Alexander Alekhine (1892–1946): playing style, games and openings

4th World Champion, 1927–1935, 1937–1946. Combinational genius with deep preparation, building complex attacks where tactics flowed from positional pressure.

1892–1946 · Known for: Combinational attacks · 1,652 games in the collection

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Playing style: Universal

No single trait dominates: attacks, defends and grinds endgames as the position asks.

Aggression 58 / 100

Risk-taking 46 / 100

Endgame bias 57 / 100

Solidity 50 / 100

Simplification 47 / 100

These scores come from the 1,641 games used for the style profile (classical-length games), measured the same way the analyzer measures your own games.

Results

Alexander Alekhine scored 936 wins, 471 draws and 234 losses (71% score) in 1641 games.

With White: 603 wins, 270 draws and 155 losses (72% score) in 1028 games.
With Black: 333 wins, 201 draws and 79 losses (71% score) in 613 games.

Favourite openings

As White

Queen's Gambit Declined: 217 games, 71% score
Ruy Lopez: 120 games, 73% score
French Defense: 80 games, 78% score
Sicilian Defense: 74 games, 65% score
Queen's Pawn Game: 59 games, 75% score
Vienna Game: 42 games, 67% score

As Black

Ruy Lopez: 81 games, 78% score
Queen's Gambit Declined: 62 games, 60% score
Queen's Pawn Game: 60 games, 69% score
French Defense: 54 games, 67% score
Nimzo-Indian Defense: 38 games, 74% score
Dutch Defense: 27 games, 72% score

A famous game

Baden-Baden 1925 combination (Reti, Richard vs Alekhine, Alexander, 0-1, 1925) — replay it move by move and see Stockfish's verdict.