Find the Move — November 1, 2026

The Game of the Century (1956)

Black to move. Find the best move.

From Donald Byrne – Robert James Fischer, New York (Rosenwald) 1956.

New York, 1956, the Rosenwald Memorial tournament. Bobby Fischer was thirteen years old. His opponent, Donald Byrne, was one of the strongest players in the United States. The chess writer Hans Kmoch called the result 'The Game of the Century', and the name has stuck for almost seventy years. Fischer, with the black pieces, has played a modern opening and his pieces are all developed — but White's queen is on c5 and Black's position looks a little loose.