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Alekhine v Bogoljubov 1934

Germany · Apr 1934

Alekhine 15½–10½ Bogoljubov

Alekhine won 15½–10½.

Momentum

The score gap, game by game: up is Alekhine.

Bogoljubov +6levelAlekhine +6startgame 26

The coach's numbers

Alexander Alekhine91.8 · 4 blunders, 29 mistakes
Efim Bogoljubov91.1 · 6 blunders, 32 mistakes

The costliest move

The move that cost the match's loser the most, in a game they lost.

Alekhine v Bogoljubov 1934, Game 21

Bogoljubov v Alekhine · 0–1

34. Rb5 by Bogoljubov: chances 72% → 25%

The coach: Kg2 instead (the arrow) — with it, Bogoljubov was clearly better.

Replay it: Study › Follow a live game › World Championship 1934: Alekhine v Bogoljubov › Game 21

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: Bogoljubov v Alekhine ½–½

65 moves · d4 d5 c4 e6 · accuracy Bogoljubov 91.6, Alekhine 92.8

Costliest move: 59. Rxh5 (Bogoljubov, 62% → 50%)

Game 2: Alekhine v Bogoljubov 1–0

37 moves · d4 Nf6 c4 c6 · accuracy Alekhine 93.2, Bogoljubov 89.6

Costliest move: 26... Re8 (Bogoljubov, 48% → 23%)

Game 3: Bogoljubov v Alekhine ½–½

27 moves · d4 d5 c4 dxc4 · accuracy Bogoljubov 89.8, Alekhine 90.8

Costliest move: 21... h6 (Alekhine, 68% → 47%)

Game 4: Alekhine v Bogoljubov 1–0

61 moves · d4 d5 c4 c6 · accuracy Alekhine 93.0, Bogoljubov 90.7

Costliest move: 53... Kf7 (Bogoljubov, 31% → 15%)

Game 5: Bogoljubov v Alekhine ½–½

51 moves · d4 d5 c4 dxc4 · accuracy Bogoljubov 91.6, Alekhine 92.1

Costliest move: 35. Rf1 (Bogoljubov, 50% → 35%)

Game 6: Alekhine v Bogoljubov ½–½

60 moves · d4 d5 c4 c6 · accuracy Alekhine 92.2, Bogoljubov 92.4

Costliest move: 24... Qxh7 (Bogoljubov, 45% → 26%)

Game 7: Bogoljubov v Alekhine ½–½

17 moves · d4 d5 c4 dxc4 · accuracy Bogoljubov 91.3, Alekhine 91.5

No move cost more than 12%.

Game 8: Alekhine v Bogoljubov ½–½

64 moves · d4 Nf6 c4 e6 · accuracy Alekhine 91.6, Bogoljubov 91.7

Costliest move: 56... gxf4+ (Bogoljubov, 61% → 44%)

Game 9: Bogoljubov v Alekhine 0–1

46 moves · d4 c5 d5 e5 · accuracy Bogoljubov 90.3, Alekhine 92.9

Costliest move: 24. Qf4 (Bogoljubov, 54% → 39%)

Game 10: Alekhine v Bogoljubov 0–1

81 moves · d4 Nf6 c4 e6 · accuracy Alekhine 92.4, Bogoljubov 94.4

Costliest move: 40. Re4 (Alekhine, 37% → 21%)

Game 11: Bogoljubov v Alekhine 0–1

62 moves · d4 f5 g3 Nf6 · accuracy Bogoljubov 92.0, Alekhine 94.3

No move cost more than 12%.

Game 12: Alekhine v Bogoljubov ½–½

75 moves · d4 Nf6 c4 e6 · accuracy Alekhine 88.0, Bogoljubov 87.7

Costliest move: 57. b8=Q (Alekhine, 42% → 20%)

Game 13: Bogoljubov v Alekhine ½–½

74 moves · Nf3 Nf6 d4 b6 · accuracy Bogoljubov 91.8, Alekhine 91.0

Costliest move: 65. Re6 (Bogoljubov, 71% → 53%)

Game 14: Alekhine v Bogoljubov ½–½

54 moves · d4 Nf6 c4 e6 · accuracy Alekhine 92.5, Bogoljubov 93.4

No move cost more than 12%.

Game 15: Bogoljubov v Alekhine ½–½

70 moves · Nf3 e6 c4 d5 · accuracy Bogoljubov 89.2, Alekhine 90.6

Costliest move: 62. Ke2 (Bogoljubov, 51% → 31%)

Game 16: Alekhine v Bogoljubov 1–0

43 moves · e4 e5 Nf3 Nc6 · accuracy Alekhine 92.6, Bogoljubov 90.7

Costliest move: 38... d4 (Bogoljubov, 27% → 10%)

Game 17: Bogoljubov v Alekhine 0–1

41 moves · d4 d5 c4 dxc4 · accuracy Bogoljubov 87.3, Alekhine 90.9

Costliest move: 27. Ref1 (Bogoljubov, 35% → 17%)

Game 18: Alekhine v Bogoljubov ½–½

28 moves · d4 Nf6 Nf3 e6 · accuracy Alekhine 94.3, Bogoljubov 92.7

No move cost more than 12%.

Game 19: Bogoljubov v Alekhine ½–½

58 moves · d4 d5 Nf3 c6 · accuracy Bogoljubov 89.7, Alekhine 90.5

Costliest move: 37... Qd5 (Alekhine, 78% → 50%)

Game 20: Alekhine v Bogoljubov ½–½

44 moves · Nf3 Nf6 c4 e6 · accuracy Alekhine 92.8, Bogoljubov 92.7

Costliest move: 39. Rb4 (Alekhine, 70% → 57%)

Game 21: Bogoljubov v Alekhine 0–1

63 moves · d4 d5 Nf3 e6 · accuracy Bogoljubov 90.4, Alekhine 91.4

Costliest move: 34. Rb5 (Bogoljubov, 72% → 25%)

Game 22: Alekhine v Bogoljubov ½–½

42 moves · d4 Nf6 c4 e6 · accuracy Alekhine 93.5, Bogoljubov 93.4

No move cost more than 12%.

Game 23: Bogoljubov v Alekhine 1–0

58 moves · d4 d5 Nf3 Nf6 · accuracy Bogoljubov 89.1, Alekhine 87.2

Costliest move: 35. cxb4 (Bogoljubov, 87% → 64%)

Game 24: Alekhine v Bogoljubov 0–1

39 moves · d4 d5 c4 c6 · accuracy Alekhine 90.8, Bogoljubov 95.3

Costliest move: 25. Rfe1 (Alekhine, 27% → 9%)

Game 25: Bogoljubov v Alekhine 0–1

44 moves · d4 d5 Nf3 c6 · accuracy Bogoljubov 87.5, Alekhine 90.6

Costliest move: 43. Qd2 (Bogoljubov, 25% → 8%)

Game 26: Alekhine v Bogoljubov ½–½

24 moves · d4 Nf6 c4 g6 · accuracy Alekhine 92.9, Bogoljubov 91.1

No move cost more than 12%.

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