Fischer – Euwe Fischer Euwe Result: 1-0 Metadata » Click to open. Date: 1960.??.?? Location: ? Tournament: Leipzig Olympiad Round: Opening: Submitted by: Published on: February 9, 2020 [Event "Leipzig Olympiad"] [Site "?"] [Date "1960.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Fischer"] [Black "Euwe"] [Result "1-0"] [PlyCount "71"] 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.exd5 cxd5 4.c4 Nf6 5.Nc3 Nc6 6.Nf3 Bg4 7.cxd5 Nxd5 8.Qb3 Bxf3 9.gxf3 e6 10.Qxb7 Nxd4 11.Bb5+ Nxb5 12.Qc6+ Ke7 13.Qxb5 Nxc3 {13...Qd7 14.Nxd5+ Qxd5 and Black has nothing to worry about.} 14.bxc3 Qd7 {Black should have created some space for the king with 14...f6.} 15.Rb1 Rd8 {Another mistake. The a-pawn needs the support of the rook.} 16.Be3 Qxb5 17.Rxb5 Rd7 18.Ke2 {18.Ra5 Rb7 19.Rxa7 Rxa7 20.Bxa7 Kd7 21.Kd2 Bd6 with the threat of Ra8.} f6 19.Rd1 Rxd1 20.Kxd1 Kd7 21.Rb8 {The threat is Bc5, exploiting the pin on the back rank.} Kc6 22.Bxa7 g5 {The only way Black can get his pieces into play is by moving the bishop to g7.} 23.a4 Bg7 24.Rb6+ Kd5 25.Rb7 Bf8 26.Rb8 Bg7 27.Rb5+ Kc6 28.Rb6+ Kd5 {It is not clear why Fischer repeated the position. Probably he had not worked out the sinning moves yet.} 29.a5 f5 30.Bb8 Rc8 31.a6 Rxc3 32.Rb5+ Kc4 33.Rb7 Bd4 34.Rc7+ Kd3 35.Rxc3+ Kxc3 {It looks as though Black is about to enter a long period of suffering after 36.a7. But then Black will sacrifice the bishop for the pawn. There is a better move. Do you see it?} 36.Be5 1-0 [Event "Leipzig Olympiad"] [Site "?"] [Date "1960.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Fischer"] [Black "Euwe"] [Result "1-0"] [PlyCount "71"] 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.exd5 cxd5 4.c4 Nf6 5.Nc3 Nc6 6.Nf3 Bg4 7.cxd5 Nxd5 8.Qb3 Bxf3 9.gxf3 e6 10.Qxb7 Nxd4 11.Bb5+ Nxb5 12.Qc6+ Ke7 13.Qxb5 Nxc3 {13...Qd7 14.Nxd5+ Qxd5 and Black has nothing to worry about.} 14.bxc3 Qd7 {Black should have created some space for the king with 14...f6.} 15.Rb1 Rd8 {Another mistake. The a-pawn needs the support of the rook.} 16.Be3 Qxb5 17.Rxb5 Rd7 18.Ke2 {18.Ra5 Rb7 19.Rxa7 Rxa7 20.Bxa7 Kd7 21.Kd2 Bd6 with the threat of Ra8.} f6 19.Rd1 Rxd1 20.Kxd1 Kd7 21.Rb8 {The threat is Bc5, exploiting the pin on the back rank.} Kc6 22.Bxa7 g5 {The only way Black can get his pieces into play is by moving the bishop to g7.} 23.a4 Bg7 24.Rb6+ Kd5 25.Rb7 Bf8 26.Rb8 Bg7 27.Rb5+ Kc6 28.Rb6+ Kd5 {It is not clear why Fischer repeated the position. Probably he had not worked out the sinning moves yet.} 29.a5 f5 30.Bb8 Rc8 31.a6 Rxc3 32.Rb5+ Kc4 33.Rb7 Bd4 34.Rc7+ Kd3 35.Rxc3+ Kxc3 {It looks as though Black is about to enter a long period of suffering after 36.a7. But then Black will sacrifice the bishop for the pawn. There is a better move. Do you see it?} 36.Be5 1-0 White to move: find the best move... click the ? for the solution Black to move: find the best move... click the ? for the solution Warning: This game can only be seen if JavaScript is enabled in your browser. No related posts.