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The '''Greatest Chess Games''' of all time are hotly debated.  Nearly everyone would include the Byrne vs. Fischer (1956) "Game of the Century" in which the 13-year-old [[Bobby Fischer]] sacrificed his queen to attain a superior position and victory many moves later against an international master, Professor Donald Byrne.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M624T3PTggU 24-minute video]</ref>  Many would also include Many would include the pivotal [[Fischer-Spassky Game 6]], where Fischer began with an unexpected opening and played flawlessly to take the lead in the [[Match of the Century]].
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The '''Greatest Chess Games''' of all time are hotly debated.  Nearly everyone would include the Byrne vs. Fischer (1956) "Game of the Century" in which the 13-year-old [[Bobby Fischer]] sacrificed his queen to attain a superior position and victory by [[checkmate]] many moves later against an international master, Professor Donald Byrne.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M624T3PTggU 24-minute video]</ref>  Many would also include Many would include the pivotal [[Fischer-Spassky Game 6]], where Fischer began with an unexpected opening and played flawlessly to take the lead in the [[Match of the Century]].
    
The "Evergreen Game" (Adolf Anderssen v. Jean Dufresne in 1852) is an elegant contest which includes a queen sacrifice, a double-check, and a checkmate using a pair of bishops.  It is explained in less than 9 minutes in a widely viewed YouTube video.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uqzxnz6d7JM</ref>  Other great games from long ago include Anderssen vs Kieseritzky (1851) and Rotlewi vs Rubinstein (1907).
 
The "Evergreen Game" (Adolf Anderssen v. Jean Dufresne in 1852) is an elegant contest which includes a queen sacrifice, a double-check, and a checkmate using a pair of bishops.  It is explained in less than 9 minutes in a widely viewed YouTube video.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uqzxnz6d7JM</ref>  Other great games from long ago include Anderssen vs Kieseritzky (1851) and Rotlewi vs Rubinstein (1907).
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