Bobby fischer vs robert byrne 1963

Bobby Fischer's stature as a near mythic figure in the chess world is based on many things—his performance as a prodigy, his domination in many events, his brilliant and ambitious victories, and his ultimate shocking departure from chess. In today's game, we see two of his most memorable feats on display. The first is this game, a masterpiece in attacking play, in which Fischer defeats Robert Byrne in only 21 moves with perfect, unimprovable play featuring a fine piece sacrifice to eliminate the defender of Byrne's light squares.

The second feat extends beyond this game and to the tournament it was played in. Perfect tournaments and matches are nearly unheard of in chess at the top level, but Fischer achieved perfection three times, in this tournament and in his matches against Taimanov and Larsen. Today, we often refer to a "Fischer Prize" which is offered in some tournaments for a perfect score.

While conceptually fun, no one really expects to see such a feat repeated in classical chess.

Robert Byrne vs Robert

Fischer was probably the last player who will ever manage a perfect score in an elite classical tournament. Fischer meets Byrne's 1. Still, the position remains very sharp, and it is only with Fischer pounces with Nd3, establishing a beautiful knight which immediately sacrifices itself with The other knight also exchanges itself with In the final position, after Annotations with comments from Fischer's classic work, " My 60 Memorable Games " [Amazon affiliate link supports the content.