Marble, or Wood? | Fischer vs Spassky | (1972) | Game 8

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Robert James Fischer vs Boris Spassky
"Figure Eight" (game of the day Apr-03-2010)
Fischer - Spassky World Championship Match (1972), Reykjavik ISL, rd 8, Jul-27
English Opening: Symmetrical. Mecking Variation (A39)
1. c4 c5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. g3 g6 5. Bg2 Bg7 6. O-O O-O 7. d4 cd4 8. Nd4 Nd4 9. Qd4 d6 10. Bg5 Be6 11. Qf4 Qa5 12. Rac1 Rab8 13. b3 Rfc8 14. Qd2 a6 15. Be3 b5 16. Ba7 bc4 17. Bb8 Rb8 18. bc4 Bc4 19. Rfd1 Nd7 20. Nd5 Qd2 21. Ne7 Kf8 22. Rd2 Ke7 23. Rc4 Rb1 24. Bf1 Nc5 25. Kg2 a5 26. e4 Ba1 27. f4 f6 28. Re2 Ke6 29. Rec2 Bb2 30. Be2 h5 31. Rd2 Ba3 32. f5 gf5 33. ef5 Ke5 34. Rcd4 Kf5 35. Rd5 Ke6 36. Rd6 Ke7 37. Rc6
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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[@nalgene247]

This Schmidt guy has an incredible amount of patience.

[@shiddy.]

I've read a little of his bio - GM Lothar Schmidt seems like an amazing part of the chess world in his own right ... as all arbiters should be

[@GrandElemental]

I'm constantly awaiting agadmator to say "...and it was in this position that arbiter Schmidt resigned the game."

[@jktejik]

Lololol he requested wood then after they said yes he said wood is not allowed!!!

[@gitaar70]

I hope mr Schmitz gets paid well....

[@zero-ui1ew]

I think it was some trick by Fischer to annoy spassky to affect his play but if you ask me it's all fair since Fischer never did do anything wrong it was the arbiters job to refuse Fischer but it was pretty sneaky from fischer

[@pauldeck4500]

13:15 "This would be very unfortunate for Spassky. But ... everything, after those two blunders, is unfortunate for Spassky." Totally dead-panned. Love it. 14:00 "Hope you enjoyed it. Spassky definitely didn't."

[@black350Z]

Just as an FYI: True black squares (not just dark, but black) will appear smaller than white squares when right next to each other like in on a chess board. It's a well known optical illusion.

[@chippysteve4524]

Maybe they used light-coloured cement on all edges instead of alternating ;-)

[@varjunind1]

Okay let’s get back this one; then continues with chess board story lol It’s your show, do what ever you feel like You rock bro !!!

[@kamon9339]

I just hit 2000 elo in blitz!!! So proud of myself and also thankful for your videos

[@eugen7640]

congrats

[@juneasz]

good job man!

[@chappo8100]

i just beat a 2050 rank blitz player and i'm 1200 ;)

[@robertadby4517]

Here's your 20th like, it seems fitting gl :)

[@constipatedpotato3745]

U hav big pp

[@Samurai_Jack007]

I want more 'Captures Captures' in your videos :)

[@spaceghost7807]

the more captures captures captures the better AMIRTIE

[@brbcrew9957]

Me too and some david lada word

[@skoapiee]

Damn agadmator really did comply

[@anujdamani96]

It's surprising that spassky missed this move where he would be down the exchange by losing his rook. Quite surprising that a world champions missed this in a match of this magnitude

[@zachcuster7528]

i feel like it was because of the magnitude of the situation that made him blunder when your under as much pressure as those two its not too surprising kinda like game 1 when fischer blundered his bishop your mind works differently under stressful situations and sometimes you cant think as clearly at least thats my thoughts on it

[@adityadwivedi2896]

Ya as you know he had only 27 moves to play in half and hour very difficult indeed and under pressure u tend to make blunders

[@ponglerman]

yeah, it's easy to see tactics when you have an engine and someone shows you the line. not so easy when you're down an hour on the clock and trailing two points in a a Cold War match for your own pride and that of your country. get real, man.

[@whatshoot9625]

Not being shocked by fischer's Qf4 move and even finding a great move without burning a hour to calculate this. This engine guy is very talented.

[@NationalSportsEntertainmentNSE]

He shellacked the engines

[@kewatvinod9327]

The background story of this series is amazing. And chess ambassador agadmator makes it more interesting.

[@daniyalss]

By this series, Im having more respect for Spassky than Ficher lol

[@tobyschneider367]

Dany Entertainment because you don’t know the communists.. to the Soviets chess was everything, they were the champs for many decades before fisher.

[@aohbmaeid]

While Spassky was definitely a sportsman and a gentleman, Fischer didn't have it easy. As Toby has said, the Soviets had a chess monopoly at the time, an American becoming Champion had to be avoided at all costs. Spassky was much more relaxed with all the support he was getting, he could afford to be gracious. While Fischer's preparation was mostly done on his own, with much less support from the US. His requests and attitude do make him look like a jerk, but his performance in this championship shows the outstanding mind prowess he had.

[@daniyalss]

@@aohbmaeid agreed

[@kilimanjarno]

Fischer was an American hero -- straight up American hero -- Americans revered him, and Soviets respected him. He was the solitary knight who took on and defeated the Soviets, singlehandedly ending the cold war chesswise. He was not an American patriot, but an American hero.

[@napoleonbonaparte4410]

@Arno- 101% agree!

[@sudeepcoolbanerjee]

When you aren't expecting any more uploads for the day, but then suddenly there is a notification, and you go "there is a god!"

[@philipr1567]

Sudeep Sharma - my thoughts exactly. Life just got better!

[@AndrewOkiemuteAndyO]

9:33 I found the move in one second, when Agadmator said it wasn't an easy move, I thought i was wrong. It's easy though

[@vijaychauhan9876]

true 😂😂😂😂😂

[@davidcharles7106]

Sometimes I sense a move immediately, but you have to ask yourself - did you reason it out? I have found a lot of difficult moves but later admitted to myself I couldn't actually see why it was good - I couldn't see the natural continuations all the way through.

[@matiasenriquemaldonadoruiz5216]

Eh, it's easy to find the move when you are told there is one.

[@AndrewOkiemuteAndyO]

Nirvana Harmony true, but not in this case. That was a basic tactical shot that a 1300 Elo rated player will see

[@brbcrew9957]

Its not easy but you are genius bro

[@royalkelin]

"hope you enjoyed it, spassky definitly didn't", man you're a genius 😂

[@4mathieuj]

Love the story time almost as much as the chess! Keep up the good work Agadmator!

[@steakanator7236]

This was the game I came home looking forward to, watching it just as it's uploaded! Thanks a bunch for this series, super interesting games all throughout.

[@jacksonsparrow1862]

“HALLO Everybody!” I always love the intro! As usual, well done on another excellent video... loving the Fischer series & all his weirdo-psych-out tactics ... still not sure how ‘only the white squares could be bigger’... that would be one devilish board lol

[@Elharion2003]

I thought that him losing the exchange would be obvious there. How does a world champion miss that in a classical game?

[@harrymacleod5113]

Love the videos, especially the stories and information that accompanies the games.

[@TheRemo176]

I really like when you show games that have a twist, not only kinda one sided

[@V0idFace]

I love the "I'll give you a few seconds to find the move..." sections, they always make me feel better about my endgame understanding. It is very encouraging.

[@roybatty3989]

"Ok, you can have your wooden board but no swivel chair, we play standing up!" Spassky.

[@josiahcaminiti4336]

I've been waiting for this game for what seems like ages. It did not disappoint. Well done Agadmator!

[@abdullah14531]

Thanks for the great content Agadmator huge props

[@warhag]

hey agadmator just wanted to tell you that you ignited my love for chess. I usually only play "modern" competetive video games it was only after i saw your videos that i saw the beauty of this game. Thanks a lot man and keep up the good work!

[@localmechanic3327]

9:40 He probably light cigarette after see this

[@MrSiwat]

Loving your analysis of this match. I remember it happening back in the 70's. The whole marble v wooden board bizness is hilarious.)

[@smoothy4045]

BF hope you’re resting in peace, because you should be. Half a century later and the closest thing there is to your genius is only chess engines🤧

[@richardfeynman5560]

Another brilliant game by Bobby Fischer! It seems that most of his games are brilliancies, more than lost games and draws together.

[@tottenvillelegend826]

Love the stories as much as the games!! Very fascinating!

[@squeakysneakers6685]

Yay, I got this pause puzzle! That's 2 in a row now. Thanks so much for making me think in chess again Agadmator!

[@nates5373]

You will never see like to dislike ratios as crazy as this guy’s. Love your vids!!!

[@SenorQuichotte]

Marble. Fischer has huge marble balls that destroyed the Russian chess machine. Game 10 Let the crushing continue.

[@leonlusic236]

14:37 "but something was off, something just wasn't right… feel free to pause the video and find the winning board"

[@MRDPAUL13]

If you ever feel like telling a story Agadmator you do it, we're all interested in everything you have to say. Keep up the good work

[@larrykaberga5453]

Spassky looks like a 1800 player in these world title matches.....is not even fair

[@marinac0097]

Great game! Great analysis and a great comentator😉

[@adamleckius2253]

9:28 I found it!! Finally!! And Mr Agadmator said it was not an easy move to find!! I will go to sleep smiling tonight

[@synergetic4d]

Suyeah! 2 videos in a day! Almost like Christmas! Btw I saw that Bishop move that won the exchange pretty easily.

[@prashantrasali6737]

Whenever i see your video i learn something your explain is amazing sir Congrulation for that

[@mayurgupta6887]

“It seems fischer knew this and despite it decided to troll chief arbiter and spassky”😂🤣🤣....fischer trolling people before twitter was born....This sequence of events should really be known as Fischer’s Immortal!..Absolute brilliant

[@oliverangermuller9827]

It seems that Fischers behavior effected Spassky a lot. This is the only explanation for his poor performance in this game. Normally he never would have blundered with b5 and Nd7. Thanks for this series. I had replayed all the games years ago. But I couldn´t remember that Spassky lost in that way.

[@mikeyoung9810]

that 1972 match keeps entertaining and always will I think. Nice

[@manideeptadala473]

I enjoy the Fischer games and I also likes your explanation.

[@galanisssss]

great job you do there..thanks man

[@cbebrad]

I I saw the B-a7 move. Yes! I also saw the knight move in the previous game that Fischer should have seen. I'm not a good player overall, but I seem to be able to find these moves where you pause to ask if we see the move.

[@colemanadamson5943]

I don't think Fischer was trolling Spassky so much as the officials, with whom Fischer often had disagreements.

[@RyanHellyer]

I wish I didn't know the final result of this yet, as it would make the series even more epic than it already is.

[@Greg87145]

It was after those two blunders by Spassky that the Russians suggested that Fischer's team was somehow using "dirty tricks" to influence Spassky's mind.

[@francescozambuto1713]

I like to thank you very much, I enjoy the chess matches. I live in Palermo, Italy and for 19 years that I have been here can't find another person who likes chess. People here play checkers they don't like chess unbelievable guess because a game of checkers is so simple to play doesn't need too much concentrating, tactics and such. Personally, chess is the game for me, it teaches you about life or better said playing it works out your mind, help you to understand many things, it can be applied to life, can make you a better person.

[@qnkoqnkov7763]

Fischer is just the Mozart of this game

[@jasper5016]

Spassky's behaviour shows how mature he was and Fischer's behaviour shows how childish he was.

[@Rspknlikeab0ssxd]

So yeah, this is game 8 of the 1972 world chess championship match between Robert James Fischer and borris vassilyvich spassky, I do hope you enjoyed it. Spassky definitely didn't... so Love this 😂

[@nameless-sn3tj]

True story, last night I had an engine complaining about a knight sacrifice as a bad move. After the computer captured my knight the bishop and queen gave mate in 2 moves. Engines miss a lot hidden by "unfavorable" positions.

[@gurjassinghbatra5758]

Finally completed the first #agadmatorquest, and posted it on Facebook.

[@Dragonoid269]

I actually found both moves this time, but thought I did not find the second one as the best I could find was one that only grabbed a single pawn. I'm at a level of play where losing a pawn isn't a big deal and thus wouldn't be called a blunder. Occasionally in my 10 minute timer games I see whole pieces, including the queen being gifted away by putting them on unprotected squares where they can just be taken. My weirdest victory was one where I myself gave away a horse and a rook this way (I wasnt really paying much attention after the first blunder and blundered again). He was trying to go for my king, but considering the king would be safe for several more moves I made a desperation attack on his king. I was planning on surrendering once he prevented my attempt to checkmate him. He could easily hold it and still had plenty of time on the clock (for a game with 10 minute per person anyways), but then he randomly placed his queen on a spot I could take it for free. He instantly surrendered afterwards as my position was suddenly far better than his.

[@thomassifford5356]

I never seen this game. This was one hell of a game

[@immortalchess1817]

07:23 "very nice idea by the engine " Lol

[@ElieM1]

@ 1:22, it doesn't seem like Fisher was trolling, it seems more like Fisher is losing his marbles :)

[@NationalSportsEntertainmentNSE]

2:09😂😂. He understood the mental battle

[@gooddognigel9992]

Critics of Fischer relish in pointing out his insistence on playing e4 made him too predictable. Fischer had the talent and knowledge to play any opening he wished, but he was convinced that “e4 was best by test.” He dared his opponents to stop e4.

[@Z-I-P]

I'm not a very proficient player but I quickly found Ba7 and Nd5. I don't deserve such high praises.

[@bennieblanks5129]

Spassky had the patience of a saint. Fischer was unquestionably brilliant, but he was equally spiteful, petulant and entitled. Don't forget, also, that Spassky paid a high price (both politically and privately) for his tolerance. After the loss, his capitulation to Fischer's whims was seen as weakness by many in the Soviet Union. Soviet officials wanted to use Fischer's bizarre behavior as an excuse to maintain the title without losing face. But to Spassky's credit, he didn't want to merely be champion in name only; he accommodated Fischer when no one could have blamed him for insisting on their agreement. It's a shame that Boris Spassky will forever be remembered as "that guy Fischer beat."

[@reaganabroad4952]

#suggestion more Spassky games. He’s a world champ that doesn’t get enough love.

[@ronpettit4923]

For another match to analyse, I suggest Botvinnik vs Bronstein 1951. Another contrast of styles with some outstanding games.

[@agadmator]

I will do it at some point, of course

[@leeroyjenkins6061]

When Spassky was notified of the request to switch to the wooden board, he casually lit up a cigarette and said: "Who cares."

[@soumyadeepmishra9516]

Agadmator = best youtuber for me :)

[@samardas-zy1vu]

Soumyadeep Mishra its t series

[@Lightzy1]

Fischer was on a different level than spassky, that's rather obvious. Thinking faster and more accurately.

[@ducklover1572]

Finally the good stuff

[@user-ro3tv8ns6l]

#suggestion Cristophe van dee loo Vs Hesseling 1983

[@hippophile]

Those blunders were incredible - particularly the first one. Poor Spassky must have been mortified...

[@TGoat123]

I'm not a very good chess player, but I found this series on the 72 Championship and I'm enjoying it very much. I was wondering if I could ask you two questions: 1. What is your chess rating? 2. What is your nationality? Thanks again for the content.

[@Senestery]

Can you analyse the bonus game from CCCC where Lc0 beat stock fish with pawn odds? What a strange result!

[@droceretik]

Use #suggestion to request Agadmator analysis.

[@kcd850]

Bobby is a nickname for Robert. Robert sounds like Robot. So it is kind of obvious that Fisher was a transformer who came to earth to destroy some humans in chess and trolling them at the same time since just playing chess was just too easy.

[@psantosd1]

I have to tell you the arbiter of the the match had the patience of a saint. Goddam Fischer was really picky

[@joncheskin]

Spassky is psyched out. Dang, those blunders!

[@thomasaskew1985]

It is unfortunate that Spassky lost the exchange. It probably stems from the fact that Fischer kept opening with 1 c4, and Spassky had spent weeks preparing for Fischer's 1 e4. I think it affected him psychologically.

[@one_uniform]

Exellent!

[@Mompellion]

My first agadmator video where I paused the video and got both of the puzzles right! I'm so proud!

[@philipr1567]

If the light squares really appeared bigger than dark squares I would have thought that would have suited Fischer's fondness for his light-square bishop.

[@escaperoomleander1948]

"...but everything after those two blunders was unfortunate for Spassky."

[@pavetheworldlovely]

Insane AND very clever

[@thenspeakonit]

6:22 lol that's the first move I thought of and he spent an hour on it.. bout to resume but it can't be good if a 1500 rated player's first thought is queen a6

[@nicolaszan1845]

Holy shit, the engine line at 6:40 Was actually the move I guessed should have been played. First time I guess an engine line, I'm kind happy ^_^

[@droceretik]

Why would you be happy at a "guess"? It's not ability, intellect or chess calulation, just dumb luck.

[@nicolaszan1845]

@@droceretik "Guess" was a figure of speech, I didn't actually just leave it to pure luck. Otherwise there is no reason why I would leave a comment.

[@destructimus]

I love the mind games Fischer is playing here. Reminds me of Muhammad Ali or more recently Connor McGregor, but a different kind of crazy.

[@0mathgaming]

Someone needs to make a compilation of this guy saying "captures" over and over again in his videos.

[@fergusfitzgerald977]

It should be noted that Fischer played a lot of mind games with Spassky in that World Championship Match ! This was somehow tolerated by the world’s chess fans for some reason? Wonder how much they would have tolerated it - had it been Spassky who was insisting on all of these.crazy details ? We will never know ! There seems to have been some kind of sympathy for Fischer for some reason ? Maybe in some crazy way his nerdy eccentric ways mirrored the mentalities of chess fans worldwide ? We will never know !

[@Obren_]

Very nice

[@mycommentpwnz]

Bobby was just as crazy when he was young apparently. He just focused his mind instead of letting it wander.

[@philliptownsend3508]

At 11:40 isn’t there a second in-between move to take a second pawn on g6?

[@AlgorithmDG]

Wow, first video I didn't have to pause to find the solution!

[@danceswithstone]

Fischer makes it look easy, doesn't he?

[@danceswithstone]

​@Nospotic , Yes that is true, yet Spassky's "blunder" @ 9:06 happened when material was equal. Fischer had the world champ on his heels, flailing wildly . . . what the heck happened? It's like he was using misdirection or sleight of hand tricks or sumptin'. Freakin genius : )

[@camreese]

You should go over their rematch

[@Dkgupta121]

I find the move and then realise I didnt think any of the stuff which agad explains about the move afterwards...

[@1981stonemonkey]

Fischer, the ultimate chess troll. He doesn't look like he's exactly happy though, does he.

[@jeshurunconui2196]

i all got the movves that spassky missed and i literally i got it but then forgot the purpose so yeah

[@blunttrauma5300]

Fischer is hilarious

[@zachcuster7528]

i also think the black squares look bigger if its a true black and white board maybe im just weird but its like an optical illusion not sure if everyone else sees it the same

[@johnnypastrana6727]

Spassky's old tricks don't work against Fischer in 1972, Bobby made adjustments and now confounds his former tormentor. I play these games out on my big board and though I study the moves, I am puzzled by the depth...as the logic eludes me.

[@mrajczyk]

why after Fischer does the "in between move" and capture a pawn with the knight putting black in check, why didn't he do it again after the king move by taking the g file pawn and have check again (and another pawn) before taking Spassky's queen ?

[@cpad007]

Bobby Fischer...the original Troll? LOL

[@9181shreyasbhatt]

After seeing the mistakes WC Spassky made in this game, it felt like he was on a tilt as an aftereffect of previous losses or something ...