10 Most Famous Games In Chess!
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No.1
McDonnell vs. La Bourdonnais (1834)
This game was the 62nd game in a series of matches played between two of the world's top players at the time matches that were ultimately won by La Bourdonnais. This game, ends incredibly with three black pawns on White's second rank, is the most famous game of La Bourdonnais' career.
No.2
Anderssen vs. Kieseritzky (1851)
The Immortal Game was the first of two timeless games by Adolph Anderssen, both of which combined some epic defense with incredible combinations. In this case, Kieseritzky was the sad victim, as Anderssen sacrificed both of his rooks and his queen before annihilating his opponent.
No.3
Anderssen vs. Dufresne (1852)
The Evergreen Game was Anderssen's second masterpiece. White is down a queen and a rook and is going for mate in one but that's not enough to stop Anderssen from finishing off his opponent in impeccable style.
No.4
Morphy vs. Duke of Brunswick (1858)
The Opera House Game wasn't played against the best opponents. Still, it remains one of Morphy's memories, as his play had both a straightforward plan and a stunning finish.
No.5
Levitsky vs. Marshall (1912)
It's one thing to leave your queen free to take it's another to do it in a place where it can be taken in two different ways. But if you can put your queen on a square that not only allows it to be taken by three different pieces, and that move is surprisingly enough to force your opponent to resign, then you know you've created something special. That's just what Frank Marshall did in this amazing game.
No.6
Bogoljubov vs. Alekhine (1922)
It was named the greatest game ever played by Irving Chernev, Alekhine skillfully takes the Black pieces and weaves a strategy involving combinations, sacrifices, and pawn promotions to overcome the most stubborn of opponents. He did just that here!
No.7
Byrne vs. Fischer (1956)
In 1956, Bobby Fischer was only emerging as a great talent, and his results were just good enough to get him an invitation to the Rosenwald Trophy tournament in New York City. Fischer did not have the best tournament there, but he did play what was known as The Game of the Century against Donald Byrne. At 13 years old, Fischer pulls off a queen sacrifice, eventually winning enough material in exchange before checkmating his opponent.
No.8
Deep Blue vs. Kasparov (1996)
Deep Blue's, the super computers, first match against World Champion Garry Kasparov ended in a defeat for the machine. It was notable for being the first time a computer had won a single game at standard time controls against the human world champion. While it may not be among the most beautiful games ever played, it's certainly an important milestone in chess history.
No.9
Kasparov vs. Topalov (1999)
In one of the most stunning games ever played, Kasparov played 24. Rxd4 a combination that required seeing around 15 moves ahead in order to know that the sacrifice works. While Topalov may have been able to get through had he declined the sacrifice, one can hardly fault him for believing it was unsafe he has said he looked around nine moves into the position but missed 33. c3+, which ultimately proves decisive.
No.10
Anand vs. Topalov (2005)
Finally in this masterpiece, Anand finds himself in a difficult position before sacrificing his queen. After getting a material advantage, it then means that Topalov is again the one playing for a win! While the game eventually ended in a draw, it was certainly one of the most exciting games ever played. In the press conference after the round of the tournament this game was playing in, Vladimir Kramnik called this game “23rd Century Chess,”.
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