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top 10 best moves
Compiled by JMB2009
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This is, in my opinion, the top 10 best moves ever played. Enjoy!

#10 - 23...Re7!! What's that supposed to do?
Karpov vs Kasparov, 1985 
(B84) Sicilian, Scheveningen, 42 moves, 0-1

#9 - 19.Rf6!! to prevent f7-f5 after e4-e5
Fischer vs Benko, 1963 
(B09) Pirc, Austrian Attack, 21 moves, 1-0

#8 - 30...Qxh3+!! starting one of the best combinations ever
Averbakh vs Kotov, 1953 
(A55) Old Indian, Main line, 51 moves, 0-1

#7 - 24...Rxf4!! ignoring the queen and hanging the rook!
Polugaevsky vs R Nezhmetdinov, 1958 
(A53) Old Indian, 33 moves, 0-1

#6 - 21...g5!! weakening the king to keep white in a cramp.
Karpov vs Kasparov, 1985 
(B44) Sicilian, 40 moves, 0-1

#5 - 31...Re4!!
Kramnik vs Shirov, 1994 
(D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 43 moves, 0-1

#4 - 23.Rd7!!
Gelfand vs Shirov, 1998 
(D85) Grunfeld, 39 moves, 1-0

#3 - 28...Rg6!! allowing the rook to be captured with check
Ivanchuk vs A Yusupov, 1991 
(E67) King's Indian, Fianchetto, 39 moves, 0-1

#2 - 24.Rxd4!! starting the greatest king hunt of all time
Kasparov vs Topalov, 1999 
(B07) Pirc, 44 moves, 1-0

#1 - 47...Bh3!! clearing the way for the king to get to e4
Topalov vs Shirov, 1998 
(D85) Grunfeld, 53 moves, 0-1

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