This sparkling miniature between 20-year-old Bobby Fischer and 50-year-old Rueben Fine may have been only an offhand game, but it made enough of an impression on Fischer that he included it in his book, My 60 Memorable Games. And it’s easy to see why. Starting with an Evans Gambit and ending with a queen sacrifice, it evokes the dashing Romantic play of the 19th Century, executed with Fischer’s trademark precision. It’s also a game that contains memorable lessons about gambit play—both what to do and what not to do.
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Fischer v. Fine (1963)
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This sparkling miniature between 20-year-old Bobby Fischer and 50-year-old Rueben Fine may have been only an offhand game, but it made enough of an impression on Fischer that he included it in his book, My 60 Memorable Games. And it’s easy to see why. Starting with an Evans Gambit and ending with a queen sacrifice, it evokes the dashing Romantic play of the 19th Century, executed with Fischer’s trademark precision. It’s also a game that contains memorable lessons about gambit play—both what to do and what not to do.