World's Greatest Chess Games

I am reading through "The Mammoth Book of the World's Greatest Chess Games" by Graham Burgess, Dr John Nunn and John Emms. It is an expert analysis of 125 games considered by the authors to be the greatest of all time.

To get the most out of this book it is best to analyze these games on the computer. It is very time consuming to manually enter all of the moves but fortunately most (perhaps even all) of these games are available in the chess.com database already. As I work my way through this book I will be updating this post to include links to these games and also to YouTube videos that cover these games.

So far I am enjoying the book. But whether or not you have the book I hope that you can appreciate some of these classic games.

All of the games are available on chessgames.com https://www.chessgames.com/perl/chesscollection?cid=1038241

Game 1: Alexander McDonnell - Louis Charles de Labourdonnais. 4th match, 16th games, London 1834, Sicilian Defence, Löwenthal Variation

https://www.chess.com/analysis/game/master/84

agadmator review: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VJ1CV3yQHJI

Alexander McDonnell vs Louis Charles Mahe De La Bourdonnais "Labourdonnais Picnic" (game of the day Sep-03-2012) London m4 ;HCL 18 (1834), London ENG Sicilian Defense: Old Sicilian. Open (B32)

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cd4 4. Nd4 e5 5. Nc6 bc6 6. Bc4 Nf6 7. Bg5 Be7 8. Qe2 d5 9. Bf6 Bf6 10. Bb3 O-O 11. O-O a5 12. ed5 cd5 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. Be8 fe4 24. c6 ef3 25. Rc2 Qe3 26. Kh1 Bc8 27. Bd7 f2 28. Rf1 d3 29. Rc3 Bd7 30. cd7 e4 31. Qc8 Bd8 32. Qc4 Qe1 33. Rc1 d2 34. Qc5 Rg8 35. Rd1 e3 36. Qc3 Qd1 37. Rd1 e2

Game 2: The "Immortal Game". Adolf Anderssen - Lionel Kieseritzky, London 1851, King's Gambit

https://www.chess.com/games/view/14447443

agadmator review:

1. e4 e5 2. f4 ef4 3. Bc4 Qh4 4. Kf1 b5 5. Bb5 Nf6 6. Nf3 Qh6 7. d3 Nh5 8. Nh4 Qg5 9. Nf5 c6 10. g4 Nf6 11. Rg1 cb5 12. h4 Qg6 13. h5 Qg5 14. Qf3 Ng8 15. Bf4 Qf6 16. Nc3 Bc5 17. Nd5 Qb2 18. Bd6 Bg1 It is from this move that Black's defeat stems. Wilhelm Steinitz suggested in 1879 that a better move would be 18... Qxa1+; likely moves to follow are 19. Ke2 Qb2 20. Kd2 Bxg1. 19. e5 Qa1 20. Ke2 Na6 21. Ng7 Kd8 22. Qf6 Nf6 23. Be7#

Game 3: The "Evergreen Game".

Adolf Anderssen - Jean Dufresne,

Berlin GER (1851)

Italian Game: Evans Gambit. Pierce Defense (C52)

https://www.chess.com/games/view/520

agadmator review: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uqzxnz6d7JM

Adolf Anderssen vs Jean Dufresne "The Evergreen Partie" (game of the day May-18-2007)

This Evergreen game is featured as part of Ginger GM's spicy gambits series in the chess.com lessons. 

https://www.chess.com/lessons/spicy-openings-the-evans-gambit/the-famous-evergreen-game 

It is also included as part of the essential checkmate patterns course:

https://www.chess.com/lessons/the-evergreen-game

After the checkmate from the game is recreated, there is a lesson that looks at a variation of this game:

https://www.chess.com/lessons/essential-checkmate-patterns/the-evergreen-variation

Game 4: Johann Zukertort - Joseph Blackburne, London 1883, English Opening

https://www.chess.com/games/view/15747111

Game 5: Wilhelm Steinitz - Mikhail Chigorin, World Championship match (game 4), Havana 1892, Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defence

https://www.chess.com/games/view/4479

Game 6: Wilhelm Steinitz - Curt von Bardeleben, Hastings 1895, Giuoco Piano

https://www.chess.com/games/view/5146

agadmator review: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oTAPKCHvTh8

Wilhelm Steinitz vs Curt von Bardeleben "The Battle of Hastings" Hastings (1895), Hastings ENG, rd 10, Aug-17 Italian Game: Classical Variation. Greco Gambit Traditional Line (C54)

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. c3 Nf6 5. d4 ed4 6. cd4 Bb4 7. Nc3 d5 8. ed5 Nd5 9. O-O Be6 10. Bg5 Be7 11. Bd5 Bd5 12. Nd5 Qd5 13. Be7 Ne7 14. Re1 f6 15. Qe2 Qd7 16. Rac1 c6 17. d5 cd5 18. Nd4 Kf7 19. Ne6 Rhc8 20. Qg4 g6 21. Ng5 Ke8 22. Re7 Kf8 23. Rf7 Kg8 24. Rg7 Kh8 25. Rh7

Game 7: Harry Nelson Pillsbury - Emanuel Lasker, St Petersburg 1895/6, Queen's Gambit Declined, Semi-Tarrasch Defence

https://www.chess.com/games/view/5235

Game 8: Wilhelm Steinitz - Emanuel Lasker, St Petersburg 1895/6, Queen's Gambit Declined

https://www.chess.com/games/view/5242

Game 9: Harry Nelson Pillsbury - Emanuel Lasker, Nuremberg 1896, French Defence

https://www.chess.com/games/view/5472

Game 10: Emanuel Lasker - William Napier, Cambridge Springs 1904, Sicilian Defence, Dragon Variation

https://www.chess.com/games/view/15756657

Game 11: Georg Rotlewi - Akiba Rubinstein, Lodz 1907/8, Queen's Gambit Declined

https://www.chess.com/games/view/9644

The above video is by IM John Bartholomew.

This game is also featured in this lesson on the Tarrasch Defense by IM Bobula:

https://www.chess.com/lessons/learn-to-play-the-tarrasch-defense-traps-and-tactics

Game 12: Akiba Rubinstein - Emanuel Lasker, St Petersburg 1909, Queen's Gambit Declined

https://www.chess.com/games/view/10631

GM Ben Finegold review:

Game 13: Ossip Bernstein - José Capablanca, Exhibition game, Moscow, 1914, Queen's Gambit Declined

https://www.chess.com/games/view/12944

Game 14: Aron Nimzowitsch - Siegbert Tarrasch, Preliminary event, St Petersburg 1914, Queen's Gambit Declined

https://www.chess.com/games/view/13015Ru

Game 15: José Capablanca - Frank Marshall, New York 1918, Ruy Lopez (Spanish), Marshall Attack

https://www.chess.com/games/view/15758351

Game 16: Edwin Adams - Carlos Torre, New Orleans 1920, Philidor Defence

https://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1143989

(Thanks blueemu)

Game 17: Emanuel Lasker - José Capablanca, World Championship match (game 10), Havana 1921, Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox Defence

https://www.chess.com/games/view/14684

Emanuel Lasker vs Jose Raul Capablanca Lasker - Capablanca World Championship Match (1921), Havana CUB, rd 10, Apr-08 Queen's Gambit Declined: Orthodox Defense. Rubinstein Variation (D61)

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 Be7 5. e3 O-O 6. Nf3 Nbd7 7. Qc2 c5 8. Rd1 Qa5 9. Bd3 h6 10. Bh4 cxd4 11. exd4 dxc4 12. Bxc4 Nb6 13. Bb3 Bd7 14. O-O Rac8 15. Ne5 Bb5 16. Rfe1 Nbd5 17. Bxd5 Nxd5 18. Bxe7 Nxe7 19. Qb3 Bc6 20. Nxc6 bxc6 21. Re5 Qb6 22. Qc2 Rfd8 23. Ne2 Rd5 24. Rxd5 cxd5 25. Qd2 Nf5 26. b3 h5 27. h3 h4 28. Qd3 Rc6 29. Kf1 g6 30. Qb1 Qb4 31. Kg1 a5 32. Qb2 a4 33. Qd2 Qxd2 34. Rxd2 axb3 35. axb3 Rb6 36. Rd3 Ra6 37. g4 hxg3 38. fxg3 Ra2 39. Nc3 Rc2 40. Nd1 Ne7 41. Ne3 Rc1+ 42. Kf2 Nc6 43. Nd1 Rb1 44. Ke2 Rxb3 45. Ke3 Rb4 46. Nc3 Ne7 47. Ne2 Nf5+ 48. Kf2 g5 49. g4 Nd6 50. Ng1 Ne4+ 51. Kf1 Rb1+ 52. Kg2 Rb2+ 53. Kf1 Rf2+ 54. Ke1 Ra2 55. Kf1 Kg7 56. Re3 Kg6 57. Rd3 f6 58. Re3 Kf7 59. Rd3 Ke7 60. Re3 Kd6 61. Rd3 Rf2+ 62. Ke1 Rg2 63. Kf1 Ra2 64. Re3 e5 65. Rd3 exd4 66. Rxd4 Kc5 67. Rd1 d4 68. Rc1+ Kd5

Hanging Pawn's covers the endgame, starting after move 23: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EbPhOxUeVZ8

Game 18: Geza Maroczy - Savielly Tartakower, Teplitz Schonau 1922, Dutch Defence

https://www.chess.com/games/view/15418

This is covered 16 minutes into GM Ben Finegold's talk "Great Players of the Past -- Savielly Tartakower"

Game 19: Friedrich Saemisch - Aron Nimzowitch, Copenhagen 1923, Queen's Indian Defence

"The Immortal Zugzwang Game"

https://www.chess.com/games/view/15831

In the wake of the Great War, Aron Nimzowitsch returned to international chess play after a long absence. In his new home city of Copenhagen, Denmark he met three other masters and two Danish players for a double round robin tournament held from March 3rd to the 14th in 1923. During this fertile period of the hypermodern school, Nimzowitsch's style shone brilliantly as he took first place a full two points ahead of the rest of the field, with a brilliancy against Friedrich Sämisch which has been referred to as "The Immortal Zugzwang Game". Friedrich Saemisch vs Aron Nimzowitsch "The Immortal Zugzwang Game" (game of the day Jan-31-2009) Copenhagen (1923), Copenhagen DEN, rd 6, Mar-09 Queen's Indian Defense: Classical. Traditional Variation Nimzowitsch Line (E18)

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Bb7 5. Bg2 Be7 6. Nc3 O-O 7. O-O d5 8. Ne5 c6 9. cxd5 cxd5 10. Bf4 a6 11. Rc1 b5 12. Qb3 Nc6 13. Nxc6 Bxc6 14. h3 Qd7 15. Kh2 Nh5 16. Bd2 f5 17. Qd1 b4 18. Nb1 Bb5 19. Rg1 Bd6 20. e4 fxe4 21. Qxh5 Rxf2 22. Qg5 Raf8 23. Kh1 R8f5 24. Qe3 Bd3 25. Rce1 h6

WIM Fiona Steil-Antoni features Nimzowitsch's Immortal Zugzwang at the end of her lesson on the Zugzwang tactic: https://www.chess.com/lessons/every-chess-tactic-explained/every-chess-tactic-explained-zugzwang  

Game 20: Ernst Gruenfeld - Alexander Alekhine, Karlsbad 1923, Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox Defence

https://www.chess.com/games/view/15692

Game 21: Jose Raul Capablanca - Savielly Tartakower, New York 1924, Dutch Defence

https://www.chess.com/games/view/15764511

This game is also featured in IM Alex Astaneh's "How to come up with a Plan" video tutorial

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZTNO5R_u4Bw&list=PL9RQPxG_e-Ll8xvI8LkyedJ3ozT5eYqxF&index=1

Game 22: Richard Reti - Efim Bogoljubow, New York 1924, Reti Opening

https://www.chess.com/games/view/16643

Game 23: Richard Reti - Alexander Alekhine, Baden-Baden 1925, Alekhine Reversed

https://www.chess.com/games/view/17069

Game 24: Akiba Rubinstein - Alexander Alexhine, Semmering 1926, Queen's Indian Defence

https://www.chess.com/games/view/18304

Game 25: Paul Johner - Aron Nimzowitsch, Dresden 1926, Nimzo-Indian Defence

https://www.chess.com/games/view/17989

Game 26: Jose Capablanca - Rudolf Spielmann, New York 1927, Queen's Gambit Declined, Westphalia Defence

https://www.chess.com/games/view/19018

Game 27: Alexander Alekhine - Geza Maroczy, Bled 1931, Queen's Gambit Declined

https://www.chess.com/games/view/15749511

Game 28: Vsevolod Rauzer - Mikhail Botvinnik 1933, Sicilian Defence, Dragon Variation

https://www.chess.com/games/view/23822

Game 29: Mikhail Botvinnik - Jose Capablanca, AVRO tournament, Rotterdam 1938, Nimzo-Indian Defence

https://www.chess.com/games/view/29949

agadmator review: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d6DNg9_RnoA

Game 16 : Adams vs Torre : Edwin Ziegler Adams vs Carlos Torre Repetto (1920) Take my wife. Please! (chessgames.com)

Game 24 : Rubinstein vs Alekhine : Akiba Rubinstein vs Alexander Alekhine (1926) Semmer Down (chessgames.com)

Game 25 : Johner vs Nimzovich : Paul F Johner vs Aron Nimzowitsch (1926) Johner in the Belly of the Whale (chessgames.com)

Game 30: Max Euwe - Paul Keres, Rotterdam 1939/40, Queen's Indian Defence

https://www.chess.com/games/view/32070

Game 31: Efim Geller - Max Euwe, Zurich 1953, Nimzo-Indian Defence

https://www.chess.com/games/view/61972

Game 32: Max Euwe - Miguel Najdorf 1953, Benoni Defence

https://www.chess.com/games/view/61962

Game 33: Yuri Averbakh - Alexander Kotov, Zurich 1953

https://www.chess.com/games/view/61919

Game 34: Paul Keres - Vasily Smyslov, Zurich 1953, English Opening

https://www.chess.com/games/view/62007

Game 35: Mikhail Botvinnik - Vasily Smyslov, Moscow 1954, King's Indian Defence, Fianchetto Variation

https://www.chess.com/games/view/64743

Game 36: Paul Keres - Laszlo Szabo, USSR - Hungary Match-Tournament, Budapest 1955, Sicilian Defence, Richter-Rauzer Attack

https://www.chess.com/games/view/67337

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JRbtMVxBLYI

Game 37: David Bronstein - Paul Keres, Gothenburg 1955, Nimzo-Indian Defence

https://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1033895,

Game 38: Donald Byrne (aged 26) - Robert Fischer (aged 13), Rosenwald, New York 1956, Gruenfeld Defence, Russian System

https://www.chess.com/games/view/75289

Covered by agadmator here (with more than a million views!):

"The Game of the Century" Third Rosenwald Trophy (1956), New York, NY USA, rd 8, Oct-17 Gruenfeld Defense: Three Knights Variation. Hungarian Attack

The Game of the Century is a chess game played between 26-year-old Donald Byrne and 13-year-old Bobby Fischer in the Rosenwald Memorial Tournament in New York City on October 17, 1956, which Fischer won. The competition took place at the Marshall Chess Club.

It was nicknamed "The Game of the Century" by Hans Kmoch in Chess Review. Kmoch wrote, "The following game, a stunning masterpiece of combination play performed by a boy of 13 against a formidable opponent, matches the finest on record in the history of chess prodigies.

This video is by Dan Heisman, Donald Byrne's former student and includes insights from the game by Donald Byrne:

There is Chess Factor lesson on the Windmill Attack which examines this game:

Game 39: Mikhail Tal - Aleksandrs Koblencs, Training game, Riga 1957, Sicilian Defence, Richter-Rauzer Attack

Game 40: Lev Polugaevsky - Rashid Nezhmetdinov, RSFSR Championship, Sochi 1958

https://www.chess.com/games/view/85587

Andras Toth lesson:

Akobian lecture:

Seirawan lecture:

Game 41: Mikhail Tal - Bobby Fischer, Candidates tournament, Zagreb, 1959

https://www.chess.com/games/view/87425

Game 42: Boris Spassky - David Bronstein, USSR Championship, Leningrad 1960

https://www.chess.com/games/view/95531

Game 43: Mikhail Botvinnik - Mikhail Tal, World Championship match (game 6), Moscow 1960

https://www.chess.com/games/view/96616

Game 44: Nikolai Krogius - Leonid Stein

https://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1132189&comp=1

Game 51: Vasily Smyslov - Mikhail Tal, Moscow 1964

https://www.chess.com/games/view/122781

Game 52: Kholmov - Bronstein 1964/5, Sicilian Defense, Najdorf Variation

Game 53: Geller - Smyslov, Candidates match (game 5), Moscow 1965, Gruenfled Defence, Classical Exchange Variation

Game 54: Mikhail Tal - Bent Larsen, Candidates match (game 10), Bled 1965, Sicilian Defence, Classical Variation

Game 55: Yakov Estrin - Hans Berliner, 5th Correspondence World Championship, 1965-8, Two Knights Defence, Berliner Variation

Game 56: Tigran Petrosian - Boris Spassky, 26th World Championship, Moscow 1966

Game 58: Lev Polugaevsky - Mikhail Tal, USSR Championship, Moscow 1969

https://www.chess.com/games/view/169627

Game 59: Bent Larsen - Boris Spassky, USSR vs Rest of the World, Belgrade 1970

https://www.chess.com/games/view/175510

Man, i feel like i just wandered from the kiddie pool and fell into the deep end! I’m looking at your rating and wondering why? How do you find time to study like this? Kudos!

#7, Kevin is being systematic - He has decided on that book as his core learning.

Thanks! I am new to chess and wasn't sure which books to buy. There are about 1,000 books out there all with more than 4 star average review. World's Greatest Chess games is one of the highest rated books. At first I found it quite hard to penetrate because there is so much notation and it is much easier to understand when you can see the pieces on the board. My only chess set is a drinking chess set which is useful for getting drunk fast but isn't any good for serious study. So I figured I would study these games on the computer.

I just do a bit of study every now and then, whenever it takes my fancy. It will probably take a few months to fully absorb the whole book, so I'll be updating this thread for a while to come.

Well all i can say is Go For It! I admire your commitment.  

"Decisive Games in Chess History" by Ludek Pachman is another book along the same lines; although it shifts the focus to games that are less well known.

Game 105: Garry Kasparov - Veselin Topalov, Wijk aan Zee 1999, Pirc Defence: General (B06)

This is known as Kasparov's Immortal game. The book introduces it saying "You are about to witness one of the most extraordinary king-hunts in the history of chess."

https://www.chess.com/games/view/969971

agadmator review:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uDi6s89ooak

1. e4 d6 (Topalov normally played the Sicilian defence, but played the Pirc defence here to nullify all of the opening preparation that Kasparov had done)  

2. d4 Nf6

3. Nc3 g6

4. Be3 Bg7

5. Qd2 c6

6. f3 b5

7. Nge2 Nbd7

8. Bh6

...Bxh6 (trading bishops here is usually not the best because you usually want to castle kingside, but 0-0 comes with its own dangers. White is already winning)

9. Qxh6 (preventing Topalov from castling kingside)

...Bb7 (simply developing his last minor piece)

10. a3 (delaying the castle, played to prevent a b4 attack on White's knight)

...e5

11. O-O-O Qe7

12. Kb1 (safest square for White's King) a6

13. Nc1 (planning to get the Knight to a5) ...O-O-O

14. Nb3 planning to get the Knight to a5

(14. d5 c5 is good for Black)

...exd4! (Black opens the position and seeks piece-play before White is fully coordinated. For the next ten moves Kasparov is fighting not to be worse.)

15. Rxd4 c5 (attacking the rook)

16. Rd1 (defending the rook) Nb6!

17. g3 (played after thinking for around 12 minutes, allowing Bh3+)

...Kb8 (avoiding the Bh3+ attack)

18. Na5 (attacking the bishop) ...Ba8 (defending)

19. Bh3

...d5

20. Qf4+ ...Ka7

21. Rhe1 d4 (attacking the Knight on c3 and allowing Kasparov's idea)

22. Nd5 (attacking the Queen and inviting and exchange of Knights) ...Nbxd5

23. exd5 (discovered attack on the Queen) ...Qd6 (offering a Queen trade. Kasparov said this is the move he hoped for, that it could easily be a draw.)

24. Rxd4!? (At this point Kasparov had not seen a win if Black took the rook. After Kasparov played this move, he realized that if Topalov played Kb6 the best result for Kasparov would likely be a draw.)

24 ...cxd4? (capturing the rook but leaving the King vulnerable. The question now is whether the next moves will be a king walk or a king hunt?)

25. Re7+! (The rook is immune from capture because if 25 ...Qxe7 26 Qd4+ ...Kb8 27 Qb6+ Bb7 28 Nc6+ Ka7 29 Qa7#)

25 ...Kb6

26. Qxd4+ Kxa5 (capturing the Knight)

27. b4+ Ka4

28. Qc3 (threatening Qb3#) ...Qxd5 (capturing and defending the King)

29. Ra7! (threatening Rxa6#) ...Bb7 sacrificing bishop to protect the pawn on a6 and the King

30. Rb7! Qc4 (attacking the Queen and offering a trade)

31. Qxf6 (capturing the Knight) Kxa3 (capturing pawn to avoid Qxa6#)

32. Qxa6+ Kxb4 (capturing pawn. This is the position that Topalov says he had seen at move 24 when Kasparov sacrificed his rook, but he didn't see this next move)

33. c3+! (Topalov cannot capture pawn with Queen because 34 Qb5+ Ka3 35 Ra7 Qa5 36 Ra5#)

...Kxc3

34. Qa1+

...Kd2

35. Qb2+ Kd1

36. Bf1! (attacking Black's Queen on c4. Black cannot move Queen out of the way because of the threat of Qe2# and Black cannot capture bishop because 37 Qc2+ Ke1 38 Re7+ Qe2 39 Qxe2#)

...Rd2 (attacking White's Queen)

37. Rd7! (pinning Black's rook so he can no longer capture the Queen)

...Rxd7 capturing the rook

38. Bxc4 taking the Queen and threatening Qe2# or Qc1#

...bxc4 taking the bishop

39. Qxh8 taking the rook in the corner

...Rd3

40. Qa8 protecting the f3 pawn

...c3

41. Qa4+ Ke1

42. f4 creating a pawn chain and denying Topalov any counter-play

...f5

43. Kc1 dashing Topalov's hopes of making his c-pawn into a Queen

...Rd2 attacking h2 pawn

44. Qa7 attacking h7 pawn. Then queen is too strong against a rook and would easily win this endgame. Topalov resigns.

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GM Hiraku Nakamura considers this to be the greatest game and explains how it went here:

"Hikaru analyzes Kasparov vs. Topalov 1999, also known as Kaspaov's Immortal, and reveals the secrets behind why it's such an incredible game. "

I am adding all the games into this library: https://www.chess.com/library/collections/worlds-greatest-chess-games-2fxtkDFta

A lot of these games have moves that make super gms go "OMG thats cool".  Thats kind of the criteria for some of them, moves that surprise and amaze even GMs.  So, needless to say, that isn't really the best criteria for learning purposes.  But if your enjoying it, have at it I suppose, can't hurt.   

chess if so difficult when you get to higher ranks

Following this for instructional value.

In the book, at the end of each chapter, there are 3 lessons from this game learning points.

I don't feel like the book is helping me to play like a GM at all, I'm way to much of a novice, but there are a lot of ideas in there that are gradually making more sense as I get more experience. So the book becomes a companion for you over your whole chess career.

Game 61: Robert Fischer - Bent Larsen, Candidates match (game 1), Denver 1971

Game 62: Robert Fischer - Tigran Petrosian, Candidates match (game 7), Buenos Aires 1971, Sicilian Defence, Kan Variation

Game 63: Dragoljub Velimirovic - Ljubomir Ljubojevic, Yugoslav Championship, Umag 1972, Sicilian Defence, Najdorf Variation

Game 64: Fischer - Spassky, World Championship game 6, Reykjavik 1972

Covered by agadmator here:

Robert James Fischer vs Boris Spassky "Best by Protest"

Fischer - Spassky World Championship Match (1972), Reykjavik ISL, rd 6, Jul-23 Queen's Gambit Declined: Tartakower Defense. Exchange Variation (D59)

1. c4 e6 2. Nf3 d5 3. d4 Nf6 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bg5 O-O 6. e3 h6 7. Bh4 b6 8. cd5 Nd5 9. Be7 Qe7 10. Nd5 ed5 11. Rc1 Be6 12. Qa4 c5 13. Qa3 Rc8 14. Bb5 a6 15. dc5 bc5 16. O-O Ra7 17. Be2 Nd7 18. Nd4 Qf8 19. Ne6 fe6 20. e4 d4 21. f4 Qe7 22. e5 Rb8 23. Bc4 Kh8 24. Qh3 Nf8 25. b3 a5 26. f5 ef5 27. Rf5 Nh7 28. Rcf1 Qd8 29. Qg3 Re7 30. h4 Rbb7 31. e6 Rbc7 32. Qe5 Qe8 33. a4 Qd8 34. R1f2 Qe8 35. R2f3 Qd8 36. Bd3 Qe8 37. Qe4 Nf6 38. Rf6 gf6 39. Rf6 Kg8 40. Bc4 Kh8 41. Qf4

Game 65: Boris Spassky - Mikhail Tal, Tallinn 1973, Nimzo-Indian Defence, Leningrad Variation

Game 66: Vladimir Bagirov - Eduard Gufeld, USSR Championship semi-final, Kirovabad 1973, King's Indian Defence, Samisch Variation

The following video is by Mato at the Chess School YouTube channel