Notable Games
Bobby Fischer
21 celebrated games · 538 in the full archive
◈The games that made the legend
Byrne – Fischer · 1956 · 0–1
The "Game of the Century" — a thirteen-year-old Fischer answers Donald Byrne with an immortal queen sacrifice, New York.
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Letelier Martner – Fischer · 1960 · 0–1
Leipzig Olympiad 1960 — the King's Indian brilliancy "A Queen for the King", capped by a queen sacrifice against Rene Letelier.
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Fischer – Tal · 1961 · 1–0
Bled 1961 — Fischer's first win over former world champion Mikhail Tal, in a sharp Sicilian.
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Fischer – Bolbochan · 1962 · 1–0
Stockholm Interzonal 1962 — a model kingside attack in the Najdorf Sicilian.
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Fischer – Tal · 1962 · 1–0
Curaçao Candidates 1962 — Fischer outlasts Mikhail Tal in a 63-move Sicilian.
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Fischer – Najdorf · 1962 · 1–0
Varna Olympiad 1962 — a 24-move demolition of Najdorf in the variation that bears his name.
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Byrne – Fischer · 1963 · 0–1
U.S. Championship 1963 — the brilliancy-prize King's Indian against Robert Byrne, who resigned in a position spectators thought he was winning.
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Fischer – Benko · 1963 · 1–0
U.S. Championship 1963/64 — the quiet 19.Rf6! crowns a win from Fischer's perfect 11–0 sweep.
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Fischer – Fine · 1963 · 1–0
New York 1963 — a 17-move Evans Gambit miniature against grandmaster Reuben Fine, one of Fischer's most famous offhand games.
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Fischer – Reshevsky · 1966 · 1–0
Piatigorsky Cup, Santa Monica 1966 — a Ruy Lopez win over long-time rival Samuel Reshevsky.
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Fischer – Myagmarsuren · 1967 · 1–0
Sousse Interzonal 1967 — Fischer's celebrated King's Indian Attack, finished by a mating attack on the king.
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Fischer – Stein · 1967 · 1–0
Sousse Interzonal 1967 — a hard-fought Ruy Lopez win over the dangerous Leonid Stein.
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Fischer – Panno · 1970 · 1–0
Buenos Aires 1970 — a model attacking win over Oscar Panno.
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Fischer – Andersson · 1970 · 1–0
Siegen 1970 — a celebrated positional masterpiece with the Nimzowitsch–Larsen Attack (1.b3) against Ulf Andersson.
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Smyslov – Fischer · 1970 · 0–1
Palma de Mallorca Interzonal 1970 — outplaying former world champion Vasily Smyslov with the Black pieces.
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Taimanov – Fischer · 1971 · 0–1
Candidates match 1971 — a win from the astonishing 6–0 sweep of Mark Taimanov.
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Fischer – Larsen · 1971 · 1–0
Candidates match 1971 — one of six straight wins in the 6–0 rout of Bent Larsen.
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Fischer – Petrosian · 1971 · 1–0
Candidates final 1971 — a clean win over Tigran Petrosian on the road to the title match.
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Spassky – Fischer · 1972 · 0–1
World Championship, Reykjavík 1972 — Game 3, a sharp Benoni and Fischer's first win of the match.
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Fischer – Spassky · 1972 · 1–0
World Championship, Reykjavík 1972 — Game 6, the flawless Queen's Gambit that Fischer called his best game of the match.
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Spassky – Fischer · 1972 · 0–1
World Championship, Reykjavík 1972 — Game 13, a 74-move Alekhine's Defense marathon with the Black pieces.
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