Robert James Fischer, Champion of The World | Spassky vs Fischer | (1972) | Game 21

Download Mproov and Improve Your Chess Today! app.mproov.me/...
Follow MprooV on Twitter / mproovapp Follow me on Instagram for extra content: / agadmator
Check out the documentary I mentioned here • Chess - A State of Mind
Also, check out Bobby Fischer on the Dick Cavett show here
• Bobby Fischer in de D...
Check out the interview with Karpov here en.chessbase.c...
Check out parts of the book by Nikolai Krogius here www.chess.com/...
Robert James Fischer vs Tigran Vartanovich Petrosian
"Mad TV" (game of the day Jul-20-2015)
Fischer - Petrosian Candidates Final (1971), Buenos Aires ARG, rd 7, Oct-19
Sicilian Defense: Kan. Modern Variation (B42)
Boris Spassky vs Robert James Fischer
"The Final Curtain"
Fischer - Spassky World Championship Match (1972), Reykjavik ISL, rd 21, Aug-31
Sicilian Defense: Paulsen Variation (B46)
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cd4 4. Nd4 a6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Be3 Nf6 7. Bd3 d5 8. ed5 ed5 9. O-O Bd6 10. Nc6 bc6 11. Bd4 O-O 12. Qf3 Be6 13. Rfe1 c5 14. Bf6 Qf6 15. Qf6 gf6 16. Rad1 Rfd8 17. Be2 Rab8 18. b3 c4 19. Nd5 Bd5 20. Rd5 Bh2 21. Kh2 Rd5 22. Bc4 Rd2 23. Ba6 Rc2 24. Re2 Re2 25. Be2 Rd8 26. a4 Rd2 27. Bc4 Ra2 28. Kg3 Kf8 29. Kf3 Ke7 30. g4 f5 31. gf5 f6 32. Bg8 h6 33. Kg3 Kd6 34. Kf3 Ra1 35. Kg2 Ke5 36. Be6 Kf4 37. Bd7 Rb1 38. Be6 Rb2 39. Bc4 Ra2 40. Be6 h5 41. Bd7
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.
Read more here: www.chessgames....
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
If you realllly enjoy my content, you're welcome to support me and my channel with a small donation via PayPal or Crypto.
Link to PayPal donation www.paypal.me/...
Maiar Wallet @agadmator or get.maiar.com/...
BTC address bc1qckd3ut0hqyymzv33eus97ld8klj02xhk2kcwld
BCH address qzmfclyn69hqhjslls40r7r0dsttwe3tcsl946w4fr
LTC address Laarf1RmvCpLt2BcSwC1PBLG3hRC4HjBrz
NANO nano_1h1kgfaq88t1btwadqzx73rbha5hwbb88sxmfns851kwj8hnosdj51w388xx
Monero 4AdvvqmC4xhPyyRSAEDxTTAoXdxAtX2Py6b8Eh4EQzBLGbgo5rY5Khcap1x76JrDJH87yibAE9b6TPwTsvBAiFFCLtM8Be7
For any other currency address, contact me via [e-mail]
Check out some of the books I enjoy www.amazon.com...
Check out ALL my videos here • You Snooze, You Lose |...
Steemit: steemit.com/@a...
Facebook: / agadmatoryoutube
Twitter: / agadmator
Instagram: / agadmator
Lichess: lichess.org/@/...
Chess.com: agadmator
League of Legends: agadmator (EUNE, my friend is using my EUWE account for a couple of years now)
Blizzard: agadmator #2992
Check out my Hearthstone channel here / @agadmatorsotherchannel
Check out the SUBSCRIBERS VIDEO • Chess Brings People To...
Send your photos and videos here:
[e-mail]
#agadmator #bobbyfischer #bobbyfischerstory

[@Aravaganthus]

They should make a film about Lothar Schmid trying to survive through this championship

[@agadmator]

I would pay good money to see that

[@jeesusmeesuss5247]

@@agadmator beat me to it 😁

[@heroricspiritfreinen38]

Would be classified as a Shakespearean tragedy for the poor guy

[@مرتضىالدراجي-خ2غ]

@@agadmator kzbin.info/www/bejne/ooOzZ5KcrriFn5I

[@LucianDevine]

The poor guy was doing everything he could to appease everybody, and man did he earn whatever paycheck he got!

[@elmuchacho47]

This series really brought me into chess, within those 4 months i learned alot, my lichess rating went from 1200 to ... jk it didn't change at all and i still suck at chess

[@brbcrew9957]

el muchacho lol

[@d0phyte]

wierd flex but ok

[@danielchequer5842]

Agad did inspired me to get better tho, my rating raised 500 points this year

[@yuvibitter]

This series was wonderful, thank you agad!

[@heroricspiritfreinen38]

My rating did actually increase by a lot by watching this channel

[@youaredeadwrong2767]

End of an era. Cheers to the true hero of the World championship 1972 Lothar schmid.

[@michaelvanzyl9418]

Kim Jong-Un I agree supreme leader👌🏻

[@mislavivkovic9996]

Indeed Fisher drive him crazy

[@allistairelliott]

Bravo Agadmator. This was a brilliant concept; to take the story of the famous 72 final right back to the source, and begin from the beginning. A great story, very well told. I thank you warmly indeed.

[@emmanuellambrakis475]

"These seven draws are the most in a World Chess Championship Series." Carlsen and Caruana: Hold my beer.

[@mercilpb]

Karpov and Kasparov "Am I a joke to you?"

[@7th-archangel]

One does not simply skipping 10 minutes of agad's vast knowledge

[@LucianDevine]

Nope, the story of this series is just so awesome. Even if you exclude the international politics of it, the mind games going on with where the games were played, how they were recorded, who was watching, what they were sitting in, what they were playing on, what kinds of pieces they were playing with, and the list goes on. Just so awesome.

[@mohammadaminsarabi6207]

Bobby will always be remembered as the icon of chess.

[@RySL66]

Bobby was happy to win Bet I bet Lothar Schmid was even happier that he would get a break from Spassky/Fischer.

[@quaereverum3871]

I cannot believe I have been subscribed to your channel for so long already. Time does fly. Thanks for the great content.

[@MrCobezz]

Cant wait for you coverage of the 2018 World Chess Championship!!

[@arrowghost]

We all do, I hope nobody is betting just like how they bet in the Football World Cup.

[@lucidowit951]

Same here

[@xomegaxz5799]

Hoping magnus will defend his title

[@MrCobezz]

@@xomegaxz5799 Id like to see Fabi win!

[@rontiemens2553]

Thank you for this fabulous series on the 1972 championship. My older brother and I were young teens when the Fischer-Spassky championship was played, and we were avid chess fans. My brother was a good player for his age, and I was a bad player for any age. The only way we had of following the matches was by newspaper (no internet or 24-hour cable news in those days!). There was a short paragraph in the next day's paper about each game result, and a listing of the moves. My brother and I spent hours reliving the matches, and he understood a lot more than I did. He was very sure early on that Fischer would win the championship. I was less certain. It is fantastic to be able to relive this championship after these 47 years by means of your videos.

[@MrVvulf]

Fischer ended (more accurately "interrupted") 20+ years of Russian domination in chess, and propelled the game into mainstream consciousness resulting in more players able to make a career from chess. This week SerraL (of Finland) ended 20 years of Korean domination over Starcraft II. Just thought I'd share some nerd news from another game.

[@gusramirez5647]

I loved that. I'm so sad his win streak has been broken now

[@jwrobin21]

Yes, but he proved that the Soviets domination of chess could be broken!

[@AlwaysAudacity]

Someone please take the picture of Fischer wrapped in the blanket and photoshop it to say "Fischer is Coming" with Game of Thrones font!

[@mastrake]

FIscher as white walker?

[@AlwaysAudacity]

@@mastrake There is a scene in the movie Pumping Iron where Arnold and some others are working out and there is a sign that says 'Mentzer is Coming"....a reference to Mike Mentzer. It would be great to see Bobby in the foreground, with the Russian chess machine looking on, "Fishcer is Coming".

[@pramitkamath]

As Sophie Turner might tweet, "Ew" :-)

[@michaelz6555]

That sounds like fun. Let me try: facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=694531927587558&set=a.423860424654711&type=3&theater

[@Eggnog1001]

Michael Z that is fast work sir, you are commended for this.

[@davisnafshun4758]

Great Fischer series, just finished it after the Tal 1959 Candidates and 1960 Botvinnik series. The lead-up to the Spassky series with Palma de Mallorca and Larsen/Petrosian were brilliant! These Spassky-Fischer games definitely pick up in the second half of the series. With how Fischer was demolishing opponents in 1970-72 it is truly a testament to Spassky's ability that he was able to beat Fischer a couple of times and also draw him 7 times in a row... what a great sportsman as well. Fischer wowed with skill, but Spassky earned my respect.

[@RichardRennes]

Thanks for keeping the cool yellow pillow with sunglasses in view.

[@gheffz]

Loved the whole Bobby Fischer journey to World Champion ... since you started this series back in July ... it is a testimony to how great man was in the world of chess... probably the GOAT.

[@Draconisrex1]

From the beginning? I was alive when it was happening. And it was a big deal. I love the analysis. I didn't understand it at 12. 45 years later, finally...

[@warnock0721]

Back in the early 60's Bobby Fischer wrote a chess column in Boy's Life - the boy scout magazine. That was the first I heard of him as I was a scout.

[@synergetic4d]

I was 12 as well!

[@synergetic4d]

The first chess book I had was by Bobby Fischer published to coincide with this match

[@philipsaoud244]

@@synergetic4d , It was titled, "Bobby Fischer Teaches Chess". I had a copy as well.

[@jeffbriem]

This is an amazing series. Well done! Lothar Schmidt is my favorite character in this story.

[@yulno]

"Chief Arbiter Lothar Schmidt" is the ubiquitous line uttered in this series....I waited for it in every episode.

[@joegrimesofcourse]

what a journey, thanks so much for the in-depth coverage. nobody was ever going to beat bobby fischer in the early 70's. he was just too good, he was the best.

[@marcorc5167]

When you said "5 months" I thought that can't be possible, I thought it was only a few weeks. This has been such an entertaining series with all the events happening around Fischer and your awesome commentary that I didn't realize how many games we actually seen. This is truly the best chess channel ever and I'm so happy I found you, and also that your channel keeps growing steadily, every time I check you get 1k more subscribers (I have been here before 50k!) Such a long journey expanding our (now) vast knowledge and it still feels fresh and exciting as the first day!

[@santiagosanchez6739]

Thank you Agad for this series! 4 months of completely free, entertaining, high quality and educational content about Bobby Fischer. Thanks for sharing your vast knowledge!

[@byykkonen]

Thank you for putting this story together. It has been a wonderful journey.

[@danielujj8034]

I started a translation and subtitle to your videos, so more hungarian can enjoy this brilliancy of your channels :D

[@LucianDevine]

I want to say that I am happy you didn't tell us until the very last video how many games were in the series. I liked watching the games for their own sake, not knowing how many were coming and thus deducing who won which games. So happy for the lack of spoilers.

[@timothysiahaan8977]

#suggestion : The journey of Paul Morphy in 1st American Chess Congress 1857

[@pavankumar-wd1ys]

I would love to watch Paul Morphy Games

[@cristhianmorales9175]

Yes please!!

[@AbhishekKumar-rd9es]

It's been a great journey of four months with agadmator and bobby!! Really amazing dude!! I enjoyed every game you made.

[@maverickstclare3756]

binged watched this series again a year after watching it the first time. my knowledge was not vast the first time around. it is even more amazing the second time around with a year of agadmator videos expanding my brain. Fischer, Fischer, Fischer!

[@milchkanne21]

Antonio, first of all I would like to thank you for this wonderful series of those brilliant commentated Spassky vs Fischer games at all from you. You put a lot of work and studies into it to share with us and that in a really humble and gentle way. Please keep up your good things in the future that everybody would be able to watch your videos as long as possible.

[@yagamilight5026]

Man this November is gonna be awesome!

[@youaredeadwrong2767]

Definitely!

[@reinhardvonhoengramm7842]

The closing ceremony (28 November) is my birthday! I can’t wait to watch!

[@yagamilight5026]

@@reinhardvonhoengramm7842 Who are you rooting for this time then?

[@BHdesign72]

Just watched this entire series in around 3 weeks, and it was fantastic. Thank you Agadmator

[@cries_and_dies]

To be truly honest, I didn't watch most of the onboard activity for this playlist, but I absolutely loved listening to agadmator tell the story of Spassky/Fischer. The history truly comes alive with the addition of the commentary. This play list is a work of art and I feel as though my vast knowledge has been thoroughly expanded.

[@georgebush7223]

Thank you brother.It was a stellar job by you,which I will always remember and refer to.

[@elyssium_]

21:50-22:00 DID YOU JUST TEASE AN ANATOLY KARPOV SERIES?

[@arrowghost]

I don't mind seeing him playing, as much as I want to see Karpov fight against Kasparov, Korchnoi must come first, chronologically.

[@carlosjavierpalacios6194]

hell yeah!

[@CaradhrasAiguo49]

SoaraPerformance The 1978 title match between Karpov and Korchnoi was full of bizarre stories that I’m sure would be “compensation enough” for the more modern chess

[@edmunddantes5657]

Really enjoyed the Fischer series,thanks.

[@joelra3702]

I've just finished the Bobby Fischer series after watching for the last 6 months or so since getting back into chess , thanks for the great coverage of these games! It's been so interesting and insightful.

[@syourke3]

Spassky should be given credit for having played seven consecutive draws against Fischer.

[@mislavivkovic9996]

And also for playing at ping pong room

[@n20games52]

After completing this series, I went and watched the 60 Minutes interview with Fischer from 1972. I've always heard the stories about Fischer but I think he was a very interesting and complicated person.

[@nurstrat631]

Thank You from the bottom of my heart. You are the best. I know many bloggers, but you are the best. It was like an exciting thriller.👍👍👍👍👍

[@s.mendoza5705]

You are the best agadmator!! Thank you for this Bobby Fisher series, he's my favorite chess player and I watched every video of this series from start till here! Thank you so much!

[@KM-fl5jq]

Story about that image: - "Bobby, can you please go out in this chess board like blanket so we can take a photo of You? - "Why?" - "You know.. Just so in future everyone would go:"What's the story behind the picture.. xD""

[@RussellSubedi]

I was expecting vast knowledge, but I get this instead.

[@alieskandari6036]

Thank you very much for reviewing this historical match!!!

[@Unlikely_Hero]

Brilliant series, Antonio! Thank you so much! :)

[@Hamed1978Eternal]

I have subscribed to your wonderful channel when there were not more than 50K subscribers agad! never even missed one of your your videos since then, I am delighted to see its reaching 300K. your channel and your approach to chess analysis is undoubtedly one of the best there is! warm, friendly and thorough. well deserved sir.

[@likeyou3317]

Thanks for the series, insights in Fischer's weird demands made me smile every time.

[@Rison1337]

Thank You for a wonderful showing and analysis of this match!

[@docsteely2388]

Beautiful series, probably your best. Thank You!

[@willypal5431]

So entertaining, I dont even play chess that much but this was something I really enjoyed. Thank You.

[@jjiacobucci]

Enjoyed the entire series of games immensely. Thank you !

[@ColdSleep]

Thank you for covering this historic series!

[@mitesh07]

Amazing series man. Waiting for your Championship coverage now.✌🏾

[@steakanator7236]

That was one hell of a journey. I feel like a much more amazing subscriber after this. Thanks for making this Agad, always enjoyable watching your creations.

[@manishashukla5623]

Thanks a lot.By watching this channel...my rating in lichess increased from 1400 to 1700

[@clan_innesinnes3362]

I have followed from game 1 and really enjoyed the series....Great commentator... loved it

[@fluz8503]

I’m not a chess player, just an enthusiast, I’d like to thank you, you tell it so well

[@rageagainstthemachineragea2497]

Thank You for doing this Series on WC Robert Fischer! It's a shame that he was always appreciated more overseas all over the World than here in the United States of America!

[@mikes.8647]

Dude, I was here to celebrate 1.000 subscribers and watch this channel evolve in so many ways. Besides completely crazy -though equally justified and fair-, it also feels poetic that your are close to 300.000 subs, finishing the Fischer Story and so close to the Carlsen-Caruana match. Keep up Sir, this is just great =)

[@charles7866-o1l]

Fantastic coverage! Well done, Antonio!

[@81OH4Z4RD]

Hate to see this series end. Thank you for the wonderful stories, insights and analysis of these great games.

[@n20games52]

I really enjoyed this series. I learned so much about Fischer and Spassky. Your commentary was very entertaining! I enjoy chess even though I am not a very good player. It seems that I enjoy watching chess videos almost as much as I like playing. Cheers!

[@robinmorritt7493]

Brilliant series, I've enjoyed every moment. Thanks, Agad.

[@ianson3]

Agadmator, thank you very much for doing the entire Fischer-Spassky series. I really enjoyed it.

[@nilimeshdutta252]

Wow wow wow! this video just made my day .. absolutely brilliant and deeply emotional tribute to the game of Chess! take my love brotherman

[@raghuveersingh2319]

Robert James Fischer became wold champion and spasky is true legend thanks for entertaining us agadmator chess chennal if I not watch any of your Chess video on KZbin every day I feel I not live that day

[@andrewptob]

Thank you for all of your vast knowledge and hard work with this series!

[@Terminatortx33]

An excellent series and a true chess saga it was like having 21 Star Wars movies made - you need to watch all of them to know the story completely. Boris Spassky a real class gentleman considering they were in the cold war era. Looking forward to your next series.

[@damohanson5393]

First class , world class chess coverage ! The finale was way better than anticipated. Superior content. Great job !

[@usptact]

That was a great journey! Thank you, agadmator!

[@alcoholfree6381]

I graduated from HS that year. I was captain of our chess team but was a below mediocre player. However, I loved the game and the whole World was rooting for Mr. Fischer! We thought: “Now we’re going to see some great chess as Mr. Fischer defends his title whipping the Communists!” It is so sad that he went strange. I’m sure what he was paranoid about was probably true but geez 🙄 the millions of fans were disappointed!! Even if I’m less than good I can appreciate what’s happening. I really think these men should be paid way more than they were! Mr. Fischer should have won $5-10 million, minimum. He was a world-wide sensation; people still talk about him. Thanks for your super presentation.

[@nicholasseidel9533]

Thank you Antonio. Very enjoyable series, all the research you did helped to increase my vast knowledge of chess.

[@janmichalek1504]

I really enjoyed this serie. Looking forward to another coverages.

[@josephstaubin]

This was really quite awesome in its historically substantive nature. As a history major who's study was largely on the sub discipline of "micro history", I really can't stress this point enough. You seem to really appreciate the balance that historians are trained to achieve between primary and secondary sources on the one hand and critical analysis of both on the other. If I could have one thing to improve the quality of the experience, it is that a play list of this match would be available, separated from the other Fischer videos. Thank you so much for all of your effort.

[@ahnafhasan6168]

I watched all those 20 videos in last 2 days, Thanks Agadmator.

[@ColdWarVet607]

Fantastic Series, it was as entertaining as it was technical, you should be very proud of yourself, my friend! Thank you so much.

[@benashley2955]

really enjoyed this series man. looking forwards to the next one

[@jacksonsparrow1862]

Very well done series, thank you for the work you put in. I really enjoyed the Fischer stuff as I find him a very interesting man & obviously a brilliant chess player. Ty!

[@sarjhon]

We are ready for the next series hopefully about Kasparov.

[@michaeljanapin9528]

"Engine ruins everything." Priceless quote.

[@derventio2860]

Great series thank you, been enjoyable getting to know these games again.

[@mastrake]

Thank you! It was an amazing series.

[@g3enzo544]

Fisher is by far the most interesting player of all time.I would even suggest #suggestion Last match of James Robert Fisher..I really really believe that many people would like to see it..Thank you

[@BrotherWoody1]

Really enjoyed this series & learned a lot. Thankyou.

[@tome57a]

Thanks Agadmator, I've really enjoyed reliving the match through your series. I was around when it was played and didn't understand it as well as I do now, thanks in large part to your commentary and analyses. Also thanks for supplying links to further research it!

[@ace942]

Thanks for the great series. It was enjoyable to see the analysis of the various options and why certain moves were played.

[@klauskervin2586]

Great series thank you for your hard work!

[@ethanlosbfio27749]

Loved this series! Thanks Agad :)

[@wynchesster]

such a great series, followed the entire way. Kind of sad that it's over

[@StevenStJohn-kj9eb]

Thank you for this series. I loved it! The perfect prelude to Carlsen-Caruana.

[@plectrumura]

This was a great series man. Really well done. If you're looking for #suggestions for the next series, I'd love to see the second match between Karpov and Kasparov (not the first one with like 900 draws that was eventually abandoned). Purely food for thought.

[@mattbailey9396]

Just want to say thanks for the series. Insightful and fun :)

[@nunosousa4689]

great series, agad. well done!

[@sethmasek2354]

Excellent work! I really enjoy your historical coverage of chess and hope you continue to look back so we can appreciate the progress we've made in this great sport.

[@rodneytopor1846]

Wonderful series! Congratulations, and thank you!

[@peterday3253]

Thanks a bunch for the great video series Antonio.

[@SystemGlitch]

The smug sunglasses emoji joined the series and received some vast knowledge, as did all of us who stuck around. Thank you for making this!

[@hyperupcall]

Holy smokes that was four months ago? Gosh time flies. Thanks for creating high quality content!

[@joaomiguelferreira4281]

We never got the Fisher - spasky rematch or the vast knowledge about what happened next :(

[@SnakeFeeder]

Great series Agadmator...thanks so much for putting it together. Yours is the most entertaining chess channel on KZbin...analysis of games is second to none :)

[@Max-mm7vp]

Who needs a time machine when you have Agadmators chess channel to see these amazing games👍🔥

[@edmunddantes5657]

Great arbitration by Mr Schmitt,that blanket is Norse.Thanks,agadmator ,you brought great enjoyment during the series.

[@thedriver7348]

Thank you for everything Agadmator!