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


Period
1962Place
Curaçao
Material
Paper
Language
English
Category
DocumentsSubcategory
Scoresheets
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.