Read the book, "Bobby Fischer Teaches Chess", online.
Here are some chess puzzles taken from the games of Robert J. Fischer.
White to move and win.
Solutions are between the brackets under each puzzle.Drag your mouse from one bracket to the other.
a)
Fischer vs J Bennett, San Francisco, 1957
2q4k/p6p/6p1/5p2/5P1P/1Bb2QP1/Pr6/3R2K1 w - - 0 1
[ Rd8+ ]
b)
Fischer vs Luis Sanchez, Santiago, 1959
2r5/2P4R/p3kp1p/n3pNpP/1b2P1P1/4B3/5P2/6K1 w - - 0 1
[ Bd2 ]
c)
Fischer vs Raul Sanguinetti, Mar del Plata, 1959
8/Pk4p1/3P1p1p/1KB1p3/4P3/5P1P/6P1/r7 w - - 0 1
[ d7 ]
d)
Fischer vs Klaus Darga, Berlin, 1960
7r/1k1r2pp/1pn5/3p1P2/2p2B2/2q5/2P3PP/RQ3RK1 w - - 0 1
[ Qb5 ]
Korchnoi vs Fischer, 1970
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Fischer Puzzles, Part II: White to move and win except where noted.
a)
Fischer vs Olicio Gadia, Mar del Plata, 1960
1r1q2k1/4b1pp/p1rp1p2/1p1NpP2/P3P3/2PQ4/1P4PP/R4R1K w - - 0 1
[ Nxe7+ ]
b)
Fischer vs Raymond Weinstein, New York, 1960
k6r/p4r2/2n1b2p/1R1p4/2p1p1P1/q1P1Q1BB/2P2P1P/1R4K1 w - - 0 1
[ Qxh6 ]
c)
Fischer vs Victor Ciocaltea, Varna, 1962
r1r3k1/2pbbpp1/p2p1qnp/np1Pp3/4P2P/2P2NP1/PP2QP2/RNBBK2R w - - 0 1
[ Bg5 ]
d)
Black to move and win. Rivera vs Fischer, Varna, 1962
r4rk1/pbq2ppp/1p2pn2/n1p5/3P4/PBP1P3/1B3PPP/2RQ1RK1 b - - 0 1
[ ...Qc6 e4 Qb5 ]
e)
Fischer vs Reuben Fine, New York, 1963
r1bk2r1/pppp1pBp/8/b2P4/2B4q/1Q6/P4PP1/R3R1K1 w - - 0 1
[ Qg3 ]
Fischer Puzzles, Part III: White to move and win except where noted.
a)
Black to move and win. Robert Byrne vs Fischer, New York, 1963
r3r1k1/pb1q1pbp/1p4p1/8/3N4/BPN3P1/P4Q1P/R2R1K2 b - - 0 1
[ ...Qh3+ Kg1 Re1+ Rxe1 Bxd4 ]
b)
Fischer vs J Jones, Detroit Simul (+47-2=2), 1964
r1bq1knr/ppppb2p/2n2p2/7Q/3PP3/8/PPP3PP/RNB1KBNR w - - 0 1
[ Bc4 w/Bh6+ ]
c)
Fischer vs Zelle, Davis, 1964
r4r2/ppQbkp1p/3Nq1p1/1p6/4P1n1/2P5/P4PPP/3R1RK1 w - - 0 1
[ Nf5+ ]
d)
Fischer vs J Terrone, NY Simul (+34-0=0), 1964
r2qr1k1/2pbbppp/pnp5/N3p3/2P1P3/BP3N2/P4PPP/R2QR1K1 w - - 0 1
[ c5 w/Nb7 ]
e)
White Mates in 5. Fischer vs. J. Kelley, Houston Simul (+51, -3, =3), 1964
1r4r1/q2b1p1k/p4P1p/1pn1P1p1/3N4/5B2/PPP2R1Q/4R1K1 w - - 0 1
[ Qxh6+ ]
Fischer vs Taimanov Endgame
Fischer Puzzles, Part IV. White to move and win except where noted.
a)
Fischer vs Bedford, California, 1964
1rq2rk1/R5bp/3ppnp1/8/1p4P1/1B2B2P/1PP1QP1K/5R2 w - - 0 1
[ Bh6 w/Bxe6+ ]
b)
Black Mates in 6. Arthur Bisguier vs Fischer, New York, 1965
2r5/p4pk1/8/4bR2/3pP1Pp/P5P1/1P2R1PK/2r4N b - - 0 1
[ ...Rxh1+ Kxh1 Rc1+ w/hxg3+ ]
c)
Fischer vs. Borislav Ivkov, Santa Monica, 1966
6rk/p2q3p/1p2pP1Q/n1b5/2p1BBr1/2P5/PP5P/3RR2K w - - 0 1
[ f7 ]
d) White Mates in 3. Fischer vs Bela Soos, Skopje, 1967
b2k3r/1q4p1/p2p4/1p1N1Q2/4P3/P7/1PR4P/1K6 w - - 0 1
e)
Black to move and win. Miguel Cuellar Gacharna vs Fischer, Sousse, 1967
1r3rk1/6b1/p2p3p/3P1Np1/B3Pnb1/1PN3K1/2R2P1P/5R2 b - - 0 1
[ ...Bxf5 exf5 Bxc3 if Rxc3 Ne2+ ]
Fischer vs Tal, Bled, 1961
Fischer Puzzles, Part V. White to move and win except where noted.
a) White Mates in 3. Fischer vs. Lhamsuren Miagmasuren, Sousse, 1967
2r2qk1/r4p1p/b3pBpQ/n3P2P/p2p3R/P5P1/2p2PB1/R5K1 w - - 0 1
b)
Black to move and win. Anthony Saidy vs Fischer, New York, 1969
8/2p3pk/r2p4/B6p/R1PpqP2/3b2PP/1Q3P2/6K1 b - - 0 1
[ ...Rxa5 Rxa5 Qe1+ ]
c)
Black to move and win. Samuel Reshevsky vs Fischer, Palma de Majorca, 1970
4rbk1/3Q1ppp/3p4/3P4/5q2/B7/P5PP/5RK1 b - - 0 1
[ ...Qd4+ Kh1 Qf2 ]
d)
White Mates in 7. Fischer vs William Hook, Siegen, 1970
4q2r/p1r1kp2/1p2pR1p/2n1P2P/8/P3BQ2/2P2P2/3RK3 w - - 0 1
[ Bxc5+ w/Rxe6+ ]
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