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The Most Overrated Games Ever
Compiled by Tigranny
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As the title says, in my view...

Bernstein missed an earlier chance to beat Capa!
Capablanca vs O Bernstein, 1911 
(C65) Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense, 34 moves, 1-0

Already up a knight, not even a deep queen sac.
S Levitsky vs Marshall, 1912 
(C10) French, 23 moves, 0-1

The most overrated game in the history of the game.
Bogoljubov vs Alekhine, 1922 
(A90) Dutch, 53 moves, 0-1

Nimzo was victim to zugzwang too against Capa!
Saemisch vs A Nimzowitsch, 1923  
(E18) Queen's Indian, Old Main line, 7.Nc3, 25 moves, 0-1

Boring draw. Botvinnik might've even been able to win!
Alekhine vs Botvinnik, 1936  
(B72) Sicilian, Dragon, 20 moves, 1/2-1/2

Not really a brilliant queen sac if it was adjourned.
Averbakh vs Kotov, 1953 
(A55) Old Indian, Main line, 51 moves, 0-1

Overrated in a comparison similar with Bogoljubov-Alekhine.
D Byrne vs Fischer, 1956  
(D92) Grunfeld, 5.Bf4, 41 moves, 0-1

Poorly played draw by two anxious rivals.
Fischer vs Tal, 1960 
(C18) French, Winawer, 21 moves, 1/2-1/2

Not a true double bishop sacrifice according to many kibitzers.
Kasparov vs Portisch, 1983 
(E12) Queen's Indian, 35 moves, 1-0

Cruelly portraying the Winawer unsound with repetitive checks.
Oll vs M Ulybin, 1989 
(C18) French, Winawer, 34 moves, 1-0

Carlsen had other games that could be his true immortal.
Carlsen vs S Ernst, 2004 
(B18) Caro-Kann, Classical, 29 moves, 1-0

Vastly overpraised game. Basically prepared by computers.
Kramnik vs Leko, 2004  
(C89) Ruy Lopez, Marshall, 32 moves, 0-1

An enormously flawed game showing the KID's true unsoundness.
Anand vs Nakamura, 2011 
(E97) King's Indian, 49 moves, 0-1

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