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Single Best Games of the Undisputed World Champs
Compiled by hscer
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In chrono order of when they held the title.

Apologies to Larsen, Topalov, and Capablanca (!) who lose multiple times in these games . . .

Wilhelm's Great One
Steinitz vs von Bardeleben, 1895 
(C54) Giuoco Piano, 25 moves, 1-0

Emanuel's Great One
Lasker vs Capablanca, 1914 
(C68) Ruy Lopez, Exchange, 42 moves, 1-0

Jose's Great One
Capablanca vs Marshall, 1918 
(C89) Ruy Lopez, Marshall, 36 moves, 1-0

Alexander's Great One
Bogoljubov vs Alekhine, 1922 
(A90) Dutch, 53 moves, 0-1

Max's Great One
Euwe vs Najdorf, 1953 
(E60) King's Indian Defense, 37 moves, 1-0

Botvinnik's Great One
Botvinnik vs Capablanca, 1938 
(E40) Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, 41 moves, 1-0

Vassily's Great One
Botvinnik vs Smyslov, 1954 
(E67) King's Indian, Fianchetto, 33 moves, 0-1

Tal's Great One
Tal vs B Larsen, 1965  
(B82) Sicilian, Scheveningen, 37 moves, 1-0

Tigran's Great One
Petrosian vs Pachman, 1961  
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 21 moves, 1-0

Boris's Great One
B Larsen vs Spassky, 1970 
(A01) Nimzovich-Larsen Attack, 17 moves, 0-1

Bobby's Great One
R Byrne vs Fischer, 1963  
(E60) King's Indian Defense, 21 moves, 0-1

Anatoli's Great One
Karpov vs Topalov, 1994 
(A32) English, Symmetrical Variation, 39 moves, 1-0

Garry's Great One
Kasparov vs Topalov, 1999 
(B07) Pirc, 44 moves, 1-0

Vladimir's Great One
Kramnik vs Leko, 2004  
(B12) Caro-Kann Defense, 41 moves, 1-0

Vishy's Great One
Aronian vs Anand, 2013 
(D47) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 23 moves, 0-1

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