The Best Chess Player Ever: Bobby Fischer?

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Robert James Fischer was an American chess grandmaster and the eleventh World Chess Champion. Kasparov wrote that Fischer "became the detonator of an avalanche of new chess ideas, a revolutionary whose revolution is still in progress". Viswanathan Anand described him as "the greatest chess player who ever lived". Do you think Bobby Fischer is the best chess player ever?
Timestamps:
00:00 Intro
00:12 Petrosian
06:20 Reshevsky
11:32 Spassky
17:35 SURPRISE
Game 1:
Robert James Fischer (2760) vs Tigran Petrosian (2640), Bled Open 1961
1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Nd7 5. Nf3 Ngf6 6. Nxf6+ Nxf6 7. Bc4 Bf5 8. Qe2 e6 9. Bg5 Bg4 10. O-O-O Be7 11. h3 Bxf3 12. Qxf3 Nd5 13. Bxe7 Qxe7 14. Kb1 Rd8 15. Qe4 b5 16. Bd3 a5 17. c3 Qd6 18. g3 b4 19. c4 Nf6 20. Qe5 c5 21. Qg5 h6 22. Qxc5 Qxc5 23. dxc5 Ke7 24. c6 Rd6 25. Rhe1 Rxc6 26. Re5 Ra8 27. Be4 Rd6 28. Bxa8 Rxd1+ 29. Kc2 Rf1 30. Rxa5 Rxf2+ 31. Kb3 Rh2 32. c5 Kd8 33. Rb5 Rxh3 34. Rb8+ Kc7 35. Rb7+ Kc6 36. Kc4 1-0
Game 2:
Robert James Fischer (2720) vs Samuel Herman Reshevsky (2590), Palma de Mallorca Interzonal 1970
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. Nf3 cxd4 4. Nxd4 e6 5. Nc3 Bb4 6. e3 Ne4 7. Qc2 Nxc3 8. bxc3 Be7 9. Be2 O-O 10. O-O a6 11. f4 d6 12. f5 exf5 13. Nxf5 Bxf5 14. Qxf5 Nd7 15. Bf3 Qc7 16. Rb1 Rab8 17. Bd5 Nf6 18. Ba3 Rfe8 19. Qd3 Nxd5 20. cxd5 b5 21. e4 Bf8 22. Rb4 Re5 23. c4 Rbe8 24. cxb5 axb5 25. Kh1 Qe7 26. Qxb5 Rxe4 27. Rxe4 Qxe4 28. Qd7 Qf4 29. Kg1 Qd4+ 30. Kh1 Qf2 0-1
Game 3:
Boris V Spassky (2660) vs Robert James Fischer (2785), World Championship 1972
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Nf3 c5 5. e3 Nc6 6. Bd3 Bxc3+ 7. bxc3 d6 8. e4 e5 9. d5 Ne7 10. Nh4 h6 11. f4 Ng6 12. Nxg6 fxg6 13. fxe5 dxe5 14. Be3 b6 15. O-O O-O 16. a4 a5 17. Rb1 Bd7 18. Rb2 Rb8 19. Rbf2 Qe7 20. Bc2 g5 21. Bd2 Qe8 22. Be1 Qg6 23. Qd3 Nh5 24. Rxf8+ Rxf8 25. Rxf8+ Kxf8 26. Bd1 Nf4 27. Qc2 Bxa4 0-1
Game 4:
Donald Byrne vs Robert James Fischer, Rosenwald Memorial 1956
1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. d4 O-O 5. Bf4 d5 6. Qb3 dxc4 7. Qxc4 c6 8. e4 Nbd7 9. Rd1 Nb6 10. Qc5 Bg4 11. Bg5 Na4 12. Qa3 Nxc3 13. bxc3 Nxe4 14. Bxe7 Qb6 15. Bc4 Nxc3 16. Bc5 Rfe8+ 17. Kf1 Be6 18. Bxb6 Bxc4+ 19. Kg1 Ne2+ 20. Kf1 Nxd4+ 21. Kg1 Ne2+ 22. Kf1 Nc3+ 23. Kg1 axb6 24. Qb4 Ra4 25. Qxb6 Nxd1 26. h3 Rxa2 27. Kh2 Nxf2 28. Re1 Rxe1 29. Qd8+ Bf8 30. Nxe1 Bd5 31. Nf3 Ne4 32. Qb8 b5 33. h4 h5 34. Ne5 Kg7 35. Kg1 Bc5+ 36. Kf1 Ng3+ 37. Ke1 Bb4+ 38. Kd1 Bb3+ 39. Kc1 Ne2+ 40. Kb1 Nc3+ 41. Kc1 Rc2# 0-1
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@drnantz 7 ай бұрын

Donald Byrne did not resign letting the 13 year old Fischer finish his attack. It was viewed as a classy way to let the kid finish his masterpiece.

@iodboi 7 ай бұрын

Fischer may or may not be the best player ever. However he is my favourite player of all time. For challenging the might of the Soviet school, and beating them at it. Not because I have any particular fondness for the then USA over the then USSR, but the fact that he did it alone (relative to the entire bevy of GMs assisting the Champion Spassky) Not ONLY that, he played a different opening/defence in every move of that WCship. Not only that, he absolutely pummeled the competition in the candidates tournament for this WCship. Was the best player in the world in form and rating. Look at the rating difference in his WCship match with Spassky. And because he (apart from maybe Tal) played only to WIN, and win convincingly. RIP, Robert James Fischer, for me you were, are and will always be the best.

@paulbloemen7256 7 ай бұрын

Well, THAT’S a declaration of love. Quite a pity he didn’t challenge the might of the Sovjet school when that shy boy Karpov came to the scene. In my opinion, Fischer was plain scared of him. As he rightfully should, dishonouring the title of World Champion by not playing a single game after that Spassky match.

@uniquemacro 5 ай бұрын

His avg accuracy 97,75%, even magnus accuracy 92%, he is exactly best chess player and he didn't lie when said that knows all possible position in chess

@rpralica 2 ай бұрын

@@paulbloemen7256I don't think Karpov would have had the slightest chance with Fischer. Bobby was superior to everyone at that time and was at his best.

@paulbloemen7256 2 ай бұрын

@@rpralica Would it have been 1972, I would agree, for the reasons you wrote. But 1975 is a different story. Fischer hadn’t played serious games for three years, he must have been quite rusty. He may have been well prepared, but you need to have felt not too long ago the tension of play, the coping with disappointment: three years is too long. And Karpov was really strong in 1975, like the way he played through the candidates matches, beating Spassky and Korchnoy, no slouches. And Karpov certainly would have been very well prepared, and eager to do battle: for this, his age, around 25, would have been perfect. And maybe quite importantly: Karpov’s way of playing was a bit different from the others, one could say he was the quiet killer. I’m not so sure Fischer would have been able to cope with that style. But, we will never know.

@rpralica 2 ай бұрын

@@paulbloemen7256 I appreciate your opinion, but I still think that even in 1975 Fischer was not out of shape. I don't remember exactly, but I think that in 1975 he played with a chess computer and beat it smoothly (of course they were not as strong then as they are today). I am of the opinion that he would still be today stronger than Carlsen and the others. We should not forget who beat everyone in the candidate tournament and with what result. All of them were bigger players than Kappovs later.

@RobertoGaspar69 7 ай бұрын

Straight to the point! No ads. No BS. No ugly jokes. Just straight to action packed with great analysis and great flow of the game. We don’t lose focus or attention and is a pleasure to watch the video/game. Great content and please keep Fischer on a basis constant weekly fashion. Thank you for videos!! 😊

@Harry0601 7 ай бұрын

Bro please make more bobby fischer videos because most people dont make videos on bobby its either magnus or hikaru

@darijansaravinov8200 6 ай бұрын

i got an ad about penis enlargement on this video

@williampowell3378 5 ай бұрын

Yes!

@rolandoorro1741 7 ай бұрын

Of all chess champions, I admire Bobby Fischer most. He's the best.

@pakchess69 7 ай бұрын

He's also the one that went slightly crazy

@RaineriHakkarainen 7 ай бұрын

Bobby Fischer beat the weakest world champion Spassky 17 wins 11 losses! Capablanca would beat awful Spassky 8 wins 6 draws zero losses! Carlsen would beat the blunder maker Spassky 6 wins 6 draws zero losses! You can not lose against Spassky 11 times! Caruana scored 8,5/10 in St Louis elo rating 3080! Fischer and Kasparov their best tournament scores only 2990! Karpov in Linares 1994 scored 11/13 elo score 3040! Alekhine in San Remo 1930 elo score 3040!

@gregwallace6159 7 ай бұрын

@@pakchess69Jew has entered the chat.

@mrskinszszs Ай бұрын

@@RaineriHakkarainenQQ Nobody has had the level of dominance Fischer had over his competition other than Morphy.

@RaineriHakkarainen Ай бұрын

@@mrskinszszs Not True! The highest tournament elo rating score is Fabiano Caruana 8,5/10 StLouis scoring 3080! Karpov Linares 1994 11/13 Elo 3040! Alekhine in San Remo 1930 elo score 3040! Fischer and Kasparov their Best tournament scores only 2990! Karpov has over 160 super grand Master tournaments wins! Fischer won zero super grand Master tournament! Fischer was 2nd Havanna 1965 and SantaMonica 1966!

@iainbozfelt 7 ай бұрын

Love the minimum analysis which is exciting rather than the boring over analysis of other presenters, cheers!!

@aandykf 7 ай бұрын

I really enjoyed your analyses. Not too fast, not too slow and with good explanations for the moves and the positions. Good luck for your channel!

@archananethi9233 7 ай бұрын

You don’t have to include the question mark, he’s indeed the best chess player 🗿

@hamedamiri1990 7 ай бұрын

Boy I love your videos, also nice poem in the end, keep the great content❤️

@OmarPreto 7 ай бұрын

Lovely work. You're the best! 🐐

@TheGreatest89er 7 ай бұрын

6 to 0 against taimanov, 6 to 0 against larsen, 6,5 to 2,5 against former wc petrosian and then 12,5 to 8,5 (including 1 withdraw by fischer) against the wc spassky. By his own without a team like the rest … sorry but I don’t have seen carlsen doing this and he never will be … till this day fischer has the record us championship 11/0. as wesley so once said fischer was the stockfish of his generation. For me he is clearly the greatest player of all time. Playing engine moves back then without the help of engines or anyone! Nice choice of games by the way. One of my favourites is the 1st game against larsen in the candidates. Good job keep going 🙏🏼

@trlavalley9909 7 ай бұрын

I was going to say almost the exact same things, Fischer 1972 IMHO was the strongest player ever.

@neritank5883 6 ай бұрын

@@trlavalley9909 I saw first a video of Sammy about Kasparov, with quite a similar title like this one... and wanted to comment there, I love Garry, but the GOAT is Fisher. Then i saw this video and read all comments. until yours and the one of the Greatest89. I fully agree with him and wanted to text the same as you did. Since you've done that perfectly, I just wanted to leave my impressions here,. And finally, Sammy-s analyzes are very intelligent

@dlcurtis69 7 ай бұрын

Excellent analysis. I find it very helpful in understanding the reasoning behind the moves. Thank you.

@reidrepairs5837 Ай бұрын

I have commented on your content on other videos but seriously, the poem for the last game was nothing short of brilliant!!!! As a lover of both poetry AND chess, you blended these art forms into one beautiful soliloquy. Two thumbs up for a job well done! Bravo SammyChess! Bravo!

@statisticserinokripperino 7 ай бұрын

Happy for another video from you!

@Thegodiva1995 7 ай бұрын

Glad you uploaded a new video!

@warrenpadilla1566 7 ай бұрын

donald will b remembered forever bcoz of this game

@davidanderson_surrey_bc 7 ай бұрын

I have watched many a KZfaqr present what is arguably the most famous game in chess history (arguably, because of Anderssen's Evergreen and Morphy's Opera House). But now we not only *see*, we also *hear* the sheer poetry of the thing. Well done, Sammy!

@GregHinz-jt6nq 7 ай бұрын

Bobby Fisher GOAT

@RayT70 7 ай бұрын

Thanks for covering these games 👍

@clawnz2193 7 ай бұрын

Good to see you back!

@Beyonder-rq2gx 3 ай бұрын

Ftr every Bobby Fischer game where he defeated every top gm during that time where all astonishing. But for me his best game are against tal and spassky in the world title

@sweet_stranger114 7 ай бұрын

Very glad to see your video after a month

@himabhgemini5231 7 ай бұрын

Loved your analysis

@hata6290 7 ай бұрын

Dude you are seriously so good at what you do. I LOVE THESEEE

@dragosantrach6283 7 ай бұрын

Very nice job Sammy.

@johnproton259 7 ай бұрын

Sammy, I love how you succinctly explain the reasoning behind each and every move of both players. The story of the game is told and I really do learn what to look for and how to play better chess. Bravo, Sammy. 👏👏👏👏👏 🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏

@mienluuhien9563 Ай бұрын

Great poem Sammy. More please =))

@simmsamma1348 Ай бұрын

Great video man!!

@bruceazumbrado5387 7 ай бұрын

I liked your poem!!

@chessx6847 6 ай бұрын

Good. Not only can I admire an instructive chess video but also, if not more, delve into the intricacies of the English language. Thanks!

@marcoporta6319 6 ай бұрын

thank you very much SammyChess!

@johntechwriter 5 ай бұрын

From a know-nothing about chess strategy - I am aware only of the moves - I commend the narrator for keeping the pace manageable, for explaining the consequences of one strategy versus its alternative, and for showing that even at this level, out-of-nowhere moves can come with blinding speed, the lion springing from the brush to snap the neck of the hyena. Referring to Fischer, Spassky could have paraphrased Vitas Gerulaitis who, after his humiliating defeat by Bjorn Borg at the 1979 Masters, said, “I was playing tennis. He was playing something else.”

@jxeu1128 3 ай бұрын

Awesome poem!

@sampleoffers1978 Ай бұрын

Last game is nasty, what a beast.

@megakeenbeen 7 ай бұрын

Lovely ending with the poem

@gpuretic 6 ай бұрын

Great content, explaining each and every move, but no unnecessary mambo jumbo talking. Subscribed! Just one observation: I feel that you could talk just a bit slower, as it is a lot of moves directly one after the other and when there is more complexity in the positions it does get more difficult to follow without pausing the video. I reduced the playback speed and it helps a little but it feels a bit unnatural. But, otherwise great, keep it up!

@joshuakelly9788 6 ай бұрын

awesome job on the last game!! Very entertaining and Fischer made Byrne Burn! No pun there. lol

@bolteimi7834 7 ай бұрын

At first, i watched your videos learning new moves. Now im watching them to fall asleep😅

@dudjcjtue9w91 7 ай бұрын

no, its soo interesting....

@muxyfp 7 ай бұрын

YES MORE BOBBY FICHER!!!

@FischerFan-cw7rg Ай бұрын

FischerFan Great stuff Sammy!!! Good comments, simple and clear analysis plus you are a Fischer fan like me!! I still believe he is the GOAT and no one can convinc me otherwise!! Keep up the good work!

@haworthtrevor 6 ай бұрын

Correction: In Fischer vs Byrne at 22:27 the material is in BLACKS favour by 5 points.......

@ssbmgosu4990 16 күн бұрын

Had a discussion with some ppl who said he wouldn’t be that good in todays chess world. Kinda pisses me off because if he had the tools the players have nowadays he would be even more cracked. For me the goat! Nice video btw ❤

@yogi9631 4 ай бұрын

No contest Bobby is THE best and the GOAT.

@Miggey95 Ай бұрын

Bars 🔥

@m3za164 7 ай бұрын

can you do a video about mir sultan khan

@2Oldcoots 7 ай бұрын

Indeed, Bobby Fischer was the very last "Lone World Beater" because all subsequent World Champions have led veritable teams of assistants. Instead, Bobby entered history alone and his schievements have never been equalled.

@groovelinee 7 ай бұрын

This guy has phenomenal vocabulary

@pnutbutrncrackers 3 ай бұрын

Fischer was Hou Yifan's favorite player.

@theUroshman 7 ай бұрын

Definitely the GOAT! All that he achieved and practically without any help from his native Chess Federation (like the one that all the Russians had at the time of Soviet Union, and without the help of super-powerful computers that tremendously help 21st century generation of players, such as Carlsen and the rest. And I say this while having enormous admiration for other chess giants such as Magnus, Kasparov, Karpov, Anand, not to mention Morphy, Lasker, Alehin, Capablanca, and others.

@harshavardhann8482 7 ай бұрын

👌👍

@colinchesbrough5772 7 ай бұрын

The queen can't capture on g7 in the middle of the game buddy. Not because the queen will be "a little far from the action", but because Tpet set a nasty trap for the queen. Can you spot it? Question of the day. Appreciate the analysis though. Good video

@rwbullock4197 7 ай бұрын

You Sir, are a very good presenter. That said, Agadmator is even better.

@ExtraditionLawFirm 28 күн бұрын

👏

@DARELASISI 7 ай бұрын

GM Bobby Fischer, Perfect peace for the OLUAYE OF CHESS.

@YEmmanuel-rp6ti 2 ай бұрын

Well

@aidanwogan3202 5 ай бұрын

13:38, white's a4, not a5

@sauravsharma8461 7 ай бұрын

I found kc4 in 5 seconds. Yayyy

@vegpvegsn6934 5 ай бұрын

if he was playin and defeat anatoly karpov then he had a chance to be the greatest player ever. butt to resin to play karpov doesn't give fisher this title till the moment this title goes to Kasparov and we will see if carlsen will break it

@micheletumbarello5162 7 ай бұрын

If he is to consider the best i dont know, but surely easily better than carlsen for sure

@alexandersabotinov5489 Ай бұрын

NO DOUBT !!! Bobby Fischer is the Best chess player ever, including in a blitz game !!! He is the only Grandmaster chess player WHO INVENTED A NEW GAME - Chess960 or Fischer random chess !!!

@kevinmccooey6291 2 ай бұрын

Damn bro,,cool poem..

@RitaTheCuteFox 7 ай бұрын

@samirlofty8899 5 ай бұрын

Kc4##

@sheldonkupa9120 6 ай бұрын

One cant compare chess players of different times. Considering the lack of support for chess in the west (vs soviet chess) and what sources Fisher had to use (vs computer chess today) his achievements are almost unbelievable. He had to learn Russian to get grip of their literature. Great players have dedication to chess in common. I compare Fishers will to win and dedication to that of Magnus Carlsen, but mentally Carlsen is far sounder. Also Aljechin belongs there, as he was able to fight his alcoholism to regain the wc title.

@iddodomingo6118 7 ай бұрын

Is this the TikTok accent or an actual accent?

@alf8718 2 ай бұрын

I'm so tired of this. He was the best for 5 years only. And when Young Karpov appeared, Fischer was already mentally unstable and would surely LOST the championship match which he cleverly avoided. I really don't understand why so many people are still considering Fischer to be the GOAT! Chess is developing all the time, even now with the use of computers it's mucu more difficult to maintain the top position, because one has to play against new computer generated ideas. That's why for me Carlsen is much more impressive. But historically there can ge only one of the three; Lasker (a champion for 27 years, before the theory of endgames was even developed, he found study-like solutions at the board with a limited time), Kasparov (even more dominant than Fischer and for a much longer period of time) and Carlsen, of course, the rest can only be mentioned for some biased reasons (partiotic reason, personal taste...) Even Aljehin was more innovative than Fischer and lasted longer Thumbs DOWN

@cortilusgrant7675 Ай бұрын

Chess is a dead god Caissa 🌹 🌚 👍 Rest in the Good News 🌹 okay bye

@loplop7029 3 ай бұрын

no more poems, please lol

@adrianwalker8054 4 ай бұрын

No one even close to Fischer , it’s Russian propaganda even debating it lol

@Blinkers2007GameDev 7 ай бұрын

You speak like an AI not gonna lie

@analysisbycc 7 ай бұрын

he keeps a calm monotone demeanor and his videos are probably scripted to help him go over hypothetical continuations without trying to think on the fly.

@Blinkers2007GameDev 7 ай бұрын

@@analysisbycc Yes, but it sounds weird. And a good youtuber is supposed to be able to think on the fly. That's his job, imo.

@rasadnur6308 6 ай бұрын

Blurd of letters! Its undesirable.

@user-ts2co4ov5h 7 ай бұрын

All these games are super well known why would you analyze them again?

@souravsenapati5440 7 ай бұрын

Don't give personal opinions as video title. Be more politically correct on a public platform

@crazykenny2573 7 ай бұрын

its not an opinion its a fact

@souravsenapati5440 7 ай бұрын

@@crazykenny2573 One of the greatest; that's the fact.

@onweb3-theweb3services45 7 ай бұрын

Wtf is this? A gotham chess clone?

@paulbloemen7256 7 ай бұрын

The best chess player ever: Magnus Carlsen, of course. Wake up, Fischer lovers, Fischer was a great player, but he refused to play Karpov in a match he probably would have lost, and hey, his days were more than 50 years ago, quite some developments unknown to Fischer happened since then. Calling Fischer the best chess player ever is like calling the Empire State Building the tallest building in the world.

@BREAKocean 7 ай бұрын

It was a question not a statement, it doesn't take away from how amazing he was for his time. Magnus is still alive and doesn't need this type of validation. KZfaqrs like Sammy just honor his memory

@aventura8491 7 ай бұрын

"... but he refused to play Karpov in a match he probably would have lost." Well, in that case Korchnoi must have a been a far stronger player than Fischer judging by the fact that he came very close to beating Karpov in their 1978 Wcm, despite having HUGE disadvantages. Your argument makes no sense. It´s just a tireless parroting of Kasparov´s not too honest assertion that he and Karpov was way better than even Fischer. By any objective investigation, that is utter BS.

@paulbloemen7256 7 ай бұрын

@@aventura8491 A “best player ever” doesn’t run away in an important tournament where he is leading (Sousse). A “best player ever” doesn’t refuse to play a match against a very strong opponent (Karpov). A “best player ever” doesn’t refuse to play any games in the period in which he is world champion. Because he didn’t play for three years, I guess (guess…) that his chess became rusty to say the least, so yes, I think Karpov would have beaten Fischer in 1975. As I said, Fischer was a great player around 1970-1972, but that’s it. Karpov, Kasparov, and right now Carlsen are much more worthy of the term “best player ever”, right now it is Carlsen, still going strong, showing amazing stuff. All these three players dominated the chess scene in a worthy way in their period, Fischer was just a huge disappointment in this respect. By the way, I don’t parrot anybody, I don’t read that kind of stuff, I just answered a question, mildly irritated by those Fischer worshippers that don’t see the facts as they are when considering someone “the best ever”. And, to mention it for the third time, yes, Fischer was a great player. Period.

@aventura8491 7 ай бұрын

@@paulbloemen7256 Conflating behaviour (which can also be discussed) with the quality of play. Not surprised.

@paulbloemen7256 7 ай бұрын

@@aventura8491 Well, an invisible world champion really cannot be the best player ever. There are plenty of super world champions that showed their supremacy abundantly, fully deserving that accolade that Fischer does not deserve. But he was a great player.