Bobby Fischer
11th World Champion,
1972 - 1975
Robert James Fischer is considered by many to be the greatest chess player of all time. He was born in Chicago, USA in 1943 and brought up in Brooklyn where his mother moved after she was divorced in 1945. He learned to play chess at the age of 6 and soon became deeply absorbed in the game saying "All I want to do, ever, is play chess." At the age of 13 he became the youngest national junior chess champion in the USA and at the age of 14 he became the youngest senior US Champion. In 1958, at the age of 15, he became the youngest Grandmaster in the history of chess.
In Reykjavik, 1972, Fischer became the 11th World Chess Champion by defeating the defending champion, Boris Spassky in what is often referred to as "The Match of the Century." The final score was 12½ to 8½. In 1975, FIDE refused to meet Fischer's conditions for a World Championship match with Anatoli Karpov, and Fischer consequently refused to play. FIDE therefore awarded the title of World Champion to Karpov. Fischer then vanished from the public eye for twenty years. He resurfaced in 1992 to play a match against his old rival Spassky in Yugoslavia, which he won, 10 to 5 (with 15 draws). This action violated a U.N. sanction, and Fischer evaded authorities for twelve years until July 13, 2004, when he was arrested in Japan. On March 22, 2005, he was granted Icelandic citizenship and finally freed from Japan. He died of renal failure in Iceland in 2008.
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[White "Donald Byrne"]
[Black "Robert James Fischer"]
This surely is a game u should see....!!!
1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. d4 O-O 5. Bf4 d5 6. Qb3 dxc47. Qxc4 c6 8. e4 Nbd7 9. Rd1 Nb6 10. Qc5 Bg4 11. Bg5 {11. Be2followed by 12 O-O would have been more prudent. The bishopmove played allows a sudden crescendo of tactical points to beuncovered by Fischer. -- Wade} Na4 {!} 12. Qa3 {On 12. Nxa4Nxe4 and White faces considerable difficulties.} Nxc3 {Atfirst glance, one might think that this move only helps Whitecreate a stronger pawn center; however, Fischer's plan isquite the opposite. By eliminating the Knight on c3, itbecomes possible to sacrifice the exchange via Nxe4 and smashWhite's center, while the King remains trapped in the center.}13. bxc3 Nxe4 {The natural continuation of Black's plan.}14. Bxe7 Qb6 15. Bc4 Nxc3 16. Bc5
Rfe8+ 17. Kf1 Be6 {!! Ifthis is the game of the century, then 17...Be6!! must be the counterof the century. Fischer offers his queen in exchange for afierce attack with his minor pieces. Declining this offer isnot so easy: 18. Bxe6 leads to a 'Philidor Mate' (smotheredmate) with ...Qb5+ 19. Kg1 Ne2+ 20. Kf1 Ng3+ 21. Kg1 Qf1+22. Rxf1 Ne2#. Other ways to decline the queen also run intotrouble: e.g., 18. Qxc3 Qxc5} 18. Bxb6 Bxc4+ 19. Kg1 Ne2+20. Kf1 Nxd4+ {This tactical scenario, where a king isrepeatedly revealed to checks, is sometimes called a"windmill."} 21. Kg1 Ne2+ 22. Kf1 Nc3+ 23. Kg1 axb6 24. Qb4Ra4 25. Qxb6 Nxd1 26. h3 Rxa2 27. Kh2 Nxf2 28. Re1 Rxe129. Qd8+ Bf8 30. Nxe1 Bd5 31. Nf3 Ne4 32. Qb8 b5 {Every pieceand pawn of the black camp is defended. The white queen hasnothing to do.} 33. h4 h5 34. Ne5 Kg7 35. Kg1 Bc5+ 36. Kf1Ng3+ {Now Byrne is hopelessly entangled in Fischer's matingnet.} 37. Ke1 Bb4+ 38. Kd1 Bb3+ 39. Kc1 Ne2+ 40. Kb1 Nc3+41. Kc1 Rc2# 0-1
This surely is a game u should see....!!!
1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. d4 O-O 5. Bf4 d5 6. Qb3 dxc47. Qxc4 c6 8. e4 Nbd7 9. Rd1 Nb6 10. Qc5 Bg4 11. Bg5 {11. Be2followed by 12 O-O would have been more prudent. The bishopmove played allows a sudden crescendo of tactical points to beuncovered by Fischer. -- Wade} Na4 {!} 12. Qa3 {On 12. Nxa4Nxe4 and White faces considerable difficulties.} Nxc3 {Atfirst glance, one might think that this move only helps Whitecreate a stronger pawn center; however, Fischer's plan isquite the opposite. By eliminating the Knight on c3, itbecomes possible to sacrifice the exchange via Nxe4 and smashWhite's center, while the King remains trapped in the center.}13. bxc3 Nxe4 {The natural continuation of Black's plan.}14. Bxe7 Qb6 15. Bc4 Nxc3 16. Bc5
Rfe8+ 17. Kf1 Be6 {!! Ifthis is the game of the century, then 17...Be6!! must be the counterof the century. Fischer offers his queen in exchange for afierce attack with his minor pieces. Declining this offer isnot so easy: 18. Bxe6 leads to a 'Philidor Mate' (smotheredmate) with ...Qb5+ 19. Kg1 Ne2+ 20. Kf1 Ng3+ 21. Kg1 Qf1+22. Rxf1 Ne2#. Other ways to decline the queen also run intotrouble: e.g., 18. Qxc3 Qxc5} 18. Bxb6 Bxc4+ 19. Kg1 Ne2+20. Kf1 Nxd4+ {This tactical scenario, where a king isrepeatedly revealed to checks, is sometimes called a"windmill."} 21. Kg1 Ne2+ 22. Kf1 Nc3+ 23. Kg1 axb6 24. Qb4Ra4 25. Qxb6 Nxd1 26. h3 Rxa2 27. Kh2 Nxf2 28. Re1 Rxe129. Qd8+ Bf8 30. Nxe1 Bd5 31. Nf3 Ne4 32. Qb8 b5 {Every pieceand pawn of the black camp is defended. The white queen hasnothing to do.} 33. h4 h5 34. Ne5 Kg7 35. Kg1 Bc5+ 36. Kf1Ng3+ {Now Byrne is hopelessly entangled in Fischer's matingnet.} 37. Ke1 Bb4+ 38. Kd1 Bb3+ 39. Kc1 Ne2+ 40. Kb1 Nc3+41. Kc1 Rc2# 0-1
White "Robert Eugene Byrne"]
[Black "Robert James Fischer"]
1. d4 {Notes from various sources.} Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. g3 c64. Bg2 d5 5. cxd5 {5.Qb3 maintains more tension. -- Fischer}cxd5 6. Nc3 Bg7 7. e3 O-O 8. Nge2 Nc6 9. O-O b6 10. b3 {It'shard for either side to introduce an imbalance into thisessentially symmetrical variation. Deadeye equality alsoensues afer 10.Nf4 e6 11.b3 Ba6 12.Re1 Rc8 13.Ba3 Re8 14.Rc1(Stahlberg-Flohr, Kemeri 1937) -- Fischer} Ba6 11. Ba3 {AfterWhite's 11th move I should adjudicate his position as slightlysuperior, and at worst completely safe. To turn this into amating position in eleven more moves is more witchcraft thanchess! Quite honestly, I do not see the man who can stop Bobbyat this time. -- K.F. Kirby, South African Chess Quarterly}Re8 12. Qd2 e5 {! I was a bit worried about weakening my QP,but felt that the tremendous activity obtained by my minorpieces would permit White no time to exploit it. 12...e6 wouldprobably lead to a draw. -- Fischer} 13. dxe5 Nxe5 14. Rfd1{"Add another to those melancholy case histories entitled: TheWrong Rook." -- Fischer ~ "This is very much a case of 'thewrong rook'. One can understand Byrne's desire to break thepin on the e2-knight, but this turns out to be less importantthan other considerations. Fischer spends a lot of time andenergy analysing the superior 14. Rad1!, but still comes tothe conclusion that Black can keep the advantage." -- JohnNunn} Nd3 {Now it's all systems go for the Fischer rocket. --Robert Wade} 15. Qc2 {There is hardly any other defense to thethreat of ...Ne4. -- Fischer}
... Nxf2 {! The key to Black'sprevious play. The complete justification for this sac doesnot become apparent until White resigns! -- Fischer} 16. Kxf2Ng4+ 17. Kg1 Nxe3 18. Qd2 {Byrne: As I sat pondering whyFischer would choose such a line, because it was so obviouslylost for Black, there suddenly comes...} Nxg2 {!! Thisdazzling move came as the shocker... the culminatingcombination is of such depth that, even at the very moment atwhich I resigned, both grandmasters who were commenting on theplay for the spectators in a separate room believed I had awon game! -- Robert Byrne} 19. Kxg2 d4 {!} 20. Nxd4 Bb7+ {TheKing is at Black's mercy. -- Fischer} 21. Kf1 {In a room setaside for commentaries on the games in progress, twograndmasters were stating, for the benefit of the spectators,that Byrne had a won game. Byrne's reply to Fischer's nextmove must have been jaw dropping! -- Wade} Qd7 {And Whiteresigns. Fischer writes: "A bitter disappointment. I'd hopedfor 22.Qf2 Qh3+ 23.Kg1 Re1+!! 24.Rxe1 Bxd4 with mate to followshortly."} 0-1
1. d4 {Notes from various sources.} Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. g3 c64. Bg2 d5 5. cxd5 {5.Qb3 maintains more tension. -- Fischer}cxd5 6. Nc3 Bg7 7. e3 O-O 8. Nge2 Nc6 9. O-O b6 10. b3 {It'shard for either side to introduce an imbalance into thisessentially symmetrical variation. Deadeye equality alsoensues afer 10.Nf4 e6 11.b3 Ba6 12.Re1 Rc8 13.Ba3 Re8 14.Rc1(Stahlberg-Flohr, Kemeri 1937) -- Fischer} Ba6 11. Ba3 {AfterWhite's 11th move I should adjudicate his position as slightlysuperior, and at worst completely safe. To turn this into amating position in eleven more moves is more witchcraft thanchess! Quite honestly, I do not see the man who can stop Bobbyat this time. -- K.F. Kirby, South African Chess Quarterly}Re8 12. Qd2 e5 {! I was a bit worried about weakening my QP,but felt that the tremendous activity obtained by my minorpieces would permit White no time to exploit it. 12...e6 wouldprobably lead to a draw. -- Fischer} 13. dxe5 Nxe5 14. Rfd1{"Add another to those melancholy case histories entitled: TheWrong Rook." -- Fischer ~ "This is very much a case of 'thewrong rook'. One can understand Byrne's desire to break thepin on the e2-knight, but this turns out to be less importantthan other considerations. Fischer spends a lot of time andenergy analysing the superior 14. Rad1!, but still comes tothe conclusion that Black can keep the advantage." -- JohnNunn} Nd3 {Now it's all systems go for the Fischer rocket. --Robert Wade} 15. Qc2 {There is hardly any other defense to thethreat of ...Ne4. -- Fischer}
... Nxf2 {! The key to Black'sprevious play. The complete justification for this sac doesnot become apparent until White resigns! -- Fischer} 16. Kxf2Ng4+ 17. Kg1 Nxe3 18. Qd2 {Byrne: As I sat pondering whyFischer would choose such a line, because it was so obviouslylost for Black, there suddenly comes...} Nxg2 {!! Thisdazzling move came as the shocker... the culminatingcombination is of such depth that, even at the very moment atwhich I resigned, both grandmasters who were commenting on theplay for the spectators in a separate room believed I had awon game! -- Robert Byrne} 19. Kxg2 d4 {!} 20. Nxd4 Bb7+ {TheKing is at Black's mercy. -- Fischer} 21. Kf1 {In a room setaside for commentaries on the games in progress, twograndmasters were stating, for the benefit of the spectators,that Byrne had a won game. Byrne's reply to Fischer's nextmove must have been jaw dropping! -- Wade} Qd7 {And Whiteresigns. Fischer writes: "A bitter disappointment. I'd hopedfor 22.Qf2 Qh3+ 23.Kg1 Re1+!! 24.Rxe1 Bxd4 with mate to followshortly."} 0-1
[White "Robert James Fischer"]
[Black "Boris Spassky"]
1. c4 e6 2. Nf3 d5 3. d4 Nf6 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bg5 O-O 6. e3 h67. Bh4 b6 8. cxd5 Nxd5 9. Bxe7 Qxe7 10. Nxd5 exd5 11. Rc1 Be612. Qa4 c5 13. Qa3 Rc8 14. Bb5 a6 15. dxc5 bxc5 16. O-O Ra717. Be2 Nd7 18. Nd4 Qf8 19. Nxe6 fxe6 20. e4 d4 21. f4 Qe722. e5 Rb8 23. Bc4 Kh8 24. Qh3 Nf8 25. b3 a5 26. f5 exf527. Rxf5 Nh7 28. Rcf1 Qd8 29. Qg3 Re7 30. h4 Rbb7 31. e6 Rbc732. Qe5 Qe8 33. a4 Qd8 34. R1f2 Qe8 35. R2f3 Qd8 36. Bd3 Qe837. Qe4 Nf6 38. Rxf6 gxf6 39. Rxf6 Kg8 40. Bc4 Kh8 41. Qf4 1-0
1. c4 e6 2. Nf3 d5 3. d4 Nf6 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bg5 O-O 6. e3 h67. Bh4 b6 8. cxd5 Nxd5 9. Bxe7 Qxe7 10. Nxd5 exd5 11. Rc1 Be612. Qa4 c5 13. Qa3 Rc8 14. Bb5 a6 15. dxc5 bxc5 16. O-O Ra717. Be2 Nd7 18. Nd4 Qf8 19. Nxe6 fxe6 20. e4 d4 21. f4 Qe722. e5 Rb8 23. Bc4 Kh8 24. Qh3 Nf8 25. b3 a5 26. f5 exf527. Rxf5 Nh7 28. Rcf1 Qd8 29. Qg3 Re7 30. h4 Rbb7 31. e6 Rbc732. Qe5 Qe8 33. a4 Qd8 34. R1f2 Qe8 35. R2f3 Qd8 36. Bd3 Qe837. Qe4 Nf6 38. Rxf6 gxf6 39. Rxf6 Kg8 40. Bc4 Kh8 41. Qf4 1-0
[White "Robert James Fischer"]
[Black "Lhamsuren Myagmarsuren"]
1. e4 e6 2. d3 d5 3. Nd2 Nf6 4. g3 c5 5. Bg2 Nc6 6. Ngf3 Be77. O-O O-O 8. e5 Nd7 9. Re1 b5 10. Nf1 b4 11. h4 a5 12. Bf4 a413. a3 bxa3 14. bxa3 Na5 15. Ne3 Ba6 16. Bh3 d4 17. Nf1 Nb618. Ng5 Nd5 19. Bd2 Bxg5 20. Bxg5 Qd7 21. Qh5 Rfc8 22. Nd2 Nc323. Bf6 Qe8 24. Ne4 g6 25. Qg5 Nxe4 26. Rxe4 c4 27. h5 cxd328. Rh4 Ra7 29. Bg2 dxc2 30. Qh6 Qf8 31. Qxh7+ 1-0
Other 'Simple' games....
1. e4 e6 2. d3 d5 3. Nd2 Nf6 4. g3 c5 5. Bg2 Nc6 6. Ngf3 Be77. O-O O-O 8. e5 Nd7 9. Re1 b5 10. Nf1 b4 11. h4 a5 12. Bf4 a413. a3 bxa3 14. bxa3 Na5 15. Ne3 Ba6 16. Bh3 d4 17. Nf1 Nb618. Ng5 Nd5 19. Bd2 Bxg5 20. Bxg5 Qd7 21. Qh5 Rfc8 22. Nd2 Nc323. Bf6 Qe8 24. Ne4 g6 25. Qg5 Nxe4 26. Rxe4 c4 27. h5 cxd328. Rh4 Ra7 29. Bg2 dxc2 30. Qh6 Qf8 31. Qxh7+ 1-0
Other 'Simple' games....
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[White "Robert James Fischer"]
[White "Robert James Fischer"]
[Black "Reuben Fine"]
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. b4 Bxb4 5. c3 Ba5 6. d4 exd47. O-O dxc3 8. Qb3 Qe7 9. Nxc3 Nf6 10. Nd5 Nxd5 11. exd5 Ne512. Nxe5 Qxe5 13. Bb2 Qg5 14. h4 Qxh4
15. Bxg7 Rg8 16. Rfe1+Kd8 17. Qg3! 1-0 ...Bang.!!!Its all over..!!
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. b4 Bxb4 5. c3 Ba5 6. d4 exd47. O-O dxc3 8. Qb3 Qe7 9. Nxc3 Nf6 10. Nd5 Nxd5 11. exd5 Ne512. Nxe5 Qxe5 13. Bb2 Qg5 14. h4 Qxh4
15. Bxg7 Rg8 16. Rfe1+Kd8 17. Qg3! 1-0 ...Bang.!!!Its all over..!!
[White "Robert James Fischer"]
[Black "Pal Benko"]
1. e4 g6 2. d4 Bg7 3. Nc3 d6 4. f4 Nf6 5. Nf3 O-O 6. Bd3 Bg47. h3 Bxf3 8. Qxf3 Nc6 9. Be3 e5 10. dxe5 dxe5 11. f5 gxf512. Qxf5 Nd4 13. Qf2 Ne8 14. O-O Nd6 15. Qg3 Kh8 16. Qg4 c617. Qh5 Qe8 18. Bxd4 exd4
19. Rf6!! Kg8 20. e5! h6 21. Ne2! 1-0
1. e4 g6 2. d4 Bg7 3. Nc3 d6 4. f4 Nf6 5. Nf3 O-O 6. Bd3 Bg47. h3 Bxf3 8. Qxf3 Nc6 9. Be3 e5 10. dxe5 dxe5 11. f5 gxf512. Qxf5 Nd4 13. Qf2 Ne8 14. O-O Nd6 15. Qg3 Kh8 16. Qg4 c617. Qh5 Qe8 18. Bxd4 exd4
19. Rf6!! Kg8 20. e5! h6 21. Ne2! 1-0
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