Special Article About Robert James Fischer
Hi all! In my previous article (Who's your favourite World champion), the most of peoples voted for Fischer.
Robert James Fischer (Chicago, 1943. March 9. – Reykjavik, 2008. January 17.) the 10th World Chess Champion. He played a match with Max Euwe World Champion in 1957. He also played in canditades 1960,with 15 (!) years. He won against many grandmaster, but he couldn't win the candidates.
His biggest title is was the World Champion title. He earned the title against Spassky in 1972, with a crazy match (he won the match with 4 points from -2 points).
He, after winning the World Championship title, didn't play against Karpov, and he lost his World Champion title.
He wrote the many great chess books. For example:
- Bobby Fischer's Games of Chess (1959)
- Bobby Fischer Teaches Chess (1966)
- My 60 Memorable Games (1969)
- The games of Robert J. Fischer (1972)
- I Was Tortured in the Pasadena Jailhouse! (1981)
He against Byrne Donald, played the game of the century.
11...Na4!! [Amazing idea from Fischer. That was the first step to win this amazing game. If Black play other moves, white is slightly better] 12.Qa3 Nxc3 13.bxc3 Nxe4 14.Bxe7 Qb6 15.Bc4 Nxc3! 16.Bc5 Rfe8 17.Kf1 [That was the main point of the game. Now Fischer founded the winning move. Of course, winning move, but to found in real game, that was almost unpossible]