Chess - Game of the Century

[ShadowOfIce]

I just heard about this game on RadioLab. Really great being able to see this historic game played out. Thanks for the upload! :)

[TuRFMcLaLa]

Ba3x could also mate

[vennor128]

There were a couple moments in the game for black that he could have won faster. but thats just me.

[94LG]

at 1:17 why no

Kxa4

?

[michaelhays92]

@94LG I think after Nxa4, it should follow:

... Nxe4

Qb4 Bxf3

gxf3 Nxg5

and black is up in material and position.

The black Na4 was an attempt to take away the sole defender of the e4 pawn, and thus the e6 knight could take it while forking white's queen and bishop. While the bishop originally has 2 defenders, white is forced to move it's queen away, and finally the bishop taking the knight on f3 takes away the bishop's last defender. Clever trap, but Fischer is too smart.

[michaelhays92]

@michaelhays92 Actually he didn't even need to do Bxf3, Nxg5 is fine after Qb4 since the knight is pinned to protect the rook on d1.

[94LG]

@michaelhays92

yeah, i actually saw that right away, i just wanted to be sure of that. thanks

[Zanmatt2g]

i think fisher is a wizard

[boulderbum7]

Needs annotation.

[jjphysstud]

Byrne was NOT a GM

[SeanBernardino]

@jjphysstud That's right. I stand corrected. Byrne was one of the leading American masters at the time of this game.

[asiankim53]

@SeanBernardino if i remember correctly, donald was an IM and his brother robert was a GM..is that right ?

[kinbotest]

I like the music. And I like the simple way in which you present the moves, as well as the pace. Thanks for posting!

[Sconz32]

So who is black and who is white motherfucker?

[brainwasher9876]

@Sconz32 fischer is black, since black was the one that sacrificed the queen. read the description.

[AgentSmithClan]

Sacrificing his queen like that, wow, that takes some guts. From that point on though (the whole game really) it was complete domination. Byrne didn't have a chance.

[AhmetSamim]

What is the music piece?

[eng0ts08]

why the white didnt eat the horse at 1:21 he instead move his queen..

[AhmetSamim]

@eng0ts08 Because of balck's powerful N xe4.

[ChrisJollly]

taking the knight on a4 would have led to Nxe4 which traps white's queen.

[efker1]

@eng0ts08 because blacks other knight would've taken the pond at e4, threatening queen and bishop

[mecopius]

@eng0ts08 Because black would get a free pawn and bishop plus a pin and position....

[michaeljimpogi23]

why byrne didn't castle at 1:01

[VitalSigns1]

Fischer could have mated him so much sooner. He was just toying with him.

[buzzbox2nd]

Remember Einsteins words. GREAT MINDS HAVE ALWAYS ENCOUNTERED OPPOSITION/RESISTANCE FROM MEDIOCRE ONES

[joeltopgun]

Who is this guy and how much are lessons

[michaeljimpogi23]

at the end,every piece is supported by one another so the queen has nowhere to go!!! Fischer is amazing!

[Echeque5]

@michaeljimpogi23 - Well, was amazing. He passed away not long ago in Iceland, I think of a broken heart, as his own government betrayed him, persecuted him and destroyed his life. The only U.S. Chess World Champion, the greatest to ever play the game and his own government stabbed him in the back. I am ashamed of the U.S. government for what they did to Bobby.Rest in peace Bobby and may God give you the love, peace and contentment this cold, uncaring, ruthless Satan ruled world never gave you.

[jimmymortis]

It was from renal failure.

[Echeque5]

@jimmymortis - Literally, yes, but probably more so because his own country stabbed him in the back, destroyed his life and broke his heart. Shameful, absolutely shameful.

[jimmymortis]

He never liked america anyway, i doubt it "broke his heart". Something tells me he wasnt one of those that gets all teary eyed when the flag is waved.

[Echeque5]

@jimmymortis - Yes he did. Bobby was born and raised in America and represented his country in the Chess World Championship with well wishes from the President and Secretary of State. What the government did to him banished him from ever returning home, seeing his sister or mother before they died, all his personal belongings gone forever, never to see his life-long friends again. It broke his heart. When he was released from the horror of that jail in Japan, he was a broken man. Very sad. :(

[brainwasher9876]

@Echeque5 didn't he first say that he hated jews and that 9/11 was a wonderful thing before the government "stabbed him in the back"?

[Echeque5]

@brainwasher9876 - No. 

[Echeque5]

@brainwasher9876 - I'll extrapolate on that, "no", answer to your question. In 1992 is when his countries own government decided to crush his life, forcing him to live in exile for the rest of his life, because if he came home to America, he would have been *thrown in prison for 10 years*, for daring to, (drum roll), have a rematch with Borris Spassky in a country where the American government said they wouldn't allow that. As an American, Bobby had the freedom to travel where he wanted to.

[medra1980]

this is WRONG, after white's move Bc4, Bobby first responded Re8, then comes Bc5 followed by Nxc3

[SeanBernardino]

Thanks for pointing this out. I'll have to look into this (don't think I'm wrong though, but will confirm and get back). Can anyone else please verify the order of the moves also?

[aareyes06]

@SeanBernardino

according to soltis the move sequence is 15 Bc4 Nxc3 16 Bc5 Rfe8+ 17 Kf1 ("bobby fischer rediscovered", p. 14)

the video is correct

[medra1980]

i'm sorry i was terribly wrong :-), i looked it up again to make 100% sure and now the logic of the moves fits in my head, you were right first the knight takes on c3, thanks for this video, nice piano

[walwyn1649]

B-R-I-L-L-I-A-N-T!!!!!!!

[pl0x3rzj00]

Brilliant chess.

[JoeyFudd]

first 16 seconds is an annoying waste of time. Music is distracting too...

[SeanBernardino]

Point taken, thanks.

[Thymonico]

Wow! Wonderful game, no BRILLIANT game and good music added too! Byrne had no chance, NO chance!! Fischer was the reincarnation of Caïssa! :D

[Echeque5]

@Thymonico - Bobby had a brilliant game here, no doubt, but keep in mind too that Byrne made two critical errors; first, he moved the same piece twice in the opening which is a cardinal sin and then he also never castled his king, leaving it in the middle of the board as a sitting duck. Bobby mercilessly punished Byrne for these two glaring mistakes.

[udaibir]

Thanks Dude :)

[thatha1889]

excellent video..thanks..