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Robert James Fischer vs Raymond Allen Weinstein, 1963

This replay preserves the complete 71-ply score of Fischer playing White across 36 numbered moves. The board can be advanced one ply at a time; the notes stick to observable board changes rather than guessing at the players’ intentions.

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White
Robert James Fischer
Black
Raymond Allen Weinstein
Event
USA-ch
Year
1963
Result
1-0
Opening
C96 Ruy Lopez: Closed, Chigorin Defense

Opening reference: Ruy Lopez: Closed, Chigorin Defense (C96).

In this game, 20 half-moves are labelled opening, 51 middlegame and 0 endgame. The score contains 14 captures and 0 checks or mates; before a recorded move, the position offered a median of 31 legal choices. The source score ends after 36.Bc4 with the recorded result 1-0. Its termination tag was not retained, so this record does not infer whether the game ended by resignation, time or another cause.

Practice positions

The daily trainer uses a short set of positions from this complete score. Each link goes to the exact half-move rather than only the numbered move.

  1. 10.Bc2 — Reposition the bishop10.Bc2 was a leading choice in the fixed engine check.
  2. 12.cxd4 — Recapture on d412.cxd4 was a leading choice in the fixed engine check.
  3. 19.Re3 — Improve the rook19.Re3 was a leading choice in the fixed engine check.
  4. 27.Qa6 — Create pressure on b727.Qa6 was a leading choice in the fixed engine check.
  5. 36.Bc4 — Develop the bishop36.Bc4 was a leading choice in the fixed engine check.

Replay with move-by-move board facts

The board, fact panel and transcript use the same legal score. “Fixed engine check” means Stockfish 17.1, one thread, a fixed 25,000-node search and 3 candidate lines. It compares moves under one reproducible setting; it does not claim to reconstruct a player’s thoughts.

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Robert James Fischer vs Raymond Allen Weinstein, 1963

Start position

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Opening · 1.e4 to 10...c5

  1. 1.e4 Claim central space

    Board fact: White moves the pawn from e2 to e4; from there it controls d5 and f5.

    Fixed engine check: Ranked first · e4 e5 Nf3 Nc6.

  2. 1...e5 Claim central space

    Board fact: Black moves the pawn from e7 to e5; from there it controls d4 and f4.

    Fixed engine check: Ranked first · e5 Nf3 Nc6 d4.

  3. 2.Nf3 Develop the knight

    Board fact: White develops the knight from g1 to f3; from f3 it attacks Black's pawn on e5.

    Fixed engine check: Ranked first · Nf3 Nc6 d4 exd4.

  4. 2...Nc6 Develop the knight

    Board fact: Black develops the knight from b8 to c6; from there it controls d4 and e5.

    Fixed engine check: Ranked first · Nc6 d4 exd4 Nxd4.

  5. 3.Bb5 Develop the bishop

    Board fact: White develops the bishop from f1 to b5; from b5 it attacks Black's knight on c6.

    Fixed engine check: Ranked first · Bb5 a6.

  6. 3...a6 Create pressure on b5

    Board fact: Black moves the pawn from a7 to a6; from a6 it attacks White's bishop on b5.

    Fixed engine check: Ranked first · a6.

  7. 4.Ba4 Create pressure on c6

    Board fact: White moves the bishop from b5 to a4; from a4 it attacks Black's knight on c6.

    Fixed engine check: Ranked first · Ba4 Nf6.

  8. 4...Nf6 Develop the knight

    Board fact: Black develops the knight from g8 to f6; from f6 it attacks White's pawn on e4.

    Fixed engine check: Ranked first · Nf6 O-O Nxe4 d4.

  9. 5.O-O Kingside castling

    Board fact: White castles kingside, moving the king to g1 and the rook to f1. The move changes king safety and develops the rook in one turn.

    Fixed engine check: Ranked first · O-O Nxe4.

  10. 5...Be7 Develop the bishop

    Board fact: Black develops the bishop from f8 to e7; from there it controls c5, d6 and f6.

    Fixed engine check: Ranked first · Be7 d3 b5 Bb3.

  11. 6.Re1 Improve the rook

    Board fact: White moves the rook from f1 to e1; from there it controls e4 and e3.

    Fixed engine check: Ranked first · Re1.

  12. 6...b5 Create pressure on a4

    Board fact: Black moves the pawn from b7 to b5; from b5 it attacks White's bishop on a4.

    Fixed engine check: Ranked first · b5 Bb3.

  13. 7.Bb3 Create pressure on f7

    Board fact: White moves the bishop from a4 to b3; from b3 it attacks Black's pawn on f7.

    Fixed engine check: Ranked first · Bb3.

  14. 7...d6 Advance the d-pawn

    Board fact: Black moves the pawn from d7 to d6; from there it controls e5 and c5.

    Fixed engine check: Ranked first · d6 c3 O-O h3.

  15. 8.c3 Advance the c-pawn

    Board fact: White moves the pawn from c2 to c3; from there it controls d4.

    Fixed engine check: Ranked first · c3 O-O h3 Be6.

  16. 8...O-O Kingside castling

    Board fact: Black castles kingside, moving the king to g8 and the rook to f8. The move changes king safety and develops the rook in one turn.

    Fixed engine check: Ranked first · O-O h3.

  17. 9.h3 Advance the h-pawn

    Board fact: White moves the pawn from h2 to h3.

    Fixed engine check: Ranked first · h3 Be6 d4 Bxb3.

  18. 9...Na5 Create pressure on b3

    Board fact: Black moves the knight from c6 to a5; from a5 it attacks White's bishop on b3.

    Fixed engine check: Ranked first · Na5 Bc2 d5 d4.

  19. 10.Bc2 Reposition the bishop

    Board fact: White moves the bishop from b3 to c2; from there it controls e4 and d3.

    Fixed engine check: Ranked first · Bc2.

  20. 10...c5 Advance the c-pawn

    Board fact: Black moves the pawn from c7 to c5; from there it controls d4.

    Fixed engine check: Ranked first · c5 d4.

Middlegame · 11.d4 to 36.Bc4

  1. 11.d4 Change the pawn structure

    Board fact: White moves the pawn from d2 to d4; the move changes the central pawn contact; from d4 it attacks Black's pawn on c5 and Black's pawn on e5.

    Fixed engine check: Ranked first · d4 exd4 cxd4 cxd4.

  2. 11...cxd4 Exchange on d4

    Board fact: Black's pawn takes the pawn on d4; the move changes the central pawn contact; Black accepts doubled pawns on the d-file; from d4 it attacks White's pawn on c3; black is ahead by 1 conventional material point after the capture.

    Fixed engine check: Near the leading choice · cxd4 cxd4 exd4 Nxd4.

  3. 12.cxd4 Recapture on d4

    Board fact: White's pawn recaptures the pawn on d4; the move changes the central pawn contact; from d4 it attacks Black's pawn on e5; material is level after the capture.

    Fixed engine check: Ranked first · cxd4 exd4.

  4. 12...Bb7 Develop the bishop

    Board fact: Black develops the bishop from c8 to b7; from b7 it attacks White's pawn on e4.

    Fixed engine check: Near the leading choice · Bb7 d5.

  5. 13.d5 Change the pawn structure

    Board fact: White moves the pawn from d4 to d5; the move changes the central pawn contact; from there it controls c6 and e6.

    Fixed engine check: Ranked first · d5 Bc8 Bd3 Bd7.

  6. 13...Bc8 Create pressure on h3

    Board fact: Black moves the bishop from b7 to c8; from c8 it attacks White's pawn on h3.

    Fixed engine check: Ranked first · Bc8 Bd3 Bd7 Be3.

  7. 14.Nbd2 Develop the knight

    Board fact: White develops the knight from b1 to d2; from there it controls e4, c4 and f3.

    Fixed engine check: Near the leading choice · Nbd2 Nb7.

  8. 14...g6 Advance the g-pawn

    Board fact: Black moves the pawn from g7 to g6; from there it controls f5.

    Fixed engine check: Playable; Nb7 ranked higher · g6 b4.

  9. 15.b4 Create pressure on a5

    Board fact: White moves the pawn from b2 to b4; from b4 it attacks Black's knight on a5.

    Fixed engine check: Ranked first · b4 Nb7 a3 Bd7.

  10. 15...Nb7 Reroute the knight

    Board fact: Black moves the knight from a5 to b7; from there it controls c5 and d6.

    Fixed engine check: Ranked first · Nb7 a3 a5 Nb3.

  11. 16.a4 Create pressure on b5

    Board fact: White moves the pawn from a2 to a4; from a4 it attacks Black's pawn on b5.

    Fixed engine check: Playable; Nb3 ranked higher · a4 a5 axb5 Bd7.

  12. 16...Bd7 Develop the bishop

    Board fact: Black develops the bishop from c8 to d7; from d7 it attacks White's pawn on h3.

    Fixed engine check: Playable; a5 ranked higher · Bd7 a5 Nh5 Nb3.

  13. 17.axb5 Exchange on b5

    Board fact: White's pawn takes the pawn on b5; the move changes the central pawn contact; White accepts doubled pawns on the b-file; from b5 it attacks Black's pawn on a6; white is ahead by 1 conventional material point after the capture.

    Fixed engine check: Playable; a5 ranked higher · axb5 a5 bxa5 Bxb5.

  14. 17...axb5 Recapture on b5

    Board fact: Black's pawn recaptures the pawn on b5; the move changes the central pawn contact; material is level after the capture.

    Fixed engine check: Near the leading choice · axb5 Rxa8 Qxa8 Nb1.

  15. 18.Rxa8 Exchange on a8

    Board fact: White's rook takes the rook on a8; the rook now occupies the open a-file; from a8 it attacks Black's queen on d8; white is ahead by 5 conventional material points after the capture.

    Fixed engine check: Ranked first · Rxa8 Qxa8.

  16. 18...Qxa8 Recapture on a8

    Board fact: Black's queen recaptures the rook on a8; from a8 it reinforces the rook on f8; material is level after the capture.

    Fixed engine check: Ranked first · Qxa8 Re3.

  17. 19.Re3 Improve the rook

    Board fact: White moves the rook from e1 to e3; from there it controls e4, c3 and d3.

    Fixed engine check: Ranked first · Re3 Qb8 Ra3 Rc8.

  18. 19...Qc8 Create pressure on c2

    Board fact: Black moves the queen from a8 to c8; from c8 it attacks White's bishop on c2.

    Fixed engine check: Near the leading choice · Qc8 Nb1 Qc4 Rb3.

  19. 20.Ra3 Rook on the open a-file

    Board fact: White moves the rook from e3 to a3; the rook now occupies the open a-file; from there it controls c3, d3 and e3.

    Fixed engine check: Ranked first · Ra3 Qc7 Bd3 Rc8.

  20. 20...Qc7 Create pressure on c2

    Board fact: Black moves the queen from c8 to c7; from c7 it attacks White's bishop on c2.

    Fixed engine check: Ranked first · Qc7 Bd3 Rc8 Nb3.

  21. 21.Nb3 Reroute the knight

    Board fact: White moves the knight from d2 to b3; from there it controls d4 and c5.

    Fixed engine check: Ranked first · Nb3 Rb8 Bd3 Qc8.

  22. 21...Nh5 Reroute the knight

    Board fact: Black moves the knight from f6 to h5; from there it controls f4 and f6.

    Fixed engine check: Near the leading choice · Nh5 Bd3 Rb8 Ne1.

  23. 22.Bd3 Create pressure on b5

    Board fact: White moves the bishop from c2 to d3; from d3 it attacks Black's pawn on b5.

    Fixed engine check: Ranked first · Bd3 Rb8 Be3 Qc3.

  24. 22...Rc8 Rook on the open c-file

    Board fact: Black moves the rook from f8 to c8; the rook now occupies the open c-file; from c8 it reinforces the queen on c7.

    Fixed engine check: Near the leading choice · Rc8 Ra7 Rb8 Be3.

  25. 23.Qf1 Reposition the queen

    Board fact: White moves the queen from d1 to f1; from there it controls d3.

    Fixed engine check: Near the leading choice · Qf1.

  26. 23...Nf6 Create pressure on d5

    Board fact: Black moves the knight from h5 to f6; from f6 it attacks White's pawn on d5 and White's pawn on e4.

    Fixed engine check: Ranked first · Nf6 Be3 Qc3 Bd2.

  27. 24.Bg5 Develop the bishop

    Board fact: White develops the bishop from c1 to g5; from g5 it attacks Black's knight on f6.

    Fixed engine check: Ranked first · Bg5 Qc3 Ra7 Rb8.

  28. 24...Rb8 Improve the rook

    Board fact: Black moves the rook from c8 to b8; from b8 it reinforces the knight on b7.

    Fixed engine check: Ranked first · Rb8.

  29. 25.Ra7 Rook on the open a-file

    Board fact: White moves the rook from a3 to a7; the rook now occupies the open a-file; from a7 it attacks Black's knight on b7.

    Fixed engine check: Ranked first · Ra7 Bd8 Qa1 Ne8.

  30. 25...Qd8 Reposition the queen

    Board fact: Black moves the queen from c7 to d8; from d8 it reinforces the rook on b8.

    Fixed engine check: Playable; Bd8 ranked higher · Qd8 Be3 Kg7 Nfd2.

  31. 26.Qa1 Create pressure on e5

    Board fact: White moves the queen from f1 to a1; from a1 it attacks Black's pawn on e5.

    Fixed engine check: Near the leading choice · Qa1.

  32. 26...Qe8 Reposition the queen

    Board fact: Black moves the queen from d8 to e8; from e8 it reinforces the rook on b8.

    Fixed engine check: Playable; Nxd5 ranked higher · Qe8 Qa6 Qc8 Na5.

  33. 27.Qa6 Create pressure on b7

    Board fact: White moves the queen from a1 to a6; from a6 it attacks Black's knight on b7 and Black's pawn on b5.

    Fixed engine check: Ranked first · Qa6 Qc8 Na5 Nxe4.

  34. 27...Qc8 Reposition the queen

    Board fact: Black moves the queen from e8 to c8; from there it controls c3, c4 and c5.

    Fixed engine check: Ranked first · Qc8 Na5 Nxd5 exd5.

  35. 28.Nxe5 Exchange on e5

    Board fact: White's knight takes the pawn on e5; from e5 it attacks Black's bishop on d7 and Black's pawn on f7; white is ahead by 1 conventional material point after the capture.

    Fixed engine check: Near the leading choice · Nxe5.

  36. 28...dxe5 Recapture on e5

    Board fact: Black's pawn recaptures the knight on e5; the move changes the central pawn contact; black is ahead by 2 conventional material points after the capture.

    Fixed engine check: Ranked first · dxe5 Bxf6 Bd6 Qa1.

  37. 29.Bxf6 Exchange on f6

    Board fact: White's bishop takes the knight on f6; from f6 it attacks Black's bishop on e7 and Black's pawn on e5; white is ahead by 1 conventional material point after the capture.

    Fixed engine check: Ranked first · Bxf6 Bxf6 Qxf6 Qc3.

  38. 29...Bxf6 Recapture on f6

    Board fact: Black's bishop recaptures the bishop on f6; from f6 it reinforces the pawn on e5; black is ahead by 2 conventional material points after the capture.

    Fixed engine check: Ranked first · Bxf6 Qxf6 Ra8 Rxa8.

  39. 30.Qxf6 Recapture on f6

    Board fact: White's queen recaptures the bishop on f6; from f6 it attacks Black's pawn on e5 and Black's pawn on f7; white is ahead by 1 conventional material point after the capture.

    Fixed engine check: Ranked first · Qxf6 Ra8 Rxa8 Qxa8.

  40. 30...Qc3 Create pressure on b3

    Board fact: Black moves the queen from c8 to c3; from c3 it attacks White's knight on b3 and White's bishop on d3.

    Fixed engine check: Ranked first · Qc3 Na5 Qa1+ Kh2.

  41. 31.Nc5 Create pressure on b7

    Board fact: White moves the knight from b3 to c5; from c5 it attacks Black's knight on b7 and Black's bishop on d7.

    Fixed engine check: Playable; Na5 ranked higher · Nc5 Nxc5 bxc5 Be8.

  42. 31...Nxc5 Exchange on c5

    Board fact: Black's knight takes the knight on c5; from c5 it attacks White's bishop on d3 and White's pawn on e4; black is ahead by 2 conventional material points after the capture.

    Fixed engine check: Ranked first · Nxc5 bxc5 Be8 Re7.

  43. 32.bxc5 Recapture on c5

    Board fact: White's pawn recaptures the knight on c5; the pawn is now passed; the move changes the central pawn contact; white is ahead by 1 conventional material point after the capture.

    Fixed engine check: Ranked first · bxc5 Be8 Re7 b4.

  44. 32...Be8 Reposition the bishop

    Board fact: Black moves the bishop from d7 to e8; from there it controls c6.

    Fixed engine check: Ranked first · Be8 Re7 b4 c6.

  45. 33.Bf1 Create pressure on b5

    Board fact: White moves the bishop from d3 to f1; from f1 it attacks Black's pawn on b5.

    Fixed engine check: Playable; Re7 ranked higher · Bf1 Qxc5 Re7 Qc8.

  46. 33...Qxc5 Exchange on c5

    Board fact: Black's queen takes the pawn on c5; from c5 it attacks White's rook on a7 and White's pawn on d5; material is level after the capture.

    Fixed engine check: Ranked first · Qxc5 Re7 Qc8 Qxe5.

  47. 34.Re7 Rook reaches the seventh rank

    Board fact: White moves the rook from a7 to e7; the rook has reached the opponent’s second rank; from e7 it attacks Black's bishop on e8 and Black's pawn on e5.

    Fixed engine check: Ranked first · Re7 Qc8 Qxe5 Qd8.

  48. 34...b4 Advance a passed pawn

    Board fact: Black moves the pawn from b5 to b4; the pawn is now passed; from there it controls c3.

    Fixed engine check: Playable; Qc8 ranked higher · b4 d6 Qc6 d7.

  49. 35.d6 Advance a passed pawn

    Board fact: White moves the pawn from d5 to d6; the pawn is now passed; from d6 it reinforces the rook on e7.

    Fixed engine check: Ranked first · d6 Qc6 d7 Qxf6.

  50. 35...Qb6 Create pressure on d6

    Board fact: Black moves the queen from c5 to b6; from b6 it attacks White's pawn on d6 and White's pawn on f2.

    Fixed engine check: Recorded move; Qc6 ranked higher · Qb6 Bc4 Qxf2+ Kxf2.

  51. 36.Bc4 Develop the bishop

    Board fact: White develops the bishop from f1 to c4; from c4 it attacks Black's pawn on f7.

    Fixed engine check: Ranked first · Bc4 Qxf2+ Kxf2 h5.

PGN

[Event "USA-ch"] [Site "?"] [Date "1963.??.??"] [White "Fischer, Robert James"] [Black "Weinstein, Raymond Allen"] [Result "1-0"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3 O-O 9. h3 Na5 10. Bc2 c5 11. d4 cxd4 12. cxd4 Bb7 13. d5 Bc8 14. Nbd2 g6 15. b4 Nb7 16. a4 Bd7 17. axb5 axb5 18. Rxa8 Qxa8 19. Re3 Qc8 20. Ra3 Qc7 21. Nb3 Nh5 22. Bd3 Rc8 23. Qf1 Nf6 24. Bg5 Rb8 25. Ra7 Qd8 26. Qa1 Qe8 27. Qa6 Qc8 28. Nxe5 dxe5 29. Bxf6 Bxf6 30. Qxf6 Qc3 31. Nc5 Nxc5 32. bxc5 Be8 33. Bf1 Qxc5 34. Re7 b4 35. d6 Qb6 36. Bc4 1-0

Sources and checking

Score source: Chess Database, version 1 by Ana Schaigorodsky (2016), licensed under CC BY 4.0. LibreChess selected the exact score identified by sha256:2677ce06319cf00375a7921c78d42d5bda24dae4ac406a8df379affeff933a23 and pins it in the selection manifest.
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White="Fischer, Robert James"; Black="Weinstein, Raymond Allen"; Event="USA-ch"; Date="1963.12.28"; Result="1-0". LibreChess parsed the main line with chess.js and stores normalised SAN. Source comments, side variations and termination detail were not retained.

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