1. Too little, too late
Fischer vs J Sherwin, 1957  (A07) King's Indian Attack, 33 moves, 1-0
2. Slaying the dragon
Fischer vs B Larsen, 1958  (B77) Sicilian, Dragon, Yugoslav Attack, 31 moves, 1-0
3. Bear Hug
Petrosian vs Fischer, 1958  (A16) English, 67 moves, 1/2-1/2
4. Tact and tactics
Pilnik vs Fischer, 1959  (B92) Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation, 40 moves, 0-1
5. The unpleasant obligation
Fischer vs H Rossetto, 1959  (B41) Sicilian, Kan, 37 moves, 1-0
6. a small oversight
Fischer vs R Shocron, 1959  (C97) Ruy Lopez, Closed, Chigorin, 40 moves, 1-0
7. Pride Goeth
F Olafsson vs Fischer, 1959  (E93) King's Indian, Petrosian System, 40 moves, 0-1
8. Meat and potatoes
Fischer vs Keres, 1959  (C99) Ruy Lopez, Closed, Chigorin, 12...cd, 81 moves, 1-0
9. Betwixt the cup of the lip
E Walther vs Fischer, 1959  (B99) Sicilian, Najdorf, 7...Be7 Main line, 63 moves, 1/2-1/2
10. Milking the cow
Fischer vs Unzicker, 1959  (C97) Ruy Lopez, Closed, Chigorin, 65 moves, 1-0
11. Unheard melodies
Fischer vs Benko, 1959  (B57) Sicilian, 27 moves, 1-0
12. Castling into it
Gligoric vs Fischer, 1959  (B99) Sicilian, Najdorf, 7...Be7 Main line, 57 moves, 1/2-1/2
13. Something new
Fischer vs Gligoric, 1959  (C74) Ruy Lopez, Modern Steinitz Defense, 40 moves, 1/2-1/2
14. Too many cooks
Keres vs Fischer, 1959  (A48) King's Indian, 27 moves, 0-1
15. A whopper
Smyslov vs Fischer, 1959  (B99) Sicilian, Najdorf, 7...Be7 Main line, 54 moves, 0-1
16. Four Queens
Fischer vs Petrosian, 1959  (B11) Caro-Kann, Two Knights, 3...Bg4, 48 moves, 1/2-1/2
A very near miss
Fischer vs Tal, 1959  (B87) Sicilian, Fischer-Sozin with ...a6 and ...b5, 52 moves, 0-1
Old Wine in a new bottle
Spassky vs Fischer, 1960  (C39) King's Gambit Accepted, 29 moves, 1-0
A long voyage home
A Gudmundsson vs Fischer, 1960  (D95) Grunfeld, 27 moves, 0-1
Fischer vs Euwe, 1960  (B13) Caro-Kann, Exchange, 36 moves, 1-0
A Queen for the King
Letelier vs Fischer, 1960  (E70) King's Indian, 23 moves, 0-1
Szabo vs Fischer, 1960  (E70) King's Indian, 24 moves, 0-1
No holds barred
Fischer vs Tal, 1960  (C18) French, Winawer, 21 moves, 1/2-1/2
Asking for trouble
Fischer vs K Darga, 1960  (C19) French, Winawer, Advance, 30 moves, 1-0
When the maroczy didnt bind
Lombardy vs Fischer, 1960  (B54) Sicilian, 43 moves, 0-1
Time will tell
Fischer vs Reshevsky, 1961  (B32) Sicilian, 38 moves, 1-0
Sheer pyrotechnics
Reshevsky vs Fischer, 1961  (D42) Queen's Gambit Declined, Semi-Tarrasch, 7.Bd3, 57 moves, 0-1
A peccable draw
Reshevsky vs Fischer, 1961  (E98) King's Indian, Orthodox, Taimanov, 9.Ne1, 57 moves, 1/2-1/2
Hoist with his own petard
Fischer vs Geller, 1961  (C72) Ruy Lopez, Modern Steinitz Defense, 5.O-O, 22 moves, 1-0
A lyrical performance
Gligoric vs Fischer, 1961  (E98) King's Indian, Orthodox, Taimanov, 9.Ne1, 33 moves, 1/2-1/2
The sincerest form of flattery
Fischer vs Petrosian, 1961  (B17) Caro-Kann, Steinitz Variation, 36 moves, 1-0
The moral victor
Fischer vs Tal, 1961  (B47) Sicilian, Taimanov (Bastrikov) Variation, 47 moves, 1-0
The drawing master
Fischer vs P Trifunovic, 1961  (C80) Ruy Lopez, Open, 73 moves, 1-0
Hanging pawns unhung
M Bertok vs Fischer, 1962  (D59) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tartakower, 31 moves, 0-1
A briliant canenza
Fischer vs Bolbochan, 1962  (B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 37 moves, 1-0
Gaston and Alphonse
Fischer vs Korchnoi, 1962  (C91) Ruy Lopez, Closed, 44 moves, 1-0
Only a Draw
Keres vs Fischer, 1962  (B20) Sicilian, 77 moves, 1/2-1/2
Detective story
Fischer vs Keres, 1962  (C96) Ruy Lopez, Closed, 41 moves, 1-0
The confrontation
Botvinnik vs Fischer, 1962  (D98) Grunfeld, Russian, 68 moves, 1/2-1/2
The Najdorf Variation
Fischer vs Najdorf, 1962  (B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 24 moves, 1-0
A bright camoe
Fischer vs Robatsch, 1962  (B01) Scandinavian, 20 moves, 1-0
playing by ear
Unzicker vs Fischer, 1962  (B92) Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation, 26 moves, 0-1
The missing link
Fischer vs Reshevsky, 1962  (B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 54 moves, 1-0
Shock threatment
Fischer vs Fine, 1963  (C52) Evans Gambit, 17 moves, 1-0
Ghosts
Fischer vs A Bisguier, 1963  (C59) Two Knights, 29 moves, 1-0
Romp
Fischer vs Benko, 1963  (B09) Pirc, Austrian Attack, 21 moves, 1-0
The Indain Sign?
Fischer vs A Bisguier, 1963  (C98) Ruy Lopez, Closed, Chigorin, 35 moves, 1-0
The brillancy prize
D Byrne vs Fischer, 1963  (A07) King's Indian Attack, 46 moves, 0-1
A complex trap
Fischer vs R H Steinmeyer, 1963  (B18) Caro-Kann, Classical, 17 moves, 1-0
tour de force
Fischer vs O Celle, 1964  (C51) Evans Gambit, 27 moves, 1-0
Squeeze play
Fischer vs Smyslov, 1965  (C77) Ruy Lopez, 43 moves, 1-0
Peekaboo strategy
Fischer vs Rossolimo, 1965  (C12) French, McCutcheon, 32 moves, 1-0
Black magic
Portisch vs Fischer, 1966  (E45) Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Bronstein (Byrne) Variation, 35 moves, 0-1
Najdorf's night off from the najdorf
Fischer vs Najdorf, 1966  (B44) Sicilian, 47 moves, 1-0
The price of incaution
Fischer vs J Bednarski, 1966  (B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 22 moves, 1-0
The Fischer continuation
Fischer vs Gligoric, 1966  (C69) Ruy Lopez, Exchange, Gligoric Variation, 25 moves, 1-0
Change of pace
B Larsen vs Fischer, 1967  (E97) King's Indian, 61 moves, 0-1
flawed masterpiece
Fischer vs Geller, 1967  (B97) Sicilian, Najdorf, 25 moves, 0-1
The erring Bishop
Kholmov vs Fischer, 1967  (A49) King's Indian, Fianchetto without c4, 32 moves, 0-1
When champions meet
Fischer vs Stein, 1967  (C92) Ruy Lopez, Closed, 56 moves, 1-0
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