Date Opponent Result Location Score Notes 1901 Juan Corzo Won Havana 7–6 +4−3=6 Corzo was the reigning champion of Cuba. 1909 Frank James Marshall Won New York 15–8 +8−1=14 1912 Charles Jaffe Won New York 2½–½ +2−0=1 1912 Oscar Chajes Won New York 1–0 +1−0=0 1913 Richard Teichmann Won Berlin 2–0 +2−0=0 1913 Jacques Mieses Won Berlin 2–0 +2−0=0 1913 Eugene Znosko-Borovsky Drawn St. Petersburg 1–1 +1−1=0 The three matches against Russian masters were played for stakes. Besides the stake-money there was a gold cup to be awarded for the series, either to Capablanca if he won all his games, or to the player who made the best score against him. The cup went to Znosko-Borovsky. 1913 Alexander Alekhine Won St. Petersburg 2–0 +2−0=0 1913 Fedor Duz-Khotimirsky Won St. Petersburg 2–0 +2−0=0 1914 Ossip Bernstein Won Moscow 1½–½ +1−0=1 1914 Savielly Tartakower Won Vienna 1½–½ +1−0=1 1914 Arnold Aurbach Won Paris 2–0 +2−0=0 1919 Boris Kostić Won Havana 5–0 +5−0=0 1921 Emanuel Lasker Won Havana 9–5 +4−0=10 Won World Chess Championship 1927 Alexander Alekhine Lost Buenos Aires 15½–18½ +3−6=25 Lost World Chess Championship 1931 Max Euwe Won Netherlands 6–4 +2−0=8 Euwe became World Champion 1935–1937.
Date Opponent Result Location Score Notes 1901 Juan Corzo Won Havana 7–6 +4−3=6 Corzo was the reigning champion of Cuba. 1909 Frank James Marshall Won New York 15–8 +8−1=14 1912 Charles Jaffe Won New York 2½–½ +2−0=1 1912 Oscar Chajes Won New York 1–0 +1−0=0 1913 Richard Teichmann Won Berlin 2–0 +2−0=0 1913 Jacques Mieses Won Berlin 2–0 +2−0=0 1913 Eugene Znosko-Borovsky Drawn St. Petersburg 1–1 +1−1=0 The three matches against Russian masters were played for stakes. Besides the stake-money there was a gold cup to be awarded for the series, either to Capablanca if he won all his games or to the player who made the best score against him. The cup went to Znosko-Borovsky 1913 Alexander Alekhine Won St. Petersburg 2–0 +2−0=0 1913 Fedor Duz-Khotimirsky Won St Petersburg 2–0 +2−0=0 1914 Ossip Bernstein Won Moscow 1½–½ +1−0=1 1914 Savielly Tartakower Won Vienna 1½–½ +1−0=1 1914 Arnold Aurbach Won Paris 2–0 +2−0=0 1919 Boris Kostić Won Havana 5–0 +5−0=0 1921 Emanuel Lasker Won Havana 9–5 +4−0=10 Won World Chess Championship 1927 Alexander Alekhine Lost Buenos Aires 15½–18½ +3−6=25 Lost World Chess Championship 1931 Max Euwe Won Netherlands 6–4 +2−0=8 Euwe became World Champion 1935–1937.