Bobby Fischer's Young Career

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The News Paterson, New Jersey Friday, January 23, 1959

The Chess-Rattling game, which will probably be listed as “The” game of Bobby Fischer's young career, has caused no little comment. One reason, and no wonder, is that the typesetter erred in following the proper moves. In chess, and I surmise this one is a non-player, one out of place move will spoil the whole game. For the sake of chess lovers who missed this game we will re-submit it and hope for the best. …
We can speculate about this game without end, and we can wonder why Reshevsky did not or did play a move, but let us not go overboard on this end. Let credit rest where it lies, with young Bobby Fischer for having taken advantage and planned this masterpiece of brevity.

Robert James Fischer (white) vs. Samuel Reshevsky (black)
Sicilian Defense: Accelerated Dragon, Modern Bc4 Variation

Descriptive 1. P-K4 P-QB4 2. N-KB3 N-QB3 3. P-Q4 PxP 4. NxP P-KN3 5. B-B4 B-N2 6. B-K3 N-KB3 7. N-QB3 O-O 8. B-N3 N-QR4 9. P-K5 N-K 10. BxPch KxB 11. N-K6 1-0

Algebraic 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 g6 5. Bc4 Bg7 6. Be3 Nf6 7. Nc3 O-O 8. Bb3 Na5 9. e5 Ne8 10. Bxf7+ Kxf7 11. Ne6 1-0

A reader noted: a similar game is listed on chessgames.com, however, the moves are recorded differently:

1. e4 c5
2. Nf3 Nc6
3. d4 cxd4
4. Nxd4 g6
Newspaper variation:
5. Bc4 Bg7
vs.
5. Be3 Bg7
Newspaper variation:
6. Be3 Nf6
vs.
6. Nc3 Nf6
Newspaper variation:
7. Nc3 O-O
vs.
7. Bc4 O-O
8. Bb3 Na5
9. e5 Ne8
10. Bxf7+ Kxf7
11. Ne6 dxe6, etc.