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Must you always save the queen?

Bobby Fischer / 1956 / Nueva York

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Fischer won the 1957/58 US Championship while still a teenager. He became the eleventh world champion by defeating Boris Spassky in 1972. His career combined meticulous preparation with outstanding endgame technique. He did not defend his title in 1975.

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Black to move · Can you improve your pieces’ activity before moving the queen away?

  1. Which white piece threatens the queen?

  2. Propose a move for Black and explain your plan.

  3. After …Be6 and Bxb6, which capture comes with check?

  4. What information was missing when you counted only the queen’s value?

World Chess Hall of Fame · Bobby Fischer: https://worldchesshof.org/inductee/robert-james-fischer/
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