Famous Chess Games

Annotated masterpieces from chess history. Each game analyzed move-by-move with strategic explanations.

All Famous Games (15)

  • The Immortal Game - Adolf Anderssen sacrificed almost every major piece and still delivered checkmate in one of the most celebrated games ever played.
  • The Opera Game - Paul Morphy defeated two aristocratic opponents while sitting in an opera box, delivering a masterclass in rapid development.
  • The Game of the Century - A 13-year-old Bobby Fischer stunned the chess world by defeating Donald Byrne with a breathtaking queen sacrifice.
  • The Evergreen Game - Anderssen's second masterpiece features another stunning attack with sacrifices that remain fresh and instructive after 170 years.
  • Kasparov vs Deep Blue - The game that changed everything — when the greatest human chess player fell to a machine in their historic 1997 rematch.
  • Carlsen vs Anand — WCC 2013 Game 5 - Magnus Carlsen ground down Vishy Anand in a masterful endgame to take the lead in their World Championship match.
  • Gukesh vs Ding — WCC 2024 Final Game - Dommaraju Gukesh became the youngest World Chess Champion in history by winning the decisive final game against Ding Liren.
  • Fischer's Best Game - Bobby Fischer called this his greatest achievement — a positional and tactical masterpiece against Robert Byrne in 1963.
  • Capablanca's Endgame Masterpiece - Jose Raul Capablanca demonstrated why he was called "the chess machine" with a flawless endgame conversion against Tartakower.
  • Tal's Most Brilliant Sacrifice - Mikhail Tal launched one of his most daring attacks against Bent Larsen, sacrificing material for a ferocious kingside assault.
  • The Shortest Grandmaster Game - A cautionary tale in just a handful of moves — proof that even strong players can fall into devastating traps.
  • Kasparov vs Karpov — WCC 1985 Game 16 - The game that swung the 1985 World Championship match in Kasparov's favor, featuring a powerful Sicilian attack.
  • Botvinnik's Positional Masterclass - Mikhail Botvinnik defeated the legendary Capablanca with the scientific method that would define Soviet chess for decades.
  • Alekhine's Attacking Brilliance - Alexander Alekhine unleashed a devastating kingside attack against Richard Reti, showcasing the most aggressive champion's fearsome tactical skill.
  • Morphy's Miniatures - Paul Morphy crushed an amateur in a lightning-fast game that perfectly demonstrates the power of rapid development.