Famous Chess Games

Explore legendary chess games, analyze masterpieces, and learn from the greatest players in history.

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Featured Game

Magnus Carlsen1-0Ian Nepomniachtchi
World Championship 2021 2021
Opening:Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense
Moves:136
ECO:C67
Views:125,000

A masterful endgame technique by Carlsen in the decisive game of the World Championship.

World ChampionshipEndgameMasterpiece
Analyze Game
(4.9)
89,000
Garry Kasparov0-1Deep Blue
Man vs Machine Match
5/11/1997
45 moves
Opening: B17
Control: Classical
Caro-Kann Defense

Historic game where Deep Blue defeated the world champion, marking a new era in chess.

HistoricComputerBreakthrough
(4.7)
156,000
Bobby Fischer1-0Boris Spassky
World Championship 1972
7/11/1972
41 moves
Opening: D59
Control: Classical
Queen's Gambit Declined

Fischer's brilliant positional masterpiece in the match that captivated the world.

World ChampionshipClassicPositional
(4.6)
67,000
Mikhail Tal1-0Mikhail Botvinnik
World Championship 1960
3/15/1960
29 moves
Opening: C18
Control: Classical
French Defense

Tal's spectacular sacrificial attack showcasing his tactical genius.

TacticalSacrificeBrilliant
(4.5)
78,000
Anatoly Karpov½-½Garry Kasparov
World Championship 1984
10/15/1984
67 moves
Opening: B94
Control: Classical
Sicilian Defense, Najdorf

A tense theoretical battle in the longest World Championship match in history.

World ChampionshipTheoreticalMarathon
(4.4)
45,000
Viswanathan Anand1-0Vladimir Kramnik
World Championship 2008
10/21/2008
52 moves
Opening: E15
Control: Classical
Queen's Indian Defense

Anand's precise technique in a complex middlegame position.

World ChampionshipTechniquePrecision