Famous Chess Games
97 flashcards by MentisLibrary
Legendary chess games, the players who fought them, and why they matter.
- What is "The Immortal Game"?
- Anderssen vs Kieseritzky 1851
- What is "The Evergreen Game"?
- Anderssen vs Dufresne 1852
- Who played the "Opera Game"?
- Paul Morphy vs Duke of Brunswick and Count Isouard 1858
- What was Bobby Fischer's "Game of the Century"?
- Fischer vs Byrne 1956
- What is Kasparov's "Immortal"?
- Kasparov vs Topalov 1999
- What was Deep Blue's famous victory?
- Deep Blue vs Kasparov Game 6 1997
- What is the "Peruvian Immortal"?
- Canal vs NN 1934
- Who won the first official World Championship?
- Wilhelm Steinitz defeated Zukertort 1886
- What was Fischer vs Spassky's famous match?
- World Championship 1972 Reykjavik
- What is Carlsen's youngest World Champion record?
- Won title at age 22 in 2013
- What was Karpov vs Kasparov 1984-85?
- Aborted after 48 games
- What was "The Match of the Century"?
- Fischer vs Spassky 1972
- What is Morphy's famous blindfold game?
- Morphy vs Duke Karl and Count Isouard
- What was Capablanca's loss of title?
- Lost to Alekhine 1927
- What was Kasparov vs Karpov rivalry?
- Five World Championship matches 1984-1990
- What is Petrosian's defensive masterpiece?
- Petrosian vs Spassky 1966
- What was Tal's "Attacking Genius"?
- Tal vs Smyslov 1959
- What is Alekhine vs Bogoljubov?
- Two World Championship matches
- What was Botvinnik's return?
- Lost and regained title twice
- What is the "Miniature of the Century"?
- Byrne vs Fischer 1963
- What was Steinitz's defensive theory?
- Developed modern positional chess
- What is Lasker's long reign?
- World Champion 27 years 1894-1921
- What was Marshall's famous gambit?
- Marshall Attack in Ruy Lopez
- What is Reshevsky vs Fischer rivalry?
- Many games in 1950s-60s
- What was Korchnoi vs Karpov?
- Two World Championship matches 1978 1981
- What is Short vs Kasparov?
- PCA World Championship 1993
- What was Anand's World Championship wins?
- Won title 5 times
- What is Carlsen vs Caruana 2018?
- All 12 classical games drawn
- What was the "Moscow Massacre"?
- Karpov dominated 1990s tournaments
- What is Carlsen's unbeaten streak?
- 125 classical games without loss 2018-2020