Hi! :) My name is Peter Velicka.
I'm a grandmaster from Czech Republic and I
made this video recording for Remote
Chess Academy. In this lesson, we'll talk
about the attack on the king in the center
and I will show you a game of one of the
best players in the chess history and 11th
World Champion, Robert (Bobby) Fischer. What to
say about this phenomenal American
player! Exceptional talent
and fortune to win.
Robert Fischer is a chess model for many
young players and he was a motive for me
too. When I wrote, at high school,
the topic on "My Model", I wrote about
Robert Fischer. It was still during
communism and then I had to explain why
i chose an American and not the
Russian World Champion.
Let's go to the game. Robert Fischer
played this game at age of 13 years with
Black pieces, against Donald Byrne.
This game was played in the Rosenwald
Trophy Tournament which later,
officially became the US Championship.
This tournament was also the first
true test of the scale for the very
young future World Champion. In this
tournament, Fisher didn't get a very good
result but drew attention to himself,
brilliantly executed attack in the game
which I will show you now. Let's go to
the game. 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 g6
3.Nc3 Bg7 4.d4 0-0 5.Bf4
and Bobby Fischer played 5...d5
to Grunfeld. 6.Qb3
Today, rather, normally played is 6.e3 or
6.Rc1 but this is now not
important. Let's go back.
6.Qb3 dxc4 7.Qxc4 c6 8.e4
8...Nbd7 9.Rd1 Nb6 10.Qc5
10...Bg4 11.Bg5 Both players
could play during the opening in several
places better. But this move is the first
serious mistake. Instead of 11.Bg5, completing
the development with 11.Be2 following 0-0
But White moves the same piece for the second time (Bg5).
Now, the young Bobby Fischer punishes his rival
for the violating one of the
fundamental principles in the opening.
How did Bobby Fischer continue? Fischer
played Na4! Very nice move.
Donald Byrne played Qa3 because
after Nxa4 comes Nxe4
and now if Qxe7, then
Qa5+, b4, Qxa4,
Qxe4, Rfe8, Be7,
Bxf3, gxf3, Bf8
and Black takes back the piece!
Instead of Qxe7, White
can play Qc1 but after Qa5+
Nc3, Bxf3, gxf3,
Nxg5 and Black has a
winning position because White has too
many weaknesses.
Let's go back to the game.
Qa3, Nxc3, bxc3, Nxe4,
Black is not afraid of
complications while the White king is still
in the center. Bxe7, Qb6,
Bc4.
When White takes Bxf8, comes Bxf8,
Qb3, Nxc3, Qxb6
axb6, Ra1, Bb4 and even though
the material is reduced, the White position
is very bad. After Bc4, Fischer
played Nxc3! Bc5, and in case Qxc3,
we'll decide Rfe8.
If Qe3, then
Bxf3, gxf3, Qc7 and
Black will win back the piece and
has a winning position. Instead of Qe3,
White could have played Bxf7+ but after
Kxf7, Ng5+, Kxe7, 0-0,
Bxd1, Rxd1, Qb5, Black has an extra rook.
In the game, Bc5 was played. Rfe8+,
now the White king missed castling and becomes
victim of attack by Black pieces. White
played Kf1.
And how did Bobby Fischer play now?
Fischer played Be6 - a great
sacrifice of the queen! Much worse was
Nb5, Bxf7+, and now Kxf7
loses after Qb3+, Be6, Ng5+ and
after Kh8 will come, Bxb6, Nxa3,
Bxe8, and White's
position is a little better. In the game,
White accepted the sacrifice and played
Bb6. We can look at other option.
It doesn't help Bxe6, Qb5+
Kg1 and Black gets a smothered mate
Ne2+, Kf1, Ng3++
Kg1, Qf1+, Rxf1 and Ne2#
After Qxc3 comes Qxc5, dxc5,
Bxc3, Bxe6, Rxe6 with a
winning position for Black. And after
Bd3, Nb5, Black's position is much better
So the game continued. Bxc4+, Kg1
Ne2+, Kf1, Nxd4+
This tactical scenario where a
king is repeatedly given checks is
sometimes called a Windmill. Kg1, Ne2+
Kf1, Nc3+, Kg1, axb6,
Qb4, Ra4, Qb6 and Nxd1!
Black has, for the queen, a rook and
two minor pieces and will win.
The rest of the game is a
matter of technique. h3, Ra2, Kh2
Nxf2, Re1, Rxe1,
Qd8+, Bf8, Nxe1,
Bd5, Nf3, Ne4,
Qb8, b5, h4, h5, Ne5, Kg7, Kg1, and
now Black pieces will give checkmate.
Bc5+, Kf1, Ng3+
Ke1, Bb4+, Kd1, Bb3+,
Kc1, Ne2+, Kb1, Nc3+
Kc1, Rc2# 0-1. Perfect coordination of Black pieces!
What to say in conclusion? Did you like this game?
What so imporant happened in the game?
Black attacking White king was successful.
White did a serious mistake in the
opening. He moved the same piece twice.
Then Bobby Fischer went into advantegous
complications, found a nice combination
and White missed castling. He joined all
his pieces into the attack, coordinated
their work. He used three files
and diagonals to the attack against White king.
Although he escaped mate, White didn't
prevent decisive material damage.
Young Bobby Fischer has mastered the technical
part of the game and won the game!