He tied for first place with Sergey Karjakin, Peter Svidler, Dmitry Jakovenko, Dmitry Andreikin and Vladimir Potkin in the 2012 Russian Championship Superfinal; after the rapid playoff to determine the winner, Alekseev finished sixth.
He tied for first place with Sergey Karjakin in the 2012 Russian Championship Superfinal. He tied for first place with Peter Svidler in the 2012 Russian Championship Superfinal. He tied for first place with Dmitry Jakovenko in the 2012 Russian Championship Superfinal. He tied for first place with Dmitry Andreikin in the 2012 Russian Championship Superfinal. He tied for first place with Vladimir Potkin in the 2012 Russian Championship Superfinal. Alekseev finished sixth. This was after the rapid playoff. This was to determine the winner.