Fischer VS Byrne

[skwares]

I have been studying some of the top tier games with modern players and I am back with another question. When Fischer faced off against Byrne, why did he not use the Rook to force the mate instead of the bishops? I am referring to Kc1 Rc2. Anyone know what the purpose of this was?

[jacksongreen]

Just preference. The mate was done and it didn't matter if he used the Rook or the Bishops it would have resulted in the same thing so that is all that matters. Sometimes you end up with two options at the end of a game and your preference on how you end it comes into play.

[skwares]

Okay because I was not sure. It seemed like an odd choice and I didn't know if there was any benefit to it or not. I assumed getting the mate with the Rook would be the better option than using the Bishops. I guess the end result would have been the same either way really.

I will be watching more of these matches so I am sure I will be back with more questions