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Famous Games
Study the masterpieces of history's greatest players
✨ Historical Milestone: The First Modern Game (1475)
Castellví
vs
Vinyoles
Valencia, Spain
Birth of the Mad Queen
From the poem
Scachs d'amor
, this is the first recorded game where the Queen and Bishop moved with their modern, powerful range.
Fischer vs Spassky (Game 6, 1972 World Championship)
Bobby Fischer
vs
Boris Spassky
Reykjavik, 1972
Fischer's positional masterpiece
Considered by many to be the greatest game ever played in a world championship match.
Kasparov vs Karpov (Game 16, 1985 World Championship)
Garry Kasparov
vs
Anatoly Karpov
Moscow, 1985
Intense chess rivalry
The "Octopus Knight" game where Kasparov placed a knight on d3 that paralyzed Karpov's entire army.
Morphy vs Duke & Count ("The Opera Game," 1858)
Paul Morphy
vs
Duke of Brunswick & Count Isouard
Paris, 1858
Classic attacking game
The most famous casual game in history, played in an opera box during a performance of Norma.
Byrne vs Fischer ("Game of the Century," 1956)
Donald Byrne
vs
Bobby Fischer
New York, 1956
Fischer's brilliant queen sacrifice
A 13-year-old Bobby Fischer stuns the chess world with a staggering queen sacrifice against a top master.
Deep Blue vs Kasparov (Game 6, 1997)
IBM Deep Blue
vs
Garry Kasparov
New York, 1997
First computer to beat World Champion
The game that changed chess history forever, as a machine defeated a reigning human champion for the first time.
Spassky vs Fischer (Game 11, 1972 World Championship)
Boris Spassky
vs
Bobby Fischer
Reykjavik, 1972
The "Poisoned Pawn" Variation
One of the most theoretically significant games of the match, where Spassky dismantled Fischer's favorite Najdorf.
Kasparov vs Karpov (Game 24, 1985 World Championship)
Garry Kasparov
vs
Anatoly Karpov
Moscow, 1985
The Title-Winning Victory
The dramatic final game of the match where Kasparov became the youngest World Champion in history.
Kasparov vs Deep Blue (Game 2, 1996)
Garry Kasparov
vs
IBM Deep Blue
Philadelphia, 1996
Humanity Strikes Back
After losing the first game, Kasparov adjusted his strategy to out-grind the computer in a positional struggle.
Deep Blue vs Kasparov (Game 1, 1996)
IBM Deep Blue
vs
Garry Kasparov
Philadelphia, 1996
The First Defeat
The historical first time a computer defeated a reigning World Champion in a serious tournament game.
Morphy vs Anderssen (Game 9, 1858)
Paul Morphy
vs
Adolf Anderssen
Paris, 1858
The Kings of the Era
Morphy's dominant victory over the hero of the 1851 London tournament, solidifying his status as the world's best.