Fischer vs Spassky 1992: The Ego-Destroying Game | Guess the Move with IM Andras Toth

IM Toth's Chessable courses: https://www.chessable.com/author/ChesscoachAndras/ IM Toth's Youtube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/ChessCoachAndras The game: https://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1044387 Spassky drew lessons from this loss in the same match: https://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1129672 Spassky - Portisch (1977): https://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1113732 🔵 My Chessable Courses: https://chessable.com/drcan ♟️ Find me on Chess.com: DrCanChess ♟️ Find me on Lichess: cantosh 🏆 2022 Chessable Community Author of the Year! https://www.chessable.com/blog/announcing-the-winners-of-the-2022-chessable-awards/ 🏆 2023 Chessable Best Tactics Course of the Year! https://www.chessable.com/fundamental-chess-calculation-skills/course/123333/ 🏆 2024 Chessable Author of the Year! https://www.chessable.com/blog/annoucing-the-winners-of-the-2024-chessable-awards/ Connect on https://bsky.app/profile/drcanchess.bsky.social Connect on https://twitter.com/Drcanchess Go Chessable Pro using this link to support the channel: https://chessable.com/drcanpro 00:00 Intro 04:17 Andras Joins 07:03 Spanish Tabiya 08:00 A Fun Story by Andras 16:30 Major Transformation of the Pawn Structure 23:46 Identifying Key Plans and Strategies 32:41 Don't Try This at Home 39:11 Why Did Fischer Play Ne2? 50:00 Discovering but Not Believing in the Winning Plan 50:38 Good Bishops vs. Bad Bishops 01:01:27 An Explosive Pawn Break 01:05:53 How Super GMs Differ From Us Mortals 01:38:04 Summary In this video, IM Andras Toth and I dive deep into a fascinating game: Fischer vs Spassky, 1992. But this isn’t just a game analysis—it’s a full-blown Guess the Move training session. We pause at every move, think out loud, and try to step into the shoes of Spassky. Sometimes, our ideas align beautifully with the masters; other times, our egos are shattered by their brilliance. That’s the beauty of this exercise: it exposes your blind spots, forces you to calculate deeply, and helps you ask better “why” questions with every decision. Guess the Move is one of the most effective—and underrated—forms of chess training. Instead of passively watching, you're actively guessing, evaluating, and engaging with the position like you would in your own games. From positional maneuvers to wild tactical shots, this game had it all—and we felt every twist and turn. You’ll also hear the contrast between our thought processes, offering insight into how a Candidate Master and an International Master see the board. Join us, train with us, and let us know in the comments which moves you got right—or saw better than we did!