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The Best Chess Games of 2019

The Best Chess Games of 2019

There are many brilliant games around the world each year. Learn from the best games of 2019!

Would you like to see the best chess games of 2019? Then this is the course for you! IM Daniel Rensch demonstrates the five most amazing games of the year, as voted on by the chess.com team. Start learning with Danny today!

Here is what you will see:

  • How early can you sacrifice your queen in a quiet position?
  • How much can you sacrifice and still win an endgame?
  • How do you make a black king walk from g8 to a3?
  • How do you invent a queen sacrifice in the opening against a super-GM?

The Best Chess Games Of 2019: #5

What were the best chess games of 2019? IM Daniel Rensch kicks off the top-five countdown with this beautiful attacking game where both sides' kings were under heavy fire. Find out why this game was voted by the Chess.com staff as one of the best of the year.
13 dk
5 Meydan Okuma

The Best Chess Games of 2019: #4

IM Kassa Korley unleashed deep opening preparation to refute a common variation in the Queen's Gambit. Check out how he kept sacrificing his way to a big upset victory.
13 dk
5 Meydan Okuma

The Best Chess Games of 2019: # 3

We have all seen Grandmasters sacrifice material to start an attack. Have you ever seen someone sacrifice two rooks for just a few dangerous pawns? That's what GM Ivan Šarić did in a game against IM Aydin Suleymanli.
18 dk
5 Meydan Okuma

The Best Chess Games of 2019: # 2

One of the most exciting players of 2019 was GM Daniil Dubov. This game was his most spectacular of 2019 and Danny's personal pick for the game of the year!
19 dk
5 Meydan Okuma

The Best Chess Games of 2019: # 1

The best game of 2019 was an amazing upset victory by GM Murali Karthikeyan against the prodigy Alireza Firouzja. It's not often you can play a fully sound queen sacrifice in the first ten moves and beat a Super-Grandmaster!
15 dk
5 Meydan Okuma