@@chessdawg Yeah, he was an interesting dude. He was a tragic figure though, sadly. He had it tough being in the shadow of Fischer. Man, he used to talk a lot. I mean a lot. We used to go to Rockaway Beach and he'd talk and talk, mostly about himself being one of the few chess prodigies, the women in his life, his issues with chess and having no money. Fascinating stories.
The win is obvious when he allowed Fischer to exchange all pieces with his king on 1st rank and Fischer’s king on the 4th. I’m sure Lombardy just stopped calculating there and played obvious moves hoping for a draw, then played out moves until the loss was clear. He definitely calculates better than me and I could calculate it so it’s only logical that occurred.
Love the clear plan and seemingly basic pawn and king endgame. Maybe things were different back then but after a5, it would be unseemly for a GM not to have resigned immediately if this game happened today
I knew William Lombardy well. I still have a reference letter that he wrote for me for my resume.
Wow, that is really great! He seemed like an interesting man.
@@chessdawg Yeah, he was an interesting dude. He was a tragic figure though, sadly. He had it tough being in the shadow of Fischer. Man, he used to talk a lot. I mean a lot. We used to go to Rockaway Beach and he'd talk and talk, mostly about himself being one of the few chess prodigies, the women in his life, his issues with chess and having no money. Fascinating stories.
@@UlyssesDrax Interesting stuff ! Chess can take over your life if you let it.
Thanks for showing this game Dawg! One of the more interesting,if fairly unknown Fischer games
@@UlyssesDraxModern grandmasters have so many more options to pay the bills.
Lombardy was Fischer’s second in the 1972 championship matches.
Yes, but only pro forma. He had no advisory function in chess.
Once again a very educational game. The transition to a won pawn ending is instructive.
Beautiful game, thank you
What an instructive video. Thanks!
Great video - very instructive!
Perfect explanation. But, I'd rather people refrain from saying "every other" as it is ambiguous. How about "any other" or "all other" squares.
Great rundown and to the point commentary
Nice when the strategic chess mind begins to click in - feels like a rite of passage!
Very good comments. Guided by clear principles without too much computer analysis only those well understood
I'm surprised Lombardy didn't resign after the black b6. It was clear that Black would get the distant passed pawn and nothing could be done about it.
The win is obvious when he allowed Fischer to exchange all pieces with his king on 1st rank and Fischer’s king on the 4th. I’m sure Lombardy just stopped calculating there and played obvious moves hoping for a draw, then played out moves until the loss was clear. He definitely calculates better than me and I could calculate it so it’s only logical that occurred.
Excellent!
Great job! I am curious though-why are you only covering Bobby’s early games (1959-1962)?
Excellent video as always!
Love the clear plan and seemingly basic pawn and king endgame. Maybe things were different back then but after a5, it would be unseemly for a GM not to have resigned immediately if this game happened today
true but nice Lombardy played a few more moves. Its easier for us peons to understand the winning strategy.
I really enjoyed it chessdawg: you’re a pedigree.
More LESSER KNOWN Fischer games please
Dude were you cast in apollo 13?
Great video
That was good. Thanks Chess Dawg
Why did Father Lombardy play f3 in the opening against Fischer? "Always play Nc3 instead of f3," says Mr Chess.
What was the secret he got from Morphy?
0:00 - 0:15
Nice game, but the video title is misleading. For those who wanted to know, the secret to chess success is: be Magnus Carlson.