The Best Chess Game Of All Time:- Garry Kasparov vs Veselin Topalov(1999)

The Best Chess Game Of All Time:- Garry Kasparov vs Veselin Topalov(1999)

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This game is played between The Beast:- Garry Kasparov and Former Fide world Champion Veselin Topalov, From the event:- Hoogovens Group A, Wijk aan Zee NED, 20-1-1999, where Garry had white pieces and Topalov had black pieces. Both these players are considered to be the best chess players of all time. This game is the best chess game of all time because 24. R*d4!! by Kasparov with white pieces was the best move of the game which helped Garry to secure a win against Topalov on move 44. Qa7 which forced Topalov to resign from the game. 

However, engines like Stockfish 11+ and Alphazeo, etc suggest that move 24. R*d4!! by Kasparov with white pieces was a bad move because it gives black a good position. But engines Suck!! because the move 24. R*d4!! by Kasparov with white pieces was an aggressive, Safely Calculated by Garry himself, So my advice is don't blindly believe any chess engine. 

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The list of moves made in this game is given below:- 

[Event "Hoogovens Group A"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee NED"]
[Date "1999.01.20"]
[EventDate "1999.01.16"]
[Round "4"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Garry Kasparov"]
[Black "Veselin Topalov"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2812"]
[BlackElo "2700"]
[PlyCount "87"]

1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 g6 4. Be3 Bg7 5. Qd2 c6 6. f3 b5
7. Nge2 Nbd7 8. Bh6 Bxh6 9. Qxh6 Bb7 10. a3 e5 11. O-O-O Qe7
12. Kb1 a6 13. Nc1 O-O-O 14. Nb3 exd4 15. Rxd4 c5 16. Rd1 Nb6
17. g3 Kb8 18. Na5 Ba8 19. Bh3 d5 20. Qf4+ Ka7 21. Rhe1 d4
22. Nd5 Nbxd5 23. exd5 Qd6 24. Rxd4 cxd4 25. Re7+ Kb6
26. Qxd4+ Kxa5 27. b4+ Ka4 28. Qc3 Qxd5 29. Ra7 Bb7 30. Rxb7
Qc4 31. Qxf6 Kxa3 32. Qxa6+ Kxb4 33. c3+ Kxc3 34. Qa1+ Kd2
35. Qb2+ Kd1 36. Bf1 Rd2 37. Rd7 Rxd7 38. Bxc4 bxc4 39. Qxh8
Rd3 40. Qa8 c3 41. Qa4+ Ke1 42. f4 f5 43. Kc1 Rd2 44. Qa7 1-0