Like the search for the perfect wave in surfing classic film ''Endless Summer'' (1966), the search for the perfect chess game goes on. The first one on the list above, Glucksberg versus Najdorf (1929) fails this test. Just considered last comment, the Polish Immortal falls because of White open-and-shut response 11 N-h3. A perfect chess game score cannot have cooperation if better move shown to be available after a brilliancy. So too since last summer have failed Fischer-Spassky Game 6 (1972), Stoltz-Steiner (1952), Euwe-
Reti(1920), and almost a score others, depending how many from the
Spassky-Fischer series are counted. However, two or three from the Mail's Top Ten are indeterminate on first look or postponed including Karpov-Kasparov 42 moves (1985) whether filling the bill perfect game, to resurrect the finals.
The four above are examples of ones to throw out as obviously no good for the purpose: Fischer-Spassky famous Game 6 because of 15 ...Rxc5, Stoltz-Steiner because of 25 ...K-g8, Euwe-Reti 1920 because of 12 Qxc5 and that G-N Polish Immortal. False candidates all for perfect game, but understandable each being on top-ten list -- top-one in case of Stoltz-Steiner by Kramnik reckoning -- for their inadvertent cooperative error by opponent leading to interesting exciting chess often having exchange sacrifice.
Deserving listing, the game features mid-game Queen sacrifice followed by King chase:
Averbakh-Kotov. Where does White go wrong?
Like the search for the perfect wave in surfing classic film ''Endless Summer'' (1966), the search for the perfect chess game goes on. The first one on the list above, Glucksberg versus Najdorf (1929) fails this test. Just considered last comment, the Polish Immortal falls because of White open-and-shut response 11 N-h3. A perfect chess game score cannot have cooperation if better move shown to be available after a brilliancy. So too since last summer have failed Fischer-Spassky Game 6 (1972), Stoltz-Steiner (1952), Euwe- Reti(1920), and almost a score others, depending how many from the Spassky-Fischer series are counted. However, two or three from the Mail's Top Ten are indeterminate on first look or postponed including Karpov-Kasparov 42 moves (1985) whether filling the bill perfect game, to resurrect the finals.
The four above are examples of ones to throw out as obviously no good for the purpose: Fischer-Spassky famous Game 6 because of 15 ...Rxc5, Stoltz-Steiner because of 25 ...K-g8, Euwe-Reti 1920 because of 12 Qxc5 and that G-N Polish Immortal. False candidates all for perfect game, but understandable each being on top-ten list -- top-one in case of Stoltz-Steiner by Kramnik reckoning -- for their inadvertent cooperative error by opponent leading to interesting exciting chess often having exchange sacrifice.