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Bobby Fischer vs Efim Geller
"Worry Geller" (game of the day Dec-13-2015)
Bled (1961), Bled YUG, rd 6, Sep-10
Spanish Game: Morphy Defense. Modern Steinitz Defense (C72)  ·  1-0

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May-05-14  RookFile: Fischer remarked that Geller appeared happy for much of this game.
May-16-14  Howard: Yes, up until roughly the 12th move.
May-16-14
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  perfidious: <jackmandoo: Well there is a difference between having you king exposed and your king in danger, players like Fischer (and myself,) know how to tell the difference.....Bobby knew (and I knew too, I predicted most of these moves) that he was on a prarie (sic).>

In the same class as Fischer was, are you?

From this poster's profile:

<For role playing I am "SubmissiveSurka".....>

Really?

May-16-14  Petrosianic: Hmmm, it shows he also knows a lot about John Deere tractors... except how to spell "Deere".
Dec-09-15  bobbyperez: If Geller played 6...h5!? in the 6th

move,Fischer may play 7.d4

(Not 7.hxg4 hxg4 8.Ne1?? Qh4!)

b5 8.Bb3 Nxd4 9.hxg4 hxg4 10.Ng5 Nh6

11.f4.The mobility of pieces,solid

position,and the lead in development

gives white a decisive advantage.

Dec-13-15  waustad: OK, what is "Worry Geller" about?
Dec-13-15
Premium Chessgames Member
  offramp: Uri Geller.
Dec-13-15  thegoodanarchist: Yeah, Don't castle against Fischer. Sure. That's a fine strategy. A fine strategy for getting smashed.
Dec-13-15  thegoodanarchist: <offramp: Uri Geller.>

Just remember, if you want to bend a spoon... There is no spoon!

Dec-13-15
Premium Chessgames Member
  ketchuplover: No spoon for you!!
Dec-13-15  Absentee: That's not a knife, that's a spoon.
Dec-13-15  Sularus: Follow the white rabbit
Dec-13-15  morfishine: This game is of such low quality, it doesn't bear mentioning that its just not good enough to be GOTD...so I won't

*****

Dec-13-15  Amarande: Total ruthlessness! Goodbye Knight, it's clear even at move 20 (indeed, 20 Qb4+ would be telling enough), but 20 Qb7! makes it sting more. Goodbye Rook!

Wait, there's more though - Ne7 23 Qxe7+ Kg8 24 Qxd8+ Kh7 25 Qh4+, where the King can't go back to g8 because of Re8#, so Black must play Qh6 and - Goodbye Queen, too!

I don't suppose Black would like to play on with an undeveloped R vs. R+R+Q? Nope, doesn't look like it.

Dec-13-15  Howard: Morfishine is correct about this above-average, admittedly, game being a GOTD. It was certainly one of Fischer's better efforts from the Bled 1961 event, but GOTD ?!

The judges must have been a bit tipsy from Christmas eggnog when they made this selection.

Dec-13-15  RookFile: On the face of it, this game does look like Morphy vs. amateur. But Fischer's moves from 12 - 20 or so were really sharp. A lesser player might have given Geller a way of escape.
Dec-14-15
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  dgm1214: Yes the game flowed downhill mostly
Dec-14-15  kevin86: Geller is beaten soundly by Fischer.
Jan-09-16  Joker2048: Wake up bobby...
Surely fischer is the neo from matrix!
Apr-27-17  Mithrain: <thegoodanarchist: Yeah, Don't castle against Fischer. Sure. That's a fine strategy. A fine strategy for getting smashed>

Fair enough!

Jan-16-19
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  GrahamClayton: 8. g4! - "I realized the danger inherent in weakening my Kingside, but I felt that I could capitalize on Black's lack of development before he could get to my King" - Fischer.
Sep-04-23  Ulhumbrus: 20 Qb7! improves on an immediate 20 Qb4+ by forcing Black's rook to go to the square d8 first so that after Black replies to the check Qb4+ by ...Ne7 the capture Qxe7+ will fork Black's king and rook as well as winning the knight.
Sep-04-23  alphamaster: 19 Qb3! was also a very strong move by Fischer.
Apr-08-24  N.O.F. NAJDORF: What did black intend to play after

20. Qb4+ Ne7 21. Qxe7+ Kg8 22. h4 ?

Apr-08-24  N.O.F. NAJDORF: 20...Re8 21. Rxe8+ Kxe8 22. Qc8+ Ke7 23. Re1+ Kf6 24. Qxc6+ Kf5 25. Qxd5+ Kxf4 26. Qe5+ Kf3 27. Re3 / Qe3 / Qg3 #
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