Bobby Fischer Complete Games of the American World Chess Champion Compiled and edited by Lou Hays Condensed annotations by Senior Master John Hall Hays Publishing Dallas, Texas Copyright © Lou Hays, 1992 All rights reserved under Pan American and International Copyright conventions. No part of this book may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, or by any information storage and retrieval system, without written permission from the publisher. Editor: Lou Hays Condensed annotations: Senior Master John Hall Book design and typeset: Lou Hays Cover Illustration: Carolyn Hoefelmeyer Cover Illustration produced from photo courtesy of British Chess Magazine (Fischer at the 1966 Havana Olympiad) File Creation: David Sewell, Sid Pickard, Ken Artz, Will Brugge, Joe Drake Proofreaders: David Sewell, John Hall, Sid Pickard, David King Diagrams built on Zarkov 2.5 (Created by John Stanback and distributed by Chess Laboratories) and ChessBase 3.0 (Distributed by Chessbase, U.S.A.). Special thanks to WindowDOS Associates, Arlington, Texas for their WindowDOS 3.5 software, which makes all of our computer tasks easier and faster. First printing September, 1992 Hays, Lou, 1947- Bobby Fischer - Complete games of the American World Chess Champion Includes indexes. 1. Fischer, Bobby, 1943- 2. Chess-Collections of games. I. Title. ISBN 1-880673-89-4 PRINTED IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Hays Publishing P.O. Box 797623 Dallas, Texas 75379 TABLE OF CONTENTS Enjoying your Bobby Fischer Book I Acknowledgements . 4 A Guide to Understanding Algebraic Chess Notation . 7 Bobby Fischer's Tournament and Match Record . 13 The Evolution of Bobby Fischer's Opening Repertoire . 15 100 Notable Games in Bobby Fischer's Chess Career . 23 Explanation of Symbols . 29 BOBBY FISCHER'S TOURNAMENT AND MATCH GAMES Nineteen fifty-five . 31 Nineteen fifty-six . 33 Nineteen fifty-seven . 45 Nineteen fifty-eight . 67 Nineteen fifty-nine . 79 Nineteen sixty . 105 Nineteen sixty-one . 123 Nineteen sixty-two . 133 Nineteen sixty-three . 157 Nineteen sixty-five . 165 Nineteen sixty-six . 177 Nineteen sixty-seven . 193 Nineteen sixty-eight . 203 Nineteen sixty-nine . 211 Nineteen seventy . 213 Nineteen seventy-one . 235 Nineteen seventy-two . 243 List of Missing Tournament and Match Games . 250 Exhibition and Blitz Games . 253 Simultaneous Exhibition Games . 271 Crosstables . 299 Player Index . 331 Opening Index . 337 ECO Index . 341 Endgame Index . 345 BOBBY FISCHER 1943- Born: March 9, 1943 Chicago,Illinois Learned the rules of chess: 1949 First recorded tournament game: July 1955 International Grandmaster title: 1958 U.S. Champion eight times (in eight attempts): 1957, 1958,1959, 1960, 1962, 1963, 1965,1966 Winner of every tournament and match in which he participated from December, 1962 through World Championship match 1972 with the exceptions of Capablanca Memorial,1965, (2n d place- 112 point behind Smyslov),and Piatigorsky Cup,1966, (2nd place- 1/2 point behind Spassky). World Champion: 1972 Bobby Fischer is generally recognizedas the strongest player in the history of chess. HINTS FOR ENJOYING YOUR BOBBY FISCHER BOOK Bobby Fischer- Complete Games ofthe American World Chess Champion was created with the serious student of chess in mind. These games, like the work of any truly great artist are more profound than they might atfi rst appear. Fischer's uncompromising style represents everything known about the gameof chess throughthe middle of thetwentieth century, blended with his desire to win every game, whether playing the White or the Black pieces. There are 942 listings and 871 actual game scores in the book (including games one and two from Sevti Stefan, 1992). Except for the last minute additions at the end of the book, games are listed in chronological order. Some might be surprised to fmd the high number of annotations throughout which suggest improved play in the openings. This does not mean that theplayers were committing known opening errors; rather it reflects the numerous changes in opening theory over the past twenty years. In some of the tournaments it appears that Fischer missed playing in one or more rounds. In nearly every case this simply means that he had the bye. In the Olympiads players do not necessarily play in every round so many round numbersmay be missing in these events. The industriousplayer will want to take full advantage of the multiple indexing. The book is indexed by opponent, opening, ECO code, and ending. An in depth study of Fischer's games is possible from many angles through these indexes (Opening, ECO, and Ending indexes do not include the blitz, exhibition, or simultaneous games). Diagrams in every game (908total!) lend another purpose to this book. The reader can read the book "blind" (without a chessboard), moving from diagram to diagram and solving those positions in which tactics are the focus. Answers are found in the actual game score next to the diagram. 4 BOBBY FISCHER • COMPLETE GAMES Players of every level are advised to begin by turning to "100notable games in Bobby Fischer's career" (page 23) and play through these games. You will start with Fischer's first Najdorf Sicilian defense, pass soon to the "Game of the Century" vs. Donald Byrne and then to the draw with Gligoric which gave Bobby the Grandmaster title at age fifteen. The section continues with an overview of the most important, best played and most exciting games of Bobby Fischer's career, right through his winning of the World Championship. After going through these hundred games, go back and slowly digest and enjoy the rest of the book. A thorough study of Bobby Fischer's chess games amounts to the equivalent of a college degree in chess. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS I am grateful to the many chessplayers who took part in the creation of this book over the past year. I wish in particularto acknowledgethe effortsof David Sewell, John Hall, and Mike Richards, all of whom were active on the project from the beginning. I am indebted to International Master John Donaldson, a virtual "walking encyclopedia of chess" for his assistance in tracking down new games, and to Kenneth R. Smith for encouraging me to make the start. David Sewell- Game input, diagrams,proofreading; John Hall- Condensed annotations, ECO codes, proofreading; Mike Richards -Condensed annotations for games from the 1955 US Junior tournament, "100 notable games in Bobby Fischer's chess career", assistance on "The evolution of Bobby Fischer's opening Repertoire"; Billy Patteson­ Games from the Houston, Texas simultaneous exhibition; Jim Warren - Games from the Chicago and Cicero, Illinois simultaneous exhibitions; Jude Acers and Frank Chavez - Information and games from Fischer's visit to Louisiana, 1964; Chess Informant - Opening codes; Carolyn Hoefelmeyer - Cover lllustration of Bobby Fischer; British Chess Magazine -use of photo (Fischer at the 1966 Havana Olympiad) to produce cover illustration; John G. White Collection of the Cleveland, Ohio Public Library; Joyce Hawk, Bookmasters, Inc. Bibliography: Die gesammelten Partien von Robert J. Fischer by Christiaan M. Bijl (Vermande Zonen); The games of Robert J. Fischer R. G. Wade and Kevin J. O'Connell (Batsford); Chess Life and Review Magazine; Inside Chess Magazine, Seattle; Encyclopedia of Chess Openings (Chess Informant); Numerous state chess publications and newspaper articles were used as game sources. Lou Hays Dallas, Texas August, 1992 BOBBY FISCHER • COMPLETE GAMES 5 The square d8. The a-file (On the 8th rank 1 of the d-file) 8 7 The square g6. �.--- (On the 6th rank 6 of the g-tile) 5 4 3 2 H fhe square al. :on the 1st rank lfthe a-file) 6 BOBBY FISCHER - COMPLETE GAMES A GUIDE TO UNDERSTANDING ALGEBRAIC CHESS NOTATION Algebraic notation is the most advanced and accurate method of recording the moves of a chess game. It has virtually replaced the old-fashioned descriptive method over the past twenty years. Algebraic is used in most chess columns and publications worldwide because it is universal- each square on the chessboard has only one name. This notation is based on a system of letters and numbers assigned to each square of the board (see diagram opposite page). The letters a, b, c, d, e, f, g, and h designate FILES, or vertical columns starting at the bottom of the diagram and going to the top. The numbers 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, and 8 name the RANKS, or horizontal rows. The first rank (containing the squares al, bl, cl, etc.) is always the side closest to the player of the White pieces; the eighth rank (squares a8, b8, etc.) is closest to the player of the Black pieces. Look at the a-file (the vertical file on the far left). When giving a move in a chess game, all squares on this file begin with the letter a. A square on the a-file is named al, a2, a3, etc., according to the rank on which it is located. Every square on the board has its own name, which consists of a letter from a to h, followed by a number from 1 to 8. Note the examples given (al, d8, g6). In this book we use the short form of algebraic notation. Every piece (not pawns) is identified by a letter code as follows : K= King Q= Queen R= Rook B= Bishop N= Knight Pawns are identified by naming the file which they currently occupy. For example, the White pawn starting the game on the square a2 is referred to as White's a-pawn. Its counterpart on a7 is called Black's a-pawn, etc. To record a move by a piece, the letter of the piece is given first (K,Q,R,B,N), followed by the square which it ends up on after the move is completed.