Billy Fellowes – Peter Lalic is the longest decisive chess game 272 moves

Last week’s Kingston Invitational, organised by the Guardian’s Stephen Moss, earned a niche in chess history when it produced the longest ever decisive Fide-rated game, 272 moves. Billy Fellowes v CM Peter Lalic sparked controversy when it emerged that Lalic has aimed for this record for a few years, and already has several three-figure games recorded in databases.

That is the record for longest decisive chess game, and longer can only be found between computers here at TCEC. The longest decisive game at TCEC is between Lc0 and Fritz, total 308 moves