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TABLEO F CONTENTS
Enjoyiynogu Bro bbyF ischBeoro kIA ckonwledgeme.n t.s . . . 4. . . . . .
A Guidteo U nderstanAdlignegb rCahiecs Nso tation . . . . .7 . . . . . . . . . . .
BobbyF ischeTro'usr nameanntdM atchRe cord . . . . . 1.3 . . . . . . . . . . .
TheE volutoifoB no bbFyi scheOrp'esn inRge perto.i r.e . . . 1.5 . . . . . . .
100N otabGlaem esi nB obby FiscChheers'Cssa ree.r . . . . .2 3. . . . . . . .
ExplanatoifSo ynm bol.s . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.9 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
BOBBY FISCHETRO'USR NAMENT
AND MATCHG AMES
Ninetefiefnt y-fi.v e. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Ninetefieftny -si.x . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Ninetefiefnt y-se.v en. . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Ninetefiefnt y-ei.g h.t . . . . . . . . . . . . .6 7. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Ninetefieftny -nin.e . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7 9. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Nineteseinx t.y . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 0.5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Nineteseinx ty-.o n.e . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 2.3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Nineteseinx ty-t.w o. . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.3 3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Nineteseinx ty-t.h re.e . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.5 7. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Nineteseinx ty-fi.v e. . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.6 5. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Nineteseinx ty-.s i.x . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 7.7 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Nineteseinx ty-s.e ve.n . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.9 3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Nineteseinx ty-e.i g.h t. . . . . . . . . . . . 2.0 3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Nineteseinx ty-n.i n.e . . . . . . . . . . . . 2. 11. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Nineteseenv ent.y . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.1 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Nineteseenv enty-.o n.e . . . . . . . . . . . .2 3.5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Nineteseenv enty-.t w.o . . . . . . . . . . . .2 4.3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Lisotf M issiTnogu rnameanntdM atchGa mes. . . . . . . 2.5 0. . . . . . . . . . . .
ExhibitainodBn l itGza mes . . . . . . . . . . . .2 5.3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
SimultanEexohuisb itGiaomne s . . . . . . . . . . .2 7.1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Crosstab.l e.s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.9 9. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
PlayeIrn dex. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3 3.1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
OpeninIgn dex . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.3 7. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
ECO Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.4 1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
EndgamIen dex. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.4 5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
BOBBYF ISCHER
1943-
Born: Mar9c,1h 9 43C hicagIol,l inois
Learned ther uleosfc hes1s9:4 9
Firrsetc ordteodu rnament Jgualm1ye9 :5 5
InternatailGo rnandmasttietr1l 9e5:8
U.S.C hampioeni ghtti me(si eni ghatt tempts):1 9159815,97 5,91 ,9 60, 11996623,,
1965,1966
Winneorfe very tournammeanttc ihan wn hdi chhe p articipfartoemDd e cember,
196t2h rouWgohr lCdh ampionsmhaitpc h 1972 weixtche ptthioefoC nasp ablanca
Memoria1l9,6 5(,2d n pla-c1e1 p2o nitb ehinSdm ysl)oa,vn dP iatigoCruspk1,y9 66,
(2npdl a-ce1/p2o itnb ehinSdp assky).
WorlCdh ampion: 1972
BobbFyi schiesgr e nerarelcloyg nizaedst hset rongpelsaty ienrt hhei stoorfcy h ess.
HINTS FOR ENJOYINGY OUR BOBBYF ISHCER BOOK
BobbFyi sch-eCrompleGtamee s otfh Aem ericWaonr lCdh esCsh ampiowna csre taed
witthhs ee risotuusd oefcn hte isnms i ndT.h egsaem sel,i tkhewe o rko fan y trulgreyat
artarei smto rper ofotuhnadn theaty fr ismatip gphetFa irs.c huenrc'osm prionsmgti ysle
repsreenetvse rytkhnionwgn atbhgoeam ueto fc hetshsr otuhghme i ddolfthe e t wentieth
centubrlye,n wdiethdh idse sitrowe i nev ergya mew,h etphelra ytihneg White or the
Blapcike ces.
Theraer e 942 alni8ds 71ta icntgusa l gaiment hbseoc oo(kri ensc lguadmiensg one
antdw froo mS evSttie f1a99n2,)E .xc efpottrh lea msitn uatded itati tohneesn d tohfe
boogka,m easrl ei sitnce hdr oolnogoircdaeSlr o.m mei gbeh ts urripsteofd m dt hhei gh
numbeorf a nontaotntish rougwhhoiucsthu ggiemsptr opvleaidyn t hoep einngTsh.i s
doenso mte atnh athtep layweerrsce o mmitktnionwgn opeerrnoirrnsag;t ihrtee rfl ects
thneu mercohuasn gienos p einntgh eoorvyet rh pea sttw enyteya. rIn s somoef t he
tournamentasppe aritsth aFti scmhiesrs pelda yiinno gn eor m orreuo nd.sIn nearly
evecrasye t hissi mpmleya ntsh ath ahdte h bey eIn. t hOel ympipaldasy deorn so t
necaersispllyai yne verroyu ndm asnroyo und nummabeybr ems i ssitnhge esivene .n ts
Thei ndustrpiloauywsei rlw la nttot akfuell advanotfat ghmeeu ltiipnldee xTihneg .
booiksi ndebxyeod p ponoepnetn,i EnCgO, coadneed,n dinAgni. n d epstthu odfy
Fischgearm'eisssp osbslfrieo mm anayn gltehsr othuegshie n de(xOepesn iEnCgO,,
anEdn diinngd edxoen soi tn clude etxhhei bbilotrisi tiozmn,u, el otuasn egsa)m.
Diagrianem vse graym (e90 8t otalle!na)dn otphuerorps teot hbioso Tkh.er eadcearn
reatdh beo o"kbi lnd("w ithaoc uhte ssbomaorvdifr)no,gm d iagratmod iagraanmd
soilnvtgh opsoes itiinwo hnisct ha ctairtcehs fe oc usA.n swearrefs o uinndth ea ctual
gamsec oret ont ehdxeit a g.r am
4 BOBBYF ISCHECRO MPLEGTAEM ES
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Playoefer vse lreyv aerlae d vitsoeb de gbiynt urnitnog" 100n otagbalmeei snB obby
Fisc'shc earreer" 2(3pa)an gde pthlraoyu tghhe gsaem eYso.u w ilslt awrti tFhi sc'sh er
firNsatj dSoircfi lianp adsessfo eotnnots he"e,G amoeft hCee ntuvrsyD."o naBlyrnde
antdh etnot hder aw with GliggaovBreoi bcbt yhw Gehr iancdhm asteart tfaiigtftele ee n.
The sectcioonnt iwniuteahsno vervoifet whm eo sitm portbaenspttl, a yaenddm ost
excitgianmgeo sfB obbFyi sc'shc earrereirg,th htr ouhgihws i nnionftg h Weo rld
ChampionAsftheigrpo .i ntgh rotuhghe hsuen drgeadm egso,b acakn ds lowdliyg est
ande njotyhr ee sotft hbeo okA. t ohrousgthu odfyB obbFyi schcehre'gssas m es
amounttots h eeq uivaolfae c notl ldeegger ience h ess.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Ia mg ratteofut lhm ean y chessspw lhaoty oeoprka ritnt hcer eatoiftho insb oookv er
thpea syte aIrw .i sihnp artictuoal carkn owletdhgeeeff o rotfDs a viSde weJlolh,Hn a ll,
andM ikRei chaarldolsfw , h omw erea ctiovnte h per ojfreocmtt hbeeg inniIna gm.
indebttoIne tde rnatiMoansatJleo rh Dno naldasv oirtuna,l " walkinge ncycloopfe dia
chesfso"hr i ass sistiantrn acceki ng dowgna mneeaswn, dt o KenRn.Se mtiht fho r
encouramgeti onm ga kteh set art.
DaviSde weGlalm-ien pduita,gr apmrso,o freadJionhgHn;a l-Clondenansneodt ations,
ECOc odepsr,o ofreaMdiiknRegi ;c har-dCso ndenasnendo taftoigroa nmsefr so mt he
1595U SJ unitooru rname"n1t00n, o tagbalmee isnB obbFyi sc'shc ehrecsasr eer",
assisotna" nTcheee v oluotfiB oonb bFyi sc'sho epreniRnegp ertoBiirlPela"yt; t eson
Gamefrso mt hHeo ustToenx,sa ism ultaneousJ ieWmxar hrieb-nGi atmieofrsno ;mt he
ChicaagnodC iceIlrlion,o issi multaneexohuisb iJtuidoAenc se;ra sn dFr anCkh av-ez
Infotrimoaann dg amefrso mF isc'shv eirstioLt o uisi1an69a4,C; h esIsn ofrman-t
Openicnodge sC;ar olyHno efelm-eCyoevrell rl ustraotfBi oobnb Fyi schBerri;t ish
ChesMsa gaz-iunseoe fp ho(tFoi scahtte h1re6 9 6H avaOnlay mpitaopd r)o dcuocvee r
illustrJaothiGno. nW ;hi tCeo llecotfti hoCenl evelOahnidPo,u blLiicb rarJyo;y ce
HawkB,o okmasItnecr.s ,
BibliogDriaegp ehsya:m melPtaernt iveonnR oberJt.F ischbeyrC hristMi.Ba iajnl
(VermaZnodnee Tnh)eg; a meosf R oberJt.F ischRe.rG .W adaen Kde viJn.O' Connell
(BatsfCohreds)Ls;i f ea nd ReviMeawg azinIen;s ei dChesMs agaziSneea,t tle;
EncyocpledioafC hesOsp enin(gCsh eIsnsf ormNaunmte)r;os utsac thee psusb lications
annde wspaarpetri cwleersue s eadsg amseo urces.
Lou Hays
DallaTse,x as
Augus1t9,92
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6 BOBBFYI SCH-ECRO MPLEGTAEM ES
AG UIDTEO U NDERSTANDING
ALGEBRACIHCE SNSO TATION
Algebrnaoitca tiisto hnme o satd vanacnedad c curmaetteh oofdr ecortdhien g
moveosfa c hesgsa meI.th avsi rturaelpllyat cheoedl d-fasdheisocnreidp tive
methoovde trh pea sttw enyteya rAsl.g ebirsua siecid nm oscth ecsosl umannsd
publicwaotrilodnwsbi edcea iuitssu e nive-erascashlq uaornte h ceh essbhoaasr d
onloyn nea me.
Thinso tatiisbo ans oenda s ystoeflm e ttaenrndsu mbearsss igtnoee adcs hq uare
ofthbeo a(rsded ei agroapmp ospiatgeeT )h.el e ttae,br ,csd , , ef ,g,,a nhdd esignate
FILESo,r v ertcioclaulm sntsa rattit nhbgeo ttooftm h dei agraanmdg oitnogt he
topT.h en umbe1r,2s ,3 , 4 ,5 ,6 ,7 ,a nd8 n amteh ReA NKSo,rh orizornotwasl.
Thef irrsatn( kc ontatihnseiq nuga arlebs,l c,l e,t ci.sa) l watyhsse i dcel osteos t
thpel ayoeftr h Weh itpei ectehsee;i ghrtahn( ks quaar8be,8s e, t ci.sc) l osteots hte
playoeftr h Bel apcike ces.
Looaktt hae- f(itlhveee rtfiicolanetl h fea lre fWth)e.ng ivianm go vien ac hess
gamea,ls lq uaornet shf iisbl eeg wiint thhl ee tat.eA r s quaornte h ef iali-ens a med
ala,2 a,3 e,t ca.c,c ortdoit nhragenk onw hicihit sl ocatEevde.rs yq uaornte h e
boahradis t osw nn amew,h iccho nsoifsal t est ftreoramt oh ,fo llobwyae n du mber
fro1mt o8 .N otteh eex ampglievs(e land ,8 g,6 ).
Int hbioso wke u steh seh ofrotr omfa lgebnroatiact Eivoenrp.yi e(cneop ta wns)
isi dentbiyfa li eetdct oedrae sf oll:o ws
K= King
Q= Queen
R= Rook
B= Bishop
N= Knight
Pawnasri ed entbiyfn iaemdit nhgfe i wlhei cthh ecyu rreonctclu.yFp oyerx ample,
thWeh itpea wsnt artthigena gm oen t hseq uaar2ie sr e fetrora esWd h itae-'psa wn.
Itcso unteornpa a7ir sct a llBelda cak-'psa ewtnc,.
Tor ecoarm do vbey a p iectehl,ee totfet rhp ei eicseg ivfeinr (sKt, Q,R,B,N),
follobwyte hdse q uawrhei icethn duspo na fttehrme o viesc ompleInt sehdo.r t
algebirdtao iecns,o m ta ttwehre thtehprei esciem ply tmooas v qeuda orrme a dae
captounrt eh astq uairites w, r ititnee xna ctthlseya mmea nnePra.w mno veasr e
recorddiefdf e.rT eonn toltayep awmno vwee o nlgyi vtehs eq uanraem oen w hich
A GUIDTEOA LGEBRAINCO TTAION 7
• ._.., afterm akiintgms o v(eo cra ptuTrhei)ws.i lble cocmlee atroye orub y
Jllla?Wic lhrough theex ampgliev beenl .o w
.. "lillieal waysm aketshfi er st move, follboyBw leadc ka.l tarMeeorna vlaewtsae ylsy
-•lb•�acd in chesssoy, o cua rne fteoars pecpiofiicin natg ambeyn amitnhgpe o sition
by 6e move numbFeorer.x ampiltfeh ,ce a pttioaod ni agriantm h bioso ska yAsft er
21..(!U . this meantshp eo siitissoh no wanft eWhirt e's2 1smto vew,h ehne m ovehdi s
Qaeen to thes quaer2oe,rm adaec aptountr hese q uaer2we i thQ uheiesCn o.n versely,
i:f�'OU shoulsde teh cea ptAifotne r 2tJh.wi.os.u Qlmede2 a,tn h ayto ua rvei ewian g
position after� hamso veodrc aptur(eomdno ve w2i1th)hi Q su eeonnt hseq uare
e2 The thredeo t.s.a .ft etrh meo vneu mbemre atnh Balta hcakjs u msotv eBde.s ure
you notteh waeta rdei scustshsieqn ugae r2ie nt heixsa mpTlheis.sq uarhea esx actly
the samen amweh etvhieerw freodm t hBel aocrkW hitsei doeft hbeo ard.
Beloiwsa s ampglaem feo yro tu op lay thAr doiuagghri.asg m i vfeoner a ch pair
ofm oves. thPrloatuyhg pihrs a cgtaimcaeet imoert wo, rtehveeix epwl anoaft ion
symboplasga en,yd o wu ilhla vneot roupbllaey tihnrgo aungedhnj oyitnhgme a ny
brilclhieagsnastm eosfB obbFyi scher!
l.ee45 (Whiptlea hyises - pawn efr2to oem 4 a nBdl ack rbeymp olviiensg his
e-pawn ftowrsowq arudar freosm,e 7t oe 5N.o tteh iaittso nlnye cestsonar aym teh e
destinsaqtuiaroens ).
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