Alexander Alekhine won all five of his games at Birmingham in June 1926. The six-player field completed a fifteen-game single round robin, leaving Alekhine with a perfect 5/5.
Five games, five wins
The direct historical crosstable gives Alekhine 5 points from five games, the maximum possible score in the six-player format. The event ran from 3 through 9 June 1926.
Every player met each of the other five once, producing fifteen games in all.
The perfect score in full
All fifteen games are preserved, including each game in Alekhine's unbeaten sweep. The archive therefore supports the complete tournament table and the 5/5 headline alike.
Final standings
| # | Player | Score | Record | Games |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alekhine, Alexander | 5/5 | +5 -0 =0 | games |
| =2 | Price, Hubert Ernest | 2½/5 | +2 -2 =1 | games |
| =2 | Znosko Borovsky, Eugene | 2½/5 | +2 -2 =1 | games |
| =4 | Mackenzie, Arthur John | 2/5 | +2 -3 =0 | games |
| =4 | Butcher, F | 2/5 | +1 -2 =2 | games |
| 6 | Terrill, Francis Herbert | 1/5 | +0 -3 =2 | games |
Cross Table
| Rank | Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alekhine, Alexander | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2 | Price, Hubert Ernest | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ½ | |
| 3 | Znosko Borovsky, Eugene | 0 | 0 | 1 | ½ | 1 | |
| 4 | Mackenzie, Arthur John | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 5 | Butcher, F | 0 | 0 | ½ | 1 | ½ | |
| 6 | Terrill, Francis Herbert | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ |
Each cell shows the row player's recorded results against the column player. ● = same player.