Bobby Fischer is considered by many as the greatest chess player who ever lived. He was US champion at 14 and one of the top players in the world in his teenage years. Here is a game where he sacs his Rook to get the king out in the ce...
Siegbert Tarrasch was another all-time great chess player. He was one of the top 5 chess players in the world for about 20 years. Here is an early game of his where he traps and mates the enemy king in the middle of the board. An...
Akiba Rubinstein was one of the most dangerous chessplayers in the world and a great combination player. Here is a game where he first sacrifices his Queen, then the next move he sacrifices his Rook, and all this to force mate with the piece...
Viktor Korchnoi is one of my favorite players, as a player and a person. I have interviewed him and played him in a simul (I had to convince him that playing 50 players in a simul wasn't so bad in the United States - he won them all).&nb...
Aron Nimzovich was one of the greatest chessplayers of the 20th century and a fine author. He wrote My System, considered one of the best books on chess. Here is a game where he finds a neat mating combination involving a tricky queen ...
Alex Shabalov is well known as one of the great attacking players of today's game. He really has the passion and desire to blast all of his opponents off of the 64 squares. His style is really a fan favorite and he always produces many flashy ...
Former US champion Frank Marshall played an interesting game where he tried to sac his Queen, but his opponent did not take the bait. The next move, Marshall made another Queen move, sacrificing his Queen again. This time his opp...
Here is a game in which Emanual Lasker found a way to penetrate his queen in enemy territory, then sac it for a checkmate. See if you can find the winning moves.
Here is a game with lots of sacrifices that finally led to mate. Mikhail Chigorin played the King's Gambit Accepted and played some wild moves and finally trapped the King for mate.
Here is a classic game from the 1977 Candidates match between Korchnoi and Spassky, two of the world's best players at the time. I will provide full annotations and commentary: This was a great display from GM Viktor Korchnoi who is still play...
Here is an early game of Jose Capablanca when he lived in New York and was going to school. He accepts the King's Gambit, ignores the threat on his Queen and finds a neat mate.
Here is a game in which a young Karpov tries to sac his queen, but his opponent decided to resign instead. Karpov's Queen sac may surprise you. Click on the Move List button to play over the alternative moves and what moves could h...
Even at a young age, Garry Kasparov knew how to play tactics. In this game, when he was 14, he sacrificed his rook, then trapped the enemy queen.
Here is a game by former world champion Mikhail Tal where he sacrifices his Queen to force mate. It was from a simultaneous exhibition.
Here is a game in which former world chess champion Max Euwe beat Bobby Fischer before "he suddenly got good." Euwe visited one of the New York chess clubs and played a friendly game with the rising star Bobby Fischer.
In 1928, Miguel Najdorf, at the age of 18, played a very good game in Warsaw, Poland that later became known as the Polish immortal. Here is the game - a real Dutch treat. Hit the move list to see annotations to some of the moves...
Vishy Anand of India is now the highest rated chess player in the world. When he encountered the Center Counter or Scandanavian Defense (1.e4 d5), he was able to trap a piece and attack the enemy king caught in the center of the board....
The Giuoco Piano means quiet game. But in the hands of a strong player, it is not a quiet game. Here is one of the most famous Giuoco Piano games of all time. It was played by world champion William Stienitz at the great Hastings...
In 1959, former world champion Mikhail Tal defeated former world champion Vassily Smyslov in a game full of sacrifices. Smyslov defended with the Caro Kann, and may have had some winning or drawing chances. But Tal played brilliantly.&...
Here is a nice Two Knights' Defense game played by former world chess champion Max Euwe. See how he handles a passed pawn.
The Slav Defense(1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6) is one of the most popular openings among grandmasters. It is a solid opening with a good reputation. There aren't too many opening traps in this opening at the highest level. So here is one ...
This is an interesting game and one I'll use to kick off what a Game of the Day should look like! In the recent Rapid Chess Match featuring World Cup holder Levon Aronian vs. World Champion Vladimir Kramnik, Aronian handed Kramnik defeat afte...
