| Jan-05-06 | | morphyvsfischer: Interesting game, although I'm surprised that Fischer didn't know the main line of the the Falkbeer, especially in '71. 5 d4 is better, as Fischer's move could be met by 5...Nxe5 6 fxe5 Qd4. |
|
| Jun-15-06 | | KingG: Yes, strange that Fischer didn't play the main line, but maybe he didn't want to run into his opponent's preparation. |
|
| Jun-17-06 | | RookFile: Fischer had encyclopediac knowledge of the openings, but like to avoid main lines in the King's Gambit, when he played it. I'm curious about the circumstances of this game, as to whether it was a casual game, or perhaps a 5 minute game. |
|
| Jun-18-06 | | MyriadChoices: I'm curious as to why Fischer would play a KG. |
|
| Jun-18-06 | | Peter Nemenyi: This was a simultaneous or other informal game, and the KG is a traditional choice of masters in such circumstances, since it provides sharp tactical positions in which they can crush amateurs quickly. In any case, Bobby liked the KG well enough to try it in three serious games, winning all three. His KG defeat of Evans en route to his clean score in the 1963-64 US Championship is the best. |
|
| May-26-08 | | newzild: Bobby did well to draw this game - he looked busted out of the opening but fought back well to gain an (admittedly only theoretical) advantage in the ending. |
|
| Aug-14-13 | | jerseybob: This game was played after Fischer wiped out Petrosian in the '71 Candidates Finals. |
|
Aug-14-13
 | | HeMateMe: wild game. Fun to see the the great ones air it out tactically, now and than. I was pretty sure this was an offhand game, as Bob didn't often play the KG in serious chess. |
|
| Aug-14-13 | | jerseybob: In the late-50's and early-60's, Fischer often answered 1.e4 with e5. His famous loss to Spassky's King's Gambit at Mar del Plata 1960 spurred him to an exhaustive study of that opening. Even though he seldom played it, he knew it in and out. |
|
| Aug-15-13 | | jerseybob: In the Lou Hays book, game #988 this is listed as 1-0. It was a simul. |
|
| Nov-15-16 | | Helios727: I think the Hays book was wrong unless anyone can see a forced win for White. |
|
| Nov-15-16 | | RookFile: It looked like Fischer was getting killed in this game. How hard it was to beat him! |
|
Nov-15-16
 | | Joshka: According to Fischer and his good friend Quenteros, Bobby played hundreds of games in simuls set up after his win over Petrosian in 1971. Someone has these scores, and hardly any of these scores are showing up....here's one that has surfaced!. |
|
| Apr-14-25 | | Jyrki: Bobby´s second move 2.f4 suprises me. At first sight is looks very dangerous. It opens e1-h4 -diagonal to possible black Queen attack in future.In another hand Bobby was #1 in world at that moment. If world´s strongest GM moves such a move, did he have good reason for that ? Maybe he was just joking or provoking Szmetan to do mistake? Please explain if you know more about this game. :) |
|
| Apr-15-25 | | FM David H. Levin: <<Jyrki>: Bobby´s second move 2.f4 suprises me. At first sight is looks very dangerous.> True, the move 2.f4 is weakening. But it's not clear how Black can take advantage of this. On the plus side, the move prepares to open the f-file for White's rook were he to eventually castle kingside. The real test is how the move has fared in tournament play. One way to get a glimpse of this is to click on "find similar games" just below the game score. Another is to click on the ECO code (in this case, C31) that's just above the chessboard. Have fun! |
|
Apr-15-25
 | | An Englishman: Good Evening: Szmetan was a much better than average Master. Indeed, his position looks great after 18.Rad8. Players this good don't normally play in simuls unless the star faces only a few players. Fischer facing 17 chess players of this quality says almost as much about his greatness as his perfect score in the US Championship. |
|
| Apr-15-25 | | utssb: <An Englishman> Yup, who wouldn't prefer Black after 18...Re6 where it seems like 19.c5 is forced to deal with the ...Rb6+ threat. If 19.Nd5 then 19...Rd8 seems tough. |
|
| Apr-17-25 | | FM David H. Levin: At move 13, Black might have played <13...Be6 14. Qxd4 Bxd4>, 
click for larger viewto speed his development and bring his dark-square bishop to where it pins the knight and overprotects f6. Then <15. Bb2 exd2+ 16. Kxd2 Rag8 17. g3 h4 18. gxh4 Rxh4>, 
click for larger viewafter which Black would soon win the h-pawn and retain the initiative. |
|
Kibitzing
