Fischer Crushes A Strong Grandmaster In Just 10 Moves

April 26, 2017 NHaselton Chess Lectures

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Robert James Fischer vs Reuben Fine
Blitz, New York (USA) (1963) Philidor Defense: Hanham. Steiner Variation (C41)
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 Nd7 4. Bc4 c6 5. O-O Be7 6. dxe5 dxe5 (6… Nxe5 7. Nxe5 dxe5 8. Qh5 g6 9. Qxe5 Nf6 10. Bh6 Rg8 11. Nc3 Qd6 12. Qxd6 Bxd6 13. e5 Bxe5 {0} 14. Rfe1 {4}) 7. Qe2
(7. Ng5 Bxg5 (7… Nh6 8. Ne6 fxe6 9. Bxh6 gxh6 10. Qh5+ Kf8 11. Bxe6 Qe8 12.
Qxh6#) 8. Qh5 Qe7 9. Qxg5 Qxg5 10. Bxg5 {0}) 7… Ngf6 8. Rd1 Qc7 9. Ng5 O-O
10. Bxf7+ Rxf7 (10… Kh8 11. Ne6) 11. Qc4
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