Interactive game test: Login to www.chessworld.net and bottom right of Welcome page is "Play like Geller" to test your understanding of this game Play turn based chess at www.chessworld.net or play real time chess at www.chesscube.com Chess World.net Instructive Game: A flawed masterpiece - Fischer vs Geller, Skopje 1967 [Event "Skopje"] [Site "Skopje"] [Date "1967.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Robert James Fischer"] [Black "Efim Geller"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "B88"] [Annotator "Microsoft"] [PlyCount "46"] [EventDate "1967.??.??"] 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Bc4 e6 7. Be3 Be7 8. Bb3 O-O 9. Qe2 Qa5 10. O-O-O Nxd4 11. Bxd4 Bd7 12. Kb1 Bc6 13. f4 Rad8 14. Rhf1 (14. e5 dxe5 15. fxe5 Nd7 16. Rhe1 Bc5) (14. e5 dxe5 15. fxe5 Nd7 16. Rhe1 Bc5 17. Bxc5) 14... b5 15. f5 b4 ( 15... e5 16. Be3 h6 17. Nd5 Bxd5 18. Bxd5 Qa4 19. Bc1 Rc8 20. Rf3 b4 21. b3 Qd7 ) 16. fxe6 (16. Bxf6 Bxf6 17. fxe6 fxe6 18. Bxe6+ Kh8 19. Rf5 Be5 20. Nd5 Bb5 21. Qe1 Bc4) 16... bxc3 17. exf7+ Kh8 (17... Rxf7 18. Bxf7+ Kxf7 19. Qc4+ Kf8 20. Qxc6) 18. Rf5 Qb4 19. Qf1 (19. Bxc3 Qxe4) (19. Bxc3 Qxe4 20. Rf2 d5) (19. bxc3) 19... Nxe4 (19... a5 20. Rxf6) 20. a3 (20. Qf4 cxb2 (20... Ba4 21. Qxe4) 21. Rh5 Nc3+ (21... Nf6 22. Rh6 Ne4 23. Qf5 Ng5 24. h4 Bd7 25. Qd3) 22. Kxb2 ( 22. Bxc3 Qxf4) 22... Nxd1+ 23. Kc1 Bf6 (23... d5 24. Qf5 Qa3+ 25. Kxd1) (23... Qxd4 24. Qxd4 d5 25. Kxd1 Rxf7) (23... d5 24. Qf5 Qa3+ 25. Kxd1) 24. Qxf6 gxf6 25. Bxf6#) 20... Qb7 21. Qf4 Ba4 22. Qg4 (22. Qh6 Bf6 23. Bxf6 Nxf6 24. Qc1 Bxb3) (22. Bxg7+ Kxg7 23. Qg4+ Kh8 24. Rd4 Bxb3) 22... Bf6 23. Rxf6 Bxb3 0-1 - Robert James "Bobby" Fischer (March 9, 1943 -- January 17, 2008) was an American chess grandmaster and the eleventh World Chess Champion. He is considered by many to be the greatest chess player who ever lived. A chess prodigy, at age 13 Fischer won a "brilliancy" that became known as The Game of the Century. Starting at age 14, he played in eight United States Championships, winning each by at least a point. At age 15½, he became both the youngest grandmaster and the youngest candidate for the World Championship up to that time. He won the 1963--64 U.S. Championship with 11/11, the only perfect score in the history of the tournament. His book My 60 Memorable Games, published in 1969, remains a revered part of chess literature for advanced players. In the early 1970s he became one of the most dominant players in history—winning the 1970 Interzonal by a record 3½-point margin and winning 20 consecutive games, including two unprecedented 6--0 sweeps in the Candidates Matches. He became the first official World Chess Federation (FIDE) number-one rated chess player in July 1971, and spent 54 total months at number one. In 1972, he captured the World Championship from Boris Spassky of the USSR in a match widely publicized as a Cold War confrontation. The match, held in Reykjavík, Iceland, attracted more worldwide interest than any chess match before or since. In 1975, Fischer declined to defend his title when he could not reach agreement with FIDE over the conditions for the match. He became more reclusive and did not play competitive chess again until 1992, when he won an unofficial rematch against Spassky. The competition was held in Yugoslavia, which was then under a United Nations embargo.[1][2][3] This led to a conflict with the U.S. government, which was also seeking income tax from Fischer on his match winnings. Fischer never returned to his native country. After ending his competitive career, he proposed a new variant of chess and a modified chess timing system. His idea of adding a time increment after each move is now standard, and his variant Chess960 is gaining in popularity.[4] In his later years, Fischer lived in Hungary, Germany, the Philippines, Japan, and Iceland. During this time he made increasingly anti-American and anti-semitic statements. After his U.S. passport was revoked over the Yugoslavia sanctions issue, he was detained by Japanese authorities for nine months in 2004 and 2005 under threat of deportation. In March 2005, Iceland granted him full citizenship.[5] The Japanese authorities then released Fischer to Iceland, where he lived until his death in 2008.[6] ►Subscribe for my regular chess videos: goo.gl/zpktUK

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