Fischer wins U.S. C'ship with 1st Najdorf; returns the exchange C Grossguth vs Fischer, 1956  (B92) Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation, 29 moves, 0-1 Fischer proves he can offer sacs and declines sacs! J F Donovan vs Fischer, 1956  (E94) King's Indian, Orthodox, 40 moves, 0-1 Fischer 'sacs' his Queen for two Bishops, a Rook, and 2 pawns D Byrne vs Fischer, 1956   (D92) Grunfeld, 5.Bf4, 41 moves, 0-1 Mr. Fischer makes a spectacular blockade to the d pawn! Fischer vs A Di Camillo, 1956  (C78) Ruy Lopez, 41 moves, 1-0 one slipup is converted to a win with Fischer Fischer vs J Rinaldo, 1957  (C97) Ruy Lopez, Closed, Chigorin, 30 moves, 1-0 Fischer sets his foe in zugzwang at move 48 Fischer vs E Mednis, 1957  (A07) King's Indian Attack, 50 moves, 1-0 all it takes for Fischer to win is a better Bishop Fischer vs M Green, 1957  (A07) King's Indian Attack, 58 moves, 1-0 18 Nxh7!! makes a massive attack Fischer vs J Sherwin, 1957  (A07) King's Indian Attack, 33 moves, 1-0 Cardoso miscalculates his knight sac; Fischer positionallises Fischer vs R Cardoso, 1957  (A07) King's Indian Attack, 32 moves, 1-0 a wonderful opposite-bishop color zugzwang Fischer vs A Sandrin, 1957  (A07) King's Indian Attack, 43 moves, 1-0 Fischer wins a knight by his dark-squared control Fischer vs A Feuerstein, 1957  (A07) King's Indian Attack, 44 moves, 1-0 Fischer scores a draw with a tough GM at age 14 Fischer vs Reshevsky, 1957  (B41) Sicilian, Kan, 57 moves, 1/2-1/2 Fischer's brilliant Qf1!! keeps the attack and makes a prodigy Fischer vs J Sherwin, 1957  (B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 36 moves, 1-0 Fischer gets a draw against a wonderful weakness exploiter Fischer vs Bronstein, 1958  (C92) Ruy Lopez, Closed, 62 moves, 1/2-1/2 Fischer makes his Rxh5!! sac: Kill the Dwagon, Kill the Dwagon Fischer vs Larsen, 1958  (B77) Sicilian, Dragon, Yugoslav Attack, 31 moves, 1-0 does the tiger want a bear hug? Petrosian vs Fischer, 1958  (A16) English, 67 moves, 1/2-1/2 Fischer's silly opening earns him his GM title Gligoric vs Fischer, 1958  (B98) Sicilian, Najdorf, 32 moves, 1/2-1/2 Fischer traps Reshevsky's Queen; he responds by 'taunting' him Fischer vs Reshevsky, 1958  (B32) Sicilian, 42 moves, 1-0 Fischer outplays a very good amateur with psychology Fischer vs R Shocron, 1959  (C97) Ruy Lopez, Closed, Chigorin, 40 moves, 1-0 no moves left aside from shuffling Black's knight and king Fischer vs H Rossetto, 1959  (B41) Sicilian, Kan, 37 moves, 1-0 A brilliant piece deflection by Fischer! Fischer vs L A Sanchez, 1959  (C92) Ruy Lopez, Closed, 53 moves, 1-0 Black sacs the exchange for a kingside attack W Ader Hausman vs Fischer, 1959  (B99) Sicilian, Najdorf, 7...Be7 Main line, 36 moves, 0-1 Amazing escape from a horrible position! E Walther vs Fischer, 1959  (B99) Sicilian, Najdorf, 7...Be7 Main line, 63 moves, 1/2-1/2 Amazing how Fischer converets a seemingly small slip to a win! Fischer vs J Kupper, 1959  (B88) Sicilian, Fischer-Sozin Attack, 25 moves, 1-0 a false "Fischer fever" strikes Unzicker but Fischer plays well Fischer vs Unzicker, 1959  (C97) Ruy Lopez, Closed, Chigorin, 65 moves, 1-0 Fischer beats a top GM with incredible endurance! Fischer vs Keres, 1959  (C99) Ruy Lopez, Closed, Chigorin, 12...cd, 81 moves, 1-0 Fischer refuses to defend quietly! Tal vs Fischer, 1959  (B99) Sicilian, Najdorf, 7...Be7 Main line, 35 moves, 1/2-1/2 Fischer's Queen proves better and mates Keres in 'swallow tail' Keres vs Fischer, 1959  (B99) Sicilian, Najdorf, 7...Be7 Main line, 53 moves, 0-1 A kingside attack is just what the doctor ordered_ sharp! Fischer vs Benko, 1959  (B57) Sicilian, 27 moves, 1-0 The blunder and the blockade Keres vs Fischer, 1959  (A48) King's Indian, 27 moves, 0-1 Blocked positions make many queens! Fischer vs Petrosian, 1959  (B11) Caro-Kann, Two Knights, 3...Bg4, 48 moves, 1/2-1/2 A mighty attack = drawn pawn ending! Gligoric vs Fischer, 1959  (B99) Sicilian, Najdorf, 7...Be7 Main line, 57 moves, 1/2-1/2 bad novelty, Smyslov... watch Fischer twang! Smyslov vs Fischer, 1959  (B99) Sicilian, Najdorf, 7...Be7 Main line, 54 moves, 0-1 adventurous rooks lead to nasty pawns! B Wexler vs Fischer, 1960  (E93) King's Indian, Petrosian System, 40 moves, 0-1 Ignoring the last part, Fischer outplays his archrival, Spassky Spassky vs Fischer, 1960  (C39) King's Gambit Accepted, 29 moves, 1-0 Fischer sacs his Bishop for overcomplications! Fischer vs H Rossetto, 1960  (B33) Sicilian, 44 moves, 1-0 Fischer gambits his way to give Korchnoi a run for his money! Fischer vs Korchnoi, 1960  (B21) Sicilian, 2.f4 and 2.d4, 29 moves, 1/2-1/2 "whoops, did I exchange off my queen? Yikes!" ~a possible Wade Fischer vs R G Wade, 1960  (C92) Ruy Lopez, Closed, 45 moves, 1-0 "My kingdom and me for that hot sorceress!" ~ the White king Letelier vs Fischer, 1960  (E70) King's Indian, 23 moves, 0-1 Piece sacrifice for a king hunt! Fischer vs Unzicker, 1960  (C96) Ruy Lopez, Closed, 55 moves, 1-0 saccing into a draw Fischer vs Tal, 1960  (C18) French, Winawer, 21 moves, 1/2-1/2 Bishop decoy at the end! Fischer vs Euwe, 1960  (B13) Caro-Kann, Exchange, 36 moves, 1-0 how to convert equality to a win Uhlmann vs Fischer, 1960  (E79) King's Indian, Four Pawns Attack, Main line, 43 moves, 0-1 The ever-resourceful Fischer whups Reshevsky in a fine game Fischer vs Reshevsky, 1961  (B32) Sicilian, 38 moves, 1-0 Play smart and you'll win against time losers: Fischer proves! Reshevsky vs Fischer, 1961  (D42) Queen's Gambit Declined, Semi-Tarrasch, 7.Bd3, 57 moves, 0-1 WHAM!!! Queen sac, a seemingly suicidal 0-0-0... beats Tal 1st! Fischer vs Tal, 1961  (B47) Sicilian, Taimanov (Bastrikov) Variation, 47 moves, 1-0 Greed makes the Queen hyper! Fischer vs Geller, 1961  (C72) Ruy Lopez, Modern Steinitz Defense, 5.O-O, 22 moves, 1-0 Ending the endgame and draws! Fischer vs P Trifunovic, 1961  (C80) Ruy Lopez, Open, 73 moves, 1-0 How Fischer uses his favorite piece: the Bishop Portisch vs Fischer, 1961  (D38) Queen's Gambit Declined, Ragozin Variation, 47 moves, 0-1 Paitience is needed in those discovered checks... Fischer vs Petrosian, 1961  (B17) Caro-Kann, Steinitz Variation, 36 moves, 1-0 True endgame spirit Fischer vs Portisch, 1962  (B10) Caro-Kann, 68 moves, 1-0 'Poisoned Bishop!!?' I Bilek vs Fischer, 1962  (B97) Sicilian, Najdorf, 27 moves, 0-1 Fischer proves his Knight superior in his longest game Yanofsky vs Fischer, 1962  (B92) Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation, 112 moves, 0-1 Just a little time and Fischer kills Korchnoi... Fischer vs Korchnoi, 1962  (C91) Ruy Lopez, Closed, 44 moves, 1-0 How to turn hanging pawns into an extra piece M Bertok vs Fischer, 1962  (D59) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tartakower, 31 moves, 0-1 Agressive King + superior Bishop + Defensive Tal = Victory! Fischer vs Tal, 1962  (B32) Sicilian, 63 moves, 1-0 When the Najdorf makers clash, the saccer wins! Fischer vs Najdorf, 1962  (B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 24 moves, 1-0 Rip open the kside and you've defeated this trashy opening! Fischer vs Robatsch, 1962  (B01) Scandinavian, 20 moves, 1-0 Free pawn for Fischer! Unzicker vs Fischer, 1962   (B92) Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation, 26 moves, 0-1 Fischer's second game of the century... until the endgame! Botvinnik vs Fischer, 1962  (D98) Grunfeld, Russian, 68 moves, 1/2-1/2 Give his majesty luft in your own style! H Berliner vs Fischer, 1963  (D35) Queen's Gambit Declined, 53 moves, 0-1 Both Byrnes get burned... Hold that initiative!! R Byrne vs Fischer, 1963   (E60) King's Indian Defense, 21 moves, 0-1 probably the most complex queen trap ever Fischer vs R H Steinmeyer, 1963  (B18) Caro-Kann, Classical, 17 moves, 1-0 just a little mating shot... Fischer vs Benko, 1963  (B09) Pirc, Austrian Attack, 21 moves, 1-0 Squish and Toss away! Fischer vs Smyslov, 1965  (C77) Ruy Lopez, 43 moves, 1-0 'And I thought I had him!' G Tringov vs Fischer, 1965  (B97) Sicilian, Najdorf, 22 moves, 0-1 from half-board domination to whole-board domination Robatsch vs Fischer, 1965  (B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 33 moves, 0-1 Fischer wins the exchange in a pretty way! Fischer vs Benko, 1965  (C95) Ruy Lopez, Closed, Breyer, 37 moves, 1-0 Fischer AGAIN makes another mistake to Spassky when superior! Spassky vs Fischer, 1966  (D86) Grunfeld, Exchange, 50 moves, 1-0 Fischer furiously beats out Larsen with a Benoni/KID Larsen vs Fischer, 1966  (E75) King's Indian, Averbakh, Main line, 43 moves, 0-1 Attacks on both flanks call for a knight sac! Fischer vs J Durao, 1966  (A07) King's Indian Attack, 46 moves, 1-0 Exchange when you get the initiative! Fischer vs Portisch, 1966  (C69) Ruy Lopez, Exchange, Gligoric Variation, 34 moves, 1-0 Risky manuevers are what Fischer specializes in! Najdorf vs Fischer, 1966  (A79) Benoni, Classical, 11.f3, 53 moves, 0-1 Fischer proves his manuevering skills equal to Spassky Fischer vs Spassky, 1966  (C93) Ruy Lopez, Closed, Smyslov Defense, 57 moves, 1/2-1/2 Byrne gets slaughtered again a decade later... with more risks! D Byrne vs Fischer, 1966  (A10) English, 44 moves, 0-1 From a boring opening to a fast paced middlegame Larsen vs Fischer, 1967  (E97) King's Indian, 61 moves, 0-1 Knights must be watched, no? Fischer vs J Sofrevski, 1967  (B88) Sicilian, Fischer-Sozin Attack, 19 moves, 1-0 Fischer satisfies with his Kside attack and Queen sac! Fischer vs Myagmarsuren, 1967  (A07) King's Indian Attack, 31 moves, 1-0 sac all the way to the king! Fischer vs Stein, 1967  (C92) Ruy Lopez, Closed, 56 moves, 1-0 Fischer finds a novelty against his pet defense and burns Byrne R Byrne vs Fischer, 1967  (B87) Sicilian, Fischer-Sozin with ...a6 and ...b5, 28 moves, 0-1 Fischer practices his psychology Y Bernstein vs Fischer, 1968  (B25) Sicilian, Closed, 25 moves, 0-1 Fischer even has a good defensive skill! V Ciocaltea vs Fischer, 1968  (B99) Sicilian, Najdorf, 7...Be7 Main line, 31 moves, 0-1 Initiative over king safety helps Bobby cramp his foe to death Matulovic vs Fischer, 1968  (B91) Sicilian, Najdorf, Zagreb (Fianchetto) Variation, 40 moves, 0-1 Fischer proves paitience is needed in attacking; sac that exc.! Fischer vs D Minic, 1968  (C33) King's Gambit Accepted, 24 moves, 1-0 A deep calculating ability makes this 'Blitz of the Century' A Saidy vs Fischer, 1968   (A25) English, 35 moves, 0-1 Positional and Morphinism makes Fischer a brutal player Fischer vs Petrosian, 1970  (B13) Caro-Kann, Exchange, 39 moves, 1-0 Squeeze him, then slaughter him! Fischer vs Gheorghiu, 1970  (C42) Petrov Defense, 35 moves, 1-0 Fischer's greatest combination Fischer vs S Schweber, 1970  (C18) French, Winawer, 47 moves, 1-0 Which pieces to keep and which to whip off Szabo vs Fischer, 1970  (A36) English, 37 moves, 0-1 Fischer's determination breaks Geller's nerves Geller vs Fischer, 1970  (D79) Neo-Grunfeld, 6.O-O, Main line, 72 moves, 0-1 A zwichenzwung nets a pawn, then another, then another... Fischer vs Mecking, 1970  (A01) Nimzovich-Larsen Attack, 42 moves, 1-0 Fischer's flank attacks lead to a bishop skewer Taimanov vs Fischer, 1971  (E97) King's Indian, 40 moves, 0-1 One of the classic Fischer vs Taimanov; BishopvsKnight matches Fischer vs Taimanov, 1971  (B47) Sicilian, Taimanov (Bastrikov) Variation, 71 moves, 1-0 Fischer crushes his opening enemy _ the Winawer_ for good Fischer vs Larsen, 1971  (C19) French, Winawer, Advance, 41 moves, 1-0 Fischer crushes the greedy tiger with his outside passed pawn Fischer vs Petrosian, 1971  (B44) Sicilian, 40 moves, 1-0 Fischer converts an extra pawn to a won position Fischer vs Petrosian, 1971  (B42) Sicilian, Kan, 34 moves, 1-0 Too much aggresion? Nah; Fischer finally beats his mortal enemy Spassky vs Fischer, 1972  (A61) Benoni, 41 moves, 0-1 Spassky's blunder is nipped at by a careful Fischer Spassky vs Fischer, 1972  (E41) Nimzo-Indian, 27 moves, 0-1 Material for the initiative with 27 Bb3! is what Fischer gives Fischer vs Spassky, 1972  (C95) Ruy Lopez, Closed, Breyer, 56 moves, 1-0 Pawns and psychology guide Fischer to his dreams at last... Spassky vs Fischer, 1972  (B46) Sicilian, Taimanov Variation, 41 moves, 0-1 100 games