Fischer’s My 60 Memorable Games checked with Stockfish
Every annotation in Bobby Fischer’s My 60 Memorable Games (Simon & Schuster, 1969) was compared with Stockfish: the marks !, !!, ?, ?? and ?! (not !?), verdicts such as “wins”, “holds” or “with equality”, and the alternative moves. Of 2,651 marks and verdicts that are Fischer’s own, Stockfish disagrees with the 207 listed here (64 ! marks, 109 ? marks and 34 verdicts), strongest disagreements first.
The work was done by Claude, Anthropic’s AI model, at my request, not by me. Claude parsed the book’s descriptive notation into positions, ran Stockfish and ranked the disagreements; the scanned pages had been read with Google’s Gemini 2.5 Flash. ChatGPT then audited the reading against the page images, and I checked the passages it and Claude queried in my printed copy.
How to read the table
- Size is the disagreement in points of winning chances, on the 0 to 100 scale that Lichess uses to grade moves (it calls a loss of 5, 10 and 15 points an inaccuracy, a mistake and a blunder). For a ! it is what the move loses against Stockfish’s best move; for a ?, how much worse the move Fischer recommends instead is than the one he criticised (small when he gives none); for a verdict, how far Stockfish’s evaluation falls short of the claim.
- Line gives the moves as Fischer printed them, in descriptive notation with the judged move in bold, and in algebraic notation underneath.
- Evaluations are from White’s side in pawns: +1.00 is about a pawn’s advantage for White. Each position was searched for 60 seconds by Stockfish (development version of 17 October 2026, 12 threads, 8 GB hash).
- A disagreement is not proof that Fischer was wrong. A minute of search can still misjudge deep endgames, and the lines were read by machine from a scan: they were checked against the page images and the strongest in a printed copy, but a misread or misplaced line may remain. Most small disagreements are ? marks on moves that Stockfish rates within 2 points of its own choice.
- Analysis by others that Fischer quotes or reports (Botvinnik, Korchnoi and others) is not counted; those 9 lines are at the end.
Big disagreements: 25 points or more (32)
| # | Size | Game | Page | Fischer | Line | Stockfish, 60 s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 48 | Fischer v Shocron 1959, game 6 | 48 | ! in a note | 38 . . . Q-Q2!; 39 K-R2, R-N8!; 40 RxP, Q-Q6; 41 R-B8+, K-N2; 42 Q-R4, BxP!; 43 BxB, R-KR8+!; 44 KxR, Q-B8+ 38...Qd7! 39.Kh2 Rb1! 40.Rxc4 Qd3 41.Rc8+ Kg7 42.Qh4 Bxg5! 43.Bxg5 Rh1+! 44.Kxh1 Qf1+ | Best NxB (Nxg5): Black mates in 20 Fischer’s move: 0.00 |
| 2 | 44 | Fischer v Tal 1959, game 17 | 116 | Verdict: Black wins “and Black should win…” | 7 O-O, B-K2; 8 B-N3, Q-B2; 9 P-B4, P-QN4; 10 P-B5, P-N5; 11 PxP!?, PxN; 12 KPxP+, K-B1; 13 B-N5, N-N5! 7.O-O Be7 8.Bb3 Qc7 9.f4 b5 10.f5 b4 11.fxe6!? bxc3 12.exf7+ Kf8 13.Bg5 Ng4! | End of the line: +3.14 |
| 3 | 43 | Fischer v Tal 1959, game 17 | 116 | ! in a note | 7 O-O, B-K2; 8 B-N3, Q-B2; 9 P-B4, P-QN4; 10 P-B5, P-N5; 11 PxP!?, PxN; 12 KPxP+, K-B1; 13 B-N5, N-N5! 7.O-O Be7 8.Bb3 Qc7 9.f4 b5 10.f5 b4 11.fxe6!? bxc3 12.exf7+ Kf8 13.Bg5 Ng4! | Best PxP (cxb2): -1.97 Fischer’s move: +3.02 |
| 4 | 41 | Fischer v Keres 1962, game 38 | 238 | ! in a note | 23 . . . NxP; 24 RxB!, RxR; 25 B-K4, R-Q1; 26 QxN, P-B4; 27 P-QB4! 23...Nxb2 24.Rxd5! Rxd5 25.Be4 Rd8 26.Qxb2 f5 27.c4! | Best B-N3 (Bb3): +6.55 Fischer’s move: +0.06 |
| 5 | 40 | Gudmundsson v Fischer 1960, game 19 | 132 | ! in a note | 24 PxP!, RPxP; 25 R-N1, R/1-K6+!; 26 BxR 24.fxg6! hxg6 25.Rb1 R8e3+! 26.Bxe3 | Best P-KB4 (f5): -5.90 Fischer’s move: 0.00 |
| 6 | 37 | Fischer v Celle 1964, game 50 | 308 | ! game move | 16 . . . Q-K3! (game move) 16...Qe6! | Best PxB (cxb5): +0.49 Fischer’s move: +6.59 |
| 7 | 35 | Fischer v Rossolimo 1965, game 52 | 322 | Verdict: Black holds “holds!…” | 27 Q-R4, N-B6!; 28 Q-B6+, K-N1; 29 BxP, N-R7+; 30 K-N2, Q-B6+; 31 KxN, QxB 27.Qh4 Nf3! 28.Qf6+ Kg8 29.Bxf5 Nh2+ 30.Kg2 Qf3+ 31.Kxh2 Qxf5 | End of the line: +5.99 |
| 8 | 34 | Gligoric v Fischer 1959, game 12 | 84 | Verdict: equality “holds the balance…” | 45 P-KR4, K-Q3 45.h4 Kd6 | End of the line: +5.67 |
| 9 | 33 | Keres v Fischer 1959, game 14 | 93 | ! in a note | 11 . . . BxB?; 12 BxP! 11...Bxf6? 12.Bxb5! | Best P-K5 (e5): +4.43 Fischer’s move: +0.03 |
| 10 | 33 | Fischer v Tal 1959, game 17 | 121 | Verdict: White holds “draws, since Black can't possibly build up a…” | 29 PxP!, QxQNP; 30 Q-B3+, K-N2; 31 Q-K2 29.cxb4! Qxb4 30.Qf3+ Kg7 31.Qe2 | End of the line: -5.62 |
| 11 | 33 | Byrne v Fischer 1963, game 48 | 300 | ! in a note | 14 . . . Q-B1!; 15 Q-B1, N-K5; 16 NxP, BxN; 17 BxN, K-R1! 14...Qc8! 15.Qc1 Ne4 16.Nxd5 Bxe2 17.Bxe4 Kh8! | Best Q-N5 (Qg4): -4.35 Fischer’s move: -0.03 |
| 12 | 32 | Fischer v Geller 1961, game 29 | 183 | ? in a note recommends 8...Qf6 | 6 . . . P-KR4; 7 P-Q4, P-QN4; 8 B-N3, NxP? 6...h5 7.d4 b5 8.Bb3 Nxd4? | Best NxP (Nxd4): +0.87 Fischer’s move: +0.87 |
| 13 | 32 | Fischer v Petrosian 1959, game 16 | 112 | ! in a note | 39 Q-R2! 39.Qh2! | Best P-N5 (g5): +4.18 Fischer’s move: 0.00 |
| 14 | 31 | Fischer v Trifunovic 1961, game 33 | 201 | ! in a note | 8 NxP, N-K2! 8.Nxd4 Ne7! | Best Q-B3 (Qf6): +0.34 Fischer’s move: +4.61 |
| 15 | 31 | Fischer v Najdorf 1962, game 40 | ~256 | ! game move | 12 R-K1! (game move) 12.Re1! | Best B-N3 (Bb3): +4.00 Fischer’s move: 0.00 |
| 16 | 31 | Fischer v Najdorf 1966, game 54 | 333 | ! in a note | 8 . . . P-QR3; 9 BxN, PxB; 10 N/5-B3, P-B4?; 11 Q-R5!, N-Q5; 12 B-B4, Q-B2; 13 N-Q2, NxP+; 14 K-K2, NxR; 15 RxN! 8...a6 9.Bxf6 gxf6 10.N5c3 f5? 11.Qh5! Nd4 12.Bc4 Qc7 13.Nd2 Nxc2+ 14.Ke2 Nxa1 15.Rxa1! | Best N-Q5 (Nd5): +3.91 Fischer’s move: +0.03 |
| 17 | 30 | Fischer v Petrosian 1959, game 16 | 111 | ! in a note | 28 Q-B6!, Q-B4; 29 Q-N7!, K-R3; 30 R-R7+!, QxR; 31 RxP+, KxR; 32 QxQ+, K-N5; 33 Q-N6+, K-R6; 34 P-B5! 28.Qf6! Qc5 29.Qg7! Ka6 30.Ra7+! Qxa7 31.Rxa5+ Kxa5 32.Qxa7+ Kb4 33.Qb6+ Ka3 34.c5! | Best R-B7 (Rc7): +3.76 Fischer’s move: 0.00 |
| 18 | 30 | Fischer v Keres 1959, game 8 | 58 | ! game move | 41 . . . B-K3! (game move) 41...Be6! | Best B-B4 (Bf5): 0.00 Fischer’s move: +3.74 |
| 19 | 29 | Olafsson v Fischer 1959, game 7 | 52 | ! in a note | 25 BxKRP, P-K6!; 26 QxP, BxN!; 27 KxB, Q-N3+ 25.Bxh6 e3! 26.Qxe3 Bxb1! 27.Kxb1 Qg6+ | Best Q-K4 (Qe5): -3.64 Fischer’s move: 0.00 |
| 20 | 29 | Fischer v Keres 1962, game 38 | 236 | ! in a note | 19 . . . B-K3; 20 NxP! 19...Be6 20.Nxf7! | Best Q-R5 (Qh5): +6.04 Fischer’s move: +1.22 |
| 21 | 29 | Smyslov v Fischer 1959, game 15 | 102 | Verdict: Black is better “favors Black…” | 15 BxP!?, PxB; 16 NxP, Q-B5; 17 NxP+, K-B1! 15.Bxe6!? fxe6 16.Nxe6 Qc4 17.Nxg7+ Kf8! | End of the line: +2.99 |
| 22 | 28 | Olafsson v Fischer 1959, game 7 | 53 | ! in a note | 34 P-Q6, N-B3; 35 N-Q2!, PxP; 36 PxP, P-K5; 37 N-B4!, P-B7; 38 R-B1, N-N5! 34.d6 Nf6 35.Nd2! cxb3 36.axb3 e4 37.Nc4! f2 38.Rf1 Ng4! | Best R-N5 (Rg5): 0.00 Fischer’s move: -3.51 |
| 23 | 28 | Fischer v Korchnoi 1962, game 36 | 223 | ! in a note | 39 . . . P-N4!; 40 R-Q7+, K-N3; 41 Q-B3, Q-N3!; 42 Q-K2!, NxP 39...g5! 40.Rd7+ Kg6 41.Qf3 Qb6! 42.Qe2! Nxf2 | Best R-K2 (Re2): +3.52 Fischer’s move: 0.00 |
| 24 | 28 | Gudmundsson v Fischer 1960, game 19 | 131 | ! in a note | 16 Q-N3, N-B3; 17 QxQNP, N-K5!; 18 QxQBP, R-B1; 19 Q-R6, NxN; 20 PxN, B/2xP; 21 B-R3, BxR; 22 BxR, B-Q5!; 23 PxB, QxP+; 24 K-R1, KxB 16.Qb3 Nf6 17.Qxb7 Ne4! 18.Qxc6 Rc8 19.Qa6 Nxc3 20.bxc3 Bxc3 21.Ba3 Bxa1 22.Bxf8 Bd4! 23.exd4 Qxd4+ 24.Kh1 Kxf8 | Best QxB (Qxf8): -3.49 Fischer’s move: 0.00 |
| 25 | 28 | Fischer v Tal 1959, game 17 | 121 | Verdict: White holds “White should draw with best play…” | 31 . . . QxQNP; 32 Q-K2 31...Qxb4 32.Qe2 | End of the line: -4.43 |
| 26 | 28 | Fischer v Stein 1967, game 60 | 375 | ! in a note | 19 . . . RxP; 20 KN-N5!, P-R3; 21 Q-Q3!, P-N3; 22 N-K6! 19...Rxa5 20.Neg5! h6 21.Qd3! g6 22.Ne6! | Best NxP (Nxf7): +5.40 Fischer’s move: +1.14 |
| 27 | 27 | Fischer v Bednarski 1966, game 55 | 341 | ! in a note | 10 . . . BxP; 11 NxN, NxN; 12 NxB, PxN; 13 Q-N4, N-B4; 14 B-K3! 10...Bxe6 11.Nxe4 Nxe4 12.Nxe6 fxe6 13.Qg4 Nc5 14.Be3! | Best O-O (O-O): +3.28 Fischer’s move: 0.00 |
| 28 | 27 | Fischer v Stein 1967, game 60 | 375 | ! in a note | 21 . . . R-K1! 21...Re8! | Best P-B5 (c4): +0.20 Fischer’s move: +3.51 |
| 29 | 26 | Fischer v Gligoric 1959, game 13 | 90 | ! game move | 23 Q-Q3! (game move) 23.Qd3! | Best RxN (Rxh5): +5.70 Fischer’s move: +1.44 |
| 30 | 26 | Bertok v Fischer 1962, game 34 | 209 | ? in a note recommends 21.Rab1 | 19 NxB, PxN; 20 B-N4, R-R3!; 21 Q-K7?, N-B1 19.Nxe6 fxe6 20.Bg4 Ra6! 21.Qe7? Nf8 | Best Q-K7 (Qe7): -0.50 Fischer’s move: -0.50 |
| 31 | 26 | Gligoric v Fischer 1959, game 12 | 82 | ! in a note | 24 R-B4, Q-N4; 25 QxKBP+, QxQ; 26 QRxQ, P-K6!; 27 RxKBP, R-N8!; 28 RxB, P-K7; 29 R-Q1!, PxQ8=Q+; 30 KxQ, K-N2; 31 K-K1, R-KB1; 32 RxR, KxR; 33 K-B2 24.Rf4 Qg5 25.Qxf6+ Qxf6 26.Rdxf6 e3! 27.Rxf7 Rg1! 28.Rxd7 e2 29.Rd1! exd1=Q+ 30.Kxd1 Kg7 31.Ke1 Rf8 32.Rxf8 Kxf8 33.Kf2 | Best QR-K1 (Rae8): -3.09 Fischer’s move: -0.01 |
| 32 | 25 | Botvinnik v Fischer 1962, game 39 | 251 | Verdict: White holds “seems to hold here] or 67 R-R3, Q-R8+…” | 51 . . . K-Q5!; 52 RxKNP, P-N4; 53 P-R5, P-N5; 54 K-N2, P-N6; 55 P-R6, P-N7; 56 P-R7, R-R8!; 57 KxR, P/7-N8=Q+; 58 K-R2, Q-N1+; 59 K-N1, Q-KR1; 60 R-N4+, K-B6; 61 R-KR4, P-R4; 62 K-N2, K-N6; 63 R-R3+, K-B7; 64 R-R4, P-R5; 65 RxP, Q-N2+!; 66 K-B1, QxP; 67 R-R2+, K-N6; 68 R-R5 51...Kd4! 52.Rxg6 b5 53.h5 b4 54.Kg2 b3 55.h6 b2 56.h7 Rh1! 57.Kxh1 b1=Q+ 58.Kh2 Qb8+ 59.Kg1 Qh8 60.Rg4+ Kc3 61.Rh4 a5 62.Kg2 Kb3 63.Rh3+ Kc2 64.Rh4 a4 65.Rxa4 Qg7+! 66.Kf1 Qxh7 67.Ra2+ Kb3 68.Ra5 | End of the line: -3.89 |
Clear disagreements: 15 to 25 points (44)
| # | Size | Game | Page | Fischer | Line | Stockfish, 60 s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 33 | 24 | Fischer v Bisguier 1963, game 45 | 282 | ! in a note | 10 . . . P-N4; 11 K-R1, P-N5; 12 N-N1, N-K5; 13 P-N4, BxKBP; 14 P-Q3, Q-R5; 15 QPxN, B-N6; 16 N-KR3, BxP!; 17 KxB, P-N6+; 18 K-N1, BxN 10...g5 11.Kh1 g4 12.Ng1 Ne4 13.b4 Bxf2 14.d3 Qh4 15.dxe4 Bg3 16.Nh3 Bxh2! 17.Kxh2 g3+ 18.Kg1 Bxh3 | Best PxN (gxh3): +0.16 Fischer’s move: +3.07 |
| 34 | 24 | Fischer v Stein 1967, game 60 | 375 | ! game move | 21 Q-K2! (game move) 21.Qe2! | Best KN-N5 (Nfg5): +3.29 Fischer’s move: +0.32 |
| 35 | 24 | Fischer v Rossetto 1959, game 5 | 41 | ! in a note | 24 . . . P-QR4; 25 PxP, PxP; 26 B-B6!, N-N1; 27 B-N5! 24...a5 25.bxa5 bxa5 26.Bc6! Nb8 27.Bb5! | Best RxP (Rxa5): +2.85 Fischer’s move: +0.02 |
| 36 | 23 | Fischer v Reshevsky 1961, game 26 | 165 | Verdict: Black holds “holds…” | 26 . . . P-B4! 26...f5! | End of the line: +3.56 |
| 37 | 23 | Keres v Fischer 1962, game 37 | 225 | ! in a note | 5 P-QB3, N-QB3; 6 P-Q4, PxP; 7 PxP, Q-N3?; 8 QN-B3, NxP?; 9 N-Q5, Q-B4; 10 NxN, BxN; 11 B-K3!, BxB; 12 PxB, Q-R4+; 13 P-N4, Q-Q1; 14 R-QB1, R-N1; 15 O-O, B-Q2; 16 Q-Q4, P-B3; 17 N-B7+, K-B2; 18 P-K5! 5.c3 Nc6 6.d4 cxd4 7.cxd4 Qb6? 8.Nbc3 Nxd4? 9.Nd5 Qc5 10.Nxd4 Bxd4 11.Be3! Bxe3 12.fxe3 Qa5+ 13.b4 Qd8 14.Rc1 Rb8 15.O-O Bd7 16.Qd4 f6 17.Nc7+ Kf7 18.e5! | Best B-B4 (Bf4): +2.91 Fischer’s move: +0.14 |
| 38 | 23 | Gudmundsson v Fischer 1960, game 19 | 130 | ! in a note | 11 P-K6!, BxP; 12 BxB, PxB; 13 Q-K4?, QN-K4!; 14 NxN?, NxKBP!; 15 Q-QB4, BxN; 16 QxKP+, R-B2; 17 QxB, N-Q6+ 11.e6! Bxe6 12.Bxe6 fxe6 13.Qe4? Nce5! 14.Nxe5? Nxf2! 15.Qc4 Bxe5 16.Qxe6+ Rf7 17.Qxe5 Nd3+ | Best BxN+ (Bxc3+): -2.66 Fischer’s move: 0.00 |
| 39 | 22 | Keres v Fischer 1962, game 37 | 231 | ! in a note | 56 . . . RxP!; 57 P-Q5, P-N6; 58 P-Q6 56...Rxa3! 57.d5 g3 58.d6 | Best R-KB6 (Rf3): -2.58 Fischer’s move: 0.00 |
| 40 | 21 | Fischer v Trifunovic 1961, game 33 | 204 | ! in a note | 30 . . . R-QN8!; 31 P-QR4! 30...Rb1! 31.a4! | Best P-N3 (b3): +2.50 Fischer’s move: +0.04 |
| 41 | 21 | Fischer v Bisguier 1963, game 47 | 294 | ! in a note | 19 . . . BxN; 20 PxB, RxP; 21 P-B4!, N-Q5; 22 NxN, RxN; 23 PxP, PxP; 24 QxQNP 19...Bxd5 20.exd5 Rxd5 21.c4! Nd4 22.Nxd4 Rxd4 23.cxb5 axb5 24.Qxb5 | Best P-R4 (a4): +2.52 Fischer’s move: +0.07 |
| 42 | 21 | Fischer v Darga 1960, game 24 | 153 | ! in a note | 15 . . . N/4-B3; 16 N-N5!, O-O!; 17 B-KN4, Q-B5!; 18 BxP+!, BxB; 19 NxB, QxKBP+; 20 K-R1, R-B4!; 21 R-K2!, Q-R5; 22 N-Q4!, R-R4 15...N5c6 16.Ng5! O-O! 17.Bg4 Qf4! 18.Bxe6+! Bxe6 19.Nxe6 Qxf2+ 20.Kh1 Rf5! 21.Re2! Qh4 22.Nd4! Rh5 | Best R-B3 (Rf6): +1.97 Fischer’s move: +5.48 |
| 43 | 20 | Fischer v Geller 1967, game 58 | 364 | Verdict: Black holds “holds…” | 19 . . . N-N5; 20 R-KR5, B-Q2! 19...Ng4 20.Rh5 Bd7! | End of the line: +3.08 |
| 44 | 20 | Fischer v Trifunovic 1961, game 33 | 201 | ! in a note | 8 NxP, N-K2!; 9 R-K1, P-Q4; 10 N-B6!, NxN; 11 BxP, B-N2!; 12 BxK4, B-K2; 13 BxN+, BxB; 14 Q-K2, K-B1 8.Nxd4 Ne7! 9.Re1 d5 10.Nc6! Nxc6 11.Bxd5 Bb7! 12.Bxe4 Be7 13.Bxc6+ Bxc6 14.Qe2 Kf8 | Best Q-B3 (Qf3): +4.51 Fischer’s move: +1.57 |
| 45 | 20 | Smyslov v Fischer 1959, game 15 | 102 | ! in a note | 19 . . . O-O?; 20 N-R5!, P-N3; 21 Q-N3! 19...O-O? 20.Nh5! g6 21.Qg3! | Best KR-KB1 (Rhf1): -0.10 Fischer’s move: -2.39 |
| 46 | 19 | Fischer v Stein 1967, game 60 | 378 | Verdict: Black holds “holds…” | 31 . . . RxP!; 32 QR-Q1, R-QR2 31...Rxa2! 32.Rad1 Ra7 | End of the line: +2.91 |
| 47 | 19 | Fischer v Tal 1960, game 23 | 146 | Verdict: White is better “is better for White…” | 10 . . . N-Q2; 11 N-B3, Q-B2; 12 B-QN5, P-R3; 13 BxN+, BxB; 14 O-O, P-Q5!?; 15 NxP, QxKP; 16 Q-Q3 10...Nd7 11.Nf3 Qc7 12.Bb5 a6 13.Bxd7+ Bxd7 14.O-O d4!? 15.Nxd4 Qxe5 16.Qd3 | End of the line: -1.67 |
| 48 | 19 | Fischer v Darga 1960, game 24 | 153 | ! in a note | 15 . . . N/4-B3; 16 N-N5!, O-O!; 17 B-KN4, Q-B5! 15...N5c6 16.Ng5! O-O! 17.Bg4 Qf4! | Best R-B3 (Rf6): +0.07 Fischer’s move: +2.21 |
| 49 | 18 | Fischer v Smyslov 1965, game 51 | 316 | ! in a note | 33 . . . N-K1! 33...Ne8! | Best R-QN1 (Rb8): +0.84 Fischer’s move: +3.14 |
| 50 | 18 | Fischer v Bednarski 1966, game 55 | 341 | ! in a note | 10 . . . PxP!; 11 NxN, NxN; 12 O-O, Q-K2! 10...fxe6! 11.Nxe4 Nxe4 12.O-O Qe7! | Best BxP (Bxe6): +1.60 Fischer’s move: +4.20 |
| 51 | 18 | Fischer v Shocron 1959, game 6 | 47 | ! in a note | 31 . . . QxQBP! 31...Qxc3! | Best QxQNP (Qxb5): +0.06 Fischer’s move: +2.12 |
| 52 | 18 | Fischer v Rossetto 1959, game 5 | 41 | Verdict: White wins “and White should win…” | 24 . . . P-QR4; 25 PxP, PxP; 26 B-B6!, N-B4; 27 RxP 24...a5 25.bxa5 bxa5 26.Bc6! Nc5 27.Rxa5 | End of the line: 0.00 |
| 53 | 18 | Olafsson v Fischer 1959, game 7 | 52 | Verdict: Black wins “loses to P-K6!…” | 25 BxKRP 25.Bxh6 | End of the line: 0.00 |
| 54 | 18 | Olafsson v Fischer 1959, game 7 | 52 | Verdict: Black wins “wins…” | 31 PxP, P-B7; 32 R-B1, BxB; 33 QxB, Q-K8+; 34 K-B2, N-B3; 35 N-Q2, N-N5 31.bxc4 f2 32.Rf1 Bxd3 33.Qxd3 Qe1+ 34.Kc2 Nf6 35.Nd2 Ng4 | End of the line: 0.00 |
| 55 | 18 | Fischer v Petrosian 1959, game 16 | 114 | Verdict: Black wins “and Black again wins…” | 48 Q-Q1+?, NxQ; 49 PxQ, N-K6; 50 B-K2, NxQBP; 51 P-N5, N-Q3; 52 P-N6, N-K1 48.Qd1+? Nxd1 49.dxe4 Ne3 50.Be2 Nxc4 51.g5 Nd6 52.g6 Ne8 | End of the line: 0.00 |
| 56 | 18 | Spassky v Fischer 1960, game 18 | 124 | Verdict: Black wins “and Black should win…” | 6 NxKNP, NxP; 7 P-Q3, N-N6; 8 BxP, NxR; 9 Q-K2+, Q-K2; 10 N-B6+, K-Q1; 11 BxP+, KxB; 12 N-Q5+, K-Q1; 13 NxQ, BxN 6.Nxg4 Nxe4 7.d3 Ng3 8.Bxf4 Nxh1 9.Qe2+ Qe7 10.Nf6+ Kd8 11.Bxc7+ Kxc7 12.Nd5+ Kd8 13.Nxe7 Bxe7 | End of the line: 0.00 |
| 57 | 18 | Fischer v Euwe 1960, game 20 | 136 | Verdict: White wins “wins…” | 32 . . . K-B3; 33 R-R5, B-Q5; 34 K-K2 32...Kc6 33.Ra5 Bd4 34.Ke2 | End of the line: 0.00 |
| 58 | 18 | Fischer v Tal 1960, game 23 | 148 | Verdict: Black wins “loses to Q-N1!…” | 15 . . . QxN; 16 BxN, R-R1; 17 QR-K1? 15...Qxe5 16.Bxe7 Rh8 17.Rae1? | End of the line: 0.00 |
| 59 | 18 | Fischer v Tal 1960, game 23 | 148 | Verdict: Black wins “produces a winning attack from nowhere!…” | 19 KxB?, RxKRP!; 20 Q-B7, R-R8+! 19.Kxf1? Rxh2! 20.Qf7 Rh1+! | End of the line: 0.00 |
| 60 | 18 | Reshevsky v Fischer 1961, game 28 | 180 | Verdict: Black wins “wins…” | 51 B-Q6?, R-Q2!; 52 BxR, R-Q7 51.Bd6? Rd7! 52.Bxa3 Rd2 | End of the line: 0.00 |
| 61 | 18 | Fischer v Tal 1961, game 32 | 198 | Verdict: Black wins “wins a piece…” | 19 BxP?, Q-R4+ 19.Bxb5? Qa5+ | End of the line: 0.00 |
| 62 | 18 | Botvinnik v Fischer 1962, game 39 | 251 | Verdict: Black wins “wins…” | 51 . . . K-Q5!; 52 RxKNP, P-N4; 53 P-R5, P-N5; 54 P-R6!, P-N6; 55 R-N4+, K-B4!; 56 R-N5+, K-B3!; 57 R-N6+, K-N2!; 58 R-N4, P-R4 51...Kd4! 52.Rxg6 b5 53.h5 b4 54.h6! b3 55.Rg4+ Kc5! 56.Rg5+ Kc6! 57.Rg6+ Kb7! 58.Rg4 a5 | End of the line: 0.00 |
| 63 | 18 | Fischer v Reshevsky 1962, game 43 | 271 | Verdict: Black wins “wins…” | 15 . . . P-Q4!?; 16 PxP, N-N5; 17 P-QB3, Q-B5!; 18 PxN?, Q-K5+; 19 K-Q2, R-Q1; 20 K-B3, B-B1!; 21 N-B5, BxN; 22 PxB, RxP 15...d5!? 16.exd5 Nb4 17.c3 Qc4! 18.cxb4? Qe4+ 19.Kd2 Rd8 20.Kc3 Bf8! 21.Nc5 Bxc5 22.bxc5 Rxd5 | End of the line: 0.00 |
| 64 | 18 | Byrne v Fischer 1963, game 48 | 300 | Verdict: Black wins “wins…” | 15 N-B4, N-K5; 16 QNxN, PxN; 17 QR-N1, R-QB1; 18 NxN, B-B6!; 19 Q-K2, BxN; 20 Q-N4, P-B4; 21 Q-R3, BxR!; 22 RxQ, KRxR; 23 B-KB1, R-Q8; 24 K-N2, B-Q6!; 25 BxB, PxB 15.Nf4 Ne4 16.Nxe4 dxe4 17.Rab1 Rc8 18.Nxd3 Bc3! 19.Qe2 Bxd3 20.Qg4 f5 21.Qh3 Bxb1! 22.Rxd8 Rexd8 23.Bf1 Rd1 24.Kg2 Bd3! 25.Bxd3 exd3 | End of the line: 0.00 |
| 65 | 18 | Fischer v Najdorf 1966, game 54 | 333 | Verdict: Black wins “White's straying Knight is soon lost…” | 8 . . . Q-R4+!; 9 Q-Q2, NxP; 10 QxQ, NxQ; 11 N-B7+?, K-Q2; 12 NxR, NxB; 13 B-N5+, K-Q1!; 14 N-B3, B-Q2; 15 O-O-O, B-K2 8...Qa5+! 9.Qd2 Nxe4 10.Qxa5 Nxa5 11.Nc7+? Kd7 12.Nxa8 Nxg5 13.Bb5+ Kd8! 14.Nc3 Bd7 15.O-O-O Be7 | End of the line: 0.00 |
| 66 | 18 | Fischer v Bednarski 1966, game 55 | 341 | Verdict: White wins “wins…” | 10 . . . BxP; 11 NxN, NxN; 12 NxB, Q-R5+; 13 P-N3, NxP; 14 B-N5!, Q-K5+; 15 K-Q2, NxR; 16 N-B7+, K-Q2; 17 NxR 10...Bxe6 11.Nxe4 Nxe4 12.Nxe6 Qh4+ 13.g3 Nxg3 14.Bg5! Qe4+ 15.Kd2 Nxh1 16.Nc7+ Kd7 17.Nxa8 | End of the line: 0.00 |
| 67 | 18 | Fischer v Stein 1967, game 60 | 375 | Verdict: Black wins “wins…” | 21 P-K6, PxP; 22 KN-N5?, QBxN!; 23 NxB, B-B3 21.e6 fxe6 22.Neg5? Bxf3! 23.Nxf3 Bf6 | End of the line: 0.00 |
| 68 | 18 | Fischer v Geller 1961, game 29 | 183 | ! in a note | 6 . . . P-KR4; 7 P-B4!?, Q-B3; 8 Q-N3!, O-O-O; 9 BxN, PxB; 10 PxB, PxP; 11 N-R2, P-Q4! 6...h5 7.c4!? Qf6 8.Qb3! O-O-O 9.Bxc6 bxc6 10.hxg4 hxg4 11.Nh2 d5! | Best Q-R3 (Qh6): -1.74 Fischer’s move: +0.22 |
| 69 | 17 | Portisch v Fischer 1966, game 53 | 326 | Verdict: White wins “wins a piece…” | 6 . . . O-O; 7 P-K4, N-B3; 8 B-Q3!, QNxP?; 9 Q-R4 6...O-O 7.e4 Nc6 8.Bd3! Nxd4? 9.Qa4 | End of the line: +0.02 |
| 70 | 17 | Fischer v Najdorf 1966, game 54 | 333 | Verdict: White wins “must win out…” | 8 . . . P-QR3; 9 BxN, PxB; 10 N/5-B3, P-B4?; 11 Q-R5!, N-Q5; 12 B-B4, Q-B2; 13 N-Q2, NxP+; 14 K-K2, NxR; 15 RxN! 8...a6 9.Bxf6 gxf6 10.N5c3 f5? 11.Qh5! Nd4 12.Bc4 Qc7 13.Nd2 Nxc2+ 14.Ke2 Nxa1 15.Rxa1! | End of the line: +0.04 |
| 71 | 17 | Fischer v Reshevsky 1962, game 43 | 274 | ! in a note | 30 . . . R-B5; 31 P-B3, R-B2; 32 K-B2!, P-Q4; 33 R-R1, R-B3; 34 PxP+, KxP; 35 R-Q1+, K-K3; 36 R-Q8 30...Rc4 31.f3 Rc7 32.Kf2! d5 33.Ra1 Rc6 34.exd5+ Kxd5 35.Rd1+ Ke6 36.Rd8 | Best R/4-R2 (R4h2): +4.01 Fischer’s move: +1.59 |
| 72 | 17 | Fischer v Geller 1961, game 29 | 183 | Verdict: White wins “and White's passed Q-side Pawns should win…” | 6 . . . P-KR4; 7 P-B4!?, P-QN4; 8 PxP, N-Q5; 9 PxP+, P-B3; 10 NxN!, BxQ; 11 BxP+, K-K2; 12 N-B5+, K-B3; 13 BxR, QxB; 14 RxB, QxKP; 15 N-B3, Q-R1; 16 N-K3, QxQRP; 17 P-Q4, K-N3; 18 P-QN4 6...h5 7.c4!? b5 8.cxb5 Nd4 9.bxa6+ c6 10.Nxd4! Bxd1 11.Bxc6+ Ke7 12.Nf5+ Kf6 13.Bxa8 Qxa8 14.Rxd1 Qxe4 15.Nc3 Qa8 16.Ne3 Qxa6 17.d4 Kg6 18.b4 | End of the line: +0.06 |
| 73 | 17 | Fischer v Geller 1967, game 58 | 363 | ! in a note | 12 . . . QR-Q1; 13 Q-K3! 12...Rad8 13.Qe3! | Best P-N4 (g4): +1.91 Fischer’s move: 0.00 |
| 74 | 17 | Petrosian v Fischer 1958, game 3 | ~28 | ! game move | 45 P-B5! (game move) 45.c5! | Best K-K2 (Ke2): +1.89 Fischer’s move: 0.00 |
| 75 | 16 | Fischer v Keres 1959, game 8 | ~56 | ! game move | 32 . . . R-K3! (game move) 32...Re6! | Best Q-Q1 (Qd8): +0.55 Fischer’s move: +2.37 |
| 76 | 15 | Fischer v Rossolimo 1965, game 52 | ~321 | ! game move | 17 B-N5+! (game move) 17.Bb5+! | Best KR-QN1 (Rhb1): +3.16 Fischer’s move: +1.24 |
Smaller disagreements: 5 to 15 points (29)
| # | Size | Game | Page | Fischer | Line | Stockfish, 60 s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 77 | 15 | Fischer v Darga 1960, game 24 | 154 | ! in a note | 18 B-R5+!, P-N3; 19 B-KN4, O-O-O; 20 BxP, BxB; 21 RxB, R-Q2; 22 Q-B3, N-Q1; 23 R-KB6!, R-K1; 24 R-Q1 18.Bh5+! g6 19.Bg4 O-O-O 20.Bxe6 Bxe6 21.Rxe6 Rd7 22.Qf3 Nd8 23.Rf6! Re8 24.Rd1 | Best R-K5 (Re5): +1.92 Fischer’s move: +0.25 |
| 78 | 15 | Fischer v Tal 1959, game 17 | 118 | ? in a note recommends 12...d5 | 12 . . . PxN?; 13 Q-Q5, R-R2; 14 Q-Q4 12...exf5? 13.Qd5 Ra7 14.Qd4 | Best PxN (exf5): +0.51 Fischer’s move: +0.51 |
| 79 | 15 | Byrne v Fischer 1963, game 48 | 298 | Verdict: White holds “is tenable…” | 13 QR-B1, R-QB1; 14 KR-Q1, P-K5; 15 P-B3! 13.Rac1 Rc8 14.Rfd1 e4 15.f3! | End of the line: -2.31 |
| 80 | 14 | Fischer v Keres 1959, game 8 | 55 | ! in a note | 15 . . . N-Q2; 16 P-Q5, P-B4; 17 N-K3!, P-B5; 18 N-B5, B-Q1; 19 B-Q2! 15...Nd7 16.d5 f5 17.Ne3! f4 18.Nf5 Bd8 19.Bd2! | Best P-QN3 (b3): +2.09 Fischer’s move: +0.42 |
| 81 | 14 | Smyslov v Fischer 1959, game 15 | 101 | Verdict: equality “is roughly equal…” | 13 P-QR3, B-N2; 14 B-R3, O-O-O; 15 P-B5!?, KBxP+; 16 K-N1, P-K4; 17 N/4xP, PxN; 18 NxP, Q-N3!; 19 NxP+, K-B2; 20 NxP, B-KB3 13.a3 Bb7 14.Bh3 O-O-O 15.f5!? Bxg5+ 16.Kb1 e5 17.Ndxb5 axb5 18.Nxb5 Qb6! 19.Nxd6+ Kc7 20.Nxf7 Bf6 | End of the line: +2.30 |
| 82 | 14 | Martner v Fischer 1960, game 21 | ~140 | ! game move | 14 . . . P-K5! (game move) 14...e4! | Best PxP (gxf5): -4.00 Fischer’s move: -1.90 |
| 83 | 14 | Fischer v Euwe 1960, game 20 | 134 | ! in a note | 6 B-N5, P-K3!; 7 PxP, PxP; 8 BxN, QxB; 9 NxP, Q-Q1; 10 B-B4, B-K3; 11 Q-K2?, P-QN4! 6.Bg5 e6! 7.cxd5 exd5 8.Bxf6 Qxf6 9.Nxd5 Qd8 10.Bc4 Be6 11.Qe2? b5! | Best Q-R4+ (Qa5+): -1.56 Fischer’s move: 0.00 |
| 84 | 14 | Fischer v Benko 1959, game 11 | 76 | ! in a note | 15 . . . PxN!; 16 N-K4, Q-N5; 17 Q-N4, BxB; 18 NxB+, K-R1; 19 Q-R4, P-KR3; 20 N-N4 15...bxc3! 16.Ne4 Qb4 17.Qg4 Bxf6 18.Nxf6+ Kh8 19.Qh4 h6 20.Ng4 | Best BxB (Bxf6): +0.17 Fischer’s move: +1.74 |
| 85 | 14 | Fischer v Stein 1967, game 60 | 376 | ? in a note recommends 26...f5 | 26 . . . N-Q6? 26...Nd3? | Best K-N2 (Kg7): +4.23 Fischer’s move: +4.46 |
| 86 | 13 | Fischer v Reshevsky 1961, game 26 | 164 | ? game move recommends 21.Bd4! | 21 NxP? (game move) 21.Nxd5? | Best NxP (Nxd5): +4.65 Fischer’s move: +4.65 |
| 87 | 13 | Fischer v Shocron 1959, game 6 | 47 | ! in a note | 31 . . . QxQBP!; 32 QR-QB1, B-R6! 31...Qxc3! 32.Rac1 Ba3! | Best R-R7 (Ra2): +0.20 Fischer’s move: +1.66 |
| 88 | 13 | Fischer v Geller 1967, game 58 | 360 | Verdict: Black holds “may be tenable…” | 7 B-N3, P-QR3; 8 P-B4!, Q-R4; 9 O-O!, P-Q4; 10 NxN!, PxN; 11 P-B5!, B-B4+; 12 K-R1, O-O 7.Bb3 a6 8.f4! Qa5 9.O-O! d5 10.Nxc6! bxc6 11.f5! Bc5+ 12.Kh1 O-O | End of the line: +2.08 |
| 89 | 13 | Fischer v Trifunovic 1961, game 33 | ~203 | ! game move | 22 R-K1! (game move) 22.Re1! | Best R-Q3 (Rd3): +2.69 Fischer’s move: +1.13 |
| 90 | 13 | Larsen v Fischer 1967, game 57 | 352 | ! in a note | 8 . . . N-KN5; 9 P-Q5, N-Q5! 8...Ng4 9.d5 Nd4! | Best NxB (Nxe3): -0.52 Fischer’s move: +0.87 |
| 91 | 12 | Fischer v Celle 1964, game 50 | ~308 | ! game move | 15 B-N5+! (game move) 15.Bb5+! | Best QR-Q1 (Rad1): +1.87 Fischer’s move: +0.44 |
| 92 | 12 | Fischer v Najdorf 1966, game 54 | 332 | ! in a note | 8 N/1-B3, P-QR3; 9 N-R3, B-K3; 10 N-Q5, BxN!; 11 PxB, N-K2; 12 P-QB4, N-B4 8.N1c3 a6 9.Na3 Be6 10.Nd5 Bxd5! 11.exd5 Ne7 12.c4 Nf5 | Best NxN (Nxd5): -1.48 Fischer’s move: -0.09 |
| 93 | 12 | Fischer v Darga 1960, game 24 | 153 | ! in a note | 15 . . . N/4-B3; 16 N-N5!, O-O!; 17 B-KN4, Q-B5!; 18 NxKP, QxKBP+; 19 K-R1, R-B2! 15...N5c6 16.Ng5! O-O! 17.Bg4 Qf4! 18.Nxe6 Qxf2+ 19.Kh1 Rf7! | Best R-B3 (Rf6): 0.00 Fischer’s move: +1.38 |
| 94 | 12 | Fischer v Shocron 1959, game 6 | 45 | ! in a note | 17 . . . P-R4?; 18 N-Q5!, NxN; 19 PxN 17...h5? 18.Nd5! Nxd5 19.exd5 | Best Q-N3 (Qg3): +1.40 Fischer’s move: +0.03 |
| 95 | 12 | Fischer v Petrosian 1959, game 16 | 109 | ! in a note | 17 BPxP! 17.fxe5! | Best RPxP (axb4): +1.35 Fischer’s move: 0.00 |
| 96 | 12 | Byrne v Fischer 1963, game 48 | 298 | ! in a note | 13 QR-B1, R-QB1; 14 KR-Q1, P-K5; 15 P-B3! 13.Rac1 Rc8 14.Rfd1 e4 15.f3! | Best B-R3 (Bh3): -0.75 Fischer’s move: -2.18 |
| 97 | 12 | Walther v Fischer 1959, game 9 | 63 | ! in a note | 12 P-K5, B-N2; 13 Q-N3, PxP; 14 PxP, N-Q2; 15 KR-K1, O-O-O! 12.e5 Bb7 13.Qg3 dxe5 14.fxe5 Nd7 15.Rhe1 O-O-O! | Best O-O (O-O): -1.34 Fischer’s move: 0.00 |
| 98 | 12 | Fischer v Trifunovic 1961, game 33 | 202 | ! in a note | 13 RxKP, Q-Q4!; 14 Q-K2, O-O; 15 RxB, NxR; 16 QxN, QR-K1; 17 QxQBP, R-B2; 18 Q-N3, RxN!; 19 PxR, R-K8+; 20 K-N2, Q-B5; 21 K-R3, Q-K3+; 22 Q-N4, Q-QB3 13.Rxe6 Qd5! 14.Qe2 O-O 15.Rxe7 Nxe7 16.Qxe7 Rae8 17.Qxc7 Rf7 18.Qg3 Rxf3! 19.gxf3 Re1+ 20.Kg2 Qc4 21.Kh3 Qe6+ 22.Qg4 Qc6 | Best Q-Q2 (Qd7): +0.48 Fischer’s move: +1.86 |
| 99 | 12 | Byrne v Fischer 1963, game 48 | 300 | ! in a note | 14 . . . Q-B1! 14...Qc8! | Best N-Q6 (Nd3): -1.25 Fischer’s move: +0.08 |
| 100 | 12 | Walther v Fischer 1959, game 9 | 67 | ! in a note | 59 P-N6+, BxP! 59.b6+ Bxb6! | Best K-R3 (Ka6): 0.00 Fischer’s move: +1.27 |
| 101 | 11 | Fischer v Euwe 1960, game 20 | 133 | ! in a note | 5 . . . P-K3; 6 N-B3, B-K2; 7 P-B5, O-O; 8 B-Q3, P-QN3; 9 P-QN4, P-QR4; 10 N-QR4, KN-Q2! 5...e6 6.Nf3 Be7 7.c5 O-O 8.Bd3 b6 9.b4 a5 10.Na4 Nfd7! | Best QN-Q2 (Nbd7): -0.06 Fischer’s move: +1.16 |
| 102 | 11 | Fischer v Smyslov 1965, game 51 | 313 | ! in a note | 14 . . . P-N5! 14...b4! | Best QR-Q1 (Rad8): +0.52 Fischer’s move: +1.78 |
| 103 | 11 | Fischer v Bisguier 1963, game 45 | 283 | Verdict: White is better “wins a Pawn…” | 15 . . . Q-R5?; 16 N-B3, Q-R4; 17 Q-K1 15...Qh4? 16.Nf3 Qh5 17.Qe1 | End of the line: -0.80 |
| 104 | 6.4 | Reshevsky v Fischer 1961, game 28 | 179 | ? game move recommends 38...Re3! | 38 . . . R-B5? (game move) 38...Rf4? | Best R-B5 (Rf4): -4.77 Fischer’s move: -4.77 |
| 105 | 5.5 | Fischer v Keres 1959, game 8 | 60 | ? game move recommends 60...Bb1+! | 60 . . . B-B2? (game move) 60...Bf7? | Best R-QB4 (Rc5): +1.23 Fischer’s move: +1.26 |
Small disagreements: under 5 points (102)
| # | Size | Game | Page | Fischer | Line | Stockfish, 60 s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 106 | 4.6 | Fischer v Stein 1967, game 60 | 373 | ? in a note recommends 13...exd4 | 13 . . . R-K1?; 14 N-B1? 13...Re8? 14.Nf1? | Best R-K1 (Re8): +0.47 Fischer’s move: +0.47 |
| 107 | 4.3 | Keres v Fischer 1959, game 14 | 94 | ? in a note recommends 19.Rd2! | 16 . . . P-N5; 17 B-B6+, K-K2; 18 QN-K2, R-Q1; 19 P-KN3?, Q-N3! 16...b4 17.Bc6+ Ke7 18.Nce2 Rd8 19.g3? Qb6! | Best KR-B1 (Rhf1): 0.00 Fischer’s move: -0.21 |
| 108 | 3.2 | Fischer v Reshevsky 1961, game 26 | 163 | ? in a note recommends 13...Qxd6! | 13 P-Q6, KPxP?; 14 P-N5 13.d6 exd6? 14.g5 | Best KPxP (exd6): -0.35 Fischer’s move: -0.35 |
| 109 | 2.8 | Olafsson v Fischer 1959, game 7 | 51 | ? game move recommends 21.h5 | 21 N-N1? (game move) 21.Nb1? | Best P-R3 (a3): +0.24 Fischer’s move: +0.30 |
| 110 | 2.8 | Fischer v Tal 1959, game 17 | 121 | ? game move recommends 32.Qe4 | 32 P-KN3? (game move) 32.g3? | Best P-KN3 (g3): -4.00 Fischer’s move: -4.00 |
| 111 | 2.5 | Petrosian v Fischer 1958, game 3 | 27 | ? game move recommends 36...Ra8 | 36 . . . N-N1? (game move) 36...Ng8? | Best N-N1 (Ng8): +0.26 Fischer’s move: +0.26 |
| 112 | 2.1 | Fischer v Gligoric 1966, game 56 | 346 | ? in a note | 7 PxP, QxQ; 8 RxQ, PxP?; 9 R-Q3!, BxN; 10 RxB, N-B3; 11 N-B3, B-N5; 12 B-N5!, BxN; 13 PxB! 7.dxe5 Qxd1 8.Rxd1 fxe5? 9.Rd3! Bxf3 10.Rxf3 Nf6 11.Nc3 Bb4 12.Bg5! Bxc3 13.bxc3! | Best BxN (Bxf3): +0.07 Fischer’s move: +0.06 |
| 113 | 2.1 | Kholmov v Fischer 1967, game 59 | 368 | ? game move recommends 11.Qe2 | 11 B-Q6? (game move) 11.Bd6? | Best B-Q6 (Bd6): 0.00 Fischer’s move: 0.00 |
| 114 | 2.0 | Petrosian v Fischer 1958, game 3 | 30 | ? game move | 57 R-R1? (game move) 57.Rh1? | Best R-R7 (Rh7): 0.00 Fischer’s move: 0.00 |
| 115 | 2.0 | Fischer v Rossetto 1959, game 5 | 40 | ? game move | 23 . . . P-B4? (game move) 23...f5? | Best P-QR4 (a5): 0.00 Fischer’s move: 0.00 |
| 116 | 2.0 | Fischer v Shocron 1959, game 6 | 45 | ? in a note | 15 B-Q2, B-KB1; 16 P-QN4, PxQNP; 17 BPxP, N-B5; 18 NxN, PxN; 19 R-QB1, PxP; 20 NxP, P-Q4; 21 PxP, RxR+? 15.Bd2 Bf8 16.b4 cxb4 17.cxb4 Nc4 18.Nxc4 bxc4 19.Rc1 exd4 20.Nxd4 d5 21.exd5 Rxe1+? | Best Q-Q3 (Qd6): 0.00 Fischer’s move: 0.00 |
| 117 | 2.0 | Fischer v Shocron 1959, game 6 | 47 | ? in a note | 26 P-N3, P-N5!; 27 BPxP, P-B6; 28 P-R3?, N-K3; 29 Q-R3, P-KR4; 30 PxP 26.b3 b4! 27.cxb4 c3 28.a3? Ne6 29.Qh3 h5 30.gxh6 | Best B-K3 (Be3): 0.00 Fischer’s move: 0.00 |
| 118 | 2.0 | Fischer v Shocron 1959, game 6 | 48 | ? in a note | 38 . . . Q-Q2!; 39 K-R2, R-N8!; 40 R-N6, Q-Q6; 41 RxN?, Q-B8! 38...Qd7! 39.Kh2 Rb1! 40.Rb6 Qd3 41.Rxe6? Qf1! | Best RxR (Rxb1): 0.00 Fischer’s move: 0.00 |
| 119 | 2.0 | Olafsson v Fischer 1959, game 7 | 52 | ? game move | 25 . . . KPxP? (game move) 25...exf3? | Best R-R2 (Ra7): 0.00 Fischer’s move: 0.00 |
| 120 | 2.0 | Olafsson v Fischer 1959, game 7 | 52 | ? game move | 26 BxKRP? (game move) 26.Bxh6? | Best RxB+ (Rxg7+): 0.00 Fischer’s move: 0.00 |
| 121 | 2.0 | Fischer v Keres 1959, game 8 | 59 | ? game move | 53 . . . BxQRP? (game move) 53...Bxa2? | Best P-R3 (h6): 0.00 Fischer’s move: 0.00 |
| 122 | 2.0 | Fischer v Keres 1959, game 8 | 59 | ? game move | 55 . . . P-R3? (game move) 55...h6? | Best RxP (Rxb2): 0.00 Fischer’s move: 0.00 |
| 123 | 2.0 | Fischer v Keres 1959, game 8 | 58 | ? in a note | 45 R-QN6, R-B8; 46 BxP?, B-B5 45.Rb6 Rc1 46.Bxh7? Bc4 | Best B-Q3 (Bd3): 0.00 Fischer’s move: 0.00 |
| 124 | 2.0 | Fischer v Keres 1959, game 8 | 60 | ? in a note | 61 KxP?, R-KR4 61.Kxf4? Rh5 | Best KxP (Kxf4): +1.23 Fischer’s move: +1.23 |
| 125 | 2.0 | Walther v Fischer 1959, game 9 | 66 | ? in a note | 44 P-QR4, R-QN1!; 45 R-Q5?, B-K4 44.a4 Rb8! 45.Rd5? Be5 | Best RxR (Rxb8): 0.00 Fischer’s move: 0.00 |
| 126 | 2.0 | Gligoric v Fischer 1959, game 12 | 83 | ? game move | 37 . . . B-N5? (game move) 37...Bg4? | Best P-K7 (e2): 0.00 Fischer’s move: 0.00 |
| 127 | 2.0 | Gligoric v Fischer 1959, game 12 | 83 | ? in a note | 32 K-B2?, R-R8 32.Kf2? Rh1 | Best B-R3 (Bh3): 0.00 Fischer’s move: 0.00 |
| 128 | 2.0 | Gligoric v Fischer 1959, game 12 | 84 | ? in a note | 43 . . . RxKRP?; 44 K-B5 43...Rxh2? 44.Kc5 | Best K-B2 (Kf7): 0.00 Fischer’s move: 0.00 |
| 129 | 2.0 | Fischer v Petrosian 1959, game 16 | 111 | ? game move | 27 . . . N-B6? (game move) 27...Nc3? | Best N-B6 (Nc3): 0.00 Fischer’s move: 0.00 |
| 130 | 2.0 | Fischer v Petrosian 1959, game 16 | 112 | ? game move | 36 . . . Q-Q3? (game move) 36...Qd6? | Best Q-K8 (Qe1): 0.00 Fischer’s move: 0.00 |
| 131 | 2.0 | Fischer v Petrosian 1959, game 16 | 114 | ? in a note | 48 Q-Q1+? 48.Qd1+? | Best B-N2 (Bg2): 0.00 Fischer’s move: 0.00 |
| 132 | 2.0 | Fischer v Tal 1959, game 17 | 118 | ? game move | 14 BxN? (game move) 14.Bxe4? | Best BxN (Bxe4): +0.89 Fischer’s move: +0.89 |
| 133 | 2.0 | Spassky v Fischer 1960, game 18 | 126 | ? game move | 23 . . . Q-KN5? (game move) 23...Qg4? | Best Q-R3 (Qh6): 0.00 Fischer’s move: 0.00 |
| 134 | 2.0 | Fischer v Tal 1960, game 23 | 148 | ? in a note | 15 . . . QxN; 16 BxN, R-R1; 17 QR-K1? 15...Qxe5 16.Bxe7 Rh8 17.Rae1? | Best QR-K1 (Rae1): 0.00 Fischer’s move: 0.00 |
| 135 | 2.0 | Fischer v Tal 1960, game 23 | 148 | ? in a note | 19 KxB?, RxKRP!; 20 Q-B7 19.Kxf1? Rxh2! 20.Qf7 | Best K-R1 (Kh1): 0.00 Fischer’s move: 0.00 |
| 136 | 2.0 | Lombardy v Fischer 1960, game 25 | 157 | ? in a note | 8 N-B2, O-O; 9 N-K3, P-Q4!?; 10 BPxP, PxP; 11 PxP? 8.Nc2 O-O 9.Ne3 d5!? 10.cxd5 exd5 11.exd5? | Best PxP (exd5): 0.00 Fischer’s move: 0.00 |
| 137 | 2.0 | Fischer v Reshevsky 1961, game 26 | 162 | ? in a note | 8 O-O?, P-Q4!; 9 PxP, N-QN5 8.O-O? d5! 9.exd5 Nb4 | Best O-O (O-O): +0.01 Fischer’s move: +0.01 |
| 138 | 2.0 | Fischer v Reshevsky 1961, game 26 | 165 | ? in a note | 22 B-Q4, P-B3?; 23 RxP, QxN; 24 BxKBP! 22.Bd4 f6? 23.Rxg3 Qxd5 24.Bxf6! | Best P-B3 (f6): +4.95 Fischer’s move: +4.95 |
| 139 | 2.0 | Reshevsky v Fischer 1961, game 27 | 171 | ? in a note | 33 RxP, R-Q7+; 34 K-N1, P-N4; 35 PxP+, PxP; 36 P-R5?, P-N5; 37 P-R6, N-N4; 38 P-R7, N-B6+; 39 K-B1, P-N6; 40 P/7-R8=Q, P-N7 mate! 33.Rxb6 Rd2+ 34.Kg1 g5 35.hxg5+ hxg5 36.a5? g4 37.a6 Ng5 38.a7 Nf3+ 39.Kf1 g3 40.a8=Q g2#! | Best P-R5 (a5): +5.84 Fischer’s move: +5.84 |
| 140 | 2.0 | Reshevsky v Fischer 1961, game 28 | 180 | ? in a note | 51 B-Q6?, R-Q2!; 52 BxR, R-Q7 51.Bd6? Rd7! 52.Bxa3 Rd2 | Best B-Q6 (Bd6): 0.00 Fischer’s move: 0.00 |
| 141 | 2.0 | Fischer v Petrosian 1961, game 31 | 194 | ? game move | 27 . . . R-Q3? (game move) 27...Rd6? | Best NxB (Nxe4): 0.00 Fischer’s move: 0.00 |
| 142 | 2.0 | Bertok v Fischer 1962, game 34 | 208 | ? in a note | 11 R-B1, B-K3!; 12 Q-R4, P-QB4; 13 Q-R3, R-B1; 14 B-K2, Q-N2!; 15 PxP, PxP; 16 RxP?, RxR; 17 QxR, QxP 11.Rc1 Be6! 12.Qa4 c5 13.Qa3 Rc8 14.Be2 Qb7! 15.dxc5 bxc5 16.Rxc5? Rxc5 17.Qxc5 Qxb2 | Best RxP (Rxc5): 0.00 Fischer’s move: 0.00 |
| 143 | 2.0 | Bertok v Fischer 1962, game 34 | 210 | ? in a note | 23 B-B3?, B-Q6 23.Bf3? Bd3 | Best B-B3 (Bf3): -4.12 Fischer’s move: -4.12 |
| 144 | 2.0 | Fischer v Bolbochan 1962, game 35 | 213 | ? game move recommends 11...Bxg5 | 11 . . . N-B4? (game move) 11...Nc5? | Best N-B4 (Nc5): +0.65 Fischer’s move: +0.65 |
| 145 | 2.0 | Fischer v Bolbochan 1962, game 35 | 214 | ? in a note | 17 . . . N-N3; 18 BxN, QxB; 19 N-Q5, BxN?; 20 BxR 17...Nb6 18.Bxb6 Qxb6 19.Nd5 Bxd5? 20.Bxc8 | Best BxN (Bxd5): +3.20 Fischer’s move: +3.20 |
| 146 | 2.0 | Botvinnik v Fischer 1962, game 39 | 250 | ? game move | 51 . . . P-QN4? (game move) 51...b5? | Best K-B4 (Kf5): 0.00 Fischer’s move: 0.00 |
| 147 | 2.0 | Botvinnik v Fischer 1962, game 39 | 246 | ? in a note | 26 QR-Q1? 26.Rdd1? | Best QR-Q1 (Rdd1): -0.13 Fischer’s move: -0.13 |
| 148 | 2.0 | Botvinnik v Fischer 1962, game 39 | 251 | ? in a note | 51 . . . K-Q5!; 52 RxKNP, P-N4; 53 P-R5, P-N5; 54 P-R6!, P-N6; 55 R-N4+, K-B4!; 56 R-N5+, K-B3!; 57 R-N6+, K-N2!; 58 R-N7+, K-R3!; 59 R-N6+, K-N4?; 60 R-N7, P-R4?; 61 K-N2! 51...Kd4! 52.Rxg6 b5 53.h5 b4 54.h6! b3 55.Rg4+ Kc5! 56.Rg5+ Kc6! 57.Rg6+ Kb7! 58.Rg7+ Ka6! 59.Rg6+ Kb5? 60.Rg7 a5? 61.Kg2! | Best K-R4 (Ka5): 0.00 Fischer’s move: 0.00 |
| 149 | 2.0 | Fischer v Bisguier 1963, game 47 | 294 | ? game move | 25 P-R5? (game move) 25.h5? | Best P-R5 (h5): +1.92 Fischer’s move: +1.92 |
| 150 | 2.0 | Fischer v Bisguier 1963, game 47 | 294 | ? in a note | 25 B-K3, N-B4?; 26 BxN, QxB; 27 Q-K6+, K-N2; 28 QR-Q1 25.Be3 Nc5? 26.Bxc5 Qxc5 27.Qe6+ Kg7 28.Rad1 | Best N-B4 (Nc5): +2.02 Fischer’s move: +2.02 |
| 151 | 2.0 | Portisch v Fischer 1966, game 53 | 326 | ? in a note | 6 . . . O-O; 7 P-K4, N-B3; 8 B-Q3!, QNxP?; 9 Q-R4 6...O-O 7.e4 Nc6 8.Bd3! Nxd4? 9.Qa4 | Best QNxP (Nxd4): +0.01 Fischer’s move: +0.01 |
| 152 | 2.0 | Portisch v Fischer 1966, game 53 | 327 | ? in a note | 9 . . . PxQBP!?; 10 B-N5, P-R3; 11 P-KR4!, B-N2!; 12 N-R5!?, PxB?; 13 PxP, NxP; 14 N-B6+!! 9...dxc4!? 10.Bg5 h6 11.h4! Bb7! 12.Nh5!? hxg5? 13.hxg5 Nxe4 14.Nf6+!! | Best QN-Q2 (Nbd7): 0.00 Fischer’s move: 0.00 |
| 153 | 2.0 | Fischer v Najdorf 1966, game 54 | 333 | ? in a note | 8 . . . P-QR3; 9 BxN, PxB; 10 N/5-B3, P-B4?; 11 Q-R5!, N-Q5; 12 B-B4, Q-B2; 13 N-Q2, NxP+; 14 K-K2, NxR 8...a6 9.Bxf6 gxf6 10.N5c3 f5? 11.Qh5! Nd4 12.Bc4 Qc7 13.Nd2 Nxc2+ 14.Ke2 Nxa1 | Best P-B4 (f5): 0.00 Fischer’s move: 0.00 |
| 154 | 2.0 | Fischer v Gligoric 1966, game 56 | 345 | ? in a note | 5 . . . Q-Q3!?; 6 N-R3? 5...Qd6!? 6.Na3? | Best N-R3 (Na3): +0.08 Fischer’s move: +0.08 |
| 155 | 2.0 | Fischer v Gligoric 1966, game 56 | 345 | ? in a note | 5 . . . Q-Q3!?; 6 N-R3?, B-K3?; 7 N-KN5 5...Qd6!? 6.Na3? Be6? 7.Ng5 | Best B-K3 (Be6): +0.05 Fischer’s move: +0.05 |
| 156 | 2.0 | Fischer v Gligoric 1966, game 56 | 347 | ? in a note | 7 PxP, QxQ; 8 RxQ, BxN!; 9 PxB, PxP; 10 P-KB4, N-B3; 11 PxP?, NxP; 12 B-K3, B-B4; 13 N-Q2, NxN; 14 BxB, O-O-O 7.dxe5 Qxd1 8.Rxd1 Bxf3! 9.gxf3 fxe5 10.f4 Nf6 11.fxe5? Nxe4 12.Be3 Bc5 13.Nd2 Nxd2 14.Bxc5 O-O-O | Best PxP (fxe5): +0.03 Fischer’s move: +0.03 |
| 157 | 2.0 | Kholmov v Fischer 1967, game 59 | 367 | ? in a note | 6 . . . P-Q4; 7 N-K5, P-B3; 8 P-K4, PxP; 9 QNxP, NxN; 10 BxN, P-QB4?; 11 Q-B3! 6...d5 7.Ne5 c6 8.e4 dxe4 9.Nxe4 Nxe4 10.Bxe4 c5? 11.Qf3! | Best P-QB4 (c5): 0.00 Fischer’s move: 0.00 |
| 158 | 2.0 | Fischer v Stein 1967, game 60 | 375 | ? in a note | 21 P-K6, PxP; 22 KN-N5? 21.e6 fxe6 22.Neg5? | Best KN-N5 (Nfg5): 0.00 Fischer’s move: 0.00 |
| 159 | 1.8 | Fischer v Keres 1959, game 8 | 59 | ? in a note | 49 . . . B-B5?; 50 RxKBP!, BxB; 51 RxP+ 49...Bc4? 50.Rxf4! Bxd3 51.Rxd4+ | Best R-QR8 (Ra1): 0.00 Fischer’s move: +0.02 |
| 160 | 1.7 | Pilnik v Fischer 1959, game 4 | 36 | ? game move | 29 NxB? (game move) 29.Nxe5? | Best R-R2 (Ra2): 0.00 Fischer’s move: -0.03 |
| 161 | 1.7 | Fischer v Euwe 1960, game 20 | 134 | ? in a note | 6 B-N5, PxP?; 7 P-Q5, N-K4; 8 Q-Q4 6.Bg5 dxc4? 7.d5 Ne5 8.Qd4 | Best B-K3 (Be6): -0.03 Fischer’s move: 0.00 |
| 162 | 1.7 | Fischer v Tal 1960, game 23 | 146 | ? in a note | 13 . . . NxKP; 14 NxN, QxN; 15 BxB+, KxB; 16 Q-Q3!, Q-K5?; 17 QxQ, PxQ; 18 P-B3! 13...Nxe5 14.Nxe5 Qxe5 15.Bxd7+ Kxd7 16.Qd3! Qe4? 17.Qxe4 dxe4 18.f3! | Best Q-B4 (Qf5): -0.03 Fischer’s move: 0.00 |
| 163 | 1.6 | Bertok v Fischer 1962, game 34 | 209 | ? game move | 13 PxP? (game move) 13.dxc5? | Best P-QN3 (b3): +0.01 Fischer’s move: -0.03 |
| 164 | 1.6 | Botvinnik v Fischer 1962, game 39 | 242 | ? in a note | 9 O-O-O, N-QB3; 10 B-K2, N-N3; 11 Q-B5, Q-Q3; 12 P-KR3, BxN; 13 PxB, P-B4!; 14 P-Q5, N-K4; 15 N-N5?, Q-KB3; 16 B-Q4, PxP; 17 PxP, Q-B5+ 9.O-O-O Nc6 10.Be2 Nb6 11.Qc5 Qd6 12.h3 Bxf3 13.gxf3 f5! 14.d5 Ne5 15.Nb5? Qf6 16.Bd4 fxe4 17.fxe4 Qf4+ | Best QxQ (Qxd6): +0.04 Fischer’s move: 0.00 |
| 165 | 1.6 | Fischer v Najdorf 1966, game 54 | 332 | ? in a note | 8 B-QB4, B-K3!; 9 BxB, PxB; 10 P-QB4!, NxP?; 11 Q-N4 8.Bc4 Be6! 9.Bxe6 fxe6 10.c4! Nxe4? 11.Qg4 | Best B-K2 (Be7): -0.01 Fischer’s move: +0.03 |
| 166 | 1.6 | Fischer v Gligoric 1966, game 56 | 344 | ? in a note | 5 . . . B-K2?; 6 NxP!, Q-Q5; 7 N-KB3, QxKP; 8 P-Q3? 5...Be7? 6.Nxe5! Qd4 7.Nf3 Qxe4 8.d3? | Best R-K1 (Re1): +0.11 Fischer’s move: +0.07 |
| 167 | 1.4 | Martner v Fischer 1960, game 21 | 139 | ? in a note | 11 NxP, NxN; 12 QxN, QxQ; 13 PxQ, BxP; 14 R-Q1, N-N5!; 15 K-B2, NxP; 16 R-Q2?, N-B6! 11.Nxd6 Nxd6 12.Qxd6 Qxd6 13.exd6 Bxb2 14.Rd1 Nb4! 15.Kf2 Nxa2 16.Rd2? Nc3! | Best N-K2 (Ne2): 0.00 Fischer’s move: -0.07 |
| 168 | 1.4 | Reshevsky v Fischer 1961, game 28 | 178 | ? game move | 28 RxB? (game move) 28.Rxe4? | Best NxB (Nxe4): -3.33 Fischer’s move: -3.43 |
| 169 | 1.4 | Keres v Fischer 1962, game 37 | 228 | ? game move | 24 N-B3? (game move) 24.Nf3? | Best Q-K4 (Qe4): -0.49 Fischer’s move: -0.56 |
| 170 | 1.4 | Fischer v Gligoric 1966, game 56 | 345 | ? in a note | 5 . . . B-Q3?; 6 P-Q4, PxP 5...Bd6? 6.d4 exd4 | Best Q-B3 (Qf6): 0.00 Fischer’s move: +0.07 |
| 171 | 1.3 | Petrosian v Fischer 1958, game 3 | 29 | ? game move recommends 51...Nf6! | 51 . . . K-Q3? (game move) 51...Kd6? | Best K-Q3 (Kd6): 0.00 Fischer’s move: 0.00 |
| 172 | 1.3 | Fischer v Rossetto 1959, game 5 | 39 | ? game move | 8 . . . NxN? (game move) 8...Nxd4? | Best N-K4 (Ne5): +0.25 Fischer’s move: +0.33 |
| 173 | 1.3 | Keres v Fischer 1959, game 14 | 95 | ? game move | 24 R-Q8+? (game move) 24.Rd8+? | Best P-QR3 (a3): 0.00 Fischer’s move: -0.08 |
| 174 | 1.3 | Fischer v Trifunovic 1961, game 33 | 205 | ? game move | 41 R-B2? (game move) 41.Rf2? | Best KxP (Kxc3): +5.96 Fischer’s move: +5.75 |
| 175 | 1.3 | Larsen v Fischer 1967, game 57 | 355 | ? in a note | 28 . . . N-Q5?; 29 N-N4, P-KB3; 30 P-B4! 28...Nd4? 29.Ng4 f6 30.f4! | Best P-R4 (h5): -0.08 Fischer’s move: 0.00 |
| 176 | 1.2 | Reshevsky v Fischer 1961, game 28 | 177 | ? game move | 21 PxP? (game move) 21.bxa5? | Best QN-B2 (Ndf2): 0.00 Fischer’s move: -0.09 |
| 177 | 1.1 | Fischer v Keres 1959, game 8 | 57 | ? game move | 36 K-B2? (game move) 36.Kf2? | Best R-Q1 (Rd1): +0.10 Fischer’s move: 0.00 |
| 178 | 1.1 | Fischer v Reshevsky 1961, game 26 | 162 | ? in a note | 9 . . . P-QR4!; 10 P-QR4, B-K3; 11 N-Q4? 9...a5! 10.a4 Be6 11.Nd4? | Best Q-Q2 (Qd2): +0.07 Fischer’s move: -0.03 |
| 179 | 1.1 | Fischer v Gligoric 1966, game 56 | 347 | ? in a note | 9 . . . B-R4!; 10 N-K5!, BxQ; 11 NxQ, KxN; 12 RxB, R-K1; 13 P-B3, N-K2; 14 N-B3, K-B1; 15 B-K3, P-KB4; 16 QR-QB1, PxP; 17 PxP, P-KN3? 9...Bh5! 10.Ne5! Bxd1 11.Nxd7 Kxd7 12.Rxd1 Re8 13.f3 Ne7 14.Nc3 Kc8 15.Be3 f5 16.Rac1 fxe4 17.fxe4 g6? | Best N-B4 (Nf5): +0.16 Fischer’s move: +0.26 |
| 180 | 1.0 | Fischer v Shocron 1959, game 6 | 44 | ? in a note recommends 16...Nc6 | 15 B-Q2, B-KB1; 16 R-QB1, B-N2? 15.Bd2 Bf8 16.Rc1 Bg7? | Best B-N2 (Bg7): +0.62 Fischer’s move: +0.62 |
| 181 | 1.0 | Fischer v Gligoric 1966, game 56 | 344 | ? in a note | 5 . . . B-K2? 5...Be7? | Best Q-B3 (Qf6): 0.00 Fischer’s move: +0.11 |
| 182 | 0.9 | Fischer v Rossetto 1959, game 5 | 38 | ? game move | 7 B-Q3? (game move) 7.Bd3? | Best B-K2 (Be2): +0.42 Fischer’s move: +0.30 |
| 183 | 0.9 | Fischer v Tal 1959, game 17 | 117 | ? in a note | 7 . . . B-K2?; 8 P-B4, O-O 7...Be7? 8.f4 O-O | Best QN-Q2 (Nbd7): +0.06 Fischer’s move: +0.18 |
| 184 | 0.9 | Fischer v Bednarski 1966, game 55 | 340 | ? in a note | 9 . . . B-K2; 10 Q-B3, O-O; 11 B-K3, P-Q4; 12 KPxP, NxB; 13 NxN!, NxP?; 14 O-O-O 9...Be7 10.Qf3 O-O 11.Be3 d5 12.exd5 Nxb3 13.Nxb3! Nxd5? 14.O-O-O | Best PxKBP (exf5): +0.07 Fischer’s move: +0.19 |
| 185 | 0.8 | Fischer v Petrosian 1959, game 16 | 114 | ? game move | 48 Q-KB2? (game move) 48.Qf2? | Best B-N2 (Bg2): 0.00 Fischer’s move: -0.13 |
| 186 | 0.8 | Fischer v Tal 1960, game 23 | 146 | ? in a note | 13 BxN?, BxB; 14 O-O, P-Q5!; 15 N-N5, QxKP; 16 QxP+, K-Q2 13.Bxc6? Bxc6 14.O-O d4! 15.Ng5 Qxe5 16.Qxf7+ Kd7 | Best O-O (O-O): +0.04 Fischer’s move: -0.09 |
| 187 | 0.7 | Fischer v Rossetto 1959, game 5 | 39 | ? in a note recommends 15...Bc6 | 15 . . . P-QN4?; 16 PxP, PxP; 17 N-B3 15...b5? 16.cxb5 axb5 17.Nc3 | Best BxN (Bxa4): -0.04 Fischer’s move: +0.14 |
| 188 | 0.7 | Spassky v Fischer 1960, game 18 | 124 | ? game move recommends 9.c3 | 9 N-B3? (game move) 9.Nc3? | Best N-B3 (Nc3): -1.09 Fischer’s move: -1.09 |
| 189 | 0.7 | Gligoric v Fischer 1961, game 30 | 188 | ? in a note | 16 . . . P-B4? 16...c5? | Best P-QR3 (a6): +0.23 Fischer’s move: +0.37 |
| 190 | 0.7 | Keres v Fischer 1962, game 37 | 229 | ? in a note | 36 . . . P-KR4?; 37 Q-R6+, K-N1; 38 B-Q5+, QxB; 39 QxKNP+ 36...h5? 37.Qh6+ Kg8 38.Bd5+ Qxd5 39.Qxg6+ | Best K-N2 (Kg7): +0.36 Fischer’s move: +0.50 |
| 191 | 0.7 | Unzicker v Fischer 1962, game 42 | 267 | ? game move | 15 BxN? (game move) 15.Bxb6? | Best B-N5 (Bg5): 0.00 Fischer’s move: -0.14 |
| 192 | 0.7 | Fischer v Najdorf 1966, game 54 | 333 | ? game move recommends 8...Qa5+! | 8 . . . B-K3? (game move) 8...Be6? | Best B-K3 (Be6): 0.00 Fischer’s move: 0.00 |
| 193 | 0.6 | Walther v Fischer 1959, game 9 | 64 | ? game move | 13 . . . R-QB1? (game move) 13...Rc8? | Best P-N3 (g6): -0.15 Fischer’s move: 0.00 |
| 194 | 0.5 | Keres v Fischer 1959, game 14 | 95 | ? game move recommends 22.Rde4 | 22 P-B6? (game move) 22.f6? | Best P-QR3 (a3): -0.12 Fischer’s move: 0.00 |
| 195 | 0.5 | Fischer v Petrosian 1959, game 16 | 106 | ? in a note | 3 . . . PxP; 4 NxP, B-B4?; 5 N-N3, B-N3 3...dxe4 4.Nxe4 Bf5? 5.Ng3 Bg6 | Best N-B3 (Nf6): +0.16 Fischer’s move: +0.32 |
| 196 | 0.5 | Fischer v Tal 1961, game 32 | 197 | ? game move recommends 6...a6 | 6 . . . N-B3? (game move) 6...Nf6? | Best P-QR3 (a6): +0.29 Fischer’s move: +0.24 |
| 197 | 0.4 | Fischer v Keres 1959, game 8 | 59 | ? game move recommends 60.Bf1! | 60 B-R6? (game move) 60.Ba6? | Best B-Q3 (Bd3): +1.26 Fischer’s move: +1.18 |
| 198 | 0.4 | Fischer v Tal 1959, game 17 | 117 | ? in a note | 8 O-O, B-K2; 9 Q-B3!?, B-N2?; 10 BxP! 8.O-O Be7 9.Qf3!? Bb7? 10.Bxe6! | Best Q-N3 (Qb6): +0.06 Fischer’s move: +0.23 |
| 199 | 0.4 | Fischer v Reshevsky 1961, game 26 | 163 | ? in a note | 13 PxP, RPxP; 14 B-B3, BxP!; 15 BxB, NxB; 16 QxN, NxQBP+; 17 K-B2, NxR; 18 RxN, R-B1!; 19 B-Q4?, R-B5 13.fxg6 hxg6 14.Bf3 Bxg4! 15.Bxg4 Nxg4 16.Qxg4 Nxc2+ 17.Kf2 Nxa1 18.Rxa1 Rc8! 19.Bd4? Rc4 | Best R-K1 (Re1): -0.05 Fischer’s move: -0.22 |
| 200 | 0.3 | Fischer v Sherwin 1957, game 1 | 14 | ? game move recommends 10...cxd4 | 10 . . . Q-B2? (game move) 10...Qc7? | Best B-N2 (Bb7): +0.17 Fischer’s move: +0.29 |
| 201 | 0.3 | Gudmundsson v Fischer 1960, game 19 | 128 | ? in a note recommends 7.cxd5 | 6 B-K2, P-B4!; 7 O-O?, BPxP; 8 KNxP, N-B3; 9 PxP, NxP; 10 N/3xN, QxN; 11 B-B3, Q-B5; 12 NxN, PxN 6.Be2 c5! 7.O-O? cxd4 8.Nxd4 Nc6 9.cxd5 Nxd5 10.Nxd5 Qxd5 11.Bf3 Qc4 12.Nxc6 bxc6 | Best O-O (O-O): 0.00 Fischer’s move: 0.00 |
| 202 | 0.3 | Fischer v Reshevsky 1962, game 43 | 271 | ? game move | 15 . . . N-Q5? (game move) 15...Nd4? | Best O-O (O-O): -0.10 Fischer’s move: +0.09 |
| 203 | 0.2 | Walther v Fischer 1959, game 9 | 64 | ? in a note | 16 . . . KBxP?; 17 BxP+!, K-K2; 18 PxP, PxP; 19 NxP! 16...Bxg5? 17.Bxb5+! Ke7 18.fxe6 fxe6 19.Nxe6! | Best N-R5 (Na4): +4.87 Fischer’s move: +5.29 |
| 204 | 0.2 | Fischer v Petrosian 1959, game 16 | 108 | ? in a note recommends 14.f4 | 13 . . . P-KN4; 14 N-B3? 13...g5 14.Nf3? | Best P-QB3 (c3): +0.14 Fischer’s move: +0.11 |
| 205 | 0.2 | Reshevsky v Fischer 1961, game 28 | 176 | ? game move recommends 14.Bd2 | 14 B-N5? (game move) 14.Bg5? | Best B-K3 (Be3): +0.15 Fischer’s move: +0.15 |
| 206 | 0.1 | Fischer v Najdorf 1962, game 40 | 255 | ? in a note | 7 . . . NxP!; 8 Q-B3, N-B4; 9 N-KB6+? 7...Nxe4! 8.Qf3 Nc5 9.Nf6+? | Best P-QN4 (b4): +0.15 Fischer’s move: -0.06 |
| 207 | 0.1 | Portisch v Fischer 1966, game 53 | 326 | ? in a note | 6 P-QR3, BxN+; 7 NxB, P-Q4; 8 P-QN3, O-O; 9 P-QR4, N-B3; 10 B-N2? 6.a3 Bxc3+ 7.Nxc3 d5 8.b3 O-O 9.a4 Nc6 10.Bb2? | Best B-K2 (Be2): +0.21 Fischer’s move: 0.00 |
Misprints in the 1969 edition
Found along the way and checked in a printed copy. Corrections marked * are inferred from the moves: they are the only readings that make the printed line legal.
- Page 31: 61 printed for move 70.
- Page 34: a line numbered one move low (13...N-B5! for 14...N-B5!).
- Page 37: 39 and 40 printed for 37 and 38; and “On 39 B-N2” for 37.
- Page 39: White’s 13th move printed twice; the second is the 14th.
- Page 76: 17 NxB+, K-R1 for 17...PxN*.
- Page 82: 32 RxR, RxR for 32...KxR*.
- Page 96: 37 to 39 printed for 38 to 40.
- Page 102: a check sign on 22...BxP, which is not check*.
- Page 109: 15 to 17 printed for 14 to 16.
- Page 143: 13 printed for 17.
- Page 238: a line numbered one move low (24...QxR? for 25...QxR?).
Not counted: 9 lines in analysis Fischer quotes or reports from others
| # | Size | Game | Page | Fischer | Line | Stockfish, 60 s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 208 | 31 | Fischer v Korchnoi 1962, game 36 | 223 | ! in a note | 39 . . . P-N4!; 40 R-Q7+, K-N3; 41 Q-B3, Q-N3! 39...g5! 40.Rd7+ Kg6 41.Qf3 Qb6! | Best Q-R8 (Qa1): 0.00 Fischer’s move: +3.97 |
| 209 | 28 | Fischer v Korchnoi 1962, game 36 | 223 | ! in a note | 39 . . . P-N4!; 40 R-Q7+, K-N3; 41 Q-B3, Q-N3!; 42 RxN! 39...g5! 40.Rd7+ Kg6 41.Qf3 Qb6! 42.Rxe4! | Best R-K2 (Re2): +3.52 Fischer’s move: 0.00 |
| 210 | 27 | Fischer v Tal 1959, game 17 | 118 | ! in a note | 13 . . . PxB; 14 QxP, BxN; 15 RxB, R-R2; 16 QxN+, R-K2; 17 QxP, R-K7; 18 B-N5!, RxB; 19 RxR, QxR; 20 QxN+ 13...exd5 14.Qxd5 Bxf5 15.Rxf5 Ra7 16.Qxe4+ Re7 17.Qxb4 Re2 18.Bg5! Rxg5 19.Rxg5 Qxg5 20.Qxb8+ | Best R-B2 (Rf2): +3.23 Fischer’s move: 0.00 |
| 211 | 26 | Botvinnik v Fischer 1962, game 39 | 249 | ! in a note | 45 . . . K-R3; 46 R-Q3!, R-B4; 47 P-R4, R-QR4; 48 R-Q4 45...Kh6 46.Rd3! Rc5 47.h4 Ra5 48.Rd4 | Best P-R4 (h4): 0.00 Fischer’s move: -3.12 |
| 212 | 18 | Fischer v Tal 1959, game 17 | 118 | Verdict: White wins “wins."…” | 13 . . . PxB; 14 QxP, BxN; 15 RxB, R-R2; 16 QxN+, R-K2; 17 QxP, R-K7; 18 B-N5!, RxB; 19 RxR, QxR; 20 QxN+ 13...exd5 14.Qxd5 Bxf5 15.Rxf5 Ra7 16.Qxe4+ Re7 17.Qxb4 Re2 18.Bg5! Rxg5 19.Rxg5 Qxg5 20.Qxb8+ | End of the line: 0.00 |
| 213 | 12 | Botvinnik v Fischer 1962, game 39 | 246 | Verdict: White is better “Black lost the exchange."…” | 27 . . . B-Q5; 28 R-R3, P-K4; 29 B-N5, RxP; 30 B-K7, R-Q2; 31 B-N4 27...Bd4 28.Ra3 e5 29.Bg5 Rxd6 30.Be7 Rd7 31.Bg4 | End of the line: -0.94 |
| 214 | 2.0 | Petrosian v Fischer 1958, game 3 | 30 | ? in a note | 57 R-R7, P-B4; 58 R-Q7+, K-K3; 59 R-Q1, R-QN1; 60 P-N5?, P-B6; 61 K-N4 57.Rh7 c5 58.Rd7+ Ke6 59.Rd1 Rb8 60.g5? c3 61.Kg4 | Best P-B5+ (f5+): 0.00 Fischer’s move: 0.00 |
| 215 | 2.0 | Botvinnik v Fischer 1962, game 39 | 251 | ? in a note | 51 . . . K-Q5!; 52 RxKNP, P-N4; 53 P-R5, P-N5; 54 P-R6!, P-N6; 55 R-N4+, K-B6?; 56 R-KR4 51...Kd4! 52.Rxg6 b5 53.h5 b4 54.h6! b3 55.Rg4+ Kc3? 56.Rh4 | Best K-B4 (Kc5): 0.00 Fischer’s move: 0.00 |
| 216 | 2.0 | Botvinnik v Fischer 1962, game 39 | 251 | ? in a note | 51 . . . K-Q5!; 52 RxKNP, P-N4; 53 P-R5, P-N5; 54 P-R6!, P-N6; 55 R-N4+, K-Q6?; 56 R-N4, K-B7; 57 R-QB4+ 51...Kd4! 52.Rxg6 b5 53.h5 b4 54.h6! b3 55.Rg4+ Kd3? 56.Rb4 Kc2 57.Rc4+ | Best K-B4 (Kc5): 0.00 Fischer’s move: 0.00 |