Come Out and Play, Chicken! | Spassky vs Fischer | (1972) | Game 1

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Boris Spassky vs Robert James Fischer
Fischer - Spassky World Championship Match (1972), Reykjavik ISL, rd 1, Jul-11
Nimzo-Indian Defense: Normal Variation. Gligoric System Bernstein Defense (E56)
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. e3 O-O 6. Bd3 c5 7. O-O Nc6 8. a3 Ba5 9. Ne2 dc4 10. Bc4 Bb6 11. dc5 Qd1 12. Rd1 Bc5 13. b4 Be7 14. Bb2 Bd7 15. Rac1 Rfd8 16. Ned4 Nd4 17. Nd4 Ba4 18. Bb3 Bb3 19. Nb3 Rd1 20. Rd1 Rc8 21. Kf1 Kf8 22. Ke2 Ne4 23. Rc1 Rc1 24. Bc1 f6 25. Na5 Nd6 26. Kd3 Bd8 27. Nc4 Bc7 28. Nd6 Bd6 29. b5 Bh2 30. g3 h5 31. Ke2 h4 32. Kf3 Ke7 33. Kg2 hg3 34. fg3 Bg3 35. Kg3 Kd6 36. a4 Kd5 37. Ba3 Ke4 38. Bc5 a6 39. b6 f5 40. Kh4 f4 41. ef4 Kf4 42. Kh5 Kf5 43. Be3 Ke4 44. Bf2 Kf5 45. Bh4 e5 46. Bg5 e4 47. Be3 Kf6 48. Kg4 Ke5 49. Kg5 Kd5 50. Kf5 a5 51. Bf2 g5 52. Kg5 Kc4 53. Kf5 Kb4 54. Ke4 Ka4 55. Kd5 Kb5 56. Kd6
The name Bobby Fischer, at least to Americans, is synonymous with chess. A prodigy in the 50s, a world class player in the 60s, the 70s saw Fischer at his pinnacle. He earned the right to challenge Boris Spassky in a title run without comparison, defeating Mark Taimanov and Bent Larsen with perfect scores of 6-0, and ex-champion Petrosian 6½-2½. Now the stage was set, and the only thing standing between Fischer and Spassky was Fischer himself.
The match was mired in political overtones, during the height of the Cold War. The Soviet chess system had a monopoly on the title since 1948, and the expectations on Spassky were enormous. While Fischer studied chess virtually in seclusion, Spassky had the full resources of the USSR. Victor Baturinsky, head of Soviet Chess Sports Committee, said: "Basically, the Soviet leadership and the powers that be in sport, were interested in just one issue: how to stop Fischer from becoming World Champion.
With the match set to begin in Reykjavik, Iceland, Fischer (who had not signed any documents confirming his participation) began to make a number of demands, including a percentage of television rights, a larger prize fund, and all manner of conditions covering everything from the lighting to the chair cushions. To satisfy Bobby's demands of a larger prize fund, British chess promoter James Slater donated a dazzling $125,000 to be added to the prize fund. Fischer still needed more convincing by Bill Lombardy (Fischer's last-minute choice as second), and one famously persuasive telephone call from Henry Kissinger. Mere hours before he would be forfeited, Fischer arrived in Iceland.
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[@koneksk8]

"Here we have a nice photo of this moment, it's not from this moment, might not even be from this game" :^D

[@kamon9339]

koneksk8 hahahahahaha i laughed my ass off

[@respuestadirecta5458]

yeah lol... I was like WTF

[@harrydude11]

Hahahaha

[@droceretik]

A photo of this moment. This moment meaning the regular moment he post a photo when he presents a game.

[@panda4247]

and it's not even a photo

[@Jacob-df5hr]

"but most of all Fischer demanded more money" Bobby was America's champion through and through :')

[@nippy1234]

ahahahaha

[@thegorn]

It was only fair for one of the best players in the world. Sports stars were earning far more.

[@Jacob-df5hr]

@@thegorn sports stars earned far more money because they created far more money. Fair ain't got nothing to do with it.

[@ilovetibees9389]

juw through and through lol

[@thegorn]

@@Jacob-df5hr sports stars don't "create money" - the Federal Reserve does that lol you don't know anything.

[@Gregory_McIntosh]

"Once you push a pawn, you can never unpush it."

[@ravikishore6511]

My 1 yr old niece defies all the chess principles

[@CounterDevil90]

Spassky is the biggest gentleman of all the chess players.

[@abhinavjain2985]

True, i heard he even wrote a letter to some officials saying that, Either you get Fischer out of jail or get me in with him. LOL

[@nikolaslavov3498]

What a guy

[@jumpingship3001]

He respected Bobby.

[@181noble9]

I love both Fischer and Spassky. Both legends. Times flies 😢😢 Spassky must have missed fischer

[@johndotcue]

Wish you can say the same thing for Ol' Bobby 😆

[@tome57a]

First, let me state the obvious: Bobby Fischer left something to be desired with respect to human relations. That is putting it mildly. However, as a professional chess player, he did more to advance chess as a profession than anyone else had prior to him. Had it not been for Fischer, prize funds would still be piteously low, FIDE would still be setting all the match conditions, and physical training for matches would still be in its infancy. Also, I think it's noteworthy that Fischer's notorious rants didn't begin until well after his era as WC. He was a complete professional otherwise, especially at the board, and the only criticism he expressed in the era leading up to the 1972 WC was that the Soviets conspired to cheat against Western players by drawing games between themselves and saving their energy for matches against non-Soviets. On this, my opinion is that he was correct. So bash him all you want, but give the man credit for what he did do.

[@nicolaszan1845]

Oh yes, there was a lot of pandering to Fischer. However, it is undeniable that he did quite a lot to advance the care teams and organizers took for their players from then on.

[@stephen0793]

well said. good summary

[@MrVvulf]

I think it's important to point out that Fischer didn't want a larger prize pool because he was greedy. He was very generous to friends and charities with money in his personal life, and lived quite modestly, especially considering his impoverished childhood. He wanted CHESS to get the recognition it deserved and he believed it should be held in much higher esteem. Unfortunately, economics were not his strong suit, so explaining to him that prize money has a direct correlation with audience size and consumer demand would have fallen on (Fischer's) deaf ears. It was the prestige that large prize money reflects that Fischer craved for chess. If the world championship was broadcast only on Pay-per-view at $50 per viewer they would have made around $10000 total, mostly from news outlets and perhaps clubs, because few very individuals wanted to see the match live that badly. It's not boxing Bobby :D Fischer outmatched Spassky at chess, but Spassky outclassed Fischer as a human being.

[@tome57a]

Very well put, and you make some good points here. He really worked hard for the recognition of the game as a legitimate profession open to anyone willing to put in the hard work to go pro. You're right too that he wasn't greedy or materialistic. One of the things he did after starting to earn real money at chess was to buy high-quality suits to wear - not to show off, but because he believed that a professional chess player should *look* professional. And yes, Spassky was pure class. Even Fischer himself said that, after Spassky famously stood up and applauded him for his brilliant win in game 6.

[@honourabledoctoredwinmoria3126]

@@tome57a His rants already had started. He quit the 1967 Interzonal when he was winning. He almost couldn't play in the 1971 Interzonal, again because of his temper. He was already ranting about Jews. He was not a stable guy. It's true he got even worse later, to the point when he could no longer function in the chess world, but he was already pretty awful.

[@ss8101989]

Wonderful Analysis, loved the background on the series. It is amazing how you make such high quality videos. Was introduced to this channel a year ago from a random youtube video recommendation, watched almost every video since. No one can watch just one @agadmator video. Unreal Channel! Seeing the subscriber growth and comments I see that lots of people feel the same. Thank you improving our vast knowledge. Keep up the good work!

[@damohanson5393]

Sanket Sabnis has

[@MrCronopio1988]

Totally agry. Thans Sanklet for put it into words. Thanks Agadmator fot your videos!

[@brianfattig1491]

But he takes more than 11 minutes to get to the game..

[@turkiyett0928]

23:05 I don't think because 23:07 there no comment after Kd5?? move ıf Bobby plays a6 this game is would be epic draw

[@georgejenkinson8927]

I've watch the great film Pawn Sacrifice and the Fischer documentary in preparation for this series

[@sarjhon]

GJ_Jenko i have nothing to say to you

[@shards7992]

Congratulations. You are an excellent viewer.

[@Petterkovsky]

Congratulations you are a great subscriber

[@brendanward2991]

I too rewatched Bobby Fischer Against the World while waiting for the series to start. I must check out Pawn Sacrifice - I never heard of it before.

[@sharpchess724]

GJ_Jenko, congratulations, you are a future pawn sacrificing grandmaster!

[@niladribiswas7068]

That " hello everyone" blew up my mind so energetic uff , i was using earphones

[@rawandhamid6264]

Niladri Biswas yes it is very loud and disturbing

[@niladribiswas7068]

@@rawandhamid6264 it's very triggering not annoying I kinda like it

[@ocaldini]

I say "hello everyone" at the same time with him when I start the video, Haha

[@JJ-kl7eq]

That was quite a coup to convince Bobby to play. Or as Jim Slater might have said, a chicken coup.

[@genericnameSS]

Ooooof.

[@6teezkid]

A Chicken Coup! Lol! I believe that Slater calling Bobby Fischer a chicken is what finally got Bobby to join the game. I also believe that chess’ global popularity would have not even be as popular today if not for Bobby’s tantrums and getting his way. It would’ve grown slowly over the years. It went from an exclusive game to an overnight sensation across the world during the 1972 World Chess Championship. The U.S. media covered the event blow by blow, as people watched with fervor. Even before the event was over, people around the world of every demographic class bought chess boards and it climbed in popularity exponentially from then. It could have gained in popularity slowly after the Cold War, coming out from being a Russian-centric game. But, its soaring popularity to where it is now would have seriously stunted and certainly not be considered the all-person’s global “sport” it is now. Chess’ current sensation’s roots derive exclusively from Bobby’s desire and then obsession for: “I want to beat the Russians” and altered everything.

[@damohanson5393]

Finally ! Your series on Fischer has rekindled my interest in chess after 40 years. I followed this match in the US as it happened in 1972. I remember TV coverage with grandmaster commentary and a board of the game on the TV screen. Several times as we awaited a move the grandmasters was speculate what Fischer would play next. Also several times Fischer made a move No one considered. It was chess mania that our country had never seen before or since. Fischer was HUGE in the US after he became champion.

[@iscarus]

Wow after 40 years ! That's a long time not play chess ! Good thing your interest is back ! Cheers mate :)

[@Joepesci1508]

Wow that's amazing I was born in 1996 but your comment gave me great insight on how it really was, Thanks!

[@ccosta55]

I was 17 at the time and heavily into chess then (I play mostly Go now). It’s true about the insane media coverage, and I’m in Canada. Must have been even crazier in the US. Even from people that never played before. I recall one radio talk show host discussing one of the games that was listed in the newspaper and asking the audience, “Does anyone know what Oh dash Oh means?”

[@UserPickForSix]

@@ccosta55 haha that’s classic

[@andrewnichols2395]

Would you consider making chess openings videos? I know some already have them on KZbin, but you explain things so clearly it would help thousands play chess better.

[@sarthaksharma1783]

The more you'll play urself the more will ur openings knowledge increase

[@Narrowcros]

Deep opening theory is for 2200 fide rating level and above, where say the 11 moves needs to be accurate or it will be punished. For people below that rating work more on endgame theory, tactics and strategy. You will improve quite a bit that war. Learning opening tricks isn't really chess and only week players tend to fall for it.

[@panda4247]

he talked 10+ minutes about Fischer's opening trick. "I need more money, I need this, I need that..."

[@josephbishara4791]

Opening matters at a high level (above 2100). At a low level (below 2100), if makes little difference.

[@MohammedPi]

Dude! The key to master chess is not to know any openings theory.

[@tottenvillelegend826]

Bobby Fischer is one of my favorite players

[@rjhoward7006]

I could listen to Bobby Fischer antics literally for my entire day

[@g3enzo544]

30 min video but still love the whole of it.Never quit making intros like this.A video of yours without intro is really like a book without content.Congratulations for the great job

[@timmykenny717]

Why dislike long videos? Just don't get the idea behind it...

[@g3enzo544]

@@timmykenny717 there are some guys who are blaming for the intros.. me,personally, i totally love them

[@dimitrioskyriazis3817]

Συμφωνώ πατριώτη!

[@g3enzo544]

@@dimitrioskyriazis3817 Αγόρι μου!!

[@timmykenny717]

@@g3enzo544 same I've barely gotten back into chess only because of agadmator and I simple love the commentary he gives on the playing field and mindset involved. Helps as much as watching the game in a sense

[@coolboy5965]

I have never finished a whole 30mins video for 2 years thank you I realy enjoy it you are realy good at telling story

[@alexandruepuran]

cool boy I never look at how long it is... doesn’t matter, really, we love ‘em short, long and everything in between... :D

[@spmcdade901]

I'm liking the backstory. I've seen the movie Pawn Sacrifice where a lot of this was played with, but thanks for your viewpoint and commentary Agadmator.

[@ManrajDhesi]

I can’t possibly be the only one who came here after the new CoD Easter Egg hunt. I immediately searched these videos in search of the game that was referenced in the hunt

[@cravingnuts791]

Bro it seems not a lot of cod players watched this video

[@victory_jade]

I did the same!

[@davidndolibilopez555]

@@cravingnuts791 I know about the Easter egg but I am watching this video because I'm interested

[@selldrudd8886]

You should include the important note that Pal Benko was the one who gave up his spot to let fischer compete in the Interzonal

[@johnwamsley1896]

Wow

[@turgid4391]

The background knowledge enriches the story so much. Best chess commentary ever on this channel

[@bernardfinucane2061]

Fisher had a point about the money. The reason the Soviet Union was so good at chess was that there was massive political support for the game. America had a great talent in Fisher, but didn't really appreciate it, despite the fact that "beating the Soviet Union"" was a popular idea at the time. That's what the space race was about. At the Ali-Frazier fight a year before, each man was guaranteed $2.5m. But I guess hitting a man in the face is considered more valuable than outwitting him.

[@Konahagure]

One, there's wits and tactics to setup the hitting with skilled fighters. Two, prizefighting has been lucrative throughout history. Mostly for the organizers and bookies but with so much revenue generated the fighters could negotiate a cut. Chess not so much. Three, fighters help the marketing aspect to the public increasing overall revenue. So, yes its more valuable. Trying to compare the difference in money is pointless. Very nice match until the bishop blunder btw. No one bats 1.000.

[@matkopavlinovic6076]

@@crackawood The same could be said about the athleticism and physical abilities of former world chess champions...

[@matkopavlinovic6076]

@@crackawood I agree with that,but we can't do shit about that.Generally speaking,people would like to be entertained more than to be safer ,live longer and with a better life quality on long term. If only the focus was more on science and education in general we would live in a much better place than it is right now.

[@blackrock1009]

Russia has always had a strong chess culture, before Soviet and after Soviet. They just love the game, same with India. Meanwhile in USA chess is not popular, little example - The United States Chess Federation had as much as 60,000 players in 1972 following the Fischer Spassky match, dropped in the years.

[@YamiFlyZX]

@@crackawood moving pieces around the board is as productive as putting balls in nets. Why the need to put down other sports to prop up chess? Besides, people like Ali are cultural icons apart from athletes. Life would be very drab if there were no boxing, no soccer, no olympics, no athletic endeavours in general, even if it all went to research.

[@biglosergiraffe]

Bobby always retreating with bishops and saving them. Love it.

[@tenacious645]

I absolutely LOVE this channel. I like chess but this guy makes me love it. His presentation and knowledge of the game motivates me to learn more and play more. To me he's as much an asset to the chess community as someone like Bobby Fischer. In a different way but just as significant.

[@TerriblyIronic9]

I will swear by this until death; that your videos, especially with the players you love are always a joy to watch and incredibly educational. Thank you Agadmator

[@allistairelliott]

Great. You are setting the gold standard for a youtube channel. Continued best.

[@HeartlandTuber]

Fascinating presentation of one of the most famous matches in chess history. You do a tremendous job of providing critical and fascinating details and anecdotes. Always appreciated. One can criticize Fisher all one wants for his obstinate behavior, but one should never forget that the Soviet Union was a totalitarian dictatorship, that used chess as a key propaganda tool, and treated its grandmasters as prisoners of the state, punishing them for losing. Remember, no Russian chess player at this level traveled without strict supervision. I mean good grief, the Soveit's biggest fear was that one would defect! And the Soviets were experts at playing the the psychological warfare game, at ever level, at every opportunity.

[@sambowie4989]

Spasski had a whole army behind him to analyse Fischer's games. Fischer only had one or two guys to analyse Spasski's games. No one ever played and won a championship tournament in that way. In my opinion that makes Bobby Fischer the best chess player ever.

[@lastprophet9904]

too many cooks spoil the broth

[@sambowie4989]

Nobodeh DontNeedToKnow I respect your opinion but CRUSHING him? 🤨 no way

[@debanjangaming5170]

Lol fisher was himself a machine nowadays all the work is done by the computers for the GM's they just memorise the variations but the moves that fisher plays are the top choices of the top engines

[@debanjangaming5170]

And what are the top grandmasters doing in fisher random ????? They are out of the world by seeing the Orientation of the pieces

[@kasparov9]

And all of that army were only as good as Spassky was strong, end of..

[@Andrew-wh2pn]

This is one of your best videos i think ❤ Your knowledge and passion really show, can't wait for the rest of the games!

[@taubone9257]

Never clicked on a notification faster in my life

[@Ossory88]

Good to know.

[@BozoTheBear]

I can't say how excited I am to be watching this. My first introduction to (real) chess was when my girlfriend's dad (now my father in law) loaned me his copy of the Evans/Smith book on this match. I read the entire book eagerly - the pictures after each move helped massively. Zoom ahead almost 20 years, and I was wondering what to watch on youtube one evening, and remembered this game called Chess. I searched around, found a few chess channels, and soon enough came to realise yours was by far the best. I've enjoyed your channel daily since then, usually in lunch hour at work - or sometimes in the evenings (my wife laughs at the sudden Hello Everyone when it arrives). So after a very enjoyable coverage of the lead-up series, I'm massively looking forward to enjoying this match over the next few weeks - bring it on!!

[@samiwaleedandoni]

What a great transition from the story to the game! Amazing video as always

[@richardfeynman5560]

A very instructive video with all this background informations, many thanks to agadmator!

[@patrickhoppers9362]

please do more long intros of history and context behind matches whenever possible, this is easily my favorite video of yours! thanks for the content

[@AlbertWeijers]

"What a blunder", Nepo 2021: "Hold my beer".

[@Zenith9132]

Even in 2023!

[@frankiegee6135]

Impressive game Agadmator. I always love watching a Bobby Fischer game. Just to add I know they say he had a genius level iq. I don’t believe his intelligence could even be measured. His Iq would have been immeasurable.

[@heroricspiritfreinen38]

I was just thinking that the story at the beginning made this match so much more enjoyable to watch with the context on top of your usual amazing analysis.

[@BrianCarey]

Thanks for the background story. I was a kid when this match happened and it actually got me into chess! Thanks again!

[@hamoodalhaj3580]

Finally... Thanks agadmator 💖

[@lundulzuus6874]

Uploaded 26 seconds ago? Hell yeah!

[@nerdvananc]

*Absolutely love* the fact that you can pull up a video from a year ago and the "Hello everyone" will be the *same* as it is today.

[@sudeepcoolbanerjee]

I gotta say, I'm hooked, check KZbin multiple times through the day just to see if there are any uploads. Particularly this series. I didn't check last night, (uploads generally come in around 11 pm or later where I live) hoping to have breakfast while watching game 2. :P Thank you for creating such great content. :)

[@vladimirs7878]

Who is here rewatching after Nepo Fischer'd himself at the World Chess Championship?

[@lamestudiosinc418]

Didn't quite Fischer himself seeing as he lost the whole match lol

[@Zenith9132]

​@@lamestudiosinc418In 2023 too

[@Larry_Kabberga]

After about a year of watching your channel I improved my chess.com ranking from 1300 to 1600!!!! All I can say is THANKS Antonio!

[@justabeardedguythatisahero9848]

use an engine

[@davidegallo2185]

@@justabeardedguythatisahero9848 that's not how this game is supposed to be played. What would be the point?

[@saadsultan4444]

Wonderful! Can’t wait for the rest of this series...

[@JFTL81]

Had to come and see agadmator’s commentary on this series of games after watching Pawn Sacrifice. Love it.

[@stohess]

Spiderman and Sabretooth playing chess against each other is pretty cool

[@stevethomas4163]

#suggestion I’d like to see more Spassky games - all I really know about him is his game against Fischer and the ‘92 rematch!

[@RicardoAGuitar]

I would like to see Agad cover more of Spassky's beautiful wins. Most of the best games I've seen of Spassky's are losses - several from this match, that loss against Karpov in their Candidates match (Karpov had white in a Sicilian, think it was game 5), Keres finishing Spassky off with a Queen sac at Goteborg 1955, Tal winning brilliantly with Black in Tallinn 1973 IIRC. The one win of his I'm even a little familiar with was his King's Gambit brilliancy against Bronstein.

[@bubblesvampire7575]

I'm a relatively new subscriber and I very much enjoy your analysis. Thanks for posting these.

[@stephen0793]

I went this summer to Iceland and went to the hotel where Fischer stayed during the match in Reykjavik. They have a small exhibit at the hotel with posters, real chess sets used during the match, and a signed board under glass that you can play on! The Bobby Fischer museum and his grave are about an hour outside of Reykjavik in a small town I didn't get to go to, but that little exhibit is a must see for anyone going to Reykjavik. But for anyone going to Iceland who wants to take a detour, I highly recommend going to the Bobby Fischer museum

[@ghjkyj]

Ever child knows bishop is trapped!!

[@sanchobanana3507]

So, you’re also here after Carlsen vs Nepo, Game 9?

[@siddharthjain8526]

I am here for vast knowledge... Already know the game by heart ..if I ever listened to my lecturers with such concentration I would have been my.college topper

[@austinhaynes6420]

Since I've been watching your videos I've been playing Fischer/Tal moves with some real success and on Lichess I've gone up 150 elo! While I've still got a long way to go, just watching stuff like this gives me ideas that I normally wouldn't and I feel like it's giving me an edge on people.

[@rmlgaming2091]

Honestly I understand Bobby's skepticism...the past 10 championships had taken place in Moscow, it probably began to feel that chess was becoming a Soviet sport...

[@Tetrapak1234]

Such a great video. I know Fisher won but I dont know the final score. I really want 23 more videos on this series that will last for 30 minutes.

[@alluriakshay2193]

Love the way you explain the build up before the game 👌👌👌 great work, best chess channel !!!

[@Darkbreath89]

The story is widely known ofcourse but I believe this video is one of the best introductions (hoping to have more videos in the future) to the story!

[@bardhanjoy]

Just a bad day at the office. Sun comes up next day and life moved on.

[@mhalton]

We all know Bobby knew what he was doing by getting his bishop trapped. He wanted Boris to gain some confidence.

[@mayateola4732]

That thought crossed my mind too. Did he want to mislead Spassky into thinking that he was a weaker player and that would make Spassky relax and not put much passion into the second match ?

[@ploopybear]

@@mayateola4732 maybe..

[@crynekproductions4700]

From KSA, Thank you.... you have been very helpful.... love you man

[@mohammedbouchcoucha890]

Finally i was waiting for this!! Thank you agadmator

[@omkarunde2040]

Spassky was simply a gentleman.

[@pannikattak7533]

Fischer on Move 29: "Why settle for a draw when you know that you are able to create a losing position?"

[@dawesketj8842]

I love when he increases my knowledge thanks agadmator

[@Daniele.Rossini]

cant wait for game 2! Great work tony!

[@nacurity]

yes this is the Bish You Were Here game

[@dev7174]

Watched this video Search bobby fischer Found PAWN SACRIFICE watched full movie Again watching this video Feels amazing

[@dev7174]

This is not chess this is war..

[@landwolf00]

Wow. Beautiful history lesson from the great agadmator!

[@OriginalAimbot]

Although seeing the match for like the 20th time..... Kudos on your analysis which was by far the best.

[@vitakyo982]

3:55 special guest star : the dog

[@bacchuslax7967]

Baseball had Babe Ruth. Basketball had Michael Jordan. Soccer had Pele. And chess had Fischer. There’s always one icon. One player that was the iconic standard. One person that everyone in the world knew, loved, and most importantly learned from.

[@haseebutt]

Nothing better than a detailed agadmator video!

[@AndyZach]

I remember these events pretty well. This was a good historical description.

[@dsodragon8152]

The most poisonous pawn ever!!

[@marcorc5167]

Man I respect Fischer so much, he knew his worth and was fighting for that. Who knows if chess would be as big as it is now if it wasn't for him?

[@kilimanjarno]

correct. Fischer singlehandedly raised the status, the pay scale, and the public estimation of chess worldwide. Spassky himself, years after this match, thanked Fischer for acting as *chairman of the chess players union*, and raising the status of the chess playing profession.

[@harryseldon9315]

well done. Bravo, your best video so far¡¡¡¡ im waiting for the next one

[@md.rehanshaikh1162]

Man! I am just stunned after that blunder Fischer took this game to the endgame where he had a little bit chance of draw

[@myriadshalaks]

Love the research man! You're the best!

[@irwandafalaq]

"pawn sacirfice" tobey meguire as bobby Fischer

[@Cybernaut551]

I am more than thankful for your efforts to teach a class about this.

[@DonutsLK]

On my birthday agad decides to upload a 30 fucking minutes video, and it's none other than the first match between spassky and Fischer. Thank you universe

[@bartomiejniemiec6758]

Can you please add some kind of notation in the title or # tag what opening is in game? I would love to filter these games by opening

[@musicalneptunian]

Interesting also that Fischer took two seconds to Iceland for the match. [for people who are young in those days a second was totally allowed to analyse an adjourned position for you. ] One of the seconds was GM Lombardy. Naturally at least one of your seconds would always be an endgame expert because adjourned games after move 40 were almost always endgames. Fischer didn't believe in seconds in tournaments and usually did his adjournment analysis himself. But in Iceland he was convinced somehow to get a good night's sleep while his GMs worked it out. Spassky also had seconds - two of the strongest Russian GMs. There is a later adjourned game in this match where the seconds do some brilliant work and find some superb moves for both.

[@rickfakhre2400]

amazing commentary as always. thanks for explaining why Fischer quit at the end there.

[@seanf5634]

As far as Fischer wanting more money to play, this is certainly true, but from what I read, Fischer was offered very lucrative sponsorships after becoming world champion, yet he turned them ALL down. Hence, if money is important to Fischer, why did he turn down the sponsorships?

[@MrVvulf]

He wanted more prize money so that chess would be on par with other professional "games" like boxing, baseball, football, etc. As you said, he wasn't a greedy person who wanted the money for himself, he just wanted the game of chess, and those who excelled at it, to be held in higher esteem. In his eyes, low prize money for the best players in the world equated to an insult.

[@rev_krakken70]

hey #agadmator, can you show some famous chess games played by women during the 20th century after this series!!

[@martinprieto9713]

My vast knowledge just went through the roof. Thanks Agadmator!

[@musicalneptunian]

For trivia buffs as well the referee in Iceland was the late German GM Lothar Schmidt. Later in life Schmidt became a brilliant correspondence chess player.

[@jpk_0078]

i have seen the story of bobby fischer and he is good at playing chess but all of those demands were really out of hand. :/

[@crackawood]

Yeah...why pay chess players when players who put balls in holes deserve the millions.

[@ompandya7815]

Ofcourse It is true that Fischer was a very strong player at that time and he was indeed proud of that , and when he agreed finally for match , it was not like that he was the only one on whom conditions were imposed , Spassky also had to agree most of conditions, I think it was bad that Fischer started making extra demands like chairs , audience,extra money , etc.which should not be done as he was the one who wanted to be world champion so , if most of the conditions are agreed on his side then he should have agreed it without making extra demands .Also it was really nice on Spassky's part to agree to all the stupid psychological conditions and also the last condition (which he should have definitely refused ) showing sign of true Gentleman . On one side Fischer is affected by small psychological things which were not in his favour and on other side there is his famous quote that"I don't believe in psychology , I believe in good moves"- A great contradiction.

[@hkhjg1734]

you watch a few youtube videos and think you can psychoanalyze fishers actions 50 years ago.

[@stagna1959]

But later Spassky regretted that agreed with most of Fischer demands, especially about small back room. He realized that it put him psychologically in disadvantage . They came back into big playing hall for game 4, but damage was already done. Fischer now believed that he was better player and confident Fischer all of a sudden had enormous playing strength Spassky was very proud person. Before game 3 in back room he never lost to Fischer, he had wonderful score against him on chessboard games : 4 wins, 2 draws + 1 win in forfeited game. He had every reason to believe he can beat Bobby and he wanted to beat him on chessboard. although Soviet authorities tried to convince him that forfeit win in match is good enough . After poor game 3 situation changed. Spassky`s confidence was shaken and ruthless Fischer delivered one crushing blow after another. If this was boxing match, it would win by KO .

[@mr.gangex]

I'm addicted to this channel waiting for game 2

[@user-kc2hn4wd3f]

Bravo agadmator!!!!You are in your place in the 🌎.

[@mcmcx5514]

Bxh2 is not a blunder, but an inaccuracy. Fischer made few more inaccuracies later but still could've drawn. The blunder was 40. f4.

[@ahmedwaheed3153]

Finally first Damn 10 comments already

[@tottenvillemiddleschool]

Thanks for covering this game!!

[@timmeh14084]

Love how much story was in this video!

[@arlekin1976]

Fischer was surely one of the best players of all times but he was such a primadona and full of himself that in my eyes it almost completely ruins his legacy. If I were in Spassky`s shoes I wouldn`t agree to any of his unreasonable demands.

[@jeffw1267]

But Spassky was a gentleman. He preferred to avoid conflict.

[@chaelleneperez1951]

They said that Bobby was distracted about the noise of the audience.

[@gmsleepless6530]

Niceeee i was waiting for this!

[@ramprasadnigudkar2072]

Your Analysis os going deeper and deeper per day..... congo agad and exclent

[@Lord_Lambert]

The opening of this video really made me think a lot less of Fischer... Like a spoiled little brat he is.

[@19aleful]

You should think about it more. He won the psychological warfare, and didn't want to now down to the Soviets. Plus, he is the one who allowed the greatest chess players to make a living with chess, it wasn't really the case before him and he fought for that