In today’s puzzle, we try to find an improvement over Fischer’s Qd6+. The unplayed improvement is actually a forced mate in 3 that Bobby Fischer missed over the board. I imagine that the then 15-year-old Fischer was so caught up in the excitement of slaying the dragon that he failed to search for a betterContinue reading “Pawn Sacrifice: Bobby Fischer Chess Puzzle 2”
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Review: ‘Pawn Sacrifice’ ably follows Bobby Fischer’s unraveling, move by move
LOS ANGELES – No sports fan need be reminded of the thrill of victory and the agony of defeat, but what about the agony of victory, the unraveling that can occur when your triumph is so complete there are no more worlds to conquer?… Read the full article via http://ift.tt/1FXZV7X
Pawn Sacrifice: Bobby Fischer Chess Puzzle 1
The movie Pawn Sacrifice has put the games of Bobby Fischer back into the spotlight. Below is a puzzle from one of Bobby’s games. Can you spot the winning combination? Here is the complete game for your further enjoyment: [Event “Curacao Candidates”] [Site “Willemstad CURACAO”] [Date “1962.06.14”] [EventDate “1962.05.02”] [Round “22”] [ResultContinue reading “Pawn Sacrifice: Bobby Fischer Chess Puzzle 1”
‘Pawn Sacrifice’: the genius & madness of Bobby Fischer
The new biodrama “Pawn Sacrifice” about the chess champion Bobby Fischer, doesn’t seem to be attracting much attention from U.S. movie audiences…. Read the full article via http://ift.tt/1j1VFK9
A conversation with ‘Pawn Sacrifice’ producer Gail Katz
ST. LOUIS — Once in awhile, in my role as a movie critic, other grand opportunities present themselves and my fortuitous meeting with “Pawn Sacrifice’s” producer at an industry cocktail party rates as one such opportunity. The St…. Read the full article via http://ift.tt/1LrBUss
The Age of Bobby Fischer: Before Facebook Mated Eccentrics
The brilliant new Hollywood movie “Pawn Sacrifice” portrays the life of tormented chess genius Robert James “Bobby” Fischer from his early days as a prodigy to his historic 1972 match, at age 29, with Russian world champion Boris Spassky…. Read the full article via http://ift.tt/1Gp9F6f
Watch a Russian-Speaking Liev Schreiber Throw Down the Chess Gauntlet
There may no longer be a chess rivalry that captures the world’s attention, but in 1972, you couldn’t get much more thrilling than Bobby Fischer vs. Boris Spassky…. Read the full article via http://ift.tt/1Lyg6FD
Der Fischer Konig vs. Der Burgermeister
I have been teaching more from the games of Bobby Fischer lately due to the recent release of the movie Pawn Sacrifice. Below are the notes to a lesson I gave last week about Bobby Fischer’s shortest recorded loss. Enjoy… [Event “Bobby Fischer’s Simultaneous Exhibition Tour”] [Site “San Francisco (USA)”] [Date “1964”] [Round “”] [WhiteContinue reading “Der Fischer Konig vs. Der Burgermeister”
‘Pawn Sacrifice’ Succeeds Due to Its Performances
During the last scene of “Pawn Sacrifice,” the stoic Soviet chess icon Boris Spassky (Liev Schreiber) and the paranoid, prodigious Brooklynite Bobby Fischer (Tobey Maguire) lock eyes…. Read the full article via http://ift.tt/1MGZD58
‘Pawn Sacrifice’ Examines Genius Of Chess Champion Bobby Fischer
NPR’s Robert Siegel talks with chess writer and grandmaster Andy Soltis about 11th World Chess Champion Bobby Fischer and the movie Pawn Sacrifice. In the summer of 1972, the world’s attention was improbably focused on chess…. Read the full article via http://ift.tt/1NDQNIs