Bobby Fischer the Chess Legend

Bobby Fischer One of The Greatest Chess Player Ever!

"Chess is war over the board. The object is to crush the opponent's mind" -- Bobby Fischer

Who is Bobby Fischer? A very natural talented chess player ever! I look up to him as a legend and genius of the great chess game played ever. He inspired me to love the game of chess for whatever it is. Bobby Fischer is considered to be one of the most gifted chess players of all time. Short biography of the world great chess player Bobby Fischer:

Full Name : Robert James Fischer (known as Bobby Fischer)
Country : United States
Born :March 9th, 1943 - Chicago, Illinois United States
Start : 6^th years old (1949)
Awards :
: US Junior Chess Championship 1956
: Age 12^th – US National Master
: US Open Championship 1957
: Age 14^th – International Master
: Age 15^th – Grandmaster
: World Chess Champion in 1972
: 2785 the highest rating (1972)

Fischer's road to the world championship shows highly controversial with a lot of demand by Fischer on his own good reason. In 1972, Fischer beat the World Champion Boris Spassky 12.5 – 8.5 with 7 won, 1 lose and 11 draw conquering the world crown for the title 11^th World Chess Champion, meaning that Fischer has already broke the Soviet monopoly of the world title in history. After winning the world championship, Bobby Fischer never returns to defend his title against Anatoly Karpov in 1975. He disappeared for a long time and no more active in chess competition. Nevertheless, he is still among the best known of all chess players around the world.

I like very much the games played by Bobby Fischer. Most of the games showing very high quality and stand at its own class. Wonderful and brilliant! This is what I say before 'the beautiful art of chess'.

For the introduction, I post one of his game played when he is 16th years old. How Bobby Fischer played against his opponent in this position?

Bobby Fischer VS Shocron Leonardo, Mar Del Plata 1959

How white continue to winning this game?

Rxe6! A good move by Fischer! An exchange sacrifice. Now if Black plays fxe6 White will reply with Qxe6+ followed by Qxe5. White then has a winning position, although material is level, with Bd4 coming up and the Black King in trouble. But instead Black tried a clever defense: Qc8 pinning the Rook. How did Fischer get out of that one?

The brilliant answer (not easy to find, I guess) was Bd7!!. Now if Black plays Qxd7 his Queen is now undefended so White can play Rxg6+ winning the Queen. If Black does anything else with his Queen the White Rook will escape.

I will bring more interesting and wonderful games played by Bobby Fischer in the future. Hopefully you will like it. Thanks.