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Robert James Fischer vs Bent Larsen
"Game of the Dane" (game of the day Jul-16-09)
Palma de Mallorca iz 1970  ·  Sicilian Defense: Fischer-Sozin Attack. Leonhardt Variation (B88)  ·  0-1


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Apr-01-09   Thickasabrick31: Yes, but 26. Ne6 puts him down a knight. And why doesn't Fischer play 27. Rd5 after 26. ... Qc4 ?
Jun-13-09   M.D. Wilson: "Sylvester: Maybe this is one of those "irrational" positions that Geller that used get Fischer in."

In some of their games, Geller actually beat Fischer in technical endgames, not flashy combinations, but clear positional pressure and forcing moves.

Jul-16-09
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  ChessYouGood: fischer always plays on in lost positions - such an annoying player
Jul-16-09
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  HeMateMe: In M60MG Ficher makes a comment on one game, "...I had to keep playing to see if I was actually losing the piece..."

Does anyone know if this is the particular game cited by Fischer?

Jul-16-09
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  cu8sfan: Easily one of the best puns ever! :D
Jul-16-09   mendoza2909: <HeMateMe: In M60MG Ficher makes a comment on one game, "...I had to keep playing to see if I was actually losing the piece..." Does anyone know if this is the particular game cited by Fischer?> No, that book only has games from 1967 and before I think. The game you are thinking about is a king's gambit vs Spassky
Jul-16-09   newton296: < Thickasabrick31: Why didn't Fischer play 26. Nf5 ?>

he blundered. he's just a human.

Ne6?? wow ! that was a real whopper of a blunder.

kinda makes me feel better about some of the blunders I make if the great fisher can make this pathetic move.

Jul-16-09
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  Benzol: Larsen for his contribution to <ray keene>'s book "Learn from the Grandmasters" considered this game as a possible candidate but instead chose his win against Mecking. A pity as I would have liked to have seen what he thought of his second and last win against Fischer.

Does anyone know if this game is annotated in the book "Bent Larsen - Tournament Fighter"?

Jul-16-09   znsprdx: <Thickasabrick31: Yes, but 26. Ne6 puts him down a knight. And why doesn't Fischer play 27. Rd5 after 26. ... Qc4 ?> or Rxd6 HELP someone; I suppose..Re8 suffices: once a pin always a pin?
Jul-16-09   tivrfoa: fisher committing blunder... coolllll!!! xD
Jul-16-09
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  kevin86: This game was played at the peak of Fischer's career when he was virtually unbeatable. (the run-up to his title match in 1972) (and even "undrawable"). To see a win vs Fischer at this time was truly extraordinary.
Jul-16-09   Samagonka: After move #17, it appears to me as if Fischer suddenly didn't feel like playing anymore. He gets beaten clean.
Jul-16-09   princeali123456: It's amazing that this is one of two wins for Larsen against Fischer with 11 losses and 2 draws!
Jul-16-09
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  Chessmensch: Will the next ladies' game be "Dame of the Day?"
Jul-16-09   WhiteRook48: maybe it was a disguise resignation
Jul-16-09   kingfu: It is not often to see Fischer lose a piece unless it was a sacrifice. He was in trouble even after Nf5. The other Fischer-Larsen games include Fischer going 6-0 in a Candidates Match.Only Efim Geller had a positive score with Bobby. Even more amazing was Fischer going 6-0 against Petrosian, who was known as a great defender. This must have been the DoppelFischer. Even a monkey falls out of a tree every once in a while.
Jul-16-09   pferd: <kingfu: ... The other Fischer-Larsen games include Fischer going 6-0 in a Candidates Match. ... Even more amazing was Fischer going 6-0 against Petrosian, who was known as a great defender.>

Are you sure about that? I don't think Tiger was 0-6 against anybody.

Jul-16-09   newton296: <more amazing was Fischer going 6-0 against Petrosian, who was known as a great defender.>

I think you mean he went 6-0 vs mark taiminov

petrosian never got smoked 6-0 by anyone.

petrosian was the only candidate to beat fisher or tie him in the 71 candidates matches.

tiger managed 1 win and 2 draws I think

Jul-16-09   kingfu: Correct - It was Taimonov. The Soviets made his life hell for losing to Fischer.Taimonov was a good defender , too. Fischer had a +6 (but not all at once) against Petrosian, 10 wins to 4 with the rest draws. How am I suppossed to play good chess with a brain like this? Thank God for databases.
Jul-16-09
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  Artar1: This is one of the rare occasions in which I spotted the error Fischer was going to make before he made it! I think Bobby was too focused on the attack and lost sight of the knight he unwittingly blundered away.

Speaking of blunders, Karpov's latest efforts are truly agonizing to watch.

Jul-16-09
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  chessgames.com: This pun was conceived by User: greenrook. Well done.
Jul-16-09   mastersgreatplay: could someone explain the pun?
Jul-16-09   mastersgreatplay: and why did fischer play23. Qg4 , cant he lose a piece to 23... e5?
Jul-16-09
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  dzechiel: <HeMateMe: In M60MG Ficher makes a comment on one game, "...I had to keep playing to see if I was actually losing the piece..."

Does anyone know if this is the particular game cited by Fischer?>

This was a game against Spassky from Mar Del Plata, 1960.

Jul-16-09   James Demery: Game of the Dane is similar to Game of the Day, which this game is.
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