Bobby Fischer’s Sicilian Checkmates
This is the final Checkmate Monday of 2020 and it seems a good time to present some of Bobby Fischer’s Sicilian checkmates. As we saw earlier today, it didn’t matter which side of the Sicilian Defense Fischer was on; he had a habit winning as both White and Black after 1 e4 c5. All three […]
Malcolm Pein on…Bobby Fischer’s Dominance
Today’s Daily Telegraph column sends us back in time by half a century, with a reminder of the extent Bobby Fischer’s dominance over the rest of the chess world. Malcolm presents a game showing Fischer on excellent form against his own favourite defense: the Sicilian Najdorf. Fischer had a lot of success with 6 Bc4 – the Sozin Attack. The early sacrifice […]