The Best Chess Player Ever: Bobby Fischer?

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Published 2023-10-10
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Robert James Fischer was an American chess grandmaster and the eleventh World Chess Champion. Kasparov wrote that Fischer "became the detonator of an avalanche of new chess ideas, a revolutionary whose revolution is still in progress". Viswanathan Anand described him as "the greatest chess player who ever lived". Do you think Bobby Fischer is the best chess player ever?

Timestamps:
00:00 Intro
00:12 Petrosian
06:20 Reshevsky
11:32 Spassky
17:35 SURPRISE

Game 1:
Robert James Fischer (2760) vs Tigran Petrosian (2640), Bled Open 1961
1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Nd7 5. Nf3 Ngf6 6. Nxf6+ Nxf6 7. Bc4 Bf5 8. Qe2 e6 9. Bg5 Bg4 10. O-O-O Be7 11. h3 Bxf3 12. Qxf3 Nd5 13. Bxe7 Qxe7 14. Kb1 Rd8 15. Qe4 b5 16. Bd3 a5 17. c3 Qd6 18. g3 b4 19. c4 Nf6 20. Qe5 c5 21. Qg5 h6 22. Qxc5 Qxc5 23. dxc5 Ke7 24. c6 Rd6 25. Rhe1 Rxc6 26. Re5 Ra8 27. Be4 Rd6 28. Bxa8 Rxd1+ 29. Kc2 Rf1 30. Rxa5 Rxf2+ 31. Kb3 Rh2 32. c5 Kd8 33. Rb5 Rxh3 34. Rb8+ Kc7 35. Rb7+ Kc6 36. Kc4 1-0

Game 2:
Robert James Fischer (2720) vs Samuel Herman Reshevsky (2590), Palma de Mallorca Interzonal 1970
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. Nf3 cxd4 4. Nxd4 e6 5. Nc3 Bb4 6. e3 Ne4 7. Qc2 Nxc3 8. bxc3 Be7 9. Be2 O-O 10. O-O a6 11. f4 d6 12. f5 exf5 13. Nxf5 Bxf5 14. Qxf5 Nd7 15. Bf3 Qc7 16. Rb1 Rab8 17. Bd5 Nf6 18. Ba3 Rfe8 19. Qd3 Nxd5 20. cxd5 b5 21. e4 Bf8 22. Rb4 Re5 23. c4 Rbe8 24. cxb5 axb5 25. Kh1 Qe7 26. Qxb5 Rxe4 27. Rxe4 Qxe4 28. Qd7 Qf4 29. Kg1 Qd4+ 30. Kh1 Qf2 0-1

Game 3:
Boris V Spassky (2660) vs Robert James Fischer (2785), World Championship 1972
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Nf3 c5 5. e3 Nc6 6. Bd3 Bxc3+ 7. bxc3 d6 8. e4 e5 9. d5 Ne7 10. Nh4 h6 11. f4 Ng6 12. Nxg6 fxg6 13. fxe5 dxe5 14. Be3 b6 15. O-O O-O 16. a4 a5 17. Rb1 Bd7 18. Rb2 Rb8 19. Rbf2 Qe7 20. Bc2 g5 21. Bd2 Qe8 22. Be1 Qg6 23. Qd3 Nh5 24. Rxf8+ Rxf8 25. Rxf8+ Kxf8 26. Bd1 Nf4 27. Qc2 Bxa4 0-1

Game 4:
Donald Byrne vs Robert James Fischer, Rosenwald Memorial 1956
1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. d4 O-O 5. Bf4 d5 6. Qb3 dxc4 7. Qxc4 c6 8. e4 Nbd7 9. Rd1 Nb6 10. Qc5 Bg4 11. Bg5 Na4 12. Qa3 Nxc3 13. bxc3 Nxe4 14. Bxe7 Qb6 15. Bc4 Nxc3 16. Bc5 Rfe8+ 17. Kf1 Be6 18. Bxb6 Bxc4+ 19. Kg1 Ne2+ 20. Kf1 Nxd4+ 21. Kg1 Ne2+ 22. Kf1 Nc3+ 23. Kg1 axb6 24. Qb4 Ra4 25. Qxb6 Nxd1 26. h3 Rxa2 27. Kh2 Nxf2 28. Re1 Rxe1 29. Qd8+ Bf8 30. Nxe1 Bd5 31. Nf3 Ne4 32. Qb8 b5 33. h4 h5 34. Ne5 Kg7 35. Kg1 Bc5+ 36. Kf1 Ng3+ 37. Ke1 Bb4+ 38. Kd1 Bb3+ 39. Kc1 Ne2+ 40. Kb1 Nc3+ 41. Kc1 Rc2# 0-1

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All Comments (21)
  • @drnantz
    Donald Byrne did not resign letting the 13 year old Fischer finish his attack. It was viewed as a classy way to let the kid finish his masterpiece.
  • @iodboi
    Fischer may or may not be the best player ever. However he is my favourite player of all time. For challenging the might of the Soviet school, and beating them at it. Not because I have any particular fondness for the then USA over the then USSR, but the fact that he did it alone (relative to the entire bevy of GMs assisting the Champion Spassky) Not ONLY that, he played a different opening/defence in every move of that WCship. Not only that, he absolutely pummeled the competition in the candidates tournament for this WCship. Was the best player in the world in form and rating. Look at the rating difference in his WCship match with Spassky. And because he (apart from maybe Tal) played only to WIN, and win convincingly. RIP, Robert James Fischer, for me you were, are and will always be the best.
  • @RobertoGaspar69
    Straight to the point! No ads. No BS. No ugly jokes. Just straight to action packed with great analysis and great flow of the game. We donā€™t lose focus or attention and is a pleasure to watch the video/game. Great content and please keep Fischer on a basis constant weekly fashion. Thank you for videos!! šŸ˜Š
  • @rolandoorro1741
    Of all chess champions, I admire Bobby Fischer most. He's the best.
  • @iainbozfelt
    Love the minimum analysis which is exciting rather than the boring over analysis of other presenters, cheers!!
  • @aandykf
    I really enjoyed your analyses. Not too fast, not too slow and with good explanations for the moves and the positions. Good luck for your channel!
  • @archananethi9233
    You donā€™t have to include the question mark, heā€™s indeed the best chess player šŸ—æ
  • @hamedamiri1990
    Boy I love your videos, also nice poem in the end, keep the great contentā¤ļø
  • @RayT70
    Thanks for covering these games šŸ‘
  • @OmarPreto
    Lovely work. You're the best! šŸ
  • @dlcurtis69
    Excellent analysis. I find it very helpful in understanding the reasoning behind the moves. Thank you.
  • @bombswabs3041
    I absolutely love your videos. Please don't stop this approach. Its so well done and your narration is spot on.
  • @davidanderson_surrey_bc
    I have watched many a YouTuber present what is arguably the most famous game in chess history (arguably, because of Anderssen's Evergreen and Morphy's Opera House). But now we not only see*, we also *hear the sheer poetry of the thing. Well done, Sammy!