Bobby Fischer's Brilliant Italian Game

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Bobby Fischer was renowned for his opening preparation and made numerous contributions to chess opening theory. The Italian Game is one of the oldest recorded chess openings and is defined by the development of the white bishop to c4 (the so-called "Italian bishop"), where it attacks Black's vulnerable f7-square.

Timestamps:
00:00 Intro
00:09 Game 1
03:36 Game 2
08:24 Game 3
13:48 Game 4
22:07 Game 5
26:17 Game 6

Game 1: Bobby Fischer (2780) vs Reuben Fine (2660), New York 1963
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. b4 Bxb4 5. c3 Ba5 6. d4 exd4 7. O-O dxc3 8. Qb3 Qe7 9. Nxc3 Nf6 10. Nd5 Nxd5 11. exd5 Ne5 12. Nxe5 Qxe5 13. Bb2 Qg5 14. h4 Qxh4 15. Bxg7 Rg8 16. Rfe1+ Kd8 17. Qg3 1-0

Game 2: Bobby Fischer (2780) vs NN, Montreal 1964
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. Ng5 d5 5. exd5 Nd4 6. c3 b5 7. Bf1 Nxd5 8. cxd4 Qxg5 9. Bxb5+ Kd8 10. Qf3 e4 11. Qxe4 Bd6 12. O-O Bb7 13. d3 Nf4 14. Bxf4 Qxb5 15. d5 Qxb2 16. Bxd6 cxd6 17. Re1 Qf6 18. Nc3 Rc8 19. Qb4 Re8 20. Qa5+ Kd7 21. Qa4+ 1-0

Game 3: Bobby Fischer (2780) vs Doctor Janushkowsky, Davis California 1964
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. b4 Bxb4 5. c3 Ba5 6. d4 exd4 7. O-O d6 8. Qb3 Qe7 9. e5 dxe5 10. Ba3 Qf6 11. cxd4 e4 12. Ne5 Nh6 13. Nxc6 bxc6 14. Qa4 Bb6 15. Nc3 Bd7 16. Nxe4 Qf4 17. Nc5 Bxc5 18. Bxc5 Nf5 19. Rfe1+ Kd8 20. Bxf7 Nd6 21. Be6 Re8 22. g3 Qf6 23. Bxd7 Kxd7 24. d5 Nb5 25. Red1 Kc8 26. Qa6+ Kd8 27. dxc6+ Nd6 28. Bxd6 cxd6 29. Qb7 1-0

Game 4: Bobby Fischer (2780) vs Eric Osbun, Davis California 1964
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. b4 Bxb4 5. c3 Ba5 6. d4 exd4 7. O-O d6 8. Qb3 Qd7 9. cxd4 Bb6 10. Bb5 Kf8 11. d5 Na5 12. Qa4 c6 13. dxc6 bxc6 14. Bd3 Nb7 15. Nc3 Nc5 16. Qc2 Ne7 17. Ba3 Ng6 18. Rfd1 Nf4 19. Bf1 Kg8 20. Ne5 Qc7 21. Nc4 Be6 22. Nxd6 Rd8 23. e5 f6 24. Bxc5 Bxc5 25. Nce4 Bxd6 26. exd6 Qc8 27. Nc5 Bd5 28. d7 Qc7 29. g3 Ne6 30. Nxe6 Bxe6 31. Bc4 Kf7 32. Bxe6+ Kxe6 33. Re1+ Kf7 34. Qc4+ Kg6 35. Re7 Rhg8 36. Rae1 h5 37. Qf7+ Kh6 38. R1e6 Rdf8 39. Rxf6+ gxf6 40. Qh7+ Kg5 41. h4+ Kg4 42. Re4+ Kh3 43. Qf5+ Rg4 44. Rxg4 hxg4 45. Qd3 1-0

Game 5: Bobby Fischer (2780) vs Arthur Bisguier (2256), New York 1963
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. Ng5 d5 5. exd5 Na5 6. Bb5+ c6 7. dxc6 bxc6 8. Be2 h6 9. Nh3 Bc5 10. O-O O-O 11. d3 Bxh3 12. gxh3 Qd7 13. Bf3 Qxh3 14. Nd2 Rad8 15. Bg2 Qf5 16. Qe1 Rfe8 17. Ne4 Bb6 18. Nxf6+ Qxf6 19. Kh1 c5 20. Qc3 Nc6 21. f4 Nd4 22. Qc4 Qg6 23. c3 Nf5 24. fxe5 Rxe5 25. Bf4 Re2 26. Be4 Rxb2 27. Be5 Re8 28. Rxf5 Rxe5 29. Rxe5 1-0

Game 6: Bobby Fischer (2780) vs Ojars Celle, Davis California 1964
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. b4 Bxb4 5. c3 Be7 6. d4 d6 7. dxe5 Nxe5 8. Nxe5 dxe5 9. Qh5 g6 10. Qxe5 Nf6 11. Ba3 Rf8 12. O-O Ng4 13. Qg3 Bxa3 14. Nxa3 Qe7 15. Bb5+ c6 16. Nc4 Qe6 17. Rad1 cxb5 18. Qc7 Bd7 19. Nd6+ Ke7 20. Nf5+ gxf5 21. exf5 Rac8 22. Rxd7+ Qxd7 23. f6+ Nxf6 24. Re1+ Ne4 25. Rxe4+ Kf6 26. Qxd7 Rfd8 27. Qg4 1-0

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