Top 10 Most Amazing Tactics Ever in World Championship History

Jonathan Schrantz counts down his favorite tactics from world championship matches. Take some time to think because they get progressively difficult.

2016.11.15
Magnus Carlsen vs Viswanathan Anand, Carlsen – Anand World Championship (2014)
http://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1778970
Alexander Alekhine vs Max Euwe, Euwe – Alekhine World Championship Rematch (1937): D10 Queen’s Gambit Declined Slav defence, Alekhine variation
http://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1013245
Jose Raul Capablanca vs Emanuel Lasker, Lasker – Capablanca World Championship Match (1921)
http://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1241498
Mikhail Botvinnik vs Mikhail Tal, Tal – Botvinnik World Championship Match (1960)
http://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1032537
Tigran Vartanovich Petrosian vs Mikhail Botvinnik, Petrosian – Botvinnik World Championship Match (1963)
http://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1032641
Vladimir Kramnik vs Peter Leko, Kramnik – Leko World Championship Match (2004)
http://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1309482
Viswanathan Anand vs Veselin Topalov, Anand – Topalov World Chess Championship (2010): E04 Catalan, open, 5.Nf3
http://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1581335
Veselin Topalov vs Viswanathan Anand, Anand – Topalov World Chess Championship (2010)
http://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1579916
Boris Spassky vs Robert James Fischer, Fischer – Spassky World Championship Match (1972)
http://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1044723
Garry Kasparov vs Anatoly Karpov, Karpov – Kasparov World Championship Match (1985)
http://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1067187

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