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R Byrne – Fischer, US Championship 1963/64.
Susan I cant just name 1….so I found a technicality. ; ) My Favorite winning game, and my favorite draw. #1 D Byrne vs R Fischer 0-1 “Game of The Century” This game is my favorite because Bobby at only 13 defeated an IM with a Q sac and windmills his N! He then goes on to win so convincingly! #1a Fischer vs Tal 1/2 Leipzig Olympiad Final 1960 French Winawer. This game is the most explosive fireworks I have ever seen between two genuises and only fittingly ends in a draw.
TFK
Any game in history allows me to say a game I won in 36 moves against my program. I have a record of the moves and worked hard.
My current other favorite is the Immortal Game (Anderssen and Kieseritzky).
Thank you for your interview on chessmaniac,
robbakery (on chessmaniac)
Spassky-Fischer, Game 13, World Championship match, 1972
Lautier – Shirov Manilla 1992
i’m a sucker for double positional exchange sacs
I really liked watching the Kramnik Leko Marshall game during the title defense live over the internet.
The game was exciting because Leko as black looked like he was in a totally lost position but after more moves it turned out he had a totally winning position. It was obvious that he was looking very deeply into the position as he played the game.
If memory serves me right. I believe the match was tied up at that point and winning this game put Leko into the lead in the match.
There was a lot of excitement over the internet during this game.
Anand-Lautier, 1997 with 20.h6 and then 21.Bg6!!
I like the morphy vs Count Isouard and the Duke of Brunswick.
It was morphy who taught the world how to play the open game as Botvinnik himself said.
We look at this game now and take it for granted because everyone plays in this way but Morphy was a true innovator.
When you think about it, it is this style of chess that attracts the vast public and Morphy should truly be credited.
Sadly books like “The worlds greatest chess games” don’t even have it listed.
Levitsky vs Marshall 1912
One of the most amazing sacs in chess history.
Morphy’s game. It holds many many records. (Number of moves, number of peices used, etc etc). Its amazing. I wonder if one can even construct a better game!
I felt Kaspy rook sac game as overrated. It didnt look overly brilliant as compared to other classics.
– Vinay
Not a funny reply… Let me think a moment.
My all-time favorite chess game:
Bobby Fischer Bobby Fischer – secret blind exhibition
It’s the famous “nobody is allowed to talk about” game. Bobby mated Bobby in 12 move.
Costed me only 10 minutes, to think this up!
I think that Bogoljubov-Alekhine at Hastings 1922 would be a worthy contender, i.e. three Queen sacrifices leading to a winning K+3P to K+2P endgame.
my all time favourite is the game
Edward Lasker vs. George Alan Thomas, London, 1912
(it’s the game white should have mated by longside casteling, but “blundered” this incredible mate by moving 18. Ke1 – d2 ??? mate instead of 18. 0-0-0 !!! mate – if the story is true …?!)
sincerly – Vohaul
Your sister Judit Polgar against Karpov in 2003. when she sacrificed her bishop in a Laskers sacrifice to win the game, Queen check mate. I was pulling for her as I listened to the internet radio reports. The Analyst seem to think she was in trouble. Thats when she pulled off the combination for the win. Its the first and only time I can remeber leeping up and cheering for a chess event. Similar to a reaction to exciting moments in other sports.
Fischer Fine 1963 skittles game NY Evans Gambit. 1-0
all draws all stars:
1. Kramnik-Anand, WAZ 2004
2. Leko-Kramnik, Brissago rd 13
3. Anand-Topalov, Mtel masters 2005
4. Topalov-Anand, San Luis, 2005
Since I already voted on my favorite game these 2 are of honorable mention and are must see’s!! Letelier – Fischer
Liepzig Olympiad Prelim 1960 This game is awesome! Fischer sacs both his R’s and then offers his Q to a resignation!!
Sophia Polgar – Bayon Spain 1993
Sophie with the Wht pieces plays The Ruy against the Berlin defense. She just crushes her opponent with amazing technique creativity and brute force!!
I like G. Sanakoev – Y. Shaposhnikov, 6th USSR (correspondence) ch. final, 1963-5. There’s a picturesque position in which White has all four minor pieces en prise.
Spassky-Fischer, Game 3 of the 1972 World Championship match. Fischer played the Benoni, and on move 11 he played 11. …Nh5 … allowing white to double up his h pawns and expose his king side … against Spassky! Fischer was down 0-2, and the match was never the same. JF
Lemmond – Pohl, Greenville 2003. Lol well it was my first master win anyway…
Since nobody’s mentioned Polugaevsky-Nezhmetdinov, Sochi 1958, I will.
McDonnell-Labourdonnais London, 1834 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.D4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 e5 5.Nxc6 bxc6 6.Bc4 Nf6 7.Bg5 Be7 8.Qe2 d5 9.Bxf6 Bxf6 10.Bb3 00 11.00 a5 12.exd5 cxd5 13.Rd1 d4 14.c4 Qb6 15.Bc2 Bb7 16.Nd2 Rae8 17.Ne4 Bd8 18.c5 Qc6 19.f3 Be7 20.Rac1 f5 21.Qc4+ Kh8 22.Ba4 Qh6 23.Bxe8 fxe4! 24.c6 exf3 25.Rc2 Qe3+ 26.Kh1 Bc8 27.Bd7 f2! 28.Rf1 d3 29.Rc3 Bxd7 30.cxd7 e4 31.Qc8 Bd8 32.Qc4 Qe1 33.Rc1 d2! 34.Qc5 Rg8 35.Rd1 e3! 36.Qc3 Qxd1! 37.Rxd1 e2!! 0-1