Legendary matches of all times
| 2013 |
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Alexander Morozevich | vs. | Evgeny Tomashevsky | |
| 2006 |
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Sergey Karjakin | vs. | Viswanathan Anand | |
| 2001 |
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Hikaru Nakamura | vs. | John W. Loyte | |
| 1999 |
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Garry Kasparov | vs. | Veselin Topalov | |
| 1996 |
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Deep Blue | vs. | Garry Kasparov | |
| 1985 |
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Anatoly Karpov | vs. | Garry Kasparov | |
| 1982 |
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Lev Polugaevsky | vs. | Lubomir Ftacnik | |
| 1970 |
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Robert James Fischer | vs. | Oscar Panno | |
| 1960 |
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Boris Spassky | vs. | David Bronstein | |
| 1959 |
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Robert James Fischer | vs. | Mikhail Tal | |
| 1956 |
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Donald Byrne | vs. | Robert James Fischer | |
| 1938 |
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Mikhail Botvinnik | vs. | Jose Raul Capablanca | |
| 1924 |
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Jose Raul Capablanca | vs. | Savielly Tartakower | |
| 1918 |
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Jose Raul Capablanca | vs. | Frank James Marshall | |
| 1907 |
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Georg Rotlewi | vs. | Akiba Rubinstein | |
| 1883 |
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Mikhail Chigorin | vs. | Johannes Zukertort | |
| 1858 |
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Paul Morphy | vs. | Adolf Anderssen | |
| 1858 |
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Paul Morphy | vs. | Duke Karl / Count Isouard | |
| 1857 |
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Louis Paulsen | vs. | Paul Morphy | |
| 1852 |
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Adolf Anderssen | vs. | Jean Dufresne | |
| 1851 |
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Adolf Anderssen | vs. | Lionel Kieseritsky | |
| 1831 |
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City of Goteborg | vs. | Stockholm Chess Club | |
| 1820 |
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Napoleon Bonaparte | vs. | General Bertrand | |
| 1790 |
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Captain Smith | vs. | Francois Andre Philidor | |
| 1749 |
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Francois Andre Philidor | vs. | Unknown | |
| 1619 |
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Gioachino Greco | vs. | Unknown | |
| 1590 |
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Gioachino Greco | vs. | Unknown | |
| 1560 |
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Ruy Lopez de Segura | vs. | Giovanni da Cutri | |
| 1497 |
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Pedro Damiano | vs. | Unknown | |
| 1475 |
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Francesco di Castellvi | vs. | Narciso Vinyoles |