ponz111 wrote:
Morphy's opera game.
This. There are plenty of games that OUGHT to be better known than they are, though.
What is the most Famous chess game in history?
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I'd say it's a tossup between the Immortal Game and the Evergreen game. As far as the "Game of the Century" by a 13 year old Bobby Fischer, most experts nowadays sum it up to shoddy play by the opponent. Not so much it was going to be a bad game, but rather Bobby's opponent, Donald Byrne didn't take him seriously enough. Not sure what move it was, but there was a specific move in the game where most experts agree that Donald Byrne would have played differently if he had been paired against a more established grandmaster.
I think Hans Kmoch did correctly describe the game of one of the finest games by a child prodigy.
And that's the crux of the argument. Byrne would've played differently if he'd been paired against an established Grandmaster like Tal or Reshevsky, or any other seasoned grandmaster.
blueemu wrote:
@oregonpatzer and @RedGirlZ
Get a room, you two.
I would be happy to get a room with the woman in RedGirlZ's profile pic if I were at least 20 years younger. Today, I don't think I could handle that in the sack, but against all odds, I remain perennially optimistic on the virtual chessboard.
Yes my sweet, I know what "perennially" means. Do you know the difference in botany among "annual", "biennual" and "perennial"? Let's see how long it takes you to post an answer to the following question. In the produce section of your supermarket, perennials are the distinct minority of the three, by quite a margin. How many perennial vegetables can you name without Googling? I'll start with rhubarb and asparagus and let you go on from there, as if we were intimate.
64 and never been married, Ma'am, so, still eligible. Yes, I love math, but don't have the chops to be a mathematician, so did law instead. I do have several hundred divorces under my belt. Considering our age difference, I think it's best if you fished in younger waters. I'm leaving it all to the animal shelter anyway. I could set you up with one of my relatives, but they're even worse chess players than I am.
"... Fischer's crushing victory over Panno at the Palma Interzonal in 1970." - OldPatzerMike (~15 hours ago)
OldPatzerMike wrote (~14 hours ago):
kindaspongey wrote:
Ahhh, you've linked to Fischer-Panno at Buenos Aires 1970. I was referring to their game at Palma in the same year: http://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1335872 ...
Oops. Maybe time for another chew stick.
Opera's game, Immortal game, and Evergreen game at the top 3!
Moreover, they are educational/instructive!
Only 19th century's games? Well, we could find lots of game in 20th century but i just gave the established top 3.
Aug 26, 2019
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poucin wrote:
Only 19th century's games? Well, we could find lots of game in 20th century but i just gave the established top 3.
Moving into the 20th century, who hasn't heard of Marshall's Shower of Gold game?
The notes are by Marshall himself from his "My Fifty Years of Chess."
Don't think there is any one definitive best games. However the best games are often referred to as immortal games. Some such games are -
Opera Game
Immortal Game
Fischer vs Larsen
Fischer vs Spassky game 6
Kasparov vs Topalov
Kramnik vs Leko from their WC match where Leko played Qd3, a move that even engines failed to spot during Kramnik's prep, leading to Kramnik losing. During his prep the engines identified the position as winning and so Kramnik went into the line only for Leko to find Qd3 and stun Kramnik.
Vishy vs Aronian - which is my personal favorite.
Then there is the Shirov Bxh3 game, which is widely believed to be the greatest move ever played.
Also Marshall's Qg3 game.
There are lots more ofcourse
Aug 26, 2019
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OldPatzerMike wrote:
Also games 1 and 6 of the Spassky-Fischer match in 1972.
This
RedGirlZ wrote:
I would say for it's time Garry Kasparov vs Deep Blue series
And this.
Lots of games that are famous for chess nerds, but very few are known by the general public, other than Fischer/Spassky, Kasparov/Deep Blue, and maybe a distant third, would be Kasparov/Karpov. But I admit these are matches known by the public not necessarily specific games. Nothing comes close Fischer/Spassky in terms of general public knowlege of a chess match.
Aug 26, 2019
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oregonpatzer wrote:
RedGirlZ, your "um.. ok" inspired me to click on your profile to find out more about you, and my formal response is "Um, sweet Jesus pulled-pork style in a hot dog bun, what kind of insanity am I reading?" The one concession I will make in your favor is that you're probably a stronger chess player than I am.
LOL!
Definitely "the game of the century" played by Bobby Fischer and Donald Byrne.
Aug 26, 2019
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Among chess players I'd say the Opera game is the most well known I think in that most people would be able to name the opening used a few of the notable moves and the checkmating sequence. I think it's the first game most players look to learn by heart.
Among non-chess players probably the most famous matches are Fischer vs Spassky and Kasparov vs Deep Blue but obviously most of those people would have no idea of anything that actually happened in those matches. I haven't really studied them either, the only think I know is that Fischer lost one of the first 2 games by blundering a bishop by taking a rook pawn (I can't even remember if he was black or white).
Aug 26, 2019
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Notable games I can think of not mentioned.
Tal vs Botvinnick Game 6 of the 1960 world championship.
Capablanca vs Frank Marshall, can't actually remember the circumstances or year but it's famous for Marshall unleashing the Marshall Gambit and Capablanca's heroic refutation over the board.
"The Applause Game" - Game 6 of the Fischer vs Spassky World Championship. No idea what the openings or notable moves were but yeah, most people know this was the highlight of that match and Spassky applauded after.
Let's put u in that same game with Magnus lol. If that's really you in your profile pic, which I highly doubt, you have a much better chance than I do of spending a few hours apres-evening chess with him.