From: jrbd@craycos.com (James Davies)
Newsgroups: rec.games.chess
Subject: D. Byrne vs. Fischer, 1956
Summary: "Game of the Century"
Date: 2 Sep 92 23:17:33 GMT
Organization: Cray Computer Corporation

Since today marks the return of Bobby Fischer to public chess, and
since somebody asked a few weeks back about the so-called "game of
the century" that he played when he was 13 years old, here is the
score of that game.  Enjoy...

Lessing J. Rosenwald Tournament, 1956, New York, NY
White: Donald Byrne
Black: Bobby Fischer
  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     
+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
|*R |   |   |*Q |   |*R |*K |   |
+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
|*P |*P |   |   |*P |*P |*B |*P |
+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
|   |*N |*P |   |   |*N |*P |   |
+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
|   |   | Q |   |   |   | B |   |
+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
|   |   |   | P | P |   |*B |   |
+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
|   |   | N |   |   | N |   |   |
+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
| P | P |   |   |   | P | P | P |
+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
|   |   |   | R | K | B |   | R |
+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
 11.          Na4!
 12. Qa3      Nxc3    
 13. bxc3    
+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
|*R |   |   |*Q |   |*R |*K |   |
+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
|*P |*P |   |   |*P |*P |*B |*P |
+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
|   |   |*P |   |   |*N |*P |   |
+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
|   |   |   |   |   |   | B |   |
+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
|   |   |   | P | P |   |*B |   |
+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
| Q |   | P |   |   | N |   |   |
+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
| P |   |   |   |   | P | P | P |
+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
|   |   |   | R | K | B |   | R |
+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
 13.          Nxe4!
 14. Bxe7     Qb6     
 15. Bc4      Nxc3!
 16. Bc5                   If 16. Bxf8 Bxf8 17. Qxc3 Bb4
 16.          Rfe8+   
 17. Kf1     
+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
|*R |   |   |   |*R |   |*K |   |
+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
|*P |*P |   |   |   |*P |*B |*P |
+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
|   |*Q |*P |   |   |   |*P |   |
+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
|   |   | B |   |   |   |   |   |
+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
|   |   | B | P |   |   |*B |   |
+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
| Q |   |*N |   |   | N |   |   |
+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
| P |   |   |   |   | P | P | P |
+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
|   |   |   | R |   | K |   | R |
+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
 17.          Be6!!
 18. Bxb6                 If 18. Bxe6 Qb5+ with a Philidor mate, 
                          or 18. Qxc3 Qxc5!
 18.          Bxc4+   
 19. Kg1      Ne2+    
 20. Kf1      Nxd4+   
 21. Kg1      Ne2+    
 22. Kf1      Nc3+    
 23. Kg1      axb6    
 24. Qb4      Ra4!
+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
|   |   |   |   |*R |   |*K |   |
+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
|   |*P |   |   |   |*P |*B |*P |
+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
|   |*P |*P |   |   |   |*P |   |
+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
|   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
|*R | Q |*B |   |   |   |   |   |
+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
|   |   |*N |   |   | N |   |   |
+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
| P |   |   |   |   | P | P | P |
+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
|   |   |   | R |   |   | K | R |
+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
Now white must lose the rook also, since if 25. Qd6 Nxd1 26. Qxd1 Rxa2 and Ra8.
 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!
+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
|   | Q |   |   |   |*B |   |   |
+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
|   |   |   |   |   |*P |*K |   |
+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
|   |   |*P |   |   |   |*P |   |
+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
|   |*P |   |*B | N |   |   |*P |
+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
|   |   |   |   |*N |   |   | P |
+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
|   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
|*R |   |   |   |   |   | P | K |
+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
|   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
 35. Kg1      Bc5+    
 36. Kf1      Ng3+    
 37. Ke1      Bb4+    
 38. Kd1      Bb3+    
 39. Kc1      Ne2+    
 40. Kb1      Nc3+    
 41. Kc1      Rc2#    
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