New York, 1956

Thirteen year old Bobby Fischer defeats Donald Byrne, -one of the strongest American players- with a startling Queen sacrifice that many Chess players would not even have considered. This game played at the Rosenwald Memorial 1956 is known as ‘‘The game of the Century’’ and it was already clear that Robert Fischer was way far ahead of his contemporaries.

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