The June issue of the Oklahoma Chess Monthly features an exclusive account of the reasons why Bobby Fischer decided to come back to chess in the summer of 1992. The author, Lou Hays, tells at length under what circumstances he met Fischer, through the good offices of his “factotum” Bob Ellsworth, and how much the young Hungarian female player Zita Rajcsányi influenced him in his final resolution. The article includes, if nothing else, an unpublished game by Fischer against the commercial chess program Zarkov, which he won without any particular effort: “This computer isn’t showing me anything. Resign for it, Lou. I’m hungry. Let’s go eat”.
Fischer is pictured second from the left, and Ellsworth is pictured first from the left. They apparently are dining with a couple of friends at a restaurant in Pasadena in the early 1990s. Photo: Bobby Fischer.
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Zarkov – Robert James Fischer
Time control: 5 minutes for White, 7 minutes for Black; Pasadena, April 18, 1992
Queen’s Pawn Game D01
Time control: 5 minutes for White, 7 minutes for Black; Pasadena, April 18, 1992
Queen’s Pawn Game D01
1. d4 Nf6 2. Nc3 d5 3. Nf3 g6 4. Bf4 Bg7 5. e3 0-0 6. Bd3 Bg4 7. h3 Bxf3 8.
Qxf3 c6 9. 0-0 Nbd7 10. a4 a5 11. Rfe1 Re8 12. Bg3
12. ... e5 13. Qd1. “Lousy move”. (Fischer). 13. ... exd4 14. exd4
Qb6 15. Ne2 Nh5 16. Bd6 Bxd4 17. Nxd4 Qxd4 18. Rxe8+ Rxe8 19. c3 Qf6 20.
Bc7 Ne5 21. Be2 Nf4 22. Bxa5 Qg5 23. Bg4 h5 24. g3 hxg4 25. gxf4 Qxf4 26.
Bc7 Nf3+ 0 : 1. According to Hays, this was the last of six games, all won by Fischer.
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