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Alekhine was sunk!
Compiled by Calli
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"I have had to work long and hard to eradicate the dangerous delusion that, in a bad position, I could always, or nearly always, conjure up some unexpected combination to extricate me from my difficulties." - Alexander Alekhine

I wondered if AA really had a lot of games where he avoided defeat. The collection contains games that Alekhine might have lost with a little better play from his opponent. Often, I have one or two games in the list that are, more or less, bookmarks and need further analysis.

Extra Notes:

Rosselli del Turco,S - Alekhine,A D40
5th Olympiad, Folkestone (Rd 9), 19.06.1933
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 d5 4.Nc3 c5 5.e3 Nc6 6.a3 Bd6 7.dxc5 Bxc5 8.b4 Bd6 9.Bb2 a5 10.b5 Ne5 11.cxd5 exd5 12.Be2 Be6 13.Nd4 Rc8 14.Rc1 0-0 15.0-0 Nc4 16.Bxc4 Rxc4 17.Nce2 Rxc1 18.Qxc1 Ne4 19.Ng3 Bxg3 20.hxg3 Qb6 21.Qa1 Bd7 22.a4 Rc8 23.Rc1 Rc4 24.Nb3 Qc7 25.Bd4 f6 26.Qb2 Be6 27.b6 Qc6 28.Rxc4 dxc4 29.Nxa5 c3?? 30.Qc2?? 30.Nxc6! cxb2 31.Bxb2+- 30...Qd5 31.f3 Nxg3 32.Bxc3 Qc5 33.Kf2 Nf5?? 33...Nh1+ Draws by repetition 34.Qe4 Qxb6 35.Nxb7 Kf7 36.g4?! Nxe3?? The comedy continues 37.Qxe3?? 37.Bd4 wins 37...Qxb7 38.a5 Bc4 ½-½

Alekhine,A - Erdélyi,S B54
Praha ol, Rd 13, 1931

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.c4 Nc6 4.d4 cxd4 5.Nxd4 Nf6 6.Nc3 d6 7.Be2 a6 8.0-0 Qc7 9.b3 Be7 10.Bb2 0-0 11.Nc2?! 11.Qd2 is normal and better 11...Rd8 12.Ne3 Ne5 13.Qe1?! preparing f4, but Black stops it with his next move 13...Qc5! 14.Na4 Qa7?! 14...Qc6 15.Rd1 Rb8?! 16.c5! Nc6 17.cxd6 Rxd6 18.e5?! loses patience 18...Rxd1 19.Bxd1 Nd7 20.f4 b5 21.Nc3 Bc5³ 22.Bc1 Ne7 23.Kh1 Bb7 24.Bc2?! 24.Nc2 Rd8 25.Ne4 24...Qa8 25.Qe2 Ng6 26.f5? unjustified pawn sacrifices follow 26...exf5 27.Bxf5 Ndxe5 28.Ng4?? a blunder 28...Re8!-+ 29.Nxe5 Rxe5 30.Qg4 Nh4? 30...Rxf5! wins easily 31.Rxf5 Bxg2+ 32.Qxg2 Qxg2+ 33.Kxg2 Nh4+ 34.Kf1 Nxf5-+ 31.Bxh7+ Kf8? 31...Kxh7 32.Qxh4+ Kg8 should still win 32.Be4 Rxe4?! 32...Bxe4! is better 33.Qh5 g6?? finally losing it 34.Qxc5+?? Incredible, Alekhine gives it back winning was 34.Qh8+ Ke7 35.Qf6+ Kd7 36.Nxe4 Bxe4 37.Qxf7+ Be7 38.Rd1+ 34...Re7?? 34...Kg8 35.Nxe4 Bxe4 is unclear 35.Bg5! Bxg2+ 36.Kg1 Bxf1 37.Qxe7+ Kg8 38.Qd8+ Qxd8 39.Bxd8 Nf3+ 40.Kxf1 Nxh2+ 41.Ke2 Ng4 42.Nd5 1-0

Alekhine,A - Baratz,A D30
3rd Olympiad Hamburg, Rd(2), 14.07.1930
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 d5 4.Bg5 c6 5.Nbd2 Nbd7 6.e3 Qa5 7.cxd5 exd5 8.Bd3 Ne4 9.0-0 Nxg5 10.Nxg5 h6 11.Ngf3 Be7 12.Qe2 Nf6 13.Ne5 Qb6 14.Rab1 0-0 15.b4 a5 16.bxa5 Qxa5 17.Rb2 Qa3 18.Nb1 Qa5 19.Rc1 Bd6 Baratz has thwarted Alekhine's queenside attack 20.f4?! a weakening move 20...Qd8 21.Rbc2 Qe7 22.Nc3 Ra5?! 22...c5 is logical 23.Qf3?! Be6 24.g4? another silly pawn sac 24...Bxg4 25.Nxg4 Nxg4 26.Re2 Nf6 27.Kh1 Bb4 27...Rfa8 is a winning position 28.Rg2 Bxc3 29.Rxc3 Ne4? 29...Rfa8 still looks winning 30.Bxe4 dxe4 31.Qh3 f5 32.Rc1 Qe6?? 32...Kh8 33.Rcg1 Rf7 holds and may still win 33.Rcg1 Rf7 34.Rg6 Rf6 35.Rxg7+ Kf8 36.Qh4 1-0

Alekhine,A - Andersen,E E24
6th Olympiad in Warsaw Warsaw (17), 29.08.1935

69...Nd8? loses a precious tempo. 69...Kg7 led to win.

Tartakower, Grigoriewitsch,S - Alekhine,A A20
6th Olympiad in Warsaw Warsaw (16), 28.08.1935

1.c4 e5 2.Nf3 e4 3.Nd4 Nc6 4.Nxc6 dxc6 5.d3 exd3 6.Qxd3 Qxd3 7.exd3 Bf5 8.Be3 0-0-0 9.d4 Nf6 10.f3 Bb4+ 11.Nc3 Rhe8 12.Kf2 Bf8 13.Rd1 g6 14.Bd3 Bxd3 15.Rxd3 Bg7 16.Rhd1 Nd7 17.Bg5 Bf6 18.Bxf6 Nxf6 19.Re3 Nh5 20.g3 Ng7 21.Rxe8 Rxe8 22.Re1 Rxe1 23.Kxe1 Nf5 24.Ne2 Kd7 25.Kd2 Kd6 26.b4 b5 27.cxb5 cxb5 28.Kd3 Ke6 29.Nc3 c6 30.d5+ Kd6 31.Ke4 f6?? strange! 32.dxc6 the subtle 32.Kd3! with the threat of Ne4+ looks winning. Apparently forced is 32...cxd5 (not 32...Ne7 33.Ne4+ Kxd5 34.Nxf6+ Kd6) 33.Nxb5+ Kc6 34.a4 should win 32...Kxc6 33.Nd5 Nd6+ 34.Kd4 Nf5+ ½-½

Alekhine-Kashdan, Bled 1931

AA's 65.Qc5+?? is blunder that should have lost. He has a perpetual check with 65.Qe5. "Euwe showed a clear win for Black ... 70...Qd5+ 71.Ke3 f6! 72.Qc8 Kg5 73.Qh8 Kxg4." <WMD>

Kashdan on 70...Qf6+:

"A complete miscalculation, which at once throws away the fruits of very considerable labor. After three sessions, something like twelve hours all told, I had for the first time in my career obtained a clearly winning position against the World Champion. And then to err on a simple matter of counting which every beginner is taught!" - <Phony Benoni> quoting from Fred Reinfeld's "Practical End-Game Play"

T Van Scheltinga vs Alekhine, 1939
(D22) Queen's Gambit Accepted, 54 moves, 1/2-1/2 The score is incorrect. Should be 47...Ke8.

Moura A+4 players vs Alekhine, 1941 score correction 17...Rad8

47.Be6 Qf4 48.Bxd7 Qxh2+ 49.Kf1 Rf8 50.Qxb6 wins
S F Lebedev vs Alekhine, 1909 
(A40) Queen's Pawn Game, 53 moves, 1/2-1/2

27...Nf2 wins
Alekhine vs V Zhukovsky, 1906 
(C39) King's Gambit Accepted, 35 moves, 1/2-1/2

win was 29...Rde8! 30.Re1 a5 31.e5 a4 32.Qb1 Nxc4
Alekhine vs G Helbach, 1909 
(C68) Ruy Lopez, Exchange, 52 moves, 1-0

16.c5 wins
Rotlewi vs Alekhine, 1909 
(A40) Queen's Pawn Game, 37 moves, 0-1

After 26.Rb4?? f5 wins
Alekhine vs P S Leonhardt, 1910 
(D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 27 moves, 1-0

33.Nxe6 Rxd3+ (Qxd3+ 34.Kc1) 34.Kc2 Rhh3 35.Rxf7
C Jaffe vs Alekhine, 1911 
(C27) Vienna Game, 62 moves, 0-1

37. Ng3 should win
Kostic vs Alekhine, 1911 
(D46) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 46 moves, 0-1

47...Kc4 48.c6 Ra3! 49.Ne4 Ra2+ 50.Kd1 Ra7 wins
Alekhine vs E Cohn, 1912 
(C45) Scotch Game, 57 moves, 1-0

25.Rxb6 Qd8 26.Qxa5 Bc7 27.Rxg6+ hxg6 28.Qxa4
Znosko-Borovsky vs Alekhine, 1912 
(C61) Ruy Lopez, Bird's Defense, 41 moves, 1/2-1/2

34.Ba3 Qxc3 35.Qc1 Qxd4 36.Qb2 would win
R Loman vs Alekhine, 1913 
(C84) Ruy Lopez, Closed, 41 moves, 0-1

28...Rd2 29.Qa4 Qe4+ 30.Ka1 Bxc5! wins
Alekhine vs F Englund, 1913 
(D00) Queen's Pawn Game, 53 moves, 1-0

37.Ra2 is won endgame 37.Rd4?? was a blunder
S Levitsky vs Alekhine, 1913 
(C50) Giuoco Piano, 46 moves, 0-1

20.Nxe4 is a winning position
Marshall vs Alekhine, 1914 
(C12) French, McCutcheon, 24 moves, 0-1

21.Bxf7+ Rxf7 22.Rxf7 Kxf7 23.Qe5 Rf8 24.Qxf5+ Kg8 25.Qd5+
D Daniuszewski vs Alekhine, 1920 
(B40) Sicilian, 30 moves, 1/2-1/2

33.Qe6+ Qxe6 34.Nxe6 fxg4 35.Nhg5 gxf3+ 36.Kxf3 etc
N Grigoriev vs Alekhine, 1921 
(C41) Philidor Defense, 63 moves, 1/2-1/2

30...Rxg2+ 31.Kxg2 Nc2 32.Qxa7 Nxe1+ is 2 pawns +
Alekhine vs Tartakower, 1921 
(A90) Dutch, 57 moves, 1/2-1/2

26.Rf1! wins the exchange
Maroczy vs Alekhine, 1921 
(D04) Queen's Pawn Game, 33 moves, 0-1

30.Rxb6 Rxa3 31.Rd7 and doubling Rooks on the 7th
Kostic vs Alekhine, 1921 
(A47) Queen's Indian, 69 moves, 1/2-1/2

28.Qe4 Rd8 29.Ba3! looks winning
V L Wahltuch vs Alekhine, 1922 
(A46) Queen's Pawn Game, 47 moves, 1/2-1/2

34...Rd7 wins
Alekhine vs Bogoljubov, 1922 
(C78) Ruy Lopez, 47 moves, 1/2-1/2

22.Nxd5! Nxd5 23.Qd3 f5 24.Nxc6 Rxc6 25.Rxc6 bxc6 26.Qxa6
Rubinstein vs Alekhine, 1922 
(D63) Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox Defense, 34 moves, 0-1

64. d5 followed by e5 wins easily
V Vukovic vs Alekhine, 1922 
(E10) Queen's Pawn Game, 76 moves, 1/2-1/2

20.Bxf6 Rxf6 21.Rd7 followed by b4
Reti vs Alekhine, 1923 
(A40) Queen's Pawn Game, 35 moves, 1/2-1/2

23.Qxe6 fxe6 24. Rxd7 traps the Queen
E Steiner vs Alekhine, 1923 
(C31) King's Gambit Declined, Falkbeer Counter Gambit, 39 moves, 0-1

30.Nh4!! wins
Yates vs Alekhine, 1924 
(C72) Ruy Lopez, Modern Steinitz Defense, 5.O-O, 35 moves, 0-1

28.Nb5 wins pretty easily
Capablanca vs Alekhine, 1924 
(C12) French, McCutcheon, 62 moves, 1/2-1/2

(39...a3 40.Rc7+ Kg8 41.Ra7 a2)
Alekhine vs Bogoljubov, 1924 
(A13) English, 61 moves, 1/2-1/2

The win was 52...Qe5!+ 53.g3 Nh4
Alekhine vs Marshall, 1924 
(E76) King's Indian, Four Pawns Attack, 62 moves, 1/2-1/2

29.Qg4 Rad8 30.Rfe1 g6 31.Qd4 for instance
Tartakower vs Alekhine, 1924 
(C33) King's Gambit Accepted, 39 moves, 1/2-1/2

39...Bc5! 40.Ra4 Bd4! wins (Tim Taylor)
Alekhine vs Ed. Lasker, 1924 
(E76) King's Indian, Four Pawns Attack, 53 moves, 1/2-1/2

28.Nh5 wins
O Naegeli vs Alekhine, 1925 
(E30) Nimzo-Indian, Leningrad, 49 moves, 0-1

Thomas flubs an endgame. 51...a4 should do it
Alekhine vs G A Thomas, 1926 
(E17) Queen's Indian, 63 moves, 1/2-1/2

48...Rf3 wins
Alekhine vs Euwe, 1926 
(D11) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 49 moves, 1/2-1/2

21. Nb5xc7 Rh6 22. h3 Bxc7 23. Nxc7 Nh4+ 24.Kh2 etc
Nimzowitsch vs Alekhine, 1925 
(A25) English, 60 moves, 0-1

63. Ng2 wins easily
A Vajda vs Alekhine, 1927 
(B84) Sicilian, Scheveningen, 66 moves, 1/2-1/2

White resigned in a winning position 39. Nh4
E Ibanez vs Alekhine, 1926 
(A47) Queen's Indian, 38 moves, 0-1

38.Ke2 wins as the K escapes to g4
Capablanca vs Alekhine, 1927 
(D63) Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox Defense, 38 moves, 1/2-1/2

40.Bd6 and if Rb7 41.b4 Nxb4 42.Rb6 for instance
Capablanca vs Alekhine, 1927 
(D51) Queen's Gambit Declined, 42 moves, 1/2-1/2

24.Rd8+ Rxd8 25.Rxd8+ Ke7 26.Nh6!!
Yates vs Alekhine, 1927 
(C11) French, 75 moves, 0-1

25.Nd5! wins
B Sarkozy vs Alekhine, 1927
(A04) Reti Opening, 37 moves, 0-1

21...Rxc5!
Alekhine vs Capablanca, 1927 
(D64) Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox, Rubinstein Attack, 41 moves, 1-0

21...Qxf2+
Alekhine vs I S Turover, 1929 
(A12) English with b3, 80 moves, 1-0

34...Ne3 35.Nb3 Qc3 36.Rb1 Rc8 leads to a win
Alekhine vs M Fox, 1929 
(E24) Nimzo-Indian, Samisch, 90 moves, 1-0

The Bluff! 15...Bxd4+ wins easy see Honza's kibitizing
Alekhine vs Bogoljubov, 1929 
(D78) Neo-Grunfeld, 6.O-O c6, 35 moves, 1-0

44...Rb3? allows AA's rook behind. 44...Rb6 should win.
Alekhine vs Bogoljubov, 1929 
(D11) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 83 moves, 1/2-1/2

24...Bxa2! wins because if 25.Ra1 Bb3
Alekhine vs Bogoljubov, 1929 
(D51) Queen's Gambit Declined, 63 moves, 1/2-1/2

38.Rd7! wins
Bogoljubov vs Alekhine, 1929 
(D52) Queen's Gambit Declined, 49 moves, 0-1

35.Bb3! wins See kibitzing.
Bogoljubov vs Alekhine, 1929 
(C74) Ruy Lopez, Modern Steinitz Defense, 48 moves, 1/2-1/2

36.Qh3?? blows the win.
J Gemzoe vs Alekhine, 1930 
(C75) Ruy Lopez, Modern Steinitz Defense, 36 moves, 0-1

See introduction for explanation
Alekhine vs Baratz, 1930 
(D30) Queen's Gambit Declined, 36 moves, 1-0

See the notes at the top for explanation.
Alekhine vs S Erdelyi, 1931 
(B40) Sicilian, 42 moves, 1-0

24.Qxh8+ Ke7 25.Rd7+ Qxd7 26.Qxb8 etc
L Asztalos vs Alekhine, 1931 
(C11) French, 52 moves, 1/2-1/2

46.Qb5 Qxd5 47.Nc6+ Kf6 48.Qxd5 Rxd5 49.Nxb4 wins
M Golmayo vs Alekhine, 1931 
(C72) Ruy Lopez, Modern Steinitz Defense, 5.O-O, 55 moves, 1/2-1/2

31...Qxd4 appears to win 31.Qh6? is bluffing
Alekhine vs Gruenfeld, 1931 
(D41) Queen's Gambit Declined, Semi-Tarrasch, 35 moves, 1-0

22...gxf3 23 Bf1 Qxg5 and Bogo is 3 pawns up
Alekhine vs Bogoljubov, 1931 
(D70) Neo-Grunfeld Defense, 37 moves, 1/2-1/2

Kashdan's big chance
Alekhine vs Kashdan, 1931 
(D52) Queen's Gambit Declined, 74 moves, 1/2-1/2

38...f5! or 40...Qd1 wins
Alekhine vs O Naegeli, 1932 
(D63) Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox Defense, 48 moves, 1/2-1/2

29.Kxf2 Qe5 30.Kg1 Nd5 31.Re1 wins - Alekhine
F Gygli vs Alekhine, 1932 
(D45) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 74 moves, 1/2-1/2

33...Bb4!
Alekhine vs V Buerger, 1932 
(B15) Caro-Kann, 91 moves, 1-0

32...Nxc4 33.bxc4 Bd7 34.c5 Bxa4 35.Nc4 Bd7 wins
F Reinfeld vs Alekhine, 1932 
(D45) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 36 moves, 1/2-1/2

29.Rxa6? f3 is zugzwang
S Factor vs Alekhine, 1932 
(B02) Alekhine's Defense, 48 moves, 1/2-1/2

33.Bc5 should win
W Henneberger vs Alekhine, 1932
(C46) Three Knights, 49 moves, 0-1

See the notes at the top for explanation.
S Rosselli del Turco vs Alekhine, 1933 
(D32) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tarrasch, 38 moves, 1/2-1/2

25. Rd1 and Black has too many problems
M Raizman vs Alekhine, 1933 
(A06) Reti Opening, 49 moves, 0-1

27...Nd4 wins because he has Ne6 to defend
Alekhine vs C H Alexander, 1934 
(C43) Petrov, Modern Attack, 32 moves, 1/2-1/2

34. Rb5?? , the expected Bxb7 wins routinely
Bogoljubov vs Alekhine, 1934 
(D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 63 moves, 0-1

56...gxf4??, (g4 wins), also 52...Rc4 and Rh4 wins easy
Alekhine vs Bogoljubov, 1934 
(E24) Nimzo-Indian, Samisch, 66 moves, 1/2-1/2

66.Rb8 - - see Kibitzing
Bogoljubov vs Alekhine, 1934 
(D40) Queen's Gambit Declined, Semi-Tarrasch, 65 moves, 1/2-1/2

66...Ke3 wins
Alekhine vs Bogoljubov, 1934 
(D49) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, Meran, 75 moves, 1/2-1/2

28.Ng4 --- bookmark
Alekhine vs Bogoljubov, 1934 
(D10) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 61 moves, 1-0

37...Qd7 should win a pawn and the game,
Alekhine vs Eliskases, 1934 
(E24) Nimzo-Indian, Samisch, 67 moves, 1/2-1/2

See the notes at the top for explanation.
Alekhine vs E Andersen, 1935 
(E24) Nimzo-Indian, Samisch, 85 moves, 1-0

Rd 13 - 24...Re5 would win immediately
Alekhine vs Euwe, 1935 
(C83) Ruy Lopez, Open, 59 moves, 1/2-1/2

Rd 15 - 25...Bd3 wins
Alekhine vs Euwe, 1935 
(D17) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 61 moves, 1/2-1/2

Rd 23 - 28...b3 29 Nf3 g5 30 Nd4 Rc1+ 31 Kf2 gxf4 Tamar kibitz
Alekhine vs Euwe, 1935 
(D15) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 58 moves, 1/2-1/2

Rd 30 - A gift draw in the last game of the match
Euwe vs Alekhine, 1935 
(D21) Queen's Gambit Accepted, 40 moves, 1/2-1/2

See the notes at the top for explanation.
Tartakower vs Alekhine, 1935
(A20) English, 34 moves, 1/2-1/2

24.Rfe1 Bg8 25.Re2 evaluates to +1.53 Fritz
Koltanowski vs Alekhine, 1937 
(A47) Queen's Indian, 44 moves, 1/2-1/2

61.Be4 Qa7 62.f6+! Bg6 63.Bxg6+ Kxg6 64.f7+ Kh5 65.Qxh6+!
K Treybal vs Alekhine, 1936 
(C79) Ruy Lopez, Steinitz Defense Deferred, 61 moves, 0-1

Simplest win was 29.Qd6 followed by Bc4
J Pelikan vs Alekhine, 1936 
(A02) Bird's Opening, 46 moves, 1/2-1/2

30.Rg1! wins
Saemisch vs Alekhine, 1936 
(A92) Dutch, 56 moves, 0-1

bookmark
Kmoch vs Alekhine, 1936 
(A44) Old Benoni Defense, 40 moves, 0-1

Winning is 28.Qg8+ Kf6 29.Be6! with Nd5+ to follow.
Eliskases vs Alekhine, 1936 
(A81) Dutch, 30 moves, 1/2-1/2

72...Rd8
Alekhine vs Petrov, 1936 
(A84) Dutch, 79 moves, 1/2-1/2

27. Nb5 and AA is in deep doo doo
Flohr vs Alekhine, 1936
(A92) Dutch, 35 moves, 1/2-1/2

28.e6! Nxe6 29.Ng6+ Kg8 30.Ne7+!
Euwe vs Alekhine, 1937 
(E21) Nimzo-Indian, Three Knights, 49 moves, 1/2-1/2

Bad Opening by AA 7...Qxb2 8.Rd1 Nc6 & Flohr is 2 pawns up
Alekhine vs Flohr, 1936 
(C15) French, Winawer, 57 moves, 1-0

Purdy's 10. Qb3 gives a large advantage
Alekhine vs Euwe, 1937  
(D17) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 41 moves, 1-0

23.....Rc2!! wins
Alekhine vs V Mikenas, 1937 
(D74) Neo-Grunfeld, 6.cd Nxd5, 7.O-O, 64 moves, 0-1

bookmark
Alekhine vs K Ozols, 1937 
(C15) French, Winawer, 41 moves, 1-0

35. Ng8+ followed by Nf6 wins easily
T Bergs vs Alekhine, 1937
(A47) Queen's Indian, 58 moves, 1/2-1/2

38.Ne5 is a winning position
C H Alexander vs Alekhine, 1938 
(C16) French, Winawer, 50 moves, 1/2-1/2

42.Nxa7 Ra8 43.Nb5 - see kibitzing
Keres vs Alekhine, 1938 
(B13) Caro-Kann, Exchange, 62 moves, 1/2-1/2

52.a5 looks winning.score corr. 47...Ke8 not g8
T van Scheltinga vs Alekhine, 1939 
(D22) Queen's Gambit Accepted, 54 moves, 1/2-1/2

51.Kg4 Rd2 52.g3 Rxh2 53.Rxa3 Kxd5 54.Ra6 wins
Reshevsky vs Alekhine, 1938 
(E46) Nimzo-Indian, 63 moves, 1/2-1/2

23.Nxf5 exf5 24.Bxc5 Qxc5 25. e6 and wins
V Mikenas vs Alekhine, 1939 
(A40) Queen's Pawn Game, 54 moves, 1/2-1/2

36...Qc1+ 37.Kh2 Qf4+ forces the Queen exchange and should win.
Alekhine vs E Lundin, 1941 
(B84) Sicilian, Scheveningen, 60 moves, 1/2-1/2

28...Nf5 29.Rhe1 30.Re4 Bb3 31.Nxe3 wins
Alekhine vs Bogoljubov, 1942 
(C01) French, Exchange, 64 moves, 1-0

21.Bxe6 Rb8 22.Qxb8 Rxb8 23.Rxd7 Qc5 24.Re5 Qc6 25.Rxe7
Moura / Allies vs Alekhine, 1941 
(B14) Caro-Kann, Panov-Botvinnik Attack, 23 moves, 1/2-1/2

winning was 61...Rdd2 62. Rc6, Rhe2 etc. (Pablo Morán)
Alekhine vs A Pomar Salamanca, 1944 
(C79) Ruy Lopez, Steinitz Defense Deferred, 71 moves, 1/2-1/2

38. Kd3 and 39.e4 should win
Bogoljubov vs Alekhine, 1930 
(D17) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 46 moves, 1/2-1/2

32. Rg4 holds on to the material advantage
A Rabinovich vs Alekhine, 1918 
(C83) Ruy Lopez, Open, 55 moves, 1/2-1/2

27...Qxa2 should win eventually
Alekhine vs Reshevsky, 1937 
(B04) Alekhine's Defense, Modern, 36 moves, 1-0

16.b4 Qc7 17. f4 should win
Bogoljubov vs Alekhine, 1943 
(A45) Queen's Pawn Game, 52 moves, 0-1

9. Na4 wins
Stahlberg vs Alekhine, 1937 
(D06) Queen's Gambit Declined, 68 moves, 1/2-1/2

An easy win 24...Ke7 25.Ra1 Rb8 26.Ra5 Kd6 etc
Alekhine vs Blackburne, 1914 
(C61) Ruy Lopez, Bird's Defense, 45 moves, 1/2-1/2

19. Nd6 and if 19...f4 then 20.Qh5!
N Grigoriev vs Alekhine, 1920 
(C60) Ruy Lopez, 25 moves, 0-1

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