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, at <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=em2RaEb1BYA&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's best defense is king to h8. Then rook takes g7 attacks the queen on f7, and the king can't capture that rook because the rook on g1 is defending it. The queen has nowhere good to go so she'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'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&t=262">4:22</a> 'the g-pawn is gone'?? It's right there!
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@MrK623 · 8 days ago
How is he about to lose 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&t=261">4:21</a> It cannot be chased by a single pawn, because the g pawn is gone... <br><br>I'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'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's just A position.
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@55bolts · 5 days ago
Fischer was so beyond this kids comprehension that it didn't matter what he opened with!!!
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@danielquigley2695 · 11 days ago
<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=em2RaEb1BYA&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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