The Greatest Hidden Chess Game Ever Played

Chess Wisdom October 5, 2025
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On my channel you will find an in-depth analysis of my favorite classic chess games. Classic games are much more instructive than the modern ones, as it is much easier to follow the strategic plans and their gradual implementation. Modern top-level grandmasters make much less mistakes than their predecessors, know everything about their opponent’s strategic plans and typical tactics and prevent these plans from being implemented, while the lower-rated viewers have no clue about these plans, as all these strategic and tactical ideas stay behind the scenes. Thus, chess classics is essential for anyone who wants to get a deep understanding of positional chess, strategy, tactics, develop intuitive thinking and recognize typical strategic and tactical patterns. Classic games are a treasure house of the deepest chess wisdom and by studying them you will also develop a better understanding of the modern high-level chess.

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Have you ever wondered how many true masterpieces in chess history have been forgotten — never published, never analyzed, and never shown to the world? Today, we’ll uncover one of those secret gems. What makes it so special, you might ask? It’s a clash of opposites — the deepest strategic ideas collide with the wildest tactics. Positional play of the highest level, unimaginable combinations and spectacular sacrifices come together in this game. The game was played in one of the Soviet Championships between two of the strongest players of their time — Lev Polugaevsky and Efim Geller. Yet, strangely, neither of them included it in their game collections, and even the most popular Soviet chess magazine ignored it. So, let’s dive into this fantastic game — and maybe, by the end, we’ll understand why it has been forgotten. Support the Channel: https://www.patreon.com/c/ChessWisdom Polugaevsky vs Geller, 8th Soviet Team Championship 1962 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 g6 4. Nc3 d6 5. e4 Bg7 6. Nf3 O-O 7. Be2 e5 8. Bg5 h6 9. Bh4 Qc7 10. Nd2 Nh7 11. f3 a6 12. a3 f5 13. b4 Nd7 14. Rb1 b6 15. Qa4 Bf6 16. Bf2 Bd8 17. O-O Ndf6 18. Qc6 Rb8 19. Qxc7 Bxc7 20. Rb2 Ng5 21. h4 Nf7 22. Rfb1 Ra8 23. Bd1 Bd8 24. a4 Nh5 25. g3 f4 26. g4 Ng3 27. a5 cxb4 28. Rxb4 bxa5 29. R4b2 Bxh4 30. Ba4 Ng5 31. Kg2 Bxg4 32. fxg4 f3+ 33. Kh2 Ne2 34. Nd1 Bxf2 35. Nxf2 Nc3 36. Ra1 Rf4 37. c5 dxc5 38. Rb6 Kg7 39. d6 h5 40. Rb7+ Kf6 41. Bb3 hxg4 42. Bc4 Ngxe4 43. Rf7+ Kg5 44. Nh3+ gxh3 45. Nxf3+ Kh6 46. Nxe5 Nf6 47. Rg1 Rb8 48. Rxg6+ Kh5 49. Rgxf6 Rb2+ 50. Kh1 Rb1+ 51. Kh2 Rb2+ 1/2-1/2

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