Fischer's 60 Most Memorable Games
Listed below are the 60 games Fischer describes as the most memorable of his life. Compiled from his classic book "My 60 most memorable games," Fischer describes games he played from the period of 1957 to 1967. Included within this list are drawn games and games he lost. It's too bad Fischer didn't wait a few years to write the book after he would become world champion in 1972.
1) Fischer vs Sherwin - 1957 "Too little, too late" Sicilian, 33 moves, 1-0
2) Fischer vs Larsen - 1958 "Slaying the dragon" Sicilian, Dragon, Yugoslov Attack, 31 moves, 1-0
3) Petrosian vs Fischer - 1958 "Bear hug" English, 67 moves, 1/2 - 1/2
4) Pilnik vs Fischer - 1959 "Tact and tactics" Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation, 40 moves, 0-1
5) Fischer vs Rossetto - 1959 "The unpleasant obligation" Sicilian, Kan, 37 moves, 1-0
6) Fischer vs Shocron - 1959 "A small oversight" Ruy Lopez, 40 moves, 1-0
7) Olafsson vs Fischer - 1959 "Pride goeth" King's Indian, Petrosian System, 40 moves, 0-1
8) Fischer vs Keres - 1959 "Meat and potatoes" Ruy Lopez, 81 moves, 1-0
9) E Walther vs Fischer - 1959 "Betwixt the cup of the lip" Sicilian, Najdorf, 67 moves, 1/2 - 1/2
10) Fischer vs Unzicker - 1959 "Milking the cow" Ruy Lopez, Closed, 65 moves, 1-0
11) Fischer vs Benko - 1959 "Unheard melodies" Sicilian, 27 moves, 1-0
12) Gligoric vs Fischer - 1959 "Castling into it" Sicilian, Najdorf, 57 moves, 1/2-1/2
13) Fischer vs Gligoric - 1959 "Something new" Ruy Lopez, Modern Steinitz Defense, 40 moves, 1/2-1/2
14) Keres vs Fischer - 1959 "Too many cooks" King's Indian, 27 moves, 0-1
15) Smyslov vs Fischer - 1959 "A whopper" Sicilian, Najdorf, 54 moves, 0-1
16) Fischer vs Petrosian - 1959 "Four Queens" Caro-Kann, Two Knight, 48 moves, 1/2-1/2
17) Fischer vs Tal - 1959 "A very near miss" Sicilian, 52 moves, 0-1
18) Spassky vs Fischer - 1960 "Old wine in a new bottle" King's Gambit Accepted, 29 moves, 1-0
19) Gudmundsson vs Fischer - 1960 "A long voyage home" Grunfeld, 27 moves, 0-1
20) Fischer vs Euwe - 1960 "Theoretical scuffle" Caro-Kann, Panov-Botvinnik Attack, 36 moves, 1-0
21) Letelier vs Fischer - 1960 "A Queen for the King" King's Indian, 23 moves, 0-1
22) Szabo vs Fischer - 1960 "Bad Judgement" King's Indian, 24 moves, 0-1
23) Fischer vs Tal - 1960 "No holds barred" French, Winawer, 21 moves 1/2-1/2
24) Fischer vs K Darga - 1960 "Asking for trouble" French, Winawer 30 moves, 1-0
25) Lombardy vs Fischer - 1960 "When the maroczy didn't bind" Sicilian, 43 moves, 0-1
26) Fischer vs Reshevsky - 1961 "Time will tell" Sicilian, 38 moves, 1-0
27) Reshevsky vs Fischer - 1961 "Sheer pyrotechnics" Queen's Gambit Declined, Semi-Tarrasch, 57 moves, 0-1
28) Reshevsky vs Fischer - 1961 "A peccable draw" King's Indian, Orthodox, Taimanov, 57 moves, 1/2-1/2
29) Fischer vs Geller - 1961 "Hoist with his own petard" Ruy Lopez, Modern Steinitz Defense, 22 moves, 1-0
30) Gligoric vs Fischer - 1961 "A lyrical performance" King's Indian, Orthodox, Taimanov, 33 moves, 1/2-1/2
31) Fischer vs Petrosian - 1961 "The sincerest form of flattery" Caro-Kann, Steinitz Variation, 36 moves, 1-0
32) Fischer vs Tal- 1961 "The moral victor" Sicilian, Taimanov (Bastrikov) Variation, 47 moves, 1-0
33) Fischer vs P Trifunovic - 1961 "The drawing master" Ruy Lopez, Open, 73 moves, 1-0
34) M Bertok vs Fischer - 1962 "Hanging pawns unhung" Queen's Gambit Declined, Tartakower, 31 moves, 0-1
35) Fischer vs Julio Bolbochan - 1962 "A briliant canenza" Sicilian, Najdorf, 37 moves, 1-0
36) Fischer vs Korchnoi - 1962 "Gaston and Alphonse" Ruy Lopez, Closed, 44 moves, 1-0
37) Keres vs Fischer - 1962 "Only a Draw" Sicilian, 77 moves, 1/2-1/2
38) Fischer vs Keres - 1962 "Detective story" Ruy Lopez, Closed, 41 moves, 1-0
39) Botvinnik vs Fischer - 1962 "The confrontation" Grunfeld, Russian, 68 moves, 1/2-1/2
40) Fischer vs Najdorf - 1962 "The Najdorf Variation" Sicilian, Najdorf, 24 moves, 1-0
41) Fischer vs Robatsch - 1962 "A bright camoe" Scandinavian, 20 moves, 1-0
42) Unzicker vs Fischer - 1962 "Playing by ear" Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation, 26 moves, 0-1
43) Fischer vs Reshevsky - 1962 "The missing link" Sicilian, Najdorf, 54 moves, 1-0
44) Fischer vs Fine - 1963 "Shock threatment" Evans Gambit, 17 moves, 1-0
45) Fischer vs Bisguier - 1963 "Ghosts" Two Knights, 29 moves, 1-0
46) Fischer vs Benko - 1963 "Romp" Pirc, Austrian Attack, 21 moves, 1-0
47) Fischer vs Bisguier - 1963 "The Indian Sign?" Ruy Lopez, Closed, Chigorin, 35 moves, 1-0
48) D Byrne vs Fischer - 1963 "The brillancy prize" 46 moves, 0-1
49) Fischer vs R Steinmeyer - 1963 "A complex trap" Caro-Kann, Classical, 17 moves, 1-0
50) Fischer vs O Celle - 1964 "Tour de Force" Evans Gambit, 27 moves, 1-0
51) Fischer vs Smyslov - 1965 "Squeeze play" Ruy Lopez, 43 moves, 1-0
52) Fischer vs Rossolimo - 1965 "Peekaboo strategy" French, McCutcheon, 32 moves, 1-0
53) Portisch vs Fischer - 1966 "Black magic" Nimzo-Indian, Bronstein (Byrne) Variation, 35 moves, 0-1
54) Fischer vs Najdorf - 1966 "Najdorf's night off from the najdorf" Sicilian, 47 moves, 1-0
55) Fischer vs J B Bednarski - 1966 "The price of incaution" Sicilian, Najdorf, 22 moves, 1-0
56) Fischer vs Gligoric - 1966 "The Fischer continuation" Ruy Lopez, Exchange, Gligoric Variation, 25 moves, 1-0
57) Larsen vs Fischer - 1967 "Change of pace" King's Indian, 61 moves, 0-1
58) Fischer vs Geller - 1967 "Flawed Masterpiece" Sicilian, Najdorf, 25 moves, 0-1
59) Kholmov vs Fischer - 1967 "The erring Bishop" King's Indian, Fianchetto 32 moves, 0-1
60) Fischer vs Stein - 1967 "When champions meet" Ruy Lopez, Closed, 56 moves, 1-0