Is this Fischer’s most memorable game? What are some of the other most memorable games of Bobby?
Byrne, Donald – Fischer, Robert James [D97]
New York Rosenwald New York, 1956
1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.d4 0-0 5.Bf4 d5 6.Qb3 dxc4 7.Qxc4 c6 8.e4 Nbd7 9.Rd1 Nb6 10.Qc5 Bg4 11.Bg5 Na4 12.Qa3 Nxc3 13.bxc3 Nxe4 14.Bxe7 Qb6 15.Bc4 Nxc3 16.Bc5 Rfe8+ 17.Kf1 Be6 18.Bxb6 Bxc4+ 19.Kg1 Ne2+ 20.Kf1 Nxd4+ 21.Kg1 Ne2+ 22.Kf1 Nc3+ 23.Kg1 axb6 24.Qb4 Ra4 25.Qxb6 Nxd1 26.h3 Rxa2 27.Kh2 Nxf2 28.Re1 Rxe1 29.Qd8+ Bf8 30.Nxe1 Bd5 31.Nf3 Ne4 32.Qb8 b5 33.h4 h5 34.Ne5 Kg7 35.Kg1 Bc5+ 36.Kf1 Ng3+ 37.Ke1 Bb4+ 38.Kd1 Bb3+ 39.Kc1 Ne2+ 40.Kb1 Nc3+ 41.Kc1 Rc2# 0-1
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Fischer vs Marsen, game 1 played in 1971 (I think). Great battle in the French Winawer.
should read Larsen, not Marsen. Sorry for the typo…
Fischer v Petrosian 1971 (link to chessgames.com)is a good one. Fischer wins over one of the greatest defenders in chess by domination of the seventh rank.
My personal favorite from one of the better tournaments of all time.
Fischer-Tal (Bled 1961)
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 e6 5. Nc3 Qc7 6. g3 Nf6 7. Ndb5 Qb8 8. Bf4 Ne5 9. Be2 Bc5 10. Bxe5 Qxe5 11. f4 Qb8 12. e5 a6 13. exf6 axb5 14. fxg7 Rg8 15. Ne4 Be7 16. Qd4 Ra4 17. Nf6+ Bxf6 18. Qxf6 Qc7 19. O-O-O Rxa2 20. Kb1 Ra6 21. Bxb5 Rb6 22. Bd3 e5 23. fxe5 Rxf6 24. exf6 Qc5 25. Bxh7 Qg5 26. Bxg8 Qxf6 27. Rhf1 Qxg7 28. Bxf7+ Kd8 29. Be6 Qh6 30. Bxd7 Bxd7 31. Rf7 Qxh2 32. Rdxd7+ Ke8 33. Rde7+ Kd8 34. Rd7+ Kc8 35. Rc7+ Kd8 36. Rfd7+ Ke8 37. Rd1 b5 38. Rb7 Qh5 39. g4 Qh3 40. g5 Qf3 41. Re1+ Kf8 42. Rxb5 Kg7 43. Rb6 Qg3 44. Rd1 Qc7 45. Rdd6 Qc8 46. b3 Kh7 47. Ra6 1-0
well you just cant go past the R. Byrne v’s Fischer 1963 game that won a brilliancy prize. Ironicly the brother of D. Byrne who lost to fischer that some believe to be the game of the century, and others believe this to be.
tation of this game at chessbase.com…truly amazing game
My favourite game was his first Queen’s Gambit when he played Boris Spassky in 1972 and played a one of his many brilliant games. Even Spassky got up and clapped at the end of the game!
Robert Byrne- Fischer 1963 is the best. Clear refutation of the ” wrong rook.”
Fischer vs United States.
Many people are unware that Byrne had to go to the restroom and was thinking of Bf4 or Bg5 and decided to play his move so that his clock would not be running while he was away from the board.
He later said he had no idea he would be “playing the game of the century.”
Souce; Dan Heisman, later a student of Byrne’s/
The 13th game of his WC match with Spassky was one of the greatest games in WC history.
All the games cited so far are memorable and will long survive the flawed man who played them.
Just to be different, I nominate his game against Panno, Buenos Aires 1970.
I would nominate the Bishop vs. Knight ending from the match with Taimanov. (I believe it was the fourth game.) I remember my amazement when I played it through at the time
My favorite game by Bobby was Letelier vs Fischer(E70 1960) which can be viewed at http://www.chessgames.com. Fischer plays a KID with creativity, artistry and cunning attack, provoking a center pawn advance, retreating his N to e8. Then what follows is an all out assault on WHT! The ending of the game shows the genuis of Fischer. Bobby sacs his 2 Rooks and offers his Q to a resignation!
Rest In peace Bobby Fischer
Following computojon, to me the 13th game of the 1972 WC match was one of the greatest games in chess history, though I realize that both players committed a number of errors over the board. I remember how deeply impressed I was that Fischer survived a cramped position, leaving Spasski with some material down. Spasski responded by offering a rook (I think), which could not be taken, resulting in Spasski`s comeback into the game. In the end (I hope I remember this correctly), it was Spasski with R, B plus a passed g-pawn (which had advanced up to g7) against Fischer with R plus a number of passed pawns on the queenside. Although Fischer`s rook was temporarily trapped on g8 by Spasski`s Bf8/Pg7, Spasski was amazingly left fighting for a mere draw, which was of no use for him as he was 5-7 down after 12 games, and which he tragically missed. I admired Fischer for his sheer will to win this game.
Have to correct myself a bit… Spasski didn’t offer a rook; he threatened to WIN one by the move he put into the envelope. I replayed the game yesterday. It keeps making a deep impression on me, and I maintain my statement that this was one of the greatest games ever, and by both players.