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New York, 1956. A 13-year-old Bobby Fischer, with the black pieces against the strong master Donald Byrne, unleashed a queen sacrifice — 17…Be6!! — and a cascade of precise checks. Chess writer Hans Kmoch dubbed it 'The Game of the Century.'
Don't fear giving up the queen if the activity and pieces you get in return are worth more. Fischer let his queen be taken because his rooks, bishops and knight formed an unstoppable net. Coordination and activity beat raw material.
Hans Kmoch gave it the name. A 13-year-old defeating a leading American master with a queen sacrifice of such depth was unprecedented — and the combination holds up to modern engine analysis.
Fischer offers his queen. If White takes with 18.Bxb6, Black replies …Bxc4+ and a cascade of checks wins back more than the queen and traps the exposed king.
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