<p>Presumably you're talking about the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Game_of_the_Century_%28chess%29" rel="noreferrer">Game of the Century</a>, in which 13-year-old Bobby Fischer beat IM (International Master) Donald Byrne, winning a brilliancy prize in the process.</p>

<p>This was of course not Bobby Fischer's "debut" game in that he had played plenty of other tournament games before this; in fact, he <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bobby_Fischer#Young_champion" rel="noreferrer">won the United States Junior Chess Championship</a> almost a year beforehand.  However, this is the "earliest" game most people think of when they hear "Bobby Fischer."</p>

<p><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/g4axW.jpg" alt="Game of the Century"><br>
<em>13-year-old Bobby Fischer plays 17... Be6!!, sacrificing his queen</em></p>

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<p>As for an inventory of famous games:  <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_chess_games" rel="noreferrer">Wikipedia</a> has a list.  Chessmaster also comes with a list of famous games annotated by Grandmasters.</p>

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The Wikipedia page has an annotated PGN.  The pressure from Fischer is enormous!
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<p>Once I saw the game in an encyclopedia, and I remember being impressed.  Now, I'd like to find it again.  Is there some inventory of famous games I can find it in?</p>

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Where can I find Bobby Fischer's debut game?
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# Where can I find Bobby Fischer's debut game?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2011-06-20)

Once I saw the game in an encyclopedia, and I remember being impressed. Now, I'd like to find it again. Is there some inventory of famous games I can find it in?

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### Answer by username_1 on 2011-06-20. Score: 6 | Accepted answer

Presumably you're talking about the [Game of the Century](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Game_of_the_Century_%28chess%29), in which 13-year-old Bobby Fischer beat IM (International Master) Donald Byrne, winning a brilliancy prize in the process.

This was of course not Bobby Fischer's "debut" game in that he had played plenty of other tournament games before this; in fact, he [won the United States Junior Chess Championship](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bobby_Fischer#Young_champion) almost a year beforehand. However, this is the "earliest" game most people think of when they hear "Bobby Fischer."

![Game of the Century](https://i.sstatic.net/g4axW.jpg)  
*13-year-old Bobby Fischer plays 17... Be6!!, sacrificing his queen*

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As for an inventory of famous games: [Wikipedia](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_chess_games) has a list. Chessmaster also comes with a list of famous games annotated by Grandmasters.

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> **username_2**: The Wikipedia page has an annotated PGN.  The pressure from Fischer is enormous!  

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