Famous Chess Matches
Famous Chess Matches is a structured sports dataset with 15 entries. Its fields include Name, White, Black. Community voting appears as a separate signal beside eligible rows and does not replace the source values.
Every row is shown below and is also available as CSV, JSON, or Excel.
Dataset details
- Table scope
- All 15 rows
- Fields
- 6 columns
- Data updated
- Apr 7, 2026
Included fields: Name, White, Black, Year, Result, and 1 more.
The table contains every record in this dataset; the same records are available in each download format.
Preview observations
- Year span
- 1851 to 2022
- Across 15 preview rows
- Result groups
- 4 distinct values
- Across 15 preview rows
Useful for
- Comparing Name, White, and Black across sports entries
- Building reference tables, charts, or analyses from 15 downloadable records
Name↕ | White↕ | Black↕ | Year↕ | Result↕ | Claim to Fame↕ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
The Immortal Game | Adolf Anderssen | Lionel Kieseritzky | 1851 | 1-0 | Anderssen sacrificed both rooks, a bishop and the queen to win |
The Evergreen Game | Adolf Anderssen | Jean Dufresne | 1852 | 1-0 | Brilliant double bishop sacrifice attack |
The Opera Game | Paul Morphy | Duke of Brunswick / Count Isouard | 1858 | 1-0 | Played at the Paris Opera during a Norma performance |
The Game of the Century | Donald Byrne | Bobby Fischer (age 13) | 1956 | 0-1 | 13-year-old Fischer's queen sacrifice masterpiece |
Fischer vs Spassky, Game 6 | Bobby Fischer | Boris Spassky | 1972 | 1-0 | Cold War showdown; Spassky applauded Fischer's brilliance |
Kasparov vs Deep Blue, Game 6 | Deep Blue (IBM) | Garry Kasparov | 1997 | 1-0 | First time a reigning world champion lost a match to a computer |
Kasparov vs Topalov, Wijk aan Zee | Garry Kasparov | Veselin Topalov | 1999 | 1-0 | Considered the greatest game of the modern era; long king hunt |
Karpov vs Kasparov, World Championship 1985 | Various | Various | 1985 | Kasparov 13-11 | Kasparov became youngest world champion at age 22 |
Capablanca vs Marshall (Marshall Attack) | José Raúl Capablanca | Frank Marshall | 1918 | 1-0 | Marshall unleashed his prepared gambit; Capablanca refuted it OTB |
Botvinnik vs Capablanca, AVRO | Mikhail Botvinnik | José Raúl Capablanca | 1938 | 1-0 | Famous Be7! winning combination |
Polugaevsky vs Nezhmetdinov | Lev Polugaevsky | Rashid Nezhmetdinov | 1958 | 0-1 | Queen sacrifice followed by 25 moves of brilliant tactics |
Aronian vs Anand, Wijk aan Zee | Levon Aronian | Viswanathan Anand | 2013 | 0-1 | Anand's stunning ...Nde5! sacrificial combination |
Carlsen vs Karjakin, World Championship | Various | Various | 2016 | Carlsen 3-1 (rapid) | Decided in tiebreaks on Carlsen's 26th birthday |
Short vs Timman, Tilburg | Nigel Short | Jan Timman | 1991 | 1-0 | Famous king march from h1 to h6 to deliver mate |
Niemann vs Carlsen, Sinquefield Cup | Hans Niemann | Magnus Carlsen | 2022 | 1-0 | Triggered the biggest cheating scandal in modern chess |
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Frequently asked questions
How is Famous Chess Matches organized?
The table starts in the source data's order. Community voting is enabled as a separate approval signal beside eligible rows; votes do not replace the source values.
How much data is available on this page?
This dataset contains 15 entries, and every row is available in the table and in the downloadable files.
Can I download the complete dataset?
Yes. CSV, JSON, and Excel downloads contain all 15 rows. Before republishing the data, review the source and any usage terms listed on this page; dtbse does not replace the original source's licensing terms.
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