Fifty of the most exciting games ever played. Pick one and replay it move by move.
Carl Hamppe vs Philipp Meitner · Vienna, 1872
Black sacrifices a bishop and his queen to drag White's king up the board, and the game ends in a draw because White's king can never escape the checks.
1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 Bc5 3. Na4 Bxf2+ 4. Kxf2 Qh4+ 5. Ke3 Qf4+ 6. Kd3 d5 7. Kc3 Qxe4 8. Kb3 Na6 9. a3 Qxa4+ 10. Kxa4 Nc5+ 11. Kb4 a5+ 12. Kxc5 Ne7 13. Bb5+ Kd8 14. Bc6 b6+ 15. Kb5 Nxc6 16. Kxc6 Bb7+ 17. Kb5 Ba6+ 18. Kc6 1/2-1/2