Who played the greatest game of chess on record?

Question

I want to know who and when the greatest game of chess was played.

Answer 1

David Shenk has written a book (The Immortal Game) which suggests that the game between Adolph Anderssen vs. Lionel Kieseritzky played in London on June 21, 1851 might be the game you're looking for. Shenk writes: "But every once in a while, when it is least expected, a pair of players stumble into a game of true grace and beauty, danger and cunning, temptation, treachery, and surprise after surprise after surprise...they sat down for a casual game and fell into a once-in-a-lifetime event. And that unexpectedness, that surprising brilliance and beauty, is precisely what makes the Immortal Game such a great game to dissect, move by move." It was actually a game played in a pub between rounds of the official tournament the two were playing in just down the street. Here is the move list from that game. (The book is a commentary on the game move by move, but here is just the list of moves.)

[Event "?"]
[Site "London"]
[Date "1851"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Anderssen, A."]
[Black "Kieseritsky"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C33"]

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. Rg1 cxb5
11. g4 Nf6
12. h4 Qg6
13. h5 Qg5
14. Qf3 Ng8
15. Bxf4 Qf6
16. Nc3 Bc5
17. Nd5 Qxb2
18. Bd6 Qxa1+
19. Ke2 Bxg1
20. e5 Na6
21. Nxg7+ Kd8
22. Qf6+ Nxf6
23. Be7# 1-0

The book is an excellent history of chess which covers a great deal of information for the chess enthusiast. I highly recommend it.

I also have read that the games of Capablanca are worth studying.

Good luck! I hope this helps.

Answer 2

The greatest chess games ever played was my first win ever in a tournament and the enxt best chess game was any game that i played against my past grandfather, who taught me the game.

p-K4

Answer 3

Brussel

Answer 4

Bobby Fischer, he was a god among the chess players

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bobby_Fischer