Kasparov leaves us with an incredible legacy. His five matches with Karpov
totaled 144 games. We may never again see a champion play so many games at
the highest level. Compare the career of one of his 'great
predecessors':
In 1927 Alexander Alekhine defeated World Chess Champion Jose Raul
Capablanca in a 34 game match (+6 =25 -3). In 1929 he defeated FIDE World
Chess Champion Efim Bogoljubow in a 25 game 'unification match' (+11 =9
-5). Again in 1934 he defeated Bogoljubow in a 26 game match (+8 =15
-3). From 1928 to 1938 Alekhine played a total of eight games against
past and future world champions Botvinnik, Capablanca and Lasker.
Zurich 1934: 1 win (Lasker).
Nottingham 1936: 2 draws (Botvinnik and Lasker), 1 loss (Capablanca).
AVRO 1938: 1 win (Capablanca), 2 draws (Botvinnik and Capablanca), 1 loss
(Botvinnik).