Scoresheet of Fischer-Geller game played in Curacao-1962, Fischer's handwriting

Curious fact

Bobby Fischer used descriptive notation. This notation system was widely used before the adoption of algebraic notation in the 1970s 1. In descriptive notation, instead of A to H, the name of each file is based on the first rank piece in the starting position (e.g. king's bishop, queen's knight). The ranks are from 1 to 8, but in relation to the player making the move. For example, 1. P-Q4 P-Q4 is descriptive notation for 1. d4-d5 in algebraic

Scoresheet of Robert Fischer vs Efim Geller game at the 1962 Candidates Tournament in Curacao, proving the example of a messy handwriting of America’s greatest chess player. Fischer was a rapidly rising 19-year-old star and it was his first serious encounter against the Soviet team. He finished fourth out of eight players with 14 points in 27 games.