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Robert James Fischer vs Donald Byrne
Bay City 1963  ·  Sicilian Defense: Dragon Variation. Yugoslav Attack Main Line (B77)  ·  1-0
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Apr-13-06  woodenbishop: Sweet.
Apr-13-06  Illogic: Love the king on b7... dominating the position even more than the queen is
May-01-09  WhiteRook48: the king is the dragon
Jun-18-09
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  Travis Bickle: A crushing game by Fischer.
Nov-21-09  Nexus6: I hope that D Byrne maintained a reasonable sense of humor when it came to his efforts against the hideously precise Fischer.
Nov-21-09
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  RandomVisitor: Rare miscalculations by Fischer:

After 15.Ndb5! Qe7 16.Bg5 Be6 17.Qd6 white is better,

After 17...Nxd1! 18.Bxf8 Nf2 19.Rf1 Nh3 20.Qe5 Qxf8 21.Nb5 Ra6 22.gxh3 black is slightly better.

Nov-22-09
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  RandomVisitor: After 15.Ndb5!

1: Robert James Fischer - Donald Byrne, Bay City Rd: 7 1963


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Analysis by Rybka 3 : <24-ply>

<1. (1.31): 15...Qe7> 16.Bg5 Be6 17.h5 Rfd8 18.Nd5 Bxd5 19.exd5 Qb4 20.hxg6 Qxd2+ 21.Rxd2 hxg6 22.d6 Rd7 23.Rh4 Rc8 24.Nc7 c3 25.bxc3 Ne8 26.Nd5 Rb8 27.Be7 b5 28.g3 f5 29.c4 bxc4 30.Rxc4 Bf8

2. (1.37): 15...Qxd2+ 16.Bxd2 Bd7 17.Nd6 Be6 18.Nxb7 Rfc8 19.Nd6 Rc6 20.Be3 Bf8 21.Ndb5


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