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Selected games from 1917-1942.

Tournament Collections:

The big attraction of Hastings 1919 was Jose Capablanca in his first European tourament in five years. Capablanxa won with an defeated score of 10.5/11 (+10-0=1). See Phoney Benoni's collection: Game Collection: Hastings 1919.

In Havana, from March 15 to April 28, 1921, the match between Emanuel Lasker and Jose Raul Capablanca took place. Whomever you regard as the challenger, the winner was Capablanca, who prevailed without a single loss, +4 -0 =10. Four games down, with at most 10 more to play, Lasker resigned the match prematurely after Game 14, citing ill health, and Capablanca became the third World Chess Champion. See selected games and all games below.

The New York 1924 tournament was won by Dr. Lasker over Capablanca, Alekhine and other great players of the day. See Benzol's: Game Collection: New York 1924. See also Benzol's Game Collection: New York 1927, where Capablanca was undefeated. See suenteus po 147's Karlsbad Tournament 1929 where Nimzovich scored an incredible (+10 =10 -1):Game Collection: Karlsbad 1929. In 1930 at San Remo, Alekhine dominated the entire field with an unbelievable score of 14/15, scoring 3½ points better than second place Nimzowitsch. See suenteus po 147's :Game Collection: San Remo 1930. See Benzol's: Game Collection: AVRO 1938.

Also selected games from the 1933 Olympiad: http://www.olimpbase.org/1933/1933i.... Other selected games of Alexander Alekhine, and Aron Nimzowitsch.

Other Collections:

brager's: Game Collection: capablanca best games. refutor's: Game Collection: Capablanca's Best Chess Endings. dac1990's :Game Collection: My Best Games Of Chess 1924-1937 by A. Alekhine. KingG's: Game Collection: Mikhail Botvinnik's Best Games. nicolaas': Game Collection: Hypermodern chess: Aron Nimzovich by Reinfeld. setuhanu01's Game Collection: Nimzovich: Chess Praxis Bidibulle's Keres Collection: Game Collection: The Road to the Top & The Quest for Perfection. kashparov72c5's:Game Collection: Smyslov's Best Games of chess 1935-1957. Wanabe2000's:Game Collection: Capablanca's Games from New York, NY 1927. matey's:Game Collection: Reti's Best Games of Chess. kevin86's: Game Collection: Alekhine's combinations-BRILLIANT!. Many games from this period are included in GM Raymond Keene's: Game Collection: ray keene's favorite games. See mjk's: Game Collection: "Pawn Power in Chess" by Hans Kmoch, and Game Collection: "107 Great Chess Battles: 1939-1945" by Alekhine. Malacha's: Game Collection: BOTVINNIK"S BEST GAMES VOL 1: 1925-1941.

Other Tournaments:

suenteus po 147's:Game Collection: Moscow 1925.

Hesam7's:Game Collection: Nottingham 1936.

World Championships:

Lasker-Capablanca World Championship Match (1921)
Capablanca-Alekhine World Championship Match (1927)
Alekhine-Bogoljubov World Championship Match (1929)
Alekhine-Bogoljubov World Championship Rematch (1934)
Alekhine-Euwe World Championship Match (1935)
Euwe-Alekhine World Championship Rematch (1937)

Budapest 1917
Hovath vs L Mayer, 1917 
(C52) Evans Gambit, 18 moves, 1-0

Budapest (Hungary) 1917
K Havasi vs Breyer, 1917 
(C41) Philidor Defense, 30 moves, 0-1

Hastings 1919 (GOTD)
H G Cole vs W Winter, 1919 
(B16) Caro-Kann, Bronstein-Larsen Variation, 33 moves, 1-0

New Orleans 1920 "Take my wife. Please!" (GOTD)
E Z Adams vs Carlos Torre, 1920 
(C41) Philidor Defense, 23 moves, 1-0

Amsterdam m ;HCL 28 1920 "Max Out" (GOTD)
Euwe vs Reti, 1920 
(C56) Two Knights, 22 moves, 0-1

Lasker-Capablanca WC Match, Havana 1921 Rd.10
Lasker vs Capablanca, 1921  
(D61) Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox, Rubinstein Attack, 68 moves, 0-1

Lasker-Capablanca WC Match, Havana 1921 Rd.14
Lasker vs Capablanca, 1921  
(C66) Ruy Lopez, 56 moves, 0-1

Budapest 1921
Alekhine vs K Sterk, 1921 
(D37) Queen's Gambit Declined, 30 moves, 1-0

Triberg 1921 (25....Qf3!!)
A Brinckmann vs Alekhine, 1921 
(A47) Queen's Indian, 25 moves, 0-1

Hastings 1922 (Three Queen Sacrifice)
Bogoljubov vs Alekhine, 1922 
(A90) Dutch, 53 moves, 0-1

Kristianstad 1922 "Women's Prison" (GOTD)
Nimzowitsch vs Hakansson, 1922  
(C02) French, Advance, 28 moves, 1-0

Teplitz-Schonau it GER 1922 (3rd Brilliancy)
Maroczy vs Tartakower, 1922 
(A84) Dutch, 35 moves, 0-1

Teplitz-Schonau it GER 1922 (2nd Brilliancy)
Rubinstein vs Mieses, 1922 
(A81) Dutch, 31 moves, 1-0

Teplitz-Schonau it GER 1922 (1st Brilliancy)
Reti vs H Wolf, 1922 
(D64) Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox, Rubinstein Attack, 32 moves, 0-1

Vienna 1922
Alekhine vs Gruenfeld, 1922 
(D80) Grunfeld, 55 moves, 0-1

Copenhagen 1923 "The Immortal Zugzwang " (GOTD)
Samisch vs Nimzowitsch, 1923  
(E18) Queen's Indian, Old Main line, 7.Nc3, 25 moves, 0-1

DSB Kongress, Frankfurt GER 1923
B Moritz vs Gruenfeld, 1923
(D90) Grunfeld, 31 moves, 0-1

Karlsbad 1923 Rd.16
Alekhine vs Spielmann, 1923 
(D37) Queen's Gambit Declined, 62 moves, 0-1

Karlsbad 1923 Rd.10
Nimzowitsch vs J Bernstein, 1923 
(D37) Queen's Gambit Declined, 49 moves, 1-0

Margate (01) 1923
Alekhine vs A Muffang, 1923 
(D64) Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox, Rubinstein Attack, 30 moves, 1-0

New York, USA 1924 "A Knight in Capablanca" (GOTD)
Reti vs Capablanca, 1924 
(A15) English, 31 moves, 1-0

New York, USA 1924
Janowski vs Ed Lasker, 1924 
(D00) Queen's Pawn Game, 71 moves, 1/2-1/2

New York, USA 1924 (GOTD)
Carlos Torre vs M Schapiro, 1924 
(D43) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 31 moves, 1-0

Gablonz 1924 "Sämisch's Immortal" (GOTD)
Samisch vs F Herzog, 1924 
(C10) French, 36 moves, 1-0

Moscow International Tournament 1925
Carlos Torre vs Lasker, 1925 
(A46) Queen's Pawn Game, 43 moves, 1-0

Marienbad 1925 (GOTD)
Rubinstein vs Janowski, 1925 
(A50) Queen's Pawn Game, 25 moves, 1-0

Mexico City Mexican ch, MEX 1926
Carlos Torre vs J Araiza Munoz, 1926 
(A48) King's Indian, 45 moves, 1-0

Dresden 1926
Tartakower vs Nimzowitsch, 1926 
(A04) Reti Opening, 58 moves, 0-1

Dresden 1926 (Nimzo plays the Nimzo-Indian)
P F Johner vs Nimzowitsch, 1926 
(E47) Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3 O-O 5.Bd3, 40 moves, 0-1

Semmering 1926
Rubinstein vs Alekhine, 1926 
(E16) Queen's Indian, 29 moves, 0-1

Semmering 1926
Nimzowitsch vs Alekhine, 1926 
(B02) Alekhine's Defense, 46 moves, 1-0

Sweden 1926
Botvinnik vs Stoltz, 1926 
(D55) Queen's Gambit Declined, 31 moves, 1-0

Chicago 1926
Showalter vs Ed Lasker, 1926 
(B04) Alekhine's Defense, Modern, 58 moves, 1-0

Composition 1927 "The Immortal Overprotection"
Nimzowitsch vs Systemsson, 1927  
(C00) French Defense, 24 moves, 1-0

1st olm final, London ENG 1927
L Palau vs J W Te Kolste, 1927 
(A48) King's Indian, 15 moves, 1-0

pre-A, Kecskemet 1927
Alekhine vs Tartakower, 1927 
(B15) Caro-Kann, 26 moves, 1-0

World Championship, Buenos Aires 1927 Round #1
Capablanca vs Alekhine, 1927 
(C01) French, Exchange, 43 moves, 0-1

World Championship, Buenos Aires 1927 Round #11
Capablanca vs Alekhine, 1927 
(D52) Queen's Gambit Declined, 66 moves, 0-1

World Championship, Buenos Aires 1927 Round #21
Capablanca vs Alekhine, 1927 
(D63) Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox Defense, 32 moves, 0-1

World Championship, Buenos Aires 1927 Round #32
Alekhine vs Capablanca, 1927 
(D51) Queen's Gambit Declined, 63 moves, 1-0

World Championship, Buenos Aires 1927 Round #34
Alekhine vs Capablanca, 1927 
(D51) Queen's Gambit Declined, 82 moves, 1-0

New York 1927
Vidmar vs Nimzowitsch, 1927 
(A46) Queen's Pawn Game, 22 moves, 1-0

New York 1927
Vidmar vs Nimzowitsch, 1927  
(E11) Bogo-Indian Defense, 29 moves, 0-1

New York 1927
Nimzowitsch vs Vidmar, 1927 
(A00) Uncommon Opening, 35 moves, 0-1

Berlin, Germany 1928
Nimzowitsch vs Ahues, 1928 
(A16) English, 36 moves, 1-0

Berlin, Germany 1928
Rubinstein vs Nimzowitsch, 1928 
(E32) Nimzo-Indian, Classical, 43 moves, 1-0

Berlin, Germany 1928 "Pardon My French!" (GOTD)
Samisch vs Nimzowitsch, 1928  
(C13) French, 88 moves, 0-1

Triberg cg 1928 (Player of the Day)
Bogoljubov vs Stoltz, 1928 
(C26) Vienna, 20 moves, 0-1

London 1928 (Windmill GOTD)
Alekhine vs A Fletcher, 1928 
(A31) English, Symmetrical, Benoni Formation, 32 moves, 1-0

Bad Kissingen 1928
Capablanca vs Nimzowitsch, 1928 
(E34) Nimzo-Indian, Classical, Noa Variation, 39 moves, 1/2-1/2

Warsaw 1929 "The Polish Immortal" (GOTD)
Glucksberg vs Najdorf, 1929 
(A85) Dutch, with c4 & Nc3, 22 moves, 0-1

Kazan-ch 1929 (Smothered Mate GOTD)
Samsonov vs Nezhmetdinov, 1929 
(C29) Vienna Gambit, 15 moves, 0-1

Karlsbad 1929
Capablanca vs K Treybal, 1929 
(D11) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 58 moves, 1-0

Karlsbad 1929
Nimzowitsch vs Tartakower, 1929 
(E81) King's Indian, Samisch, 53 moves, 1-0

Karlsbad 1929 "Black Be Nimzo, Black Win Quick"
H K Mattison vs Nimzowitsch, 1929  
(E21) Nimzo-Indian, Three Knights, 23 moves, 0-1

Karlsbad 1929 "It's Not Euwe 'til It's Over" GOTD
Vidmar vs Euwe, 1929 
(A48) King's Indian, 37 moves, 1-0

It 1929 (GOTD)
Samisch vs Gruenfeld, 1929 
(E24) Nimzo-Indian, Samisch, 48 moves, 1-0

Alekhine-Bogoljubov WC Match , Germany 1929 Rd.8
Bogoljubov vs Alekhine, 1929 
(A50) Queen's Pawn Game, 30 moves, 0-1

Hamburg Olympiad 1930 (Best Game)
Stahlberg vs Alekhine, 1930 
(E23) Nimzo-Indian, Spielmann, 31 moves, 0-1

Hamburg Olympiad 1930 (Best Ending)
Kashdan vs Flohr, 1930 
(B00) Uncommon King's Pawn Opening, 75 moves, 1-0

San Remo , ITA 1930
Vidmar vs Alekhine, 1930 
(E37) Nimzo-Indian, Classical, 57 moves, 0-1

San Remo , ITA 1930 "Under the Gun" (GOTD)
Alekhine vs Nimzowitsch, 1930 
(C17) French, Winawer, Advance, 30 moves, 1-0

San Remo , ITA 1930 (brilliancy prize) "The Full Monti"
Bogoljubov vs M Monticelli, 1930 
(E21) Nimzo-Indian, Three Knights, 39 moves, 0-1

Moscow-Leningrad Match 1930
Ragozin vs P Noskov, 1930 
(B40) Sicilian, 21 moves, 1-0

Hastings 1930 (Capablanca's Endgames)
Capablanca vs Yates, 1930 
(D66) Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox Defense, Bd3 line, 87 moves, 1-0

Amsterdam 1931 (Exhibition Match)
Capablanca vs Euwe, 1931 
(D17) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 35 moves, 1-0

Amsterdam 1931 (Exhibition Match)
Capablanca vs Euwe, 1931 
(E35) Nimzo-Indian, Classical, Noa Variation, 5.cd ed, 31 moves, 1-0

Paris 1931 (KG Declined Disaster)
Alekhine vs Vardonenko, 1931 
(C30) King's Gambit Declined, 28 moves, 1-0

corr 1931 (Queen on a "Karu Cell" GOTD)
A Karu vs Keres, 1931 
(D08) Queen's Gambit Declined, Albin Counter Gambit, 27 moves, 0-1

Bern 1932
A Staehelin vs Alekhine, 1932 
(E34) Nimzo-Indian, Classical, Noa Variation, 21 moves, 0-1

Paris 1932 "Tennis, Anyone?" (GOTD)
Alekhine vs Russian Tennis Club, 1932 
(D52) Queen's Gambit Declined, 20 moves, 1-0

Pasadena 1932 "Dake it to the Limit" (GOTD)
Dake vs Alekhine, 1932 
(B14) Caro-Kann, Panov-Botvinnik Attack, 38 moves, 1-0

Western Championship 1932 (GOTD)
F Reinfeld vs Reshevsky, 1932 
(E15) Queen's Indian, 30 moves, 1-0

Princeton USA 1933
Einstein vs Oppenheimer, 1933 
(C70) Ruy Lopez, 24 moves, 1-0

Madrid 1933 "Pwned" (GOTD)
M Ortueta vs J Sanz, 1933 
(C00) French Defense, 35 moves, 0-1

Copenhagen 1933 "Knight Fall" (GOTD)
J Enevoldsen vs Nimzowitsch, 1933 
(A46) Queen's Pawn Game, 40 moves, 1-0

Olympiad , Folkestone ENG 1933
Gruenfeld vs Stahlberg, 1933 
(D33) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tarrasch, 28 moves, 1-0

Budapest HUN 1934 "A Man, a Plan, a Canal" (GOTD)
E Canal vs NN, 1934 
(B01) Scandinavian, 14 moves, 1-0

Zurich 1934 (Pachman's Modern Chess Strategy)
Alekhine vs H Johner, 1934 
(C79) Ruy Lopez, Steinitz Defense Deferred, 47 moves, 1-0

Zurich 1934 (Alekhine's only win against 66 year old)
Alekhine vs Lasker, 1934 
(D67) Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox Defense, Bd3 line, 26 moves, 1-0

Zurich 1934
Lasker vs Nimzowitsch, 1934 
(C17) French, Winawer, Advance, 65 moves, 0-1

Moscow 1935
Alatortsev vs Capablanca, 1935 
(D53) Queen's Gambit Declined, 23 moves, 0-1

Moscow 1935 (19.....Rd3!)
K Gerassimov vs Smyslov, 1935 
(D05) Queen's Pawn Game, 22 moves, 0-1

Alekhine-Euwe World Championship Match 1935 Rd.4
Euwe vs Alekhine, 1935 
(D81) Grunfeld, Russian Variation, 44 moves, 0-1

Kazan op 1936
N Kosolapov vs Nezhmetdinov, 1936 
(C47) Four Knights, 24 moves, 0-1

Nottingham 1936
Botvinnik vs Vidmar, 1936  
(D60) Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox Defense, 24 moves, 1-0

Nottingham 1936 (Side by Side Knights)
Alekhine vs Reshevsky, 1936 
(D04) Queen's Pawn Game, 61 moves, 0-1

Nottingham 1936
Botvinnik vs G A Thomas, 1936 
(D37) Queen's Gambit Declined, 69 moves, 1-0

Moskva 1936
Kan vs Capablanca, 1936 
(C25) Vienna, 56 moves, 0-1

BEL 1936
Koltanowski vs M Defosse, 1936 
(D05) Queen's Pawn Game, 30 moves, 1-0

Euwe-Alekhine WC Rematch 1937
Alekhine vs Euwe, 1937 
(D10) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 23 moves, 1-0

Euwe-Alekhine WC Rematch 1937
Alekhine vs Euwe, 1937  
(D17) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 41 moves, 1-0

Euwe-Alekhine WC Rematch 1937
Alekhine vs Euwe, 1937 
(A09) Reti Opening, 62 moves, 1-0

Budapest 1937
Lindner vs Szabo, 1937 
(E43) Nimzo-Indian, Fischer Variation, 26 moves, 0-1

Villingen 1937"Look Who's Coming for Schuppler" (GOTD)
E J Diemer vs Schuppler, 1937 
(D00) Queen's Pawn Game, 26 moves, 1-0

Amsterdam Dutch Ch Prelim. 1938
De Ronde vs Kamstra, 1938 
(E80) King's Indian, Samisch Variation, 50 moves, 1-0

AVRO (07) 1938
Botvinnik vs Alekhine, 1938 
(D41) Queen's Gambit Declined, Semi-Tarrasch, 51 moves, 1-0

Amsterdam AVRO 1938
Fine vs Botvinnik, 1938  
(C17) French, Winawer, Advance, 35 moves, 1-0

Netherlands 1938 (GOTD)
Botvinnik vs Capablanca, 1938 
(E40) Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, 41 moves, 1-0

New York NY 1938 "Morton Hears a Who" (GOTD)
H Morton vs Reshevsky, 1938 
(A48) King's Indian, 31 moves, 0-1

Moscow 1939
Averbakh vs Smyslov, 1939 
(A06) Reti Opening, 24 moves, 0-1

Leningrad-Moskva 1939 (Plus score vs Keres)
Keres vs Alatortsev, 1939 
(D30) Queen's Gambit Declined, 27 moves, 0-1

Rio de Janeiro 1939 "Crony Orlando and Pawn" (GOTD)
Alekhine vs O Rocas, 1939 
(B13) Caro-Kann, Exchange, 24 moves, 0-1

Buenos Aires 1939
J Enevoldsen vs Alekhine, 1939 
(E33) Nimzo-Indian, Classical, 37 moves, 0-1

Buenos Aires ol (Men) prel-C 1939
I Pleci vs De Ronde, 1939 
(A22) English, 21 moves, 1-0

Cista 1940 "Pachman Fever" (GOTD)
Pachman vs Eckert, 1940 
(C13) French, 24 moves, 1-0

Match-Tournament , Leningrad1941 (Lucena Position)
Botvinnik vs Boleslavsky, 1941 
(C07) French, Tarrasch, 65 moves, 1-0

Lisbon 1941 (blindfold)
Alekhine vs Supico, 1941 
(C21) Center Game, 20 moves, 1-0

Crakow 1942 "Smart Alek" (GOTD) Worall Attack
Alekhine vs K Junge, 1942  
(C86) Ruy Lopez, Worrall Attack, 28 moves, 1-0

Moscow-ch 1942
I Aramanovich vs Boleslavsky, 1942 
(E67) King's Indian, Fianchetto, 40 moves, 0-1

Match , Arosa SUI 1933 (Swindle)
Flohr vs Grob, 1933 
(D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 25 moves, 0-1

New York ch-USA 1942 (Stalemate Swindle)
C Pilnick vs Reshevsky, 1942 
(D70) Neo-Grunfeld Defense, 93 moves, 1/2-1/2

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