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| Aug-03-06 | | Gilmoy: I remember when I first saw this game, I noticed the 23 .. Re1+ sac right away, as the refutation to 22. Qf2. Hence, I wasn't mystified by Byrne's resignation -- I just assumed he saw it, too (which he did). IIRC, I was fresh from gawking at Rotlewi vs Rubinstein, 1907, so the theme of throwing a rook to deflect a defender was firmly emblazoned in my mind, thus "obvious". The resulting pin by a naked bishop (after 24. Rxe1 Bxd4) is exactly the same as in Rubinstein's combo -- the Queen is pinned if she sits, or deflected if she captures. In both games, White could only spite-block the bishop a few times (Rotlewi twice, hence Rubinstein's 25 .. Rh3 was "mate in 3"; Byrne once, by a hypothetical 25. Re3). |
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| Aug-13-06 | | tTinker: Someone like Fischer?
Kasparov maybe? :)
I talked with another strong player about the powerfullest first move. It is your opponents resignation because you are as good as Fischer. Serious, we came to Nf3 as being the most flexible, controlling, and easiest to play. But it transposes anyway. D4 is next as the g5 square is protected by the bishop and the e5 square is protected. What makes d4 worse is that it is a pawn move and can't go back, and it makes your queens bishop bad. |
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| Sep-18-06 | | marcwordsmith: I am confused. I distinctly remember seeing this game in Fischer's "My 60 Memorable Games" when I was a lad. Yet I looked up that collection online, through chessgames.com actually, and this game is not in it. So was I mistaken?? It seems incredible that this would not have been included as one of his most memorable games between '57 and '67. |
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| Sep-18-06 | | Peter Nemenyi: Of course this one is in Fischer's book--game 48.
BTW, sacrificing pieces wasn't really typical of Bobby's adult style. "Fischer played great sacrificial games but almost all of them occurred before he was 21"--Soltis. And giving up a piece for a forced win in all variations may be genius, but it's not really a sacrifice as Tal or Larsen might have understood it. |
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| Sep-20-06 | | piroflip: Whilst some earlier posters believe that Byrne robbed us all of a proper finish to this game, I am of the opinion that the early resignation is the very thing that makes this game the legend that it is. Just imagine a top GM going over the various lines and stating that Byrne had a won game and then getting the news that he had resigned. Also, why shouldn’t Byrne be allowed to show us his chess prowess by proving beyond all doubt that HE saw the rook deflection sac coming?
By resigning as he did he showed the world that he at least (although too late) saw what was about to unfold. |
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| Sep-20-06 | | RookFile: This game is awesome. It's a wonderful reminder of how deep some of Fischer's combinations were. |
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| Oct-19-06 | | aazqua: >> Just imagine a top GM going over the various lines and stating that Byrne had a won game and then getting the news that he had resigned. This story is true and I agree it's the perfect place to end the game. Qd7! What an incredible quiet move! Fischer was absolutely dominant in his prime. |
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| Oct-29-06 | | thegoodanarchist: It is amazing that Black's first queen move of the game forces resignation! A beautiful game. |
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| Jan-16-07 | | Tactic101: What really makes this game beautiful, in my opinion, is that Fischer has a chance to win material(taking the rook via the fork, which would have given him one rook and two pawns for two pieces), but instead goes for the move that wins in all variations. To see all of this, like Fischer definately did before sacrificing the first knight, is incredible. I mean, Qd7! A quiet move that almost nobody would consider. And considering that Byrne played the variation that was not the toughest defense. |
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| Jan-16-07 | | Tactic101: Actually, Qd7 is a key move in several variations. |
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| Feb-11-07 | | RuyLopezFire: pretty amazing... Fischer chooses to take the fianchettoed bishop instead of the rook. in a wasy it makes sense. the bishop is the main defender of the king, and the rook isn't doing anything |
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| Mar-16-07 | | RandomVisitor: After the suggested improvement 14.Rad1:
1: Robert Eugene Byrne - Robert James Fischer, US Ch. - 1963
click for larger viewAnalysis by Rybka 2.3.1 mp: 19-ply
1. = (-0.10): 14...Qc8 15.Nxd5 Nxd5 16.Bxd5 Rd8 17.f4 Rxd5 18.Qxd5 Bb7 19.Qd2 Qc6 20.Nd4 Qh1+ 2. = (-0.08): 14...Qd7 15.Nf4 Bxf1 16.Kxf1 Rad8 17.Nfxd5 Kh8 18.Qe2 Nxd5 19.Nxd5 Ng4 20.Kg1 Nf6 21.Bf3 3. = (0.00): 14...Rc8 15.Nxd5 Nxd5 16.Bxd5 Qd7 17.Bg2 Qf5 18.Nd4 Qg4 19.h3 Qd7 20.Ne2 Qf5 21.Nd4 |
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| May-08-07 | | Crowaholic: <Sneaky: What Rossilimo missed was after 22. Qf2 Qh3+ 23. Kg1 then comes Re1+!! 24. Rxe1 Bxd4 with mate to follow.> There is no mate yet after 25. Ne4. Although 25. ..Bxf2+ 26. Kxf2 Qxh2+ still wins easily. |
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| May-26-07 | | Ulhumbrus: 5 cxd5 parts with White's advantage in space, a concession which Black has made by 3...c6. 7 e3 loses a tempo for development. 7 Nf3 gets the N out and places it as actively as Black's KN. 9...b6 loses a tempo for development whereas 9...Bf5 gets the QB out at once. One question is why Fischer makes this choice. 13 dxe5 attracts suspicion by spending a tempo upon exchanging instead of upon developing. 13 Rac1 gets the QR out. Fischer's reply 13...Nxe5 develops the QN, so that Byrne has conceded a tempo for development in addition to an advantage in space to Black. It also prepares to occupy d3, an additional concession which Byrne has made to Black by 13 dxe5?! One consequence of the sacrifice 15...Nxf2 will be the removal of White's KB and the exposure of White's K after 18...Nxg2. According to one annotator the intriguing question is know when Fischer "switched his thinking" from 18...Nxd1 to 18...Nxg2. One possible answer is that 18...Nxd1 takes the exchange, but an unsafe King is worth much more than the exchange. |
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| Jun-16-07 | | sanyas: According to analysis by Fischer and John Emms, the best line of play is 14.♖ad1 ♕c8, and now: 1. 15.♖c1 ♕d7 16.♖cd1 ♖ad8
2. 15.♗b2 ♕f5 16.♘xd5 ♘xd5 17.♗xd5 ♘f3+ 18.♗xf3 ♕xf3 19.♘d4 ♕h5 20.♖fe1 ♗b7 3. 15.♕c1 ♘e4 16.♘xd5 ♗xe2 17.♗xe4 ♔h8 18.♕xc8 (18.♘e7 ♕h3 19.f3 ♗xf1 20.♖xf1 ♖ad8) 18...♖axc8 19.♘e7 ♖c7 20.♖c1 ♖d7 21.♖fe1 ♗f3 |
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| Jun-16-07 | | sanyas: 4. 15.♘xd5 ♘xd5 16.♗xd5 ♖d8 17.f4 ♖xd5 18.♕xd5 ♗b7 19.♕d2 (19.♕d8+ ♕xd8 20.♖xd8+ ♖xd8 21.fxe5 ♗xe5) 19...♕h3 20.♘d4 ♘g4 21.♘f3 (21.♖fe1 ♘xe3; 21.♘c2 h5) 21...h6 22.♖c1 ♖e8 23.♖c7 (23.♖ce1 ♗xf3 24.♖xf3 ♗c3 25.♕xc3 ♕xh2+ 26.♔f1 ♕h1+ 27.♔e2 ♕g2+ 28.♔d1 ♕xf3+ 29.♔c1 ♖xe3; 23.♕d7 ♖xe3 24.♕xb7 ♖xf3 25.♖xf3 ♗d4+) 23...♘xe3 24.♖f2 ♗xf3 25.♖xf3 ♗d4 26.♖c1 ♘c2+ 27.♔h1 ♕h5 28.♕xc2 ♕xf3 29.♕g2 ♕xg2+ 30.♔xg2 ♖e2+ |
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| Jul-18-07 | | Some call me Tim: This is perhaps the most beautiful chess game ever played. Fischer saw the combination far in advance. The crucial move 18...Nxg2 is an absolute killer, sending chills up my spine when I play it, lo these many years later. Seeing this cemented Fischer as a contender and showed the Soviets what they had to deal with. Unbelievable. |
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| Jul-18-07 | | RandomVisitor: Perhaps there was a better move for White to improve on 10.b3: 1: Robert Eugene Byrne - Robert James Fischer, US Ch. - 1963
click for larger viewAnalysis by Rybka 2.3.2a mp:
(23-ply)
(0.03): 10.Nf4 e6 11.b3 a5 12.Bf3 Qd6 13.a4 Nb4 14.Nb5 Qe7 15.Ba3 Ba6 16.Qe2 Bb7 |
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| Jul-18-07 | | RookFile: I don't have it in front of me, but I think Fischer may have in fact mentioned 10. Nf4 in My 60 Memorable Games. |
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| Jul-19-07 | | cheski: <RandomVisitor/Rookfile> Stahlberg versus Flohr, 1937
10.Nf4 e6 11.b3 whence Fischer suggests <11..Ba6 12.Re1 Rc8 13.Ba3 Re8> with equality. |
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| Jul-19-07 | | RandomVisitor: After 9.O-O:
1: Robert Eugene Byrne - Robert James Fischer, US Ch. - 1963
click for larger viewAnalysis by Rybka 2.3.2a mp:
(24-ply)
1. = (0.03): 9...b6 10.Nf4 e6 11.b3 Re8 12.Re1 a5 13.Ba3 Ba6 14.Nd3 Rc8 15.Rc1 Na7 16.f3 2. = (0.03): 9...Re8 10.Nf4 Bg4 11.Qb3 Na5 12.Qa4 Bd7 13.Qd1 Bg4 14.f3 Bd7 15.b3 e5 16.dxe5 3. = (0.06): 9...Bf5 10.h3 h5 11.f3 Be6 12.Nf4 Bc8 13.b3 h4 14.g4 b6 15.Ba3 Re8 16.Qe2 4. = (0.10): 9...Bg4 10.h3 Bd7 11.Nf4 e6 12.b3 Qa5 13.Bb2 Rfc8 14.Rc1 Bf8 15.Qf3 Be7 16.h4 |
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| Jul-19-07 | | RandomVisitor: After 8...Nc6:
1: Robert Eugene Byrne - Robert James Fischer, US Ch. - 1963
click for larger viewAnalysis by Rybka 2.3.2a mp:
(24-ply)
1. = (0.07): 9.Nf4 e6 10.0-0 a5 11.Bd2 b6 12.Qb3 Ba6 13.Rfc1 Rc8 14.Na4 Nd7 15.Rc3 b5 2. = (0.03): 9.0-0 b6 10.Nf4 e6 11.b3 Re8 12.Re1 a5 13.Ba3 Ba6 14.Nd3 Rc8 15.Rc1 Na7 |
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| Sep-22-07 | | Towershield: I really like the move 21...Qd7, it reminds me of a vulture coming out of hiding. |
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| Sep-22-07 | | D4n: Fischer beat every Byrne with the same opening. |
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| Oct-14-07 | | Illogic: <I am confused. I distinctly remember seeing this game in Fischer's "My 60 Memorable Games" when I was a lad. Yet I looked up that collection online, through chessgames.com actually, and this game is not in it.>
It is an error in the chessgames.com collection.
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