Title matches
Alekhine v Bogoljubov 1929 Germany & Netherlands · Sep 1929
Alekhine 15½–9½ Bogoljubov
Alekhine won 15½–9½.
Momentum The score gap, game by game: up is Alekhine.
Bogoljubov +6 level Alekhine +6 start game 25 The coach's numbers Alexander Alekhine 91.7 · 6 blunders, 24 mistakes
Efim Bogoljubov 90.7 · 9 blunders, 31 mistakes
The costliest move The move that cost the match's loser the most, in a game they lost.
Bogoljubov v Alekhine · 0–1
44. Rxf7 by Bogoljubov: chances 36% → 2%
The coach: a5 instead (the arrow) — with it, Bogoljubov was slightly worse.
Replay it: Study › Follow a live game › World Championship 1929: Alekhine v Bogoljubov › Game 10
Every game Each line is White's chances move by move, as the coach saw them; above the middle, White is better. The mark is the costliest move.
Game 1: Alekhine v Bogoljubov 1–0 26 moves · d4 d5 c4 c6 · accuracy Alekhine 93.6, Bogoljubov 87.8
Costliest move: 12... a6 (Bogoljubov, 37% → 24%)
Game 2: Bogoljubov v Alekhine ½–½ 51 moves · d4 Nf6 c4 e6 · accuracy Bogoljubov 91.2, Alekhine 93.5
Costliest move: 45... Re4 (Alekhine, 77% → 53%)
Game 3: Alekhine v Bogoljubov ½–½ 70 moves · d4 d5 c4 c6 · accuracy Alekhine 91.4, Bogoljubov 92.0
Costliest move: 45... Kd8 (Bogoljubov, 39% → 22%)
Game 4: Bogoljubov v Alekhine 1–0 38 moves · d4 Nf6 c4 e6 · accuracy Bogoljubov 95.4, Alekhine 91.6
Costliest move: 23... e4 (Alekhine, 31% → 17%)
Game 5: Alekhine v Bogoljubov 1–0 48 moves · d4 d5 c4 c6 · accuracy Alekhine 95.0, Bogoljubov 91.6
Costliest move: 40... Rb6 (Bogoljubov, 16% → 4%)
Game 6: Bogoljubov v Alekhine 1–0 48 moves · d4 Nf6 c4 e6 · accuracy Bogoljubov 92.6, Alekhine 89.8
Costliest move: 11... Ne7 (Alekhine, 59% → 42%)
Game 7: Alekhine v Bogoljubov 1–0 35 moves · d4 Nf6 c4 g6 · accuracy Alekhine 90.3, Bogoljubov 86.4
Costliest move: 34... Kg8 (Bogoljubov, 22% → 5%)
Game 8: Bogoljubov v Alekhine 0–1 30 moves · d4 Nf6 c4 b6 · accuracy Bogoljubov 88.1, Alekhine 92.6
Costliest move: 26. Kh1 (Bogoljubov, 35% → 4%)
Game 9: Alekhine v Bogoljubov ½–½ 30 moves · d4 d5 c4 c6 · accuracy Alekhine 93.9, Bogoljubov 94.7
No move cost more than 12%.
Game 10: Bogoljubov v Alekhine 0–1 50 moves · d4 d5 c4 c6 · accuracy Bogoljubov 87.5, Alekhine 90.7
Costliest move: 44. Rxf7 (Bogoljubov, 36% → 2%)
Game 11: Alekhine v Bogoljubov ½–½ 63 moves · d4 Nf6 c4 c6 · accuracy Alekhine 87.8, Bogoljubov 87.7
Costliest move: 21. Rb1 (Alekhine, 55% → 37%)
Game 12: Bogoljubov v Alekhine 0–1 56 moves · d4 d5 c4 c6 · accuracy Bogoljubov 88.9, Alekhine 91.0
Costliest move: 54. Rd7 (Bogoljubov, 24% → 6%)
Game 13: Alekhine v Bogoljubov 0–1 34 moves · d4 d5 c4 c6 · accuracy Alekhine 88.1, Bogoljubov 91.9
Costliest move: 31. Bxa4 (Alekhine, 44% → 15%)
Game 14: Bogoljubov v Alekhine 1–0 71 moves · d4 d5 c4 c6 · accuracy Bogoljubov 95.3, Alekhine 92.8
Costliest move: 59... Bf8 (Alekhine, 16% → 4%)
Game 15: Alekhine v Bogoljubov ½–½ 44 moves · d4 Nf6 c4 g6 · accuracy Alekhine 93.5, Bogoljubov 93.8
No move cost more than 12%.
Game 16: Bogoljubov v Alekhine 0–1 60 moves · d4 d5 c4 c6 · accuracy Bogoljubov 92.3, Alekhine 94.5
No move cost more than 12%.
Game 17: Alekhine v Bogoljubov 1–0 34 moves · d4 Nf6 c4 g6 · accuracy Alekhine 89.1, Bogoljubov 85.8
Costliest move: 28... Kb8 (Bogoljubov, 56% → 24%)
Game 18: Bogoljubov v Alekhine 1–0 51 moves · e4 e6 d4 d5 · accuracy Bogoljubov 92.0, Alekhine 91.3
Costliest move: 19. g4 (Bogoljubov, 58% → 46%)
Game 19: Alekhine v Bogoljubov 1–0 77 moves · d4 Nf6 c4 c6 · accuracy Alekhine 90.9, Bogoljubov 89.5
Costliest move: 40. Re6 (Alekhine, 98% → 74%)
Game 20: Bogoljubov v Alekhine ½–½ 48 moves · e4 e5 Nf3 Nc6 · accuracy Bogoljubov 90.0, Alekhine 90.8
Costliest move: 37. Qh6+ (Bogoljubov, 72% → 44%)
Game 21: Alekhine v Bogoljubov 1–0 49 moves · d4 Nf6 c4 e6 · accuracy Alekhine 94.5, Bogoljubov 91.6
Costliest move: 17... Bxe3 (Bogoljubov, 43% → 29%)
Game 22: Bogoljubov v Alekhine 0–1 39 moves · e4 e5 Nf3 Nc6 · accuracy Bogoljubov 91.4, Alekhine 94.6
Costliest move: 37. Nf3 (Bogoljubov, 29% → 0%)
Game 23: Alekhine v Bogoljubov ½–½ 83 moves · d4 d5 c4 c6 · accuracy Alekhine 90.2, Bogoljubov 90.2
Costliest move: 77. Ra1 (Alekhine, 42% → 19%)
Game 24: Bogoljubov v Alekhine ½–½ 38 moves · e4 e6 d4 d5 · accuracy Bogoljubov 91.7, Alekhine 91.6
No move cost more than 12%.
Game 25: Alekhine v Bogoljubov ½–½ 55 moves · d4 Nf6 c4 c6 · accuracy Alekhine 89.1, Bogoljubov 89.2
Costliest move: 35... Qxa2 (Bogoljubov, 46% → 26%)
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