In the following game, Fischer plays White against the Sicilian Najdorf. This game was annotated by Fischer.
Four things stood out for me in this game:
1. Fischer knew the game was won by move 20, because he had a “Knight Outpost” on d5. It took another 17 moves to execute his win. As some people say, [...]
Oct
6
2009
6
2009
Annotated Fischer 002: Fischer – Bolbochan
Oct
4
2009
4
2009
Annotated Fischer 001: Wolfgang Unzicker – Robert James Fischer
The following game (Sicilian Najdorf) was annotated by Fischer himself, so I did not add any comments to the actual score/notation. His comments are pretty high-level, one may find it necessary to use a board to see what he means when, for example, he gives advantage to Black or White a various points during the [...]
Aug
12
2007
12
2007
Robert James Fischer vs. Samuel Reshevsky (Annotated game #9)
Sousse izt Rd: 11 / Sousse izt Rd: 11
1967
ECO: C93 | 1-0
1. e4
It’s Fischer! What do you expect. His favorite opening move, “best by test”. Opens for the Bishop, Queen, Knight, (and God forbid, King). Goes for the control of the center.
1… e5 Similarly, Black Opens with his King’s pawn. [...]
Aug
3
2007
3
2007
Game#3: Fischer – K. Warner
Robert James Fischer vs K Warner
Lincoln ch-US jr 1955 · Sicilian Defense: Classical Variation (B58) · 0-1
1. e4
Nice opening move. Going for the center, opening for Queen, Bishop, and King. Controlling d5 and f5.
1… c5
Sicilian defense. Avoids direct confrontation at the center. Control/attack b4 and d4. Opening for the Queen – [...]
Aug
3
2007
3
2007
Game#4: Kenneth Blake vs Robert James Fischer
Kenneth Blake vs Robert James FischerPhiladelphia ch-jr (09) 1956 · Sicilian, Boleslavsky Variation, 7.Nb3 (B59) · 0-1
This is an interesting game. Not just because Fischer played it when he was 13, but because I wonder if you will see why his opponent resigned. Should he have resigned?
1. e4
Opening for the [...]
