Fischer The Unstoppable

Byrne,R - Fischer,R
[D71]
Fischer the unstoppable...., 1963

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.g3 c6 4.Bg2 d5 5.cxd5 cxd5 6.Nc3 Bg7 7.e3 0-0 8.Nge2 Nc6 9.0-0 b6 10.b3 Ba6 11.Ba3

"...at worse completely safe. To turn this into a mating position in eleven more moves is more witchcraft than chess!" -- KIRBY

11...Re8 12.Qd2 e5 13.dxe5 Nxe5 14.Rfd1 Nd3 15.Qc2 15...Nxf2 16.Kxf2 Ng4+ 17.Kg1 Nxe3 18.Qd2 Nxg2

Eliminating the defensive bishop rather than snatching at material

19.Kxg2 d4 20.Nxd4 Bb7+ 21.Kf1

As Byrne resigned, GMs in the press room were still arguing that White was winning.

21...Qd7

White resigns. 0-1