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What Makes the Best Chess Game Ever?

When Andor Lilienthal sacrificed his queen to crush the former World Champion Jose Raul Capablanca, the world called it his Immortal Game. If you haven’t seen that brilliant game, I’ll link it at the end of this video. But in his interview, Lilienthal said that the game against Capablanca wasn’t actually his best. Instead, he considered the positional masterpiece against the future World Champion Mikhail Botvinnik to be his best game. So, let’s dive into this game, see why it’s better than a spectacular queen sacrifice - and whether you can find Lilienthal’s deep strategic ideas too. Support the Channel:   / chesswisdom   Botvinnik vs Lilienthal, USSR Absolute Championship 1941 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 O-O 5. Ne2 d5 6. a3 Be7 7. cxd5 exd5 8. g3 Nbd7 9. Bg2 Nb6 10. Qd3 a5 11. a4 c6 12. O-O Nbd7 13. Rd1 Nb8 14. b3 Na6 15. Na2 Re8 16. Bb2 Bd6 17. Re1 Qe7 18. Rad1 g6 19. Nf4 Bf5 20. Qe2 Nb4 21. Nxb4 Bxb4 22. Rf1 Bg4 23. f3 Bf5 24. Bc1 Ba3 25. Rfe1 Bxc1 26. Rxc1 h5 27. Qd2 Qa3 28. Qc3 Re7 29. Ra1 Qd6 30. Ra2 Rae8 31. Rae2 b6 32. Nd3 Bxd3 33. Qxd3 c5 34. Bf1 Nd7 35. Rd1 Qf6 36. f4 cxd4 37. exd4 Rxe2 38. Bxe2 Qe7 39. Bf3 Nf6 40. Kg2 Rc8 41. Rd2 Qb4 42. f5 Rc3 43. Qe2 g5 44. Qe5 Rxb3 45. Re2 Kg7 46. Bxd5 Rb2 47. Bc4 Rxe2+ 48. Bxe2 Qxa4 49. Bxh5 Qc2+ 50. Be2 a4 51. d5 Qc5 52. h4 Qxd5+ 53. Qxd5 Nxd5 54. hxg5 a3 0-1