Immortal games!

Qa1+ was a big mistake, I've seen that checkmate pattern a few times before :). It says it was a simul, so why is this considered an immortal?

because there was a queen, a rook and an exchange sac in the first 14 moves. just because Boden's mate is a well known pattern doesn't make this game less awesome.

p.s. http://blog.chess.com/tarikhk/the-immortal-blog-post

The game that's generally called as the "Immortal Game" in literature is Anderssen's win against Kieseritzky. The game against Dufresne that thesexyknight gave in the begining is usually known as the "Evergreen Game".

Lol, so many names! How can we keep track of them all?

Here's another brilliant Kasparov game, even more recently than the last :D

Heh, I wonder how many players, even strong GMs, when Kasparov sacs a piece against them they think "God damn it, now I'm going to lose, he's found a winning line" lol.

It probably depends on the sac. I think most of the time they're too busy trying to figure out what's going on

reminds me of this quote;

When Spassky offers you a piece, you may just as well resign. – Miguel Najdorf

Going through Kasparov's games are so hard without assistance, just because he appears to hang pieces all the time. Sometimes it takes a good ten-fifteen minutes of analysis to figure out why, but there is always a reason ;

An aggressively inscrutable player, Kasparov strives to gain deep positional sacrifices: Even when he can't calculate the end result conclusively, he can make sophisticated generalizations. He does anything to get the initiative and to force the play. Inevitably, he emerges from a forest of complications - in which his intentions aren't all that clear - with the advantage.

Pandolfini

I recently saw in a Carlsen interview this response about Kasparov's skills. The reporter asked Carlsen how he benefits from Kasparov's expertise and Carlsen replied (this is my paraphrasing) that the great Garry can more accurately calculate more ending lines to a combination but that Carlsen has a better intuition.... I wonder what will happen once Kasparov teaches Carlsen everything about his own strategies.....

Fischer's game was absolutely amazing, as were all of them. But Fischer's just had brilliant move after brilliant move for about 10 moves. Amazing.

Well I know I would!

I probably wouldn't be upset cuz going into that game I wouldn't expect anything better than a quick defeat. I'd just be excited to see what happens next

That is often refered to as the "game of the century", and for good reason!

what about najdorf. polish immortal.

You asked for it.... Here it is! But I'm pretty sure it was posted already somewhere on the first page...

Here's another brilliant immortal. But just like Najdorf, it's another famous opening-maker whose immortal game isn't played with his own opening! I give you Petrov's immortal!

I love Morphy's game

 Watch Opera Game film (8 min)

Yeah, the Opera game was the final one I had in the original post. It's great for lower level players because it has such a clear methodology about it the entire time.

Shakaali is indeed correct when stating that the game between Anderssen and Jean Dufresne is known as the Evergreen Game, whereas the match that actually acquired the title "The Immortal Game" is displayed above between Anderssen and Lionel Kieseritzky. 

Both players were in attendance for the 1851 international tournament of the world's greatest players in London, but this achievement perhaps unparalleled in chess literature and "beautiful game" (quotation from Tartakower) was played in a chess café away from the main stage of action. 

Anderssen sacrifices his Bishop, both Rooks, and eventually his Queen, to checkmate his opponent with three remaining minor pieces. 

Ineffably spectacular!