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It's totally a free pawn, Bobby. (lemmy.world)
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[โ€“] Serinus@lemmy.world 2 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Is this referencing a specific game?

[โ€“] The_Picard_Maneuver@lemmy.world 18 points 3 weeks ago

Yeah, it's a famous game (game 1) from the World Chess Champtionship in 1972.

Fischer was flustered about various conditions of the tournament and made an amateurish blunder by taking a "free" pawn with his bishop, which Spassky then immediately trapped.