Robert James Fischer
Bobby Fischer
Robert James Bobby Fischer (March 9, 1943 - January 17, 2008)
The eleventh World Chess Champion…
“I don’t believe in psychology. I believe in good moves.”
Bled-Zagreb-Belgrade Candidates 1959
Fischer - Benko
Thomason, J. vs. Fischer, Robert James, ?, 1955.??.??, Round ?
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[Event USA-chJ] [Site ?] [Date 1955.??.??] [Round ?] [White Thomason, J.] [Black Fischer, Robert James] [Result 0-1] [WhiteElo ] [BlackElo ] [ECO E91]1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Nf3 O-O 6. Bd3 Bg4 7. O-O Nc6 8. Be3 Nd7 9. Be2 Bxf3 10. Bxf3 e5 11. d5 Ne7 12. Be2 f5 13. f4 h6 14. Bd3 Kh7 15. Qe2 fxe4 16. Nxe4 Nf5 17. Bd2 exf4 18. Bxf4 Ne5 19. Bc2 Nd4 20. Qd2 Nxc4 21. Qf2 Rxf4 22. Qxf4 Ne2+ 23. Kh1 Nxf4 0-1
Tomargo, J. vs. Fischer, Robert James, New York, 1956.??.??, Round ?
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[Event New York] [Site New York] [Date 1956.??.??] [Round ?] [White Tomargo, J.] [Black Fischer, Robert James] [Result 0-1] [WhiteElo ] [BlackElo ] [ECO B22]1. e4 c5 2. d4 cxd4 3. c3 Nf6 4. e5 Nd5 5. cxd4 Nc6 6. Nc3 Nxc3 7. bxc3 d5 8. Bd3 e6 9. Ne2 Be7 10. O-O Bd7 11. f4 g6 12. g4 Qc7 13. f5 gxf5 14. gxf5 exf5 15. Ng3 O-O-O 16. Nxf5 Be6 17. Kh1 h5 18. Qf3 Rdg8 19. Nh6 Rf8 20. Bf5 Qd7 21. Bd2 f6 22. Bxe6 Qxe6 23. Qf5 Qxf5 24. Nxf5 fxe5 25. Nxe7+ Nxe7 26. dxe5 Kd7 27. Bg5 Ke6 28. Bf6 Rhg8 29. Rab1 b6 30. Rfd1 Rc8 31. Bxe7 Kxe7 32. Rxd5 Rxc3 33. a4 Ke6 34. Rdb5 Ra3 35. a5 bxa5 36. R1b3 Rxb3 37. Rxb3 Rg5 38. Rb7 Kxe5 39. Rxa7 Kd4 40. h4 Rg4 0-1
Sobel, Robert vs. Fischer, Robert James, Montreal, 1956.??.??, Round ?
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[Event CAN-op] [Site Montreal] [Date 1956.??.??] [Round ?] [White Sobel, Robert] [Black Fischer, Robert James] [Result 1-0] [WhiteElo ] [BlackElo ] [ECO B70]1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. g3 Bg7 4. Bg2 O-O 5. O-O d6 6. Nc3 c5 7. e4 cxd4 8. Nxd4 Nc6 9. Nde2 Bd7 10. b3 Qc8 11. Bb2 Bh3 12. f3 Bxg2 13. Kxg2 d5 14. exd5 Rd8 15. Qc1 Nb4 16. a3 Nbxd5 17. Nxd5 Nxd5 18. Bxg7 Kxg7 19. c4 Qe6 20. Qb2+ Nf6 21. Nf4 Qf5 22. Nd5 e6 23. g4 Qg5 24. h4 Qxh4 25. Rh1 Qg5 26. Rxh7+ Kf8 27. Qxf6 1-0
Turner, Abe vs. Fischer, Robert James, New York, 1956.??.??, Round ?
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[Event New York] [Site New York] [Date 1956.??.??] [Round ?] [White Turner, Abe] [Black Fischer, Robert James] [Result 1-0] [WhiteElo ] [BlackElo ] [ECO E69]1. Nf3 Nf6 2. g3 g6 3. Bg2 Bg7 4. O-O O-O 5. d4 d6 6. c4 Nbd7 7. Nc3 e5 8. e4 exd4 9. Nxd4 Nc5 10. h3 Re8 11. Re1 a5 12. Qc2 c6 13. Be3 Nfd7 14. Rad1 a4 15. f4 Qa5 16. Bf2 Nb6 17. Bf1 Bd7 18. Kh2 Re7 19. g4 Rae8 20. Bh4 f6 21. f5 Rf8 22. Bg3 Nc8 23. Qd2 Qc7 24. Kh1 Be8 25. b4 axb3 26. axb3 Bf7 27. b4 Nd7 28. Nf3 Ne5 29. Nxe5 dxe5 30. Bf2 Ree8 31. Qd7 Re7 32. Qd2 Ree8 33. Qd7 Re7 34. Qxc7 Rxc7 35. Na4 Re8 36. Nc5 Bf8 37. Nd7 Be7 38. Bc5 gxf5 39. exf5 Bd5+ 40. cxd5 Rxd7 41. dxc6 Rxd1 42. Rxd1 bxc6 43. Bc4+ Kg7 44. Rd7 Kh6 45. Rc7 Kg5 46. Rxc8 Rxc8 47. Bxe7 e4 48. Kg2 h5 49. Kg3 hxg4 50. Be6 Rb8 51. Bd6 Rg8 52. Bf4+ Kh5 53. Bf7+ 1-0
Byrne, Donald vs. Fischer, Robert James, New York, 1956.??.??, Round ?
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[Event New York Rosenwald] [Site New York] [Date 1956.??.??] [Round ?] [White Byrne, Donald] [Black Fischer, Robert James] [Result 0-1] [WhiteElo ] [BlackElo ] [ECO D97]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
Fischer, Robert James vs. Pavey, Max, New York, 1956.??.??
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[Event New York] [Site New York] [Date 1956.??.??] [Round ?] [White Fischer, Robert James] [Black Pavey, Max] [Result 0-1] [WhiteElo ] [BlackElo ] [ECO A05]1. Nf3 Nf6 2. g3 g6 3. Bg2 Bg7 4. O-O O-O 5. d3 d6 6. e4 Nbd7 7. Nbd2 e5 8. Ne1 Nc5 9. f4 exf4 10. gxf4 Ng4 11. Ndf3 f5 12. h3 fxe4 13. dxe4 Nf6 14. e5 dxe5 15. Qxd8 Rxd8 16. fxe5 Nh5 17. Be3 Ne6 18. Nd3 Ng3 19. Rfd1 Nf5 20. Bf2 Bd7 21. Nh4 Nxh4 22. Bxh4 g5 23. Bf2 c6 24. Rd2 Be8 25. Be3 Bg6 26. Rad1 Re8 27. Bf1 Re7 28. Nc5 Nxc5 29. Bxc5 Rxe5 30. Bc4+ Kh8 31. Rd8+ Rxd8 32. Rxd8+ Re8 33. Rxe8+ Bxe8 34. c3 b6 35. Be3 Bf6 36. a4 Kg7 37. a5 Bd8 38. Kg2 h6 39. Bd4+ Bf6 40. Bf2 c5 41. Bd5 Be5 42. Be3 Bf7 43. Bc6 Be6 44. b4 Bd6 45. axb6 axb6 46. bxc5 bxc5 47. Bf3 Kf6 48. Bg4 Bxg4 49. hxg4 Ke5 50. Kf3 Kd5 51. Ke2 Kc4 52. Kd2 Bf4 0-1
Fischer, Robert James vs. Vine, K., New York, 1956.??.??
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[Event New York] [Site New York] [Date 1956.??.??] [Round ?] [White Fischer, Robert James] [Black Vine, K.] [Result 1/2-1/2] [WhiteElo ] [BlackElo ] [ECO B32]1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 d5 5. Bb5 dxe4 6. Nxc6 Qxd1+ 7. Kxd1 a6 8. Ba4 Bd7 9. Nc3 Bxc6 10. Bxc6+ bxc6 11. Nxe4 e6 12. Ke2 Rd8 13. Be3 Nf6 14. Nxf6+ gxf6 15. Rhd1 Be7 16. c4 e5 17. g4 h5 18. h3 hxg4 19. hxg4 Rh4 20. Kf3 Bd6 21. b3 Ke7 22. Rd2 Bc7 23. Rxd8 Bxd8 24. b4 Ke6 25. a4 f5 26. gxf5+ Kxf5 27. b5 axb5 28. cxb5 cxb5 29. a5 Bg5 30. Bb6 Bf4 31. a6 e4+ 32. Ke2 Rh8 33. a7 Ra8 34. Ra5 Ke6 35. Rxb5 Bd6 36. Ke3 Be5 1/2-1/2
Shainswit, George vs. Fischer, Robert James, New York, 1956.??.??
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[Event New York Rosenwald] [Site New York] [Date 1956.??.??] [Round ?] [White Shainswit, George] [Black Fischer, Robert James] [Result 1/2-1/2] [WhiteElo ] [BlackElo ] [ECO E68]1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. g3 Bg7 4. Bg2 O-O 5. O-O d6 6. Nc3 e5 7. d4 Nbd7 8. e4 exd4 9. Nxd4 Nc5 10. Nb3 Be6 11. Nxc5 dxc5 12. Qe2 c6 13. Rd1 Qa5 14. Bd2 Rad8 15. e5 Ng4 16. Ne4 Qa6 17. Nxc5 Qxc4 18. Qxc4 Bxc4 19. Bc3 Rxd1+ 20. Rxd1 b6 21. Nd7 Rd8 22. Bxc6 Bxa2 23. Ra1 Be6 24. Rxa7 Bxd7 25. Rxd7 Rxd7 26. Bxd7 Nxe5 27. Bxe5 Bxe5 1/2-1/2
Bernstein, Sidney Norman vs. Fischer, Robert James, Montreal, 1956.??.??
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[Event CAN-op] [Site Montreal] [Date 1956.??.??] [Round ?] [White Bernstein, Sidney Norman] [Black Fischer, Robert James] [Result 0-1] [WhiteElo ] [BlackElo ] [ECO D00]1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Bf4 Bg7 5. e3 O-O 6. Be2 Nh5 7. Bg5 h6 8. Bh4 g5 9. Bg3 Nxg3 10. hxg3 c5 11. Qd3 e6 12. Ne5 f5 13. g4 f4 14. O-O-O Nc6 15. Rxh6 Bxh6 16. Qg6+ Bg7 17. Bd3 Nxe5 18. dxe5 Rf7 19. Nb5 Kf8 20. Nd6 Rd7 21. Bb5 Rxd6 22. exd6 Bd7 23. Bxd7 Qxd7 24. Qxg5 fxe3 25. Qf4+ Kg8 26. fxe3 Rf8 27. Qg5 Qxd6 28. Rh1 Qe5 29. Qh4 Qxb2+ 30. Kd1 Qb1+ 31. Kd2 Qb4+ 32. Kd1 Qe4 33. Qh5 Rf2 0-1
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