Famous Chess Games

The greatest chess games ever played — explore the combinations, sacrifices, and ideas that shaped chess history. Each game includes full PGN and expert commentary.

The Immortal Game
Adolf Anderssen vs Lionel Kieseritzky · 1851 · King's Gambit Accepted · 1-0
Played during the 1851 London tournament, this is widely considered the greatest attacking chess game ever played. Ander...
The Opera Game
Paul Morphy vs Duke of Brunswick & Count Isouard · 1858 · Philidor Defense · 1-0
Paul Morphy played this game at the Paris Opera in 1858 against the Duke of Brunswick and Count Isouard, who consulted t...
The Evergreen Game
Adolf Anderssen vs Jean Dufresne · 1852 · Evans Gambit · 1-0
Played in Berlin in 1852, the Evergreen Game earned its name because its beauty never fades. Anderssen accepted a pawn s...
The Game of the Century
Donald Byrne vs Robert James Fischer · 1956 · Gruenfeld Defense · 0-1
Bobby Fischer was 13 years old when he played this game at the Rosenwald Memorial Tournament in New York City. It was im...
Fischer vs Spassky — 1972 World Championship Game 6
Robert James Fischer vs Boris Spassky · 1972 · Queen's Gambit Declined · 1-0
The 1972 World Chess Championship match between Fischer and Spassky was the height of Cold War chess rivalry — America v...
Kasparov's Immortal
Garry Kasparov vs Veselin Topalov · 1999 · Pirc Defense · 1-0
Played at the 1999 Wijk aan Zee super-tournament, this game is frequently cited as the greatest game of chess played in ...
Short's King Walk
Nigel Short vs Jan Timman · 1991 · Alekhine's Defense · 1-0
In this extraordinary game from the 1991 Tilburg tournament, English grandmaster Nigel Short marches his king from g1 al...
Tal's Immortal Sacrifice
Mikhail Tal vs Vasily Smyslov · 1959 · King's Indian Attack · 1-0
Mikhail Tal, the 'Magician from Riga', was famous for his irrational sacrifices that left opponents and analysts bewilde...
Kasparov's Immortal Bishops
Anatoly Karpov vs Garry Kasparov · 1985 · Sicilian Defense, Scheveningen Variation · 0-1
Game 16 of the 1985 World Chess Championship between Karpov and Kasparov is one of the most famous games in championship...
Carlsen Breaks Karjakin
Magnus Carlsen vs Sergey Karjakin · 2016 · Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense · 1-0
The 2016 World Chess Championship between Magnus Carlsen and Sergey Karjakin was one of the most dramatic in recent hist...
Carlsen Destroys Anand's Dragon
Magnus Carlsen vs Viswanathan Anand · 2013 · Nimzo-Indian Defense · 1-0
Magnus Carlsen's victory over Viswanathan Anand in Game 5 of the 2013 World Championship in Chennai was a landmark momen...
Reti's Masterpiece Against Capablanca
Richard Reti vs Jose Raul Capablanca · 1924 · Reti Opening · 1-0
Jose Raul Capablanca, the Cuban genius and reigning World Champion, had not lost a game in eight years when Czech grandm...
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