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On the day before his 21st birthday, Bobby Fischer gave a
simultaneous exhibition at the Roosevelt Hotel in Washington DC. He played 65 people at once. I had the great fortune of beating
him before he beat any of the others.
Bobby Fischer (2710) - Lew Hucks (2050) [B42]
Simul, Roosevelt Hotel, Washington DC ( Washington, 08.03.1964 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 a6 5.Bd3 Qc7 6.0-0 Nc6 7.Nxc6
bxc6 8.Nd2 Nf6 9.b3 Bc5 10.Bb2 e5 11.Kh1 d6 12.f4 Ng4 13.Qe2 Ne3 14.Rf2 Bg4 15.Qe1 Qa7 16.fxe5 Nxc2 17.Bxc2 Bxf2 18.Qf1 Bd4
19.Bxd4 Qxd4 20.Nc4 dxe5 21.h3 Be2 0-1
In his book "A Legend on the Road," John Donaldson says "nothing
fancy." He says I "just outplayed him."
Bobby died in his new country,
Iceland.
Bobby Fischer (1943-2008)
dominated the chess news over his final few years. Many articles have been written detailing his achievements over the board and
others have chosen to focus on his peculiar statements about the government and Judaism. Trying to psycho-analyze Fischer
is an exercise in futility. Who really knows what happened to him psychologically after he won the World Championship from
Spassky in 1972, all we know is he withdrew from chess and we never again saw his genius displayed over the board. I prefer
to remember him as a magnificient chess player such as seen in this incredible game played against Donald Byrne in 1956 when
he was just 13 years old. This is known as the "Game of the Century".
Byrne,D - Fischer,R [D97]
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