Historical Chess Games
Adolf Anderssen vs Lionel Kieseritzky, 1851
Event: London
Opening: King's Gambit Accepted
Result: 1-0
Famous for: The Immortal Game
Key Moves: 1.e4 e5 2.f4 exf4 3.Bc4 Qh4+ 4.Kf1 b5 5.Bxb5 Nf6 6.Nf3 Qh6 7.d3 Nh5 8.Nh4 Qg5 9.Nf5 c6 10.g4 Nf6 11.Rg1 cxb5 12.h4 Qg6 13.h5 Qg5 14.Qf3 Ng8 15.Bxf4 Qf6 16.Nc3 Bc5 17.Nd5 Qxb2 18.Bxf4 Bxg1 19. e5 Qxa1+ 20.Ke2 Na6 21.Nxg7+ Kd8 22.Qf6+ Nxf6 23.Be7# 1-0
Wilhelm Steinitz vs Curt von Bardeleben, 1895
Event: Hastings
Opening: Italian Game
Result: 1-0
Famous for: Steinitz's Immortal
Key Moves: 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.c3 Nf6 5.d4 exd4 6.cxd4 Bb4+ 7.Nc3 d5 8.exd5 Nxd5 9.O-O Be6 10.Bg5 Be7 11.Bxd5 Be6 12.Nxd5 Qxd5 13.Bxe7 Nxe7 14.Re1 f6 15.Qe2 Qd5 16.Rac1 c6 17.d5 cxd5 18.Nd4 Kf7 19.Ne6 Rhc8 20.Qg4 g6 21.Ng5+ Ke8 22.Rxe7+ Kf8 23.Rf7+ Kg8 24.Rg7+ Kh8 25.Rxh7+ 1-0
Emanuel Lasker vs Johann Bauer, 1889
Event: Amsterdam
Opening: Bishop's Opening
Result: 1-0
Famous for: Lasker's Combination
Key Moves: 1.e4 e5 2.Bc4 Nf6 3.Nc3 Bc5 4.d3 d6 5.f4 Nc6 6.Nf3 Bg4 7.Na4 Bb6 8.Nxb6 axb6 9.fxe5 dxe5 10.Qd5 Qd6 11.Bb5 Bxf3 12.gxf3 Nd7 13.Qh5 g6 14.Qg5 O-O-O 15.Bxc6 bxc6 16.Qe3 Rde8 17.b3 Nf8 18.Ba3 c5 19.Qf2 Ne6 20.Rg1 Rhg8 21.O-O-O Nd4 22.Bxc5 Qc6 23.Qg3 Nxf3 24.Qxf3 Qxf3 25.Bxf8 Qxh1 26.Rxh1 Rxf8 27.Kd2 Rf2+ 28.Ke3 Rxc2 29.Rg1 Rc3+ 30.Kf2 Rxd3 31.Rxg6 Rd2+ 32.Kg3 Rxa2 33.Rxh6 Ra3 34.Rh5 f6 35.Rf5 Rf3+ 36.Kg4 Rf1 37.h4 Rg1+ 38.Kh5 Rh1 39.Kg6 Rxh4 40.Kxf6 Rf4+ 41.Kg5 Rf1 42.Rxe5 Kd7 43.Rd5+ Ke6 44.Rb5 Rg1+ 45.Kf4 Re8 46.Rxb6+ Kf5 47.Rb5+ Kg4 48.Rg5+ Kh4 49.Kf3 Rb1 50.Rg1 Ree2 51.Rh1+ Kg5 52.Rg1+ Kf5 53.e5 Re3+ 54.Kf2 Ree2+ 55.Kf3 Rbc2 56.e6 Rc3+ 57.Kf2 Rc2+ 58.Kf3 1-0
Jose Raul Capablanca vs Frank James Marshall, 1918
Event: New York
Opening: Ruy Lopez
Result: 1-0
Famous for: Marshall Attack
Key Moves: 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.O-O Be7 6.Re1 b5 7.Bb3 O-O 8.c3 d5 9.exd5 Nxd5 10.Nxe5 Nxe5 11.Rxe5 c6 12.d4 Bd6 13.Rxe1 Qh4 14.g3 Qh3 15.Be3 Bg4 16.Qd3 Rae8 17.Nd2 Re6 18.a4 Qh5 19.axb5 axb5 20.Ra6 Bb7 21.Ra7 Rb8 22.Bc5 Bxc5 23.dxc5 h6 24.Nf3 Nf6 25.Rxb7 Rxb7 26.Bxf7+ Qxf7 27.Ne5 Qe7 28.Nxc6 Qc7 29.Nd4 Rcd7 30.Qxb5 Kh7 31.Qc4 Rbd7 32.Ra1 Qf7 33.Qf4 Qf5 34.Qxf5 gxf5 35.Ra6 Rc7 36.b4 Kg7 37.Kg2 Ng4 38.Rc6 Rxc6 39.Nxc6 Ne5 40.Nd4 f4 41.c4 fxg3 42.hxg3 Kf6 43.c6 Rc7 44.b5 Nd3 45.b6 Rxc6 46.b7 Rb6 47.Ne6 1-0
Alexander Alekhine vs Aron Nimzowitsch, 1930
Event: San Remo
Opening: French Defense
Result: 1-0
Famous for: Alekhine's Attack
Key Moves: 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.e5 c5 5.a3 Bxc3+ 6.bxc3 Ne7 7.Qg4 Qc7 8.Qxg7 Rg8 9.Qxh7 cxd4 10.Ne2 Nbc6 11.f4 Bd7 12.Qd3 dxc3 13.Nxc3 a6 14.Rb1 Rc8 15.Bd2 Na5 16.Rb4 Nc4 17.Rg1 Nxd2 18.Kxd2 Qc5 19.Rb2 Rc7 20.Qg3 Qd4+ 21.Ke2 Qc4+ 22.Kf2 Qc6 23.Bd3 Nc8 24.Qh4 Nd6 25.Rh1 Bc8 26.Rxb7 Rxb7 27.Rb3 Qxc7 28.Rb7 Qxc3 29.Bxh7 Qxa3 30.Qg6+ Ke7 31.Qg7+ Ke8 32.Qxf8+ 1-0