The Best Chess Game Of All Time Tournament
We want to know your opinion! Which is the best game in history?
We are pleased to announce Chess.com's "Best Chess Game" tournament. We've identified 16 of the greatest and most acclaimed games ever and seeded them into our tournament bracket.
Every other day, we'll post a new battle on our social media pages, and YOU have to vote for the game that you think is best. We'll tally the votes and update our bracket here. Stay tuned to see the entire tournament progress!
How can I take part?
Easy! We're going to post, every two days, a battle on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram at 9 a.m. Pacific Time / 18:00 Central European Time. If you want to vote, just follow the instructions in the battle and cast a vote with a like, retweet, or share. Votes will be tallied when the next battle is posted, and the winning game will advance to the next round in the tournament.
Easy, right?
Pairings:
Round of 16:
- Byrne-Fischer vs. Botvinnik-Tal (April 28)
⚔️ Here's the first battle in the Best Chess Game of All-Time Tournament! Which of these game do you think is better?
— Chess.com (@chesscom) April 28, 2020
Like for Byrne/Fischer ❤️
Retweet for Botvinnik/Tal 🔁 pic.twitter.com/9CWzZP7If8
- Paul Morphy-Consultants vs. Short-Timman (April 30)
♜ The Best Chess Game of All Time Tournament continues!
— Chess.com (@chesscom) April 30, 2020
Which of these games do you think is better?
Like for Morphy/Allies ❤️
Retweet for Short/Timman 🔁
♜ Follow the tournament here: https://t.co/99bjxOly72 pic.twitter.com/MARNEPOCI6
- Anderssen-Kieseritzky vs. Botvinnik-Capablanca (May 2)
♜ The Best Chess Game of All Time Tournament continues!
— Chess.com (@chesscom) May 2, 2020
Which of these games do you think is better?
Like for Anderssen/Kieseritzky ❤️
Retweet for Botvinnik/Capablanca 🔁
♜ Follow the tournament here: https://t.co/99bjxOly72 pic.twitter.com/l9UGFgwrHp
- Aronian-Anand vs. Lasker-Thomas (May 4)
♜ The Best Chess Game of All Time Tournament continues!
— Chess.com (@chesscom) May 4, 2020
Which of these games do you think is better? Vote in the poll under this tweet!
♜ Follow the tournament here: https://t.co/99bjxOly72 pic.twitter.com/RECpzToRzq
- Kasparov-Topalov vs. Carlsen-Ernst (May 6)
♜ The Best Chess Game of All Time Tournament continues!
— Chess.com (@chesscom) May 6, 2020
♜ Which of these games do you think is better? Vote in the poll under this tweet!
♜ Follow the tournament here: https://t.co/99bjxOly72 pic.twitter.com/evTlJ4LWZX
- Polugaevsky-Nezhmetdinov vs. Steinitz-Von Bardeleben(May 8)
♜ The Best Chess Game of All Time Tournament continues!
— Chess.com (@chesscom) May 8, 2020
♜ Which of these games do you think is better? Vote in the poll under this tweet!
♜ Follow the tournament here: https://t.co/99bjxOly72 pic.twitter.com/eVHKyNyPGL
- Rotlewi-Rubinstein vs. Bogoljubov-Alekhine (May 10)
♜ The Best Chess Game of All Time Tournament continues!
— Chess.com (@chesscom) May 10, 2020
♜ Which of these games do you think is better? Vote in the poll under this tweet!
♜ Follow the tournament here: https://t.co/99bjxOly72 pic.twitter.com/CXbqJta7VP
- Karpov-Kasparov vs. Larsen-Spassky (May 12)
♜ The Best Chess Game of All Time Tournament continues!
— Chess.com (@chesscom) May 12, 2020
♜ Which of these games do you think is better? Vote in the poll under this tweet!
♜ Follow the tournament here: https://t.co/99bjxOly72 pic.twitter.com/e1B4mPbwDi
Quarterfinals:
- Byrne-Fischer vs. Morphy-Allies (May 14)
♘ We've reached the quarterfinal round of the Best Chess Game of All Time Tournament!
— Chess.com (@chesscom) May 14, 2020
Vote for which of these games you think is better using the poll in the tweet below.
Follow the tournament here: https://t.co/99bjxOly72 pic.twitter.com/XG6wSVGLdA
- Botvinnik-Capablanca vs. Aronian-Anand (May 16)
♘ It's the second matchup in the quarterfinal round of the Best Chess Game of All Time Tournament!
— Chess.com (@chesscom) May 16, 2020
Vote for which of these games you think is better using the poll in the tweet below.
Follow the tournament here: https://t.co/99bjxOly72 pic.twitter.com/oDbloo7av4
- Kasparov-Topalov vs. Polugaevsky-Nezhmetdinov (May 18)
♘ The quarterfinal round of the Best Chess Game of All Time Tournament continues!
— Chess.com (@chesscom) May 18, 2020
♘ Vote for which of these games you think is better using the poll in the tweet below.
Follow the tournament here: https://t.co/99bjxOly72 pic.twitter.com/FUmsslUSdD
- Bogoljubov-Alekhine vs. Karpov-Kasparov (May 20)
♜ The Best Chess Game of All Time Tournament continues with a quarterfinal matchup!
— Chess.com (@chesscom) May 20, 2020
♜ Vote using the poll in the next tweet and tell us which of these games you think is better!
♜ Follow the tournament here: https://t.co/99bjxOly72 pic.twitter.com/nePjU0gGmL
Semifinals
- Byrne-Fischer vs. Aronian Anand (May 22)
⚔️ SEMIFINAL MATCH of the Best Chess Game of All Time Tournament! ⚔️
— Chess.com (@chesscom) May 22, 2020
♖ Vote using the poll in the next tweet and tell us which of these games you think is better.
♖ Follow the tournament here: https://t.co/99bjxOly72 pic.twitter.com/f7cq4Xa2nw
- Kasparov-Topalov vs. Karpov-Kasparov (May 24)
⚔️ SEMIFINAL MATCH of the Best Chess Game of All Time Tournament! ⚔️
— Chess.com (@chesscom) May 24, 2020
♖ Vote using the poll in the next tweet and tell us which of these games you think is better.
♖ Follow the tournament here: https://t.co/99bjxOly72 pic.twitter.com/zuSI3h9A0W
Final:
- Aronian-Anand vs. Karpov-Kasparov (May 28)
Which games are competing?
Here is the games list with all the masterpieces (with a link to our analysis board) to decide the BEST game.
- Donald Byrne vs. Bobby Fischer, New York, 1956
- Garry Kasparov vs. Veselin Topalov, Wijk aan Zee, 1999 (video analysis)
- Paul Morphy vs. Allies, Paris, 1858 (analysis)
- Polugaevsky vs. Nezhmetdinov, Sochi, 1958 (analysis)
- Adolf Anderssen vs. Lionel Kiesertitzky, London, 1851 (video analysis)
- Georg Rotlewi vs. Akiba Rubinstein, Lodz, 1907 (analysis)
- Levon Aronian vs. Viswanathan Anand, Wijk aan Zee, 2013 (analysis)
- Anatoly Karpov vs. Garry Kasparov, Moscow (Wch 16), 1985
- Bent Larsen vs. Boris Spassky, Belgrade, 1970 (analysis)
- Edward Lasker vs. George Thomas, London, 1912 (video analysis)
- Efim Bogoljubov vs. Alexander Alekhine, Hastings, 1922 (analysis)
- Mikhail Botvinnik vs. Jose Raul Capablanca, AVRO, 1938 (analysis)
- Wilhelm Steinitz vs. Curt von Bardeleben, Hastings, 1895 (analysis)
- Nigel Short vs. Jan Timman, Tilburg, 1991 (video analysis)
- Mikhail Botvinnik vs. Mikhail Tal, Moscow (Wch 6), 1960 (analysis)
- Magnus Carlsen vs. Sipke Ernst, Wijk aan Zee, 2004 (analysis)
If you have any questions or doubts, please, post comments here.
