The Game of the Century (chess) The Game of the Century (chess) In chess, The Game of the Century is a chess game played between 26-year-old Donald Byrne and 13-year-old Bobby Fischer in the Rosenwald Memorial Tournament in New York City on October 17, 1956, which Fischer won. The competition took place at the Marshall Chess Club. It was nicknamed "The Game of the Century" by Hans Kmoch in "Chess Review". Kmoch wrote, "The following game, a stunning masterpiece of play performed by a boy of 13 against a formidable opponent, matches the finest on record in the history of chess prodigies." Donald Byrne (1930–1976) was
Chess columns in newspapers History and Reminiscences" estimated that there were 150 chess columns. Less than thirty years later in 1913 H. J. R. Murray in his "A History of Chess" estimated there existed at least 1,000 chess columns worldwide. American Grandmaster Robert Byrne wrote a column for "The New York Times" from 1972 to 2006. GM Lubomir Kavalek's column in "The Washington Post" ran from 1986-2010. GM Nigel Short wrote a chess column for the "Sunday Telegraph" from 1995-2005, and then for "The Guardian" from 2005 to 2006. GM Jon Speelman wrote for "The Guardian" from 2005 to 2008. GM Patrick Wolff was