Euwe v Alekhine 1935, Game 26
Euwe v Alekhine · 1–0
38... h6 by Alekhine: chances 44% → 20%
The coach: Re8 instead (the arrow) — with it, it was about level.
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Euwe v Alekhine 1935
Netherlands · Oct 1935
Euwe 15½–14½ Alekhine
Euwe won 15½–14½.
Momentum
The score gap, game by game: up is Euwe.
The coach's numbers
The costliest move
The move that cost the match's loser the most, in a game they lost.
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 Euwe 1–0
30 moves · d4 d5 c4 c6 · accuracy Alekhine 96.1, Euwe 93.4
No move cost more than 12%.
Game 2: Euwe v Alekhine 1–0
45 moves · d4 Nf6 c4 g6 · accuracy Euwe 92.8, Alekhine 89.4
Costliest move: 37. Rc2 (Euwe, 80% → 61%)
Game 3: Alekhine v Euwe 1–0
41 moves · e4 e6 d4 d5 · accuracy Alekhine 91.9, Euwe 89.3
Costliest move: 23. Ba3+ (Alekhine, 80% → 66%)
Game 4: Euwe v Alekhine 0–1
44 moves · d4 Nf6 c4 g6 · accuracy Euwe 89.6, Alekhine 92.4
Costliest move: 18. Nf4 (Euwe, 58% → 42%)
Game 5: Alekhine v Euwe ½–½
34 moves · e4 e6 d4 d5 · accuracy Alekhine 93.2, Euwe 94.0
No move cost more than 12%.
Game 6: Euwe v Alekhine ½–½
73 moves · d4 d5 c4 c6 · accuracy Euwe 89.1, Alekhine 89.9
Costliest move: 63. f4 (Euwe, 41% → 4%)
Game 7: Alekhine v Euwe 1–0
40 moves · e4 e6 d4 d5 · accuracy Alekhine 92.4, Euwe 90.2
Costliest move: 21... Qe4 (Euwe, 50% → 35%)
Game 8: Euwe v Alekhine 1–0
69 moves · d4 d5 c4 c6 · accuracy Euwe 94.3, Alekhine 93.4
Costliest move: 16. Rb1 (Euwe, 79% → 59%)
Game 9: Alekhine v Euwe 1–0
41 moves · e4 e6 d4 d5 · accuracy Alekhine 90.1, Euwe 86.3
Costliest move: 9... c5 (Euwe, 54% → 37%)
Game 10: Euwe v Alekhine 1–0
41 moves · d4 d5 c4 c6 · accuracy Euwe 94.0, Alekhine 90.9
Costliest move: 16... Bd8 (Alekhine, 43% → 31%)
Game 11: Alekhine v Euwe ½–½
30 moves · d4 d5 c4 c6 · accuracy Alekhine 93.7, Euwe 94.4
No move cost more than 12%.
Game 12: Euwe v Alekhine 1–0
36 moves · d4 Nf6 c4 g6 · accuracy Euwe 94.0, Alekhine 91.2
Costliest move: 20... Bd4 (Alekhine, 30% → 12%)
Game 13: Alekhine v Euwe ½–½
59 moves · e4 e5 Nf3 Nc6 · accuracy Alekhine 90.3, Euwe 90.0
Costliest move: 14. Qe1 (Alekhine, 48% → 31%)
Game 14: Euwe v Alekhine 1–0
41 moves · d4 Nf6 c4 g6 · accuracy Euwe 91.4, Alekhine 88.2
Costliest move: 24. Nh7 (Euwe, 98% → 66%)
Game 15: Alekhine v Euwe ½–½
61 moves · d4 d5 c4 c6 · accuracy Alekhine 91.9, Euwe 89.9
Costliest move: 8. dxe5 (Alekhine, 58% → 45%)
Game 16: Euwe v Alekhine 0–1
65 moves · d4 d5 c4 c6 · accuracy Euwe 91.6, Alekhine 93.8
No move cost more than 12%.
Game 17: Alekhine v Euwe ½–½
23 moves · d4 d5 Nf3 Nf6 · accuracy Alekhine 94.7, Euwe 95.9
No move cost more than 12%.
Game 18: Euwe v Alekhine ½–½
16 moves · c4 e5 Nf3 e4 · accuracy Euwe 90.5, Alekhine 91.6
No move cost more than 12%.
Game 19: Alekhine v Euwe 1–0
57 moves · d4 d5 c4 c6 · accuracy Alekhine 92.2, Euwe 89.7
No move cost more than 12%.
Game 20: Euwe v Alekhine 1–0
41 moves · d4 d5 c4 c6 · accuracy Euwe 91.4, Alekhine 89.8
Costliest move: 39. Bd5 (Euwe, 96% → 81%)
Game 21: Alekhine v Euwe 0–1
40 moves · d4 d5 c4 c6 · accuracy Alekhine 91.0, Euwe 93.5
No move cost more than 12%.
Game 22: Euwe v Alekhine ½–½
18 moves · d4 e6 c4 Nf6 · accuracy Euwe 92.2, Alekhine 92.4
No move cost more than 12%.
Game 23: Alekhine v Euwe ½–½
58 moves · d4 d5 c4 c6 · accuracy Alekhine 91.2, Euwe 92.0
Costliest move: 19. Qxb2 (Alekhine, 49% → 33%)
Game 24: Euwe v Alekhine ½–½
33 moves · d4 e6 c4 f5 · accuracy Euwe 91.8, Alekhine 93.4
No move cost more than 12%.
Game 25: Alekhine v Euwe 0–1
45 moves · d4 d5 c4 c6 · accuracy Alekhine 92.1, Euwe 94.4
Costliest move: 20. Bg6+ (Alekhine, 24% → 12%)
Game 26: Euwe v Alekhine 1–0
47 moves · d4 e6 c4 f5 · accuracy Euwe 92.2, Alekhine 90.6
Costliest move: 38... h6 (Alekhine, 44% → 20%)
Game 27: Alekhine v Euwe 1–0
41 moves · e4 e5 Nc3 Nf6 · accuracy Alekhine 95.1, Euwe 92.6
No move cost more than 12%.
Game 28: Euwe v Alekhine ½–½
63 moves · d4 Nf6 c4 e6 · accuracy Euwe 91.2, Alekhine 92.5
Costliest move: 63. b3 (Euwe, 36% → 11%)
Game 29: Alekhine v Euwe ½–½
50 moves · e4 Nf6 e5 Nd5 · accuracy Alekhine 94.0, Euwe 93.7
No move cost more than 12%.
Game 30: Euwe v Alekhine ½–½
40 moves · d4 d5 c4 dxc4 · accuracy Euwe 88.0, Alekhine 86.2
Costliest move: 17. h3 (Euwe, 88% → 72%)
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