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Fischer defeats future US Armed Forces Chess Champion in 16 moves

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First Lieutenant makes the first blunder

This analysis features the chess game between Donato Rivera and Bobby Fischer from the 1962 Varna Olympiad. In 1964, Donato Rivera was a First Lieutenant in the Air Force and won the 5th US Armed Forces Chess Championship. Fischer opts for the Nimzo-Indian Defense where he plays multiple technical moves early that create concessions from Rivera. These technical details paved the way for Fischer’s final tactical sequence in this 16-move encounter.

Donato Rivera vs Bobby Fischer | 1962 Varna Olympiad

https://lichess.org/gPXU4GWQ

Below the video I have highlighted 2 positions
https://youtu.be/8oLpl_5HaD0

Question 1 of 2: Why does the knight move to e2 instead of f3?

https://lichess.org/study/CuawoDiY/INjy3iHG#19

Question 2 of 2: How would you reply to 13...Bb7?

https://lichess.org/study/CuawoDiY/b713fQej#26

Closing words

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