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He Beat a Grandmaster So Badly It Changed How Chess Was Played!

44K views · Sep 12, 2026 · Education

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  • @Castleverie · 2 weeks ago (edited) · pinned

    ✅This Will Help YOU Play Chess Like Bobby Fischer in Your Very Next Game! → <a href="https://castleverie-book.netlify.app/">https://castleverie-book.netlify.app</a> 🌟<br><br>🚨EDIT: I am only just realizing slight miscalls in the video narration, and I sincerely apologize for them. First off, &nbsp;at <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=em2RaEb1BYA&amp;t=257">4:17</a> there is a pawn indeed on the g file that can take the white knight, but if it does, then black loses faster. Say, pawn takes f5, and Fischer recaptures with the pawn. That opens the g-file, and both white rooks are already sitting on it, pointing at the bishop on g7 with the king behind it. Black&apos;s best defense is king to h8. Then rook takes g7 attacks the queen on f7, and the king can&apos;t capture that rook because the rook on g1 is defending it. The queen has nowhere good to go so she&apos;s forced to take: queen takes g7, rook takes g7, king takes g7. Fischer emerges with queen and bishop against two rooks and a wrecked black king. <br> <br>That&apos;s why the pawn never touches the knight.. it just ends with black exposed and White clearly winning. Thanks to everyone that noticed❤‍🔥

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  • @Ceeewolf · 2 weeks ago

    In those days, Fischer would have won opening with the Bong Cloud.

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  • @Phl0gist0n · 2 weeks ago

    Great game, terrible commentary.

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  • @erbalumkan369 · 2 weeks ago

    <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=em2RaEb1BYA&amp;t=262">4:22</a> &apos;the g-pawn is gone&apos;?? It&apos;s right there!

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  • @MrK623 · 8 days ago

    How is he about to lose &nbsp;his queen or get mated? Show the possible continuations after pxB and RxB.

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  • @mikecurtis1111 · 2 weeks ago

    <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=em2RaEb1BYA&amp;t=261">4:21</a> It cannot be chased by a single pawn, because the g pawn is gone... <br><br>I&apos;m guessing you missed something

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  • @baguette3000-V2 · 4 days ago

    ULF WAS Just MI in 1970

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  • @michaelgriefen7377 · 9 days ago

    I don&apos;t understand why the black queen could not take the pawn on F6? Thanks.

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  • @robijnverlinden7328 · 12 days ago

    The black position after move 5 is not impressive like you suggest. e5 is not a wall. White has 0 pawns blocked, black 2. It&apos;s just A position.

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  • @55bolts · 5 days ago

    Fischer was so beyond this kids comprehension that it didn&apos;t matter what he opened with!!!

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  • @danielquigley2695 · 11 days ago

    <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=em2RaEb1BYA&amp;t=320">5:20</a> why is the pawn untouched

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  • @the_eames_archive · 2 weeks ago

    Wow! This is a great video. Thank you for breaking this game down. It was so educational

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