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Published on: AS

October 17, 1956

New York City. The Game of the Century: American Bobby Fischer, 13, plays and wins at chess against Donald Byrne, the top seed in the national rankings and 13 years his senior. The 13-year-old Fischer makes two dramatic apparent sacrifices early in the game: first he exposes a knight and then he leaves his queen exposed and sacrifices it. But both moves have a reason, which will only become apparent a few moves later.