Bobby Fischer Breaks Boris Spassky's Ego - Best Of The 70s - Fischer vs. Spassky, 1972 G6

[@odysseas573]

The move 16. ... Qb7 ( 8:20) is not just mentioned by various analysts. It was found by Geller in the post mortem of his game with Furman in 1970 and he had told Spassky of it (Geller was one of his seconds). It is interesting that several critical positions in this WCC match can also be found in Geller's practice. I personally believe that Fischer went for them deliberately knowing full well that Spassky wasn't up to date and relied more on talent. I would argue that dispels the myth that Fischer was "going up against the Soviet Chess Machine" since Spassky time and again seemed not to care about what said Machine had to offer him and just ignored it. But that opinion may seem to radical to some. Another interesting topic to be made is that the improvement 14. ... Qb7 ( 6:10) can also be found in Geller's practice a year later in Timman vs Geller, AVRO 1973. Geller won easily with this improvement. The discussion under that game in chessgames.com is extremely interesting. One commentor wrote that Timman had "analysed the possibility of 14. ... Qb7 in his annotations to the Fischer-Spassky match, and was of the opinion that White keeps an advantage". I will not vouch for that statement but there is room for further research on the topic. What is certain is that one can always bet on finding Efim Geller at the forefront of the advancement in opening theory in the 60's and 70's, and possibly later.

[@lawdogwales5921]

It's a famous game, a true classic. Every chess commentator has covered it. I've seen it a dozen times. And I still liked this presentation. Good one, Sam!

[@m4y4nk]

Well, to be honest, i liked the game, i liked the commentry, i liked the explanation, overall, i loved the video.👏👏

[@truettjbillups]

I love how you include the players' own commentaries. Great videos.

[@richwarega2584]

Fisher was a beast, a monster,, a true giant of the game,, he will always have my utmost respect

[@dufasaurjoe2899]

The title is unfair. Nobody broke Spassky's Ego. He won the Soviet championship the following year despite losing the match. It is simply that Fischer was stronger than everyone at that point in time. What Spassky did wrong was conceding to Fischer's demands in the name of chess. If he did what Karpov later did there is a fair chance he would have won the title like Karpov did later despite being the underdog.

[@odysseas573]

Karpov had no saying over Fischer playing. Bobby's argument was with FIDE. There are many misconceptions about the 1972 and 1975 world championships, we should not add to them

[@colins1358]

nice work dude.

[@JHarder1000]

In the twentieth century, the closest thing to Fischer's shutouts of Taimanov and Larsen was Capablanca's 5 to 0 defeat of Kostich., who was in the world top twenty at the time.

[@SoundofThomas]

Excellent explanation.. 😁

[@handsomejaxproductions4926]

What a beautiful game

[@hesoerus59]

Breaking someone's ego should not be the purpose of plying chess. I know Fischer said that on the Dick Cavett show, but then you can sense the moment of stony silence after that statement, though Fischer obviously didn't feel it. He was still a young man, full of promise and hope. But in that moment you could sense the psychopath that was lurking beneath.

[@executionsquad3926]

Ah, the Ted Bundy of chesse 😎

[@hb7137]

I hate Fischer so much that he left chess, something feels incomplete in chess history

[@OmegaIL]

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