Game of the Century - Bobby Fischer vs Donald Byrne
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- In the Chess Game of the Century, a 13 yr old Bobby Fischer showed the world that he was going to be a force in the chess world. Enjoy the commentary and the game.
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I love how Byrne knew he was outdone, yet let the 13 year old have his moment. By playing all the way to checkmate. Much respect
I was just about to make the same comment.
Yeah. Too bad Fisher grew up to be such a little poece of crap.
@@DareToWonder He definitely went mad, who can understand it? Even his idol Morphy went mad.
Old world respect and chivalry
I was wondering why he didn’t resign. That was very nice of him
I often sacrifice my queen too. I just have no compensation for it.
LOL....FUNNY.
You just need a hand
Botez gambit!
@@approx_reputation8103 Typical comment of a f*cking maniac!!!
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I played chess against Bobby Fischer in 1972 at Wheaton Plaza, Silver Spring, Md. Three long tables were set up as three sides of a square with 10 boards on each. Bobby was playing 30 games at a time. He usually took less the three seconds to move as he went from game to game, circling the tables. When you lost, you got up and someone took your place. I have no idea how many thousands of games Bobby played in the two hours he was there. One Chinese teenager actually beat him and won a prize. I lost in less than a dozen moves.
Always nice to hear from the OGs. Since you met him was it true that he was abnormal (having dark thoughts) or it wass some media BS?
@@Rocky_90_ - I didn't have a conversation with him. His life is well documented. My understanding is that he was a fruitcake and very angry. You can google him.
Was he really psychic or mental? Did People say he sold his soul to the devil?
Thank you for sharing your experience
Am breathless...
Well, I've gotten to the chess videos stage of the coronavirus lockdown.
😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
Aye XD
Hahahah me too
Me too. I finally have time to play
And Me!
Best part of this game is the beautiful moves where he must of realized it was over but he was so impressed by what fisher had done that he became a spectator at his own game and wanted to see the kid finish his little masterpiece... Atleast that's how it seems
agreed.
He said that he knew it was going to be a brilliancy and wanted to let young Bobby play it out over the board. A true sportsman and a genuine chess lover.
>must of
@@brianleonard9032 I see this constantly: must of , should of, could of, would of... drives me nuts!
Dude...imagine being a GM and realizing a 13 yr old just set up a windmill on you
😂😂
13 years old, sacrifices his queen against a GM. That is self confidence ... and then hands the GM’s a$$ back to him.
@@douginorlando6260 yup
Donald Byrne wasn't a GM
hahaha ... is it possible that match was fixed? ... hahaha
Respect to Byrne for not resigning. That was class from him.
Resigning? He let the kid take the king my guy
@@the.reel.mccoy. I dont think you understand the comment
@@VRTimeFun I don't think my sarcasm was blatant enough ;)
Jesus dude... Just admit defeat. You were wrong and being a condescending douche won't save your ego.
BTW. In this context, the best description of your comment wasn't sarcasm but hyperbole.
@@the.reel.mccoy. *whoosh* someones been smoking too much something...
Had to do some "research" on Bryne. Found this on Wikipedia (which supports him as being a classy guy): "In the late 1950s... He would frequently tell stories about his chess exploits, often turning red from laughter. One story occurred in the 1956 Rosenwald tournament during the Game of the Century between Byrne and Bobby Fischer.[1] Fischer was winning the game decisively, and Byrne asked some of the other players if it would be a good "tip of the hat" to Fischer's superb play to let young Fischer play the game to a checkmate instead of Byrne resigning, which would normally happen between masters. When the other players agreed, Byrne played the game out until Fischer checkmated him. Byrne added "You have to remember, Bobby wasn't yet Bobby Fischer at that time", meaning that the then 13-year-old Fischer was "only" a master, and not yet the 14-year-old wunderkind and top U.S. player he became the following year."
Long one
👆 But a nice one.......
never heard of efren bata reyes i see
Yes
I don't know how I ended up here since I'm 26 and have never played chess properly other than fooling around with it when I was 7 years old, but that was amazing to watch. Awesome commentary, I would have been lost without it.
+Straddllw You should play. It's good for the brain.
+Straddllw I'm 26 too :) I've caught the chess bug, so I'm slowly getting more and more into it. Good luck man.
+Straddllw i was watching some java tutorial, then there was tic tac toe, and now im here lol
+Robinson Road um... have you ever done the grob?and what about the english game?those are pretty good and you dont have to move the center pawn first...
***** I can't grok the Grob.
At 13, I was still struggling with child-proof caps..
at 21, i still struggle with baby gates
Wyd stoopid
haha very good.
I was playing cowboys and Indians with cap guns.
@FreeThinking TruthSeeker You're still 13 it seems, and look at what YOU're doing...
Great Game!
I really admire Byrne fighting to the end, and not just quitting;
Most guys resign and don't let their opponent have the joy of a Checkmate.
He played to the end like a Man!
no he gave checkmate to fischer out of respect he even said that
@@ayaanayubi1117 you said the same thing he did, but in disagreement. sit down and shut up.
@@jsteel89 you shut up you rude ass nerd
It took a second quarantine in Wales and watching Netflix the queen’s gambit, for me to purchase a board and start watching CZcams videos. 😅
Haha same😂😂😂
Just play on lichess.com make a n account and download the app...
@@nthngmttrs eh downloading is for men
Board game is for legends😏
Second quarantine here in Holland too, got recommended the series and now im stuck on youtube as well 😂
Netflix and queen's gambit got me reminising also...
17:45, I love that image of the Rook, Bishop and Knight surrounding that Queen, all pieces are protected, great visual for this game.
Before people starts criticizing thechesswebsite for calling this game "Game of the Century", please understand that this game was called as such by Has Kmoch (a respectable chess master, author, and journalist) in an article in 'Chess Review' more than half a century ago. Of course this probably wasn't the most skillful/fierce match ever played, but he, as an observer, was probably fascinated if not stunned that such clever series of offensive play after such a huge sacrifice from a 13 year old no less was nothing short of remarkable. To his credit, this match is one of the famous matches in chess history and no doubt defined the great Bobby Fischer's career.
Chandler Park ha
"he, as an observer, was probably fascinated if not stunned that such clever series of offensive play after such a huge sacrifice from a 13 year old no less was nothing short of remarkable"
I was making sacrifices like that in club games at that age. It's not that special.
"this match is one of the famous matches in chess history"
There's justified fame and there's unjustified fame.
You know, sometimes you just get lucky.
@@ItsJayYork why do you care who knows or doesn't know me? It's not important either way.
The best part of the game is when Bobby Fischer makes the Knight and the Bishop cooperate and continuously check the king with tempo. Masterpiece.
Fischer was rated 1726 a year before this game, at twelve. Child prodigies take note. What made Fischer great is that he figured out on his own things about chess that the computers are now confirming were correct. Very sound, fundamental, and PATIENT. It's the absence of errors which defined his dominance.
go check Carlsens rating at 12....
Ray Gordon Teaches Chess you’re crazy
Ray you talk and act like you are some kind of god at chess yet you disable likeing and commenting on your videos. Fraud much?
Ray Gordon Teaches Chess no
@@MrKveite1 You can't compare. Today's chess player's have computers and endless databases of games. Those tools are priceless. Fischer had nothing. He played against himself at that age mostly. Trying to make the best move always with both black and white pieces in the same game.
Byrne let the kid mate him. Classy move.
+John Brown haahaa
+David Nantz Great point! Very generous (and unusual for a Grand Master) of Byrne to do that! Thank you for pointing that out!
+Eric Houston International Master*
+MyPWNisBlocked It's more respect for your opponent to resign, but it's more satisfying to mate.
+David Nantz - Pretty sure he knew he was screwed by taking the queen sacrifice offered up but couldn't resist seeing what Fischer would do lol.
Bobby Fischer is quoted for having said that one of the most important realizations of his entire career was the realization that Black should play to win and not to draw. This game is a great example of that philosophy put into action. A brillant positional game that shows one of Bobby Fischer's greatest strengths, even at such an early age: His ability to make all of his minor pieces work together in almost perfect harmony. Just almost unreal that Black was played by a 13-year-old in this game. I don't care what he became later in life. At a chess table, he was simply the greatest ever.
***** "these brat kids" "they have an inflated ego and think they are awesome"
"I will take my queen off the board before the game starts, and stomp them out with something they know nothing about called skill"
Speaking of brats with inflated egos who think they are awesome...
***** what?
no the greatest ever is emmual lasker who beat a man who was unbeaten for in tournament play and still is William Steinitz played 27 chess matches from 1862 to 1896, and won 25 of the 27. He won 160 games, lost 70, and drew 57
the 2 games he lost was to emmual in 2 world champion matches winning easy in both matches and then he went unbeaten for 27years almost
therealpoker god many arguments are made as to who is the greatest of all time with names like kasparov fischer and carlsen being the foremost among them. Lasker was brilliant yes, but i feel his brilliancy wasn't on the chessboard. He believed that chess was as much a psychological battle as a mental battle that happens over the board. He used to make moves, which were the most uncomfortable for his opponent. Ofcourse in most positions these were the best moves, but he understood his opponents better than they understood themselves and played moves which were uncomfortable to their styles and thinking. While i admire this a lot, as far as innate chess talent goes, i would probably rank fischer as the highest.
In Europe Bobby was the most liked and admired player. And the best too.
When you sacrifice a queen you cannot just calculate a few moves in advance. You must go much deeper. I wonder, how many moves in advance could Bobby calculate.
In this documentary on him it said he would read chess books and complete the entire game in a couple of seconds
Jerry Can
I can’t even remember what I had for breakfast 😂
@@chartreusecircle1546 😂😂😂 I feel you
a lot
Not always true, have you seen agadmators video on nezehmedinovs queen sacrifice? He did it out of intuition, no guarantees.
how the hell did i get recommended for this? i have never searched the word chess in CZcams ever ...but i did play chess when i was a kid and love chess.. your algorithms are working miracles..
You guys should put a symbol in the corner or change the background when you're covering a hypothetical situation vs what actually happened.
Yeah, during those parts I was like, "Good, great, grand, wonderful. Just tell me the real moves."
Lazlo szabo?
Actually listen to what he's saying ?
or just pay attentio???
@@livingace youre right i just have a fucking lowly iq... you're so fucking right i didn't think of that. i bet you felt like you destroyed me with your amazing misspelled suggestion
I was watching UFC, then this pops up in the feed inbetween 7 video's on its own. Never watched a chess video in my life 😂
lmao sometimes when im losing in chess I think if it was a fight id be losing teeth by now. I never feel like im punching a guy really hard when im winning though. weird...
I can't even spell "Ches" but this was awesome.
+Robin Lindgren Chess
+Colin Java Chazz
+Robin Lindgren Chest
Breasts
Gruest
"If you came up with this move, I don't believe you", haha :D This was an amazing game. Great instinct by the 13 years old kid, which showed his real talent. And also impressive fair play behavior by his opponent. Love it!
I made the same comment before I saw yours. Haha
@@TheDataMaestro Cool ;)
He said the complete name ''Bobby Fisher'' 125 times LOL
did you really count? lol
Only an obsessive would actually count this. I thought though that on the 78th time he said it quite softly and quickly and that it almost only counts as a half-naming ref, or 58% because it was a bit louder than softer.
More impressive that you counted. Ha.
The name Bobby Fischer is fun to say ...especially when you’re a mad chess fiend like Kevin
thats respect
Anyone who can do this at 13 should be allowed to vote.
Lol....
EricSmyth14 you know that Fischer was a freakin' psycho?
+Steven Stalder He wasnt physco, but yes he did go abit loopy later on in life
+EricSmyth14 now go read what bobby fisher thought about "whats happening in real word"
+Xombie007 Your statement of not having Jews in Europe is crazy considering how many Jews were allowed entrance to the America. More Jews live in United States than in Israel.
Me: i should have an early night tonight
also me at 3am:
same
yess same...
Me rn lmao
lol its 3am rn
Literally me rn
"If you said you saw this move, I don't believe you." HaHa, made me laugh.
Flip the board I want to play with Fischer's side
Turn your monitor upside down
Danatronics It is hard to follow that way. The pieces are shown from white’s perspective. Which includes the actual pieces “standing” up.
More realistic this way lol
Flip the phone nigga
911Gameover - I know! Every example of reviewing this game, nobody flips board from Fischer’s position.
This is the game to study. I've studied a lot of great matches, but this reveals more great theory than any other that I've seen. Of course great narration.
I'm an utter newb at chess hence sorry if it's a stupid question but how at 19:49 Rook E1-E8 (according to narration) is one of the options, Bobby could have done, and not just a loss of a Rook (Queen D8-E8)? What I'm not seeing?
this game proves that Bobby Fischer was one of the greatest players of all time. perhaps the best ever. He was just 13 years old when he won this game but his chess mind was incredibly sharp, I think that In his prime he would've beaten any contemporary or recently retired players, such as Kasparov or anyone. Fischer admired Capablanca and did not like the Russian players
+William Willberforce He went pretty crazy in the end though.
I dont agree with Fischer's "best by test" sentiment in the slightest, and Fischer was an arrogant, self-absorbed jackass, but objectively I agree that he was probably the greatest player of all time. He reached the rating of 2750 when the next strongest GM in the world was rated around 2500. He was world champion in a time period full of the strongest players in history, players of the likes of Karpov, Spassky, Petrosian, Korchnoi, Tal, etc.
+Vittoria ...what?
Carlsen would most likely beat Fischer.
Jacob Dale i dont believe that
The most beautiful game i have watched so far...
This is a love story about how even if you're sacrificing a big person, you can keep all the little people happy and together
It was this video 10 years ago that got me into chess. Crazy how long it’s been
Why am I watching this
I'm not even into professional chess
I don't even know what these guys are doing
Why not? Whats wrong with watching it if you are not into professional chess
@A Sicc cat, same here
corona
me too
I didn't know that a requirement to watch this video was to be a professional chess player!!!
It was a very sportsmanship game because Byrne went all the way knowing he was lost. Great game. Great players.
im in 2020 and this is still the game of the century
Although not of this century, stricty speaking.
Meh 😏😏
The 20th century, genius.. Smh..
A lot of people are asking at 13:43 why white didn't go 15.bxf8 (take the rook), which seems good, a bishop-for-rook exchange.
Here is the answer using Stockfish:
In hindsight (because we now know about Bobby Fischer's queen sacrifice), yes taking the rook was the right move. But Byrne never knew Bobby Fischer would be willing to sacrifice the queen, so he wanted to attack the queen and force it to move back. If queen sacrifice never happened, Byrne is up in position without taking the rook.
Now if he does take the rook, he still loses because the black queen still is a threatening piece:
15.bxf8 bxf8, black's bishop takes back, now white's queen must escape from attack of black's bishop. He has three escapes: qb3, qc1, or qa4. All three options will eventually lose the rook for a knight, or prevent white from castling:
Say he tries 16.qb3, the best move of the 3, (still losing though) to get rid of the black queen:
16.qb3 nxc3! (now if 17.qxc3??? bb4 pins the white queen) 17.qxb6 (because the black queen is too threatening) axb6 (and now white's rook and pawn are still forked). But the diagonal is opened up, and black will be able to prevent white from castling.
Now say white chose 16.qc1.
16.qc1 nxc3! (again, if 17. qxc3??? bb4 pins the white queen) the pawn and rook are forked, and white's king is vulnerable everywhere, and black threatens bxf3 (forcing white to take back with g-pawn) to prevent white from castling. Black is threatening bb4+ later on, which will be devastating. And again, there are moves by white that could try to allow him to castle but black has many responses that will still prevent it.
Lastly, say white chose 16.qa4.
16.qa4 nxc3 (forks the queen and rook) 17.qb3 nxd1 18.kxd1 (18.qxd1? bb4+ is Mate in 9; or if white doesn't take it back white is down a knight and pawn) so after taking the knight, White can no longer castle, with bad position.
Castling is really important because otherwise the h1 rook is useless and the king is vulnerable.
The title of this video is wrong; it should say Donald Byrne vs Bobby Fischer. The name of the player with the White pieces _always_ comes first.
***** Every book, periodical, and newspaper article ever published in the whole history of chess.
***** There's no onus on me to provide proof of something so well established. Find a book, periodical, or newspaper article that violates this rule and I'll humbly apologize.
***** How am I to provide proof? Do you want me to send you a book over the internet? How many books would satisfy you? It's easier to demonstrate a violation of a rule than the total non-existence of violations, n'est-ce pas? Show me a single violation. I pointed out that the title of this video is incorrect, which it is; that's as much trouble as I'm willing to go through to counter the misinformation age. The rest is up to you.
Or a troll. But at least I'm getting the message out to others!
***** How about www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1008361? You'll notice that White, Byrne, has his name given first. And while you're on the chessgames.com database, look up any other game, and you'll see the rule holds. Or look up 'Game of the Century (Chess)' on Wikipedia, and you'll see the rule holds, and from there click on 'Immortal Game', where the rule holds. The convention makes perfect sense: White moves first, so the player with the White pieces has his name given first. When you think about it, why wouldn't there be such a convention? Doesn't one want to know which player was which? And again, why do I need to go through such trouble to prove something so well established? Would I have the burden of proof if I stated that the earth goes around the sun, just because someone challenged me?
That was explained with such finesse. Respect.
Excellent plays. That’s what I call a chess lesson.
This was remarkably incredible! I am a fan of chess, not a wise player yet, but this game gave me so much motivation to learn, specially the commentary :) Definitely an amazing video, game, and commentator.
Thank you very much for your work! :) Keep it up :)
How are you doing now?
Have you gotten better???
Something disheartening: being interested in something you have zero talent for
I know the feeling lol
Chess is a beautiful game to learn!
im not sure there is such a thing as zero talent for chess, but you need to practice hard to become even halfway proficient, it takes a lot of wanting to improve and a lot of games, at least it did for me...ill never claim to be a great player but its satisfying to beat most local players and always win some games on the ones who think theyre the best
If never being the best makes you not want to play then don't touch a basketball, baseball, tennis racket, pencil, gaming controller etc etc etc. Remember that these guys live and breathe chess it's not just a game to them. Have fun with your life. Laugh when your friend beats you. Crack jokes when you win. Just have fun
Tesla Death Ray i play go,.. Idk how I ended up here 😂
The game would have played out very differently if it was me sacrificing the Queen :P
I've been aware of this game forever, but this was a really entertaining recap and analysis. Well done.
A fascinating game by a 13-year-old -- it's remarkable that Fischer was already playing the Grunfeld at such an early age -- but "game of the century" is a reach. It is a tactical gem with little strategic content, set up by white's indifferent Qc5 and Bg5 rather than Be2. The game is basically over a dozen moves later. Rather than simply resign, Byrne gave Fischer the satisfaction of mating him, a generous gesture typical of him.
In chess, The Game of the Century refers to a chess game played between Donald Byrne and 13-year-old Bobby Fischer in the Rosenwald Memorial Tournament in New York City on October 17, 1956, which Fischer won. It was nicknamed "The Game of the Century" by Hans Kmoch in Chess Review. Kmoch wrote, "The following game, a stunning masterpiece of combination play performed by a boy of 13 against a formidable opponent, matches the finest on record in the history of chess prodigies." - Wikipedia
It is simply a historical reference by a chess player and writer of the time. You can now continue being an idiot.
It is the official Game of the Century and there is no other Game in the 1900's that could compete with this game: A supreme sacrifice, many razer sharp positions, a demonstration of the superiority of positioning and strategy over material advantage and on top of all that: a 13 year old showing why he would become the 2nd, maybe 3rd strongest chess player in history. (I say that because technically Carlsen is the highest ranked player ever, followed by Kasparov. Fischer isn't even 3rd place, but in comparison (no chess computers, ...) I'd call him a Top 3 or at the very least Top 5 Chess player in history. Also he became an icon for chess for generations to come.)
Also note that it was given the title "game of the century" by a reviewer in 1956, long before the century was even over. Kasparov wasn't even born.
Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨Ʒ The game of the "century" which is from 1857 - 1956
In Europe Bobby was the most liked and admired player. And the best too.
Beautiful.
I agree, it's art o.O
Forgive me;
I concede with you about the game,
But not your picture....
Yep. This belongs in a museum.
That final march-down at the end for the checkmate was god damn brilliant.
( k 'c3 xd 1 ) . L 'c2 xc1?
That was the equivalent of escorting a naughty pupil down to the Headmaster's office to get caned
imagine being a GM fighting against a 13 yr old boy who laid a path towards your death and all you can do is tread upon it.
Bobby is a legend and one of the most imaginative players ever lived on our earth.
OrcaChess I'm better than bobby
Then you are really good! But I make the guess that almost no one is as good as Bobby without engine support.
I could beat Bobby, blindfolded, if you put him in a soundproof booth, and didn't tell him my moves.
Y'all learned nothing. You have to say full name everytime. Bobby Fischer
I never supposed Bobby lived anywhere but on this Earth.
The idea of chess is to always have a piece covered by another piece so the opponent knows if they take a piece they will be taken. Just like bombers should have a fighter escort. Bobby Fischer protected his King straight away, just as the secret service would protect a President. Fascinating game and enjoyed the commentary.
I remember the Fischer-Spassky matches in 1972 shown on PBS. I followed almost every game. It was fascinating.
B
Grand Masters used to be brought to tears watching Bobby make such gorgeous moves. They would literally weep.
You explain everything so perfectly man! Iv already learned a lot more about chess with ur help. Thanks for that ma dude
This game reminds players that there are board positions that are more valuable than pieces.
i'm a newbie, i wonder why 1,4k ppl dislike this video? that game is epic
13 years old and can play like this?? Incredible. Absolutely brilliant.
13 years old wtf
13 is the best time to sac your queen for game ending compensation. Fail at 26 and you hear some laughter in the audience.
is that good lol? whats dwz (sry only know elo)
It's pretty much ELO but the german version of that.
Carlsen was able to beat Karpov and draw against Kasparov when he was 13!
GENTIC
Me seeing the queen sacrifice: wut
Me, seeing Fisher roll up the board after that: fair enough
High level chess is weird. No one ever takes knights. Ever
Having the 2 Bishops, late, is a lot easier than Knight and Bishop, especially with that wide-open middle. I would never have seen the Queen sac.
if my opponent is a knight freak i will sac half my board to take them out. then they have nothing and i have a cake walk.
Wow, are you stupid!
In the right hands the knights are the most dirtiest fighter than any other pieces. Every piece are linear in movement. But here comes a knight doing "L" moves plus can jump over pieces so that it can totally mindfuck you. Nine times out of ten I am willing to give up a bishop for the safety of my knight.
Dozy comment. You need to take the night off.
Na4 was same principle as ...Nh5 against Spassky. Limited defense of key piece means pulling the defense away from key squares leading to penetrating attack. Two principles i learned from this game:
1. Never ever underestimate Bobby Fischer at any age.
2. Sacrifices are more effective in general before the king has a chance to castle.
Bobby played chess as if the king was his Father, very protective toward it.
good point
And on this day Boris Spassky wrote in his diary "Nothing Important Happened Today"
he was always jealous this Spassky and only a self game lover.
Who else just started going through the chess craze after watching the queens gambit and was led here? 🤚
Some people may wish to argue about the ‘Game of the Century’ epithet. Personally, I do believe it is appropriate, and maybe even an understatement. One thing I do believe is absolutely incontrovertible though, is that this game is the best played by a thirteen year old, in the history of time. I have replayed this game regularly over more than fifty years now, and yet, I still go wow! It is as if I know what is going to happen, but still cannot quite believe it. It has an other worldly quality…as if a Martian has come down to explain to mere mortals what chess is about.
19:48....I don't think Bobby Fischer or any reasonable player would consider Re8....
victorferdinando ,
victorferdinando the dark square bishop won't sit idle if Re8 was given.
Yeah because it achieves nothing...the Queen takes the Rook and you're in an even worse position than you were before because you're gonna have to sacrifice your Bishop anyway so you don't get Check Mated (is that a word?). I only recently started playing and my ELO is only about 1100, but even I know this.
It's a debilitating move, all that happens is black losing a rook. Once the queen takes the rook, then the Bishop has to block the queen anyway.
Why not consider it? He is gonna lose the rook anyway, the only difference is the position the white knight will end up in.
24:03 mate in 1 also was bishop A3
I went through the comments to check if anyone would say this too👏
He sac'd his queen and immediately took 12 points of material
Yep got to admit. This is definitely belongs on that list of game of the century. Just amazing how Bobby was able to do all this at such a young age. Thats why I would call him the GOAT.
nicely explained! wow, he was so advanced even at 13
WOW! This is not "Byrne vs Fischer". THIS IS "Byrne vs STOCKFischer"!!!
A non sequitur, inasmuch as personal computers hadn't even been developed yet.
You haven’t played or thought about chess in years, suddenly you are watching chess videos?
That's what one Netflix series about chess does.
i love to just watch legendary games of chess, it’s so interesting
Seriously, after saying the full "Bobby Fischer" the first 15 times, I think you can just say "Fischer." You address the other man as just "Byrne," why not "Fischer"?
Formalities? (Bobby being the victor)
'cause the commentator is a bit of an arse? ^^
yeah! :) i was tired of hearing it too... better White and Black... not the full names. p.s. great game! :D
***** Really? I have a friend named Zac, and I don't call him Zachary. Maybe because he calls himself zac
***** probably right
15:45 An interesting line not covered here is what if White declines the Q sac. After Be6,Bxb6 certainly isn't forced so we should examine Byrne's other options, especially given the gravity of the claim, "Greatest sacrifice in chess history". Let's get beyond just saying take the Q if you can.
First, Fischer's next intended move (Bxc4+) seems fairly obvious. Byrne failed to see the consequences of playing Kg1 and subsequent windmill attack. Hard to blame him really, it's a very clever tactic. But what else could he have done?
White can't really gain anything with Bxe6, Qb5+. Similarly, pushing the pawn to d5 is not good because d5, Bxd5 leads to same (and of course White's rook can't leave the first rank or else Qb1+!) So, a different strategy is needed.
This leaves two main options for White:
(1) Guarding the c4 bishop (either by Qxc3, or Nd2/Ne5) but none look all that good to me. Qxc3 is met with Qxc5. Or if Nd2/Ne5, Black still seems to hold a slight advantage after trading minor pieces.
OR the alternative...
(2) Moving the c4 bishop (Bd3 or Be2, both seem viable).
Of these many options, Be2 may be the best (?) but it's still a game with so many variations. I don't use a chess engine, so I can't be sure. Anyway, I thought some discussion of the alternatives to Byrne's Bxb6 was warranted in this game, as is with any major sacrificing move.
I was amazed at how Fischer played whenever I followed his moves in paperback books on chess at the age of 17 (1971). Of course the other Grand Masters were impressive too, but Bobby's accomplishments were inspiring especially at his age. I'm no wizard by far but going over some of the most exciting games still gives me goosebumps.
I still can't believe he did that at 13. Im 22 and ive been playing chess my whole life. I revisit this video every couple of years and it still baffles me that 13 year old could come up with this!!
who else thought Ba3 was going to be the checkmate move
the weaker the piece u mate with, the more swag you have
This is true xD
LOL I like that mate better.
You know that you are owned by your opponent when he could have checkmated you in more than one different ways.
gaaaaaah I read your comment before watching, and it still got me
I was thinking Ba3# too! Especially after all those Bishop checks on c5, b4, b3 etc.
The game is Donald Byrne vs Bobby Fischer, not Bobby Fischer vs Donald Byrne.
Indeed. I just commented on this (before I read your comment).
15:54
Bobby Fischer: I'm gonna make what you called pro gamer move
XD
I have ADHD and can not sit long enough to play a game of chess but I watched this video sped up and quite enjoyed it.
This memorable game was NOT included in Fischer's "My 60 Memorable Games"
Ditto!
Check out Portrait of a Prodigy .. written by his second (Brady I think) ..
Even I won't remember what I did at 13 precisely when I'm in my 70s :P
Maybe he forgot?
Drinking game: Every time he says "At the same time" take a shot. You'll be in the hospital guaranteed!
Take a shot every time he says one of the players "decides" a move.
"keep in mind" 1 shot
"is gonna" 1 shot
"in this situation" 2 shots
Seems to me that Byrne was being too aggressive at the open. To further elaborate, he was being aggressive bilaterally which left his King row exposed.
The movement of the king at the end is also remembered of the march of the weeping monarch.
The move that Bobby Fischer Played at 3:00 is probably the most underrated move in the game in my opinion.
1) If Fischer had played pawn C6 first, then White would have played Pawn E3.
2) If Fischer then takes pawn on C4, then white would have been able to develop his light squared Bishop and then have the chance to castle as well as having an attacking line on the king.
Order of moves is so important because what the move did was cause Byrne to take the Pawn with his Queen and kept his bishop back therefore preventing the castle that he really required.
Very true
Is this supposed to be a joke. This guy is wrong.
Chesswebsite doing a good job as always, but i agree with you there are lots of positional nuances that would be explained better by preferably a GM commentator - probably GM Simon Williams or GM Daniel King. However the early moves are Grunfeld theory nothing to invent.
"If you came up with this move... I don't believe you." Hah. Well, I sure as hell didn't.
This is the most fascinating game ever, NOBODY on the PLANET at that time wouldve thought of this vs a GM at that time
Not a GM.
Thanks, Kevin- great job explaining this legendary game. 👍
well played game.
I just don't agree. It was Fisher from move one and he never looked back. I find the game boring....
Lorax well noh
No big deal. I sac my pieces too specially queen. Only difference is I find out only after captures
"some kind of chess genius...."
AKA Bobby Fischer at age 13
That was like a symphony with all pieces orchestrated to a stunning crescendo + a joy to watch 👏👏👏
Just watching this one analysis taught me that Rooks are best for defending your king until you can have it slide across the whole board in the late game, bishops are best when used in the middle, knights are best for early game pressure, and sacrificing to catfish your opponent can be a game winning clutch move. I literally knew almost nothing about how to really play chess and I bet with just that knowledge I can beat 90 percent of people. Coronavirus brought me here
i don’t know if you would beat 90% of people who actually know the rules of chess considering this is common knowledge in the chess world...
@@jordaniumjordanicus he knows this is common knowledge, that's why he's pin pointing exactly those in my opinion. In other words, he's just asking for likes
You can probably beat 90% of people who don’t have that knowledge, yes. Of all people that know how to play chess, maybe you can beat 10%.
I think Byrne underestimated the 13yr old kid and realized it too late.
😂😂😂😂😂😂😡
really. try to Underestimate the move at Be6 move at 15:50!!! HaHaHa. No one can find me, it is a stroke of genius at 13. i think Tal' and Kasparov only those two could find that brilliant sac.
amazing. what an intro into high level chess strategy for me.
One of the clearest, easy-to-follow commentaries I've seen on a chess game. Thank you.
Wow, thanks!
I feel honoured to belong to the same species as that genius
I just learned chess now I want to know everything about chess.
It gets you that way. The very best players were usually obsessed with it (no surprise many have biographies entitled, 'Chess is My Life'). Most 'ordinary' players need a balance in their lives.
good luck
8:30 has any chess engine played Bobby's Na4 here? I wonder.
In the Bahai writings, small prophets are referred to people like Bobby Fischer, though he was troubled in his life after ‘72 win. The idea of greatly inspired geniuses contributing to human experience is most mystical.