: 470/853 (55,1% )
Top 2 Match: 632/853 (74,1% )
Top 3 Match: 703/853 (82,4% )

Fascinating piece of work. I was wondering if you learned much from looking over these games
and what conclusions can be drawn from the analysis.

Could some of the low match up rate be attributed to the analysis engine being designed to work
with chess theory that didn't exist at the time the matches were played?

very interesting, especially considering Capablanca had the better match-up figures, but lost the match.

nit-pick: if Alekhine reigned from 1927 until 1946, that would be 19 yers, rather than 17 as stated?

Originally posted by Blackamp
very interesting, especially considering Capablanca had the better match-up figures, but lost the match.

nit-pick: if Alekhine reigned from 1927 until 1946, that would be 19 yers, rather than 17 as stated?

Originally posted by Talisman
Alekhine lost the world crown in 1935 to Max Euwe only to regain it two years later in 1937. That's the missing 2 years.

Since this seems to be a hobby of yours maybe you would welcome suggestions of players to check in the future?
In my opinion Bent Larsen would be interesting to check.Also Petrosian and Smyslov.
And how about the young GM's of today: Carlsen,Caruana,Wang Yue,Stellwagen etc...

If I do another Super GM match it'll probably be Kasparov-Karpov WC 1985.
Next up I think will be analysis of a pre-computer era correspondence chess World Championships either from the late '60s or early 1970s.

One thing I noticed throughout Capablanca-Alekhine '27 is that although Capa had slightly better total average matchup stats, he was actually more inclined to make a howler than Alekhine even though Capa consistently played top 3 moves.

Alekhine had plans that were often outside the engine's top 3 choices, although the scores were often only a few centipawns out. Many times Alekhine played consecutive moves not in the top 3 which were still solid moves and often gave Capa very few logical replies as far as Fritz was concerned.

Even taking this into account, the results for both players are below the upper end of human ability thresholds of
top 1 match = 60%
top 2 match = 75%
top 3 match = 85%
which was not so surprising.

What a work! amazing.

I have one question: the human upper limit you suggest: is it for an average on a sufficient amount of games? or does it apply to all games?

Originally posted by Macpo
What a work! amazing.

I have one question: the human upper limit you suggest: is it for an average on a sufficient amount of games? or does it apply to all games?

Very interesting stuff.

My first thought was that using this method you could work out who truly was the best player of all time(in the computers eyes anyway). But as you point out, in this match the loser had the higher match up. Seems that style plays a big factor. I’d guess that an analysis of a Kasparov/Karpov match would give a similar result.