How Bobby Fischer Handled the Hardest Opening to Beat in Chess!

Fischer shows us how to deal with someone trying to play for a draw from the start.
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[@Manysdugjohn]

I analyzed some games from fisher using stockfish and I was stunned. My man was playing like stockfish back in 1961. You should add the stockfish bar in your games, it's REALLY impressive watching fisher play perfect move after perfect move.

[@no-one-in-particular]

It should be StockFischer

[@utronful]

@RaniaIsAwesomeTal's psychological component apparently made up for accuracy.

[@aliensconfirmed3498]

​@RaniaIsAwesome Tal didn't play terribly according to stockfish. He was still one of the most accurate players of his time. Some of his sacrifices may not have been perfect but that doesn't make them terrible. In fact the only terrible game of his I remember he played when he was 13 or something although he still won that.

[@joseph-mariopelerin7028]

And he probably learned it from a book of 1830!

[@Manysdugjohn]

@RaniaIsAwesome Yeah playing like a stupidly huge neural network that is getting trained 24/7/365 for 15 years is not impressive. OK my dude.

[@larryblancet2538]

Wonderful job Sir ! Excellent!!!

[@Orion-zq8jf]

I second that!

[@Yuri_Panbolsky]

19 victories in a row in world championship competitions is truly an eternal record. You can read many vague and vague definitions of what a creative person is. Fisher - “A creative person is one who finds patterns where they are not visible.” Brief and succinct. Analytics from his father - Paul Nemenyi was an outstanding Hungarian scientist, Doctor of Physical and Mathematical Sciences.

[@ANT18621]

It wasn’t Paul Newman the name? And did Fischer ever find out that his dad never left but had died when he was very young?

[@fancitickler]

Thanks Chessdawg. When you were talking about drawish openings, thought you meant the French or the Caro-Kann Defense. Forgot about the (zzzzzz) Petroff/Russian Defense. Gives me some ideas to play against someone that favours the Petroff. Fischer has and always will be in my opinion the BEST. Few if anyone can say they defaulted a World championship game in protest against the playing conditions, (2nd match game 1972 Reykjavík) yet still go on to win.

[@marciowinter]

Eugênio Maciel German, the first IM from Brazil. Greetings from Novo Hamburgo, Brazil.

[@Grandcapi]

Fischer's opponent was Eugenio German, the first titled Brazilian player and was an amateur. Very strong player by that time. Then, years later, came Mecking, who became the strongest Brazilian player of all time and won the Interzonal tournament twice.

[@Ebobster]

Very instructive! Thank you!

[@AlwaysAudacity]

Keep up the great work.

[@JBfromFL]

I love the videos, thank you for making them. 🙏 😮😊

[@kantahanatkwentuhantv007]

Love the move per move explanation. Oh, that made me click subscribe!

[@simoncattle1434]

Hi Chessdawg. I discovered your channel a few months ago. I follow some excellent chess channels, but yours is one of the best. You examine some brilliant games and explain them very well. Many thanks for what you do.

[@ChadDippyDora]

Very instructive. I like playing petrof, white sooner or later gets frustrated and makes a mistake. Obviously I haven’t played Fischer.

[@Brandon-a-writer]

From my understanding of Fischer's career, it seemed he had more trouble dealing with the French defense? Would love to see you break down his loss to Vladimir Kavacevic in the French! (I think he accused Tigran Petrosian's wife of giving Vlad the moves). Beautiful analysis sir!

[@ronj9448]

Where did you see / read that? I would be interested. I used to play the French a lot but too often people will play the Tarrasch or Exchange then I'm headed towards a draw in two hours. Would love to read about his perspecive. Maybe he just liked sharper games.

[@gooddognigel9992]

Later in his career, Fischer beat opponents who played the French Defence against him.

[@Mach1Airspace]

Excellent as always. Thank you.

[@refl3ktor]

Great analysis as always! Thank you!

[@jordanantunes3678]

Love your commentary and videos, please don't hesitate to make them longer. Very enjoyable

[@northshores7319]

Great find of a game that all 1.e4 players need to know about. You have done a great service to all Chess players.

[@stephenweatherford6321]

I don't know squat about the Petroff Defense but Black allowed Fischer to dominate the Center of the chess board. Never seen that end well against Bobby...

[@geauxgaia]

Love this!!

[@AlamoCityCello]

Great tutorial! Thanks CD

[@lenz6293]

Very instructive. Great lesson! My thanks.

[@joshrotert3344]

Would Fischer be able to beat Ian “Petrov” Nepomniachtchi in the candidates tournament?

[@ChristianKratochwil]

Yes he can.

[@Saskobest]

if he has engines at his disposal

[@refl3ktor]

lol. And yes, Fischer would find a way. Fischer playing a Russian in candidates > Ian being in candidates

[@MrGyges]

Hmm, remind me not to play the Petroff against Fischer. Thank you for a subtle tale well told.

[@andro99991]

Don't worry, you won't be able to play anything against Fischer.

[@mmathems395]

Marvellous. With thanks.

[@Viniciovera29]

La capturada con el caballo fue brillante para no ceder la colubna a la dama y poder dar el jake y ganar

[@johnnygodel7531]

Excellent comments, as usual. All the best from Jean Feys, Belgium

[@DrFeelgood-zj9gz]

Great job man. Good breakdown.

[@victorfinberg8595]

very nice presentation for a number of reasons

[@saxoncook]

Check out his interviews on Philippine radio. He was a genius to know all he did before the internet.

[@TarekYahia-v2j]

Brilliant ❤❤❤❤ thanks too much ❤

[@PredragCrnkovic]

Black as said could've entered symetrical position had he played 3. ...Nxe4. But it was German's favorite variation and Fischer prepared well for each opponent in this tournament. Only game he was trouble in was against Geller but he managed at fet a draw. In Stockholm 1962 Fischer began to practice yoga, autogenic training and isometric "weight lifting". There is an anectode that he showed Yugoslavisn national master Dragoslav Andrić how he can lift 100 kilos. Imaginary kilos. Andrić challenged Fischer to luft 140 kilos. Fischer answered: "I didn't practise it!". Back on this game: bkack instead of ...Nc5 had ...f5, old variation against which Steinitz won a couple of games. Fischer had a preparation also for this line, but took it with himself into the grave.

[@ronj9448]

I hope that is a true story because it sounds so much like Fischer. Haha.

[@williamwelch1978]

Great Video ChessDawg!

[@Bobby-fj8mk]

Excellent analysis.

[@molonlabe8792]

A better opening for black is the Latvian Gambit. Lots of attacking chances with BF not doing well against it.

[@glennboyer5929]

Excellent. thank you

[@chessplayer9992]

Sorry. I am new to this channel. Who is the person giving commentary in this video?

[@johnsavva4320]

Great analysis Chess Dawg.

[@nelsonco8344]

Bobby Fischer simply the best, the greatest chess player of all time.

[@RaineriHakkarainen]

Fischer beat the weakest chess World champion Boris Spassky only 17 wins 10 losses! Capablanca would beat Spassky easily 8 wins 6 draws zero losses! Carlsen would beat Spassky easily 6 wins 6 draws zero losses! Morphy Tal Alekhine Kasparov had More beautiful games than Fischer! The highest tournament elo rating score is Fabiano Caruana 8,5/10 StLouis elo 3080! Karpov 11/13 Linares 1994 elo score 3040! Alekhine in San Remo 1930 elo score 3040! Karpov has won over 160 super grand Master tournaments! Fischer won zero only inter zonals 1962 1970! Fischer was Second in Santa Monica 1966 behind blunder maker Spassky! Fischer did not won Havanna 1965! Fischer Lost 5 times against awful blunder maker Geller! Stockfish 16 would beat Fischer 999-1 easily!

[@RaineriHakkarainen]

We want to see Fischer against the Best! We do not want to see Fischer against Byrne German Rubinetti Miagsuren Walter and so on! These players were rated 2300-2400(

[@gooddognigel9992]

@@RaineriHakkarainenFinland was a satellite for the Soviets during the Cold War. Your story about Fischer is as flat as an opened can of soda pop that has been sitting on the counter for a week. Are you a disgruntled Russian or Finn?

[@franciscocabrita9511]

Very well done.

[@zorandmitrovic8136]

Critical and most interesting variation is 5...Bb4+ 6.Kd1 instead of 5...Nc5, but that is whole new game. Fischer learns 5.Qe2 from Steinitz. Steinitz invents 5.Qe2 instead of Q×d4

[@dieterSchoeffel]

Bb4is answered by knight b1 to d2.., so the knight on e4 is attacked by the queen,white forces exchange of the Iight pieces and has a sIightIy better position.

[@TravelingMooseMedia]

Awesome video as usual

[@Prepare_to_Dye]

Once Fischer realized he was playing German in Brazil, he insisted they double the Winner’s Prize.

[@mentalmoves6032]

Why didn't Black play Ba6 to hit the Queen and clear the pin on his King?

[@ketchuploverful]

After Qe2 how about Bb4+?

[@Blinkerson55]

Genius

[@mohamedaliabdallah4267]

There is a mistake he should have pushed the pound that’s in front of his king by that he would have saved the bishop and protected the king at the same time.

[@banzaiburger9589]

Very nice 👍🏻

[@AlienBros]

An IM named German, from Brazil, playing in Sweden... *MR.WORLDWIDE*

[@jowbloe4700]

Need the Eval Bar!!

[@refl3ktor]

@chessdawg is our eval bar! So much better without!

[@patpowers9210]

I was right there with Chess Dawg until the got to the very end of the video and said, "and so the better player can win." The better player? No! I want to win, not the better player!

[@RubyethHasanPranto]

The Berlin is also very solid 🤔

[@davidplane8888]

King h8 is big mistake .isnt it?

[@JojoQuik]

His name was German and he was from Brazil. Very interesting. Something about that doesnt sound reicht.

[@Tod_oMal]

Did Fischer ever played d4 with white as an opening? All I see are e4's.

[@NrthrnKnght]

yes look at spassky

[@refl3ktor]

e4 was definitely Fischer's favorite!

[@RealityCheck1]

I googled Fischer's elo. It says he is about 2900+ is this correct??

[@connoryork6631]

Yes. Fischer destroyed the competition. I don't think the measure elo the same way though. I could be wrong. Magnus might technically be stronger than Fischer but Fischer was so strong comparatively that it makes sense he elo was so high

[@JohnS-il1dr]

If you take rating inflation into account Fischer would be 2915 elo today

[@georgiosdoumas2446]

His real Elo at 1972 was 2780 , but to understand the perspective, there was no other player in the whole 70ies to go above 2700. Karpov was the next one to exceed 2700 in early 1980 I think and then a few others, Kasparov being among them. Then at the 90ies Kasparov was the first to reach 2800 and surpass the Elo of Fisher.

[@jeffrey3498]

Fischer’s the GOAT!

[@WayOfHaQodesh]

HalleluYAH Thank you!

[@George-sv7qx]

Studying a book Fisher grasshopper 🤣said the blind master

[@raylopez99]

Was IM German from Brazil a German from Brazil?

[@troygainer3741]

Yes he was, you are correct on that.

[@shannontaylor1849]

June 1, '24 35k views, 1.2k 👍

[@donsimons9810]

chess dawg like athens ga chess club?

[@eudesgeoffroy8416]

Petrov? You must be kidding. Berlin is the way to the draw. Red thumb, phillistine.

[@Alekhine01]

Back then they thought that the Berlin was inferior. Took Kasparov v Kramnik to really overcome that.

[@ramazanhoxha4265]

the petrov, also known as the russian game.

[@ChessLifeInsurance]

When it is a name, "German" is pronounced, "eir-mann."

[@zumbicongelado1290]

This video has 64 likes

[@7x263-h7r]

Fischer lived 64 years.

[@mikhails5483]

No it doesn't.

[@yzfool6639]

There are 64 squares on a chessboard.

[@troygainer3741]

I have 10 toes and 10 fingers. I also have 2 eyes, 1 mouth, 2 ears, 2 elbows, 2 knees, 2 buttocs, 2 shoulders, 2 calfes, 2 hamstrings, 2 biceps, 2 triceps, 2 pecs, 1 brain, 1 forehead, 1 heart, 1 liver, 2 hips, 1 backbone, 1 kidney,1 stomach, 1 nose, 1 penis, 1 chin, 1 tounge and IQ 8. That makes 64.

[@builderphill1361]

336*

[@geoffmckenzie2608]

The Hardest-to-beat Opening in Chess... Just sayin'. Lol

[@LaterGator1425]

e4? g5! Openings don't matter at all. I reached 2180 in all formats playing 1. g4. Chess is One great big Clearance Tactic with the endgame being the one & only phase. It's holistic.

[@SteveMeek]

Openings do matter. I reached 2550 playing sensible chess online. At that standard you can't play g4 or 1.e4 g5 unless your magnus and even then it's a struggle