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The '''Greatest Chess Games''' of all time are hotly debated.  Nearly everyone would include the Byrne vs. Fischer (1956) game in which Fischer sacrificed his queen to attain a superior position and victory many moves later.  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 many moves later.  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 presented 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 presented 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).

Revision as of 02:07, October 4, 2020

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. 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 presented in a widely viewed YouTube video.[1] Other great games from long ago include Anderssen vs Kieseritzky (1851) and Rotlewi vs Rubinstein (1907).

Top 5 Ranking by Chess.com

This popular website lists its ranking of the greatest games as follows:[2]

  1. Kasparov vs. Topalov, Wijk aan Zee 1999
  2. Morphy vs. Allies, Paris Opera 1858
  3. Aronian vs. Anand, Wijk aan Zee 2013
  4. Karpov vs. Kasparov, World Championship 1985, game 16
  5. Byrne vs. Fischer, New York 1956

References