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Popular games
Compiled by athyn
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Twelve most popular games at chessgames
The ones in most collections.
And:
"The Ten most famous chess games" from "Chess for Dummies"

So far only 14 games total. Many of the top ten were also among the top twelve at this site.

The Most Popular Game
D Byrne vs Fischer, 1956  
(D92) Grunfeld, 5.Bf4, 41 moves, 0-1

In over 71 collections.
Anderssen vs Kieseritzky, 1851  
(C33) King's Gambit Accepted, 23 moves, 1-0

In over 64 collections
Morphy vs Duke Karl / Count Isouard, 1858  
(C41) Philidor Defense, 17 moves, 1-0

In over 63 collections
Kasparov vs Topalov, 1999 
(B07) Pirc, 44 moves, 1-0

In over 55 collections.
Rotlewi vs Rubinstein, 1907  
(D32) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tarrasch, 25 moves, 0-1

In over 55 collections.
Anderssen vs Dufresne, 1852 
(C52) Evans Gambit, 20 moves, 1-0

In over 47 collections.
Tal vs Larsen, 1965  
(B82) Sicilian, Scheveningen, 37 moves, 1-0

In over 43 collections.
Paulsen vs Morphy, 1857  
(C48) Four Knights, 28 moves, 0-1

In over 37 collections.
R Byrne vs Fischer, 1963  
(E60) King's Indian Defense, 21 moves, 0-1

Game of the Day July 30, 2004.
Ivanchuk vs A Yusupov, 1991 
(E67) King's Indian, Fianchetto, 39 moves, 0-1

In over 36 collections.
Short vs Timman, 1991 
(B04) Alekhine's Defense, Modern, 34 moves, 1-0

In over 35 collections.
Karpov vs Kasparov, 1985 
(B44) Sicilian, 40 moves, 0-1

From the top ten in "Chess for Dummies"
Steinitz vs von Bardeleben, 1895 
(C54) Giuoco Piano, 25 moves, 1-0

One of the ten most famous games.
S Levitsky vs Marshall, 1912 
(C10) French, 23 moves, 0-1

14 games

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