World Championship

Legendary battles from World Championship matches across different eras.

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Jose Raul Capablanca vs Emanuel Lasker

Havana 1921 · World Championship, Game 10 · Result: 1-0

Capablanca's smooth positional win on the way to taking the title.

Boris Spassky vs Bobby Fischer

Reykjavik 1972 · World Championship, Game 6 · Result: 0-1

Fischer's famous win in the Queen's Gambit Declined, often called a "model game".

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Garry Kasparov vs Anatoly Karpov

Moscow 1985 · World Championship, Game 24 · Result: 1-0

A decisive attacking win in a must-win situation, forcing a playoff.

Magnus Carlsen vs Viswanathan Anand

Chennai 2013 · World Championship, Game 9 · Result: 1-0

Carlsen's technical masterpiece that effectively clinched the title.