Greatest Chess Move of All Time: Queen Sacrifice in the Opening

One of the greatest opening novelties in chess history: a queen sacrifice on move nine with which David Bronstein shocked the chess world. Chess magazines proclaimed it 'the move of the century,' and World Champion Max Euwe described it as 'extremely deep and highly original.' We’ll explore two games: the first, where Bronstein introduces his fantastic idea against Spassky but later misplays and loses; and the second, played 40 years later, where Bronstein employs the same sacrifice again and creates an attacking masterpiece. Spassky vs Bronstein, Amsterdam 1956 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. f3 e5 6. d5 Nh5 7. Be3 Na6 8. Qd2 Qh4+ 9. g3 Nxg3 10. Qf2 Nxf1 11. Qxh4 Nxe3 12. Kf2 Nxc4 13. b3 Nb6 14. Nge2 f5 15. Rhg1 O-O 16. Kg2 Bd7 17. a4 Bf6 18. Qg3 Nb4 19. a5 Nc8 20. exf5 Bxf5 21. Ra4 Nd3 22. Rc4 Nc5 23. Ne4 Na6 24. Nxf6+ Rxf6 25. f4 e4 26. Nc3 Ne7 27. Re1 Raf8 28. b4 c6 29. Nxe4 Bxe4+ 30. Rcxe4 Nxd5 31. Re8 Nac7 32. Rxf8+ Kxf8 33. Kh1 Rf5 34. Qh4 Nf6 35. Qf2 Nb5 36. Qe2 Nd5 37. a6 bxa6 38. Qe8+ Kg7 39. Qxc6 Kh6 40. Qxa6 Nxb4 41. Qb7 Nd3 42. Re7 Nxf4 43. Rxh7+ Kg5 44. Qe7+ Kg4 45. Qe3 Kg5 46. h4+ Kg4 47. Kh2 Nh5 48. Rh6 1-0