Fischer – Najdorf Fischer Najdorf Result: 1-0 Metadata » Click to open. Date: 1962.??.?? Location: ? Tournament: Varna Olympiad Round: Opening: Submitted by: Published on: February 9, 2020 [Event "Varna Olympiad"] [Site "?"] [Date "1962.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Fischer"] [Black "Najdorf"] [Result "1-0"] [PlyCount "47"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.h3 b5 7.Nd5 Bb7 {Black should probably take the pawn. White gets an initiative after 8.Qf3, but Black seems to hold. Now Najdorf's king has nowhere to hide.} 8.Nxf6+ gxf6 9.c4 {The kingside is already unsafe, and no Fischer goes to work on the center and the queenside.} bxc4 10.Bxc4 Bxe4 11.O-O d5 12.Re1 {No rest for the weary. Black's last move is shown to have serious drawbacks-- he can't get his bishop back to b7, and his dark squares look weak.} e5 13.Qa4+ Nd7 14.Rxe4 {This sacrifice reopens the a2-g8 diagonal and gives White control of all the light squares in the center.} dxe4 15.Nf5 Bc5 16.Ng7+ {Typically, Fischer's play is ruthlessly accurate. The text allows White to finish his development with the Black king a sitting duck in the center.} Ke7 17.Nf5+ Ke8 18.Be3 {Again, simple but deadly-Black must either lose time retreating the bishop or give up d6. If 18...Qb6, 19.Bxf7+.} Bxe3 19.fxe3 Qb6 20.Rd1 Ra7 21.Rd6 Qd8 22.Qb3 {Now if Black could only castle there would be some hope, but White's 16th move ruled that out.} Qc7 23.Bxf7+ Kd8 24.Be6 {Black is helpless-if he tries 24...Qc1+, after 25.Rd1 he has no way to cover b6 and b8 without giving up d7.} 1-0 [Event "Varna Olympiad"] [Site "?"] [Date "1962.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Fischer"] [Black "Najdorf"] [Result "1-0"] [PlyCount "47"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.h3 b5 7.Nd5 Bb7 {Black should probably take the pawn. White gets an initiative after 8.Qf3, but Black seems to hold. Now Najdorf's king has nowhere to hide.} 8.Nxf6+ gxf6 9.c4 {The kingside is already unsafe, and no Fischer goes to work on the center and the queenside.} bxc4 10.Bxc4 Bxe4 11.O-O d5 12.Re1 {No rest for the weary. Black's last move is shown to have serious drawbacks-- he can't get his bishop back to b7, and his dark squares look weak.} e5 13.Qa4+ Nd7 14.Rxe4 {This sacrifice reopens the a2-g8 diagonal and gives White control of all the light squares in the center.} dxe4 15.Nf5 Bc5 16.Ng7+ {Typically, Fischer's play is ruthlessly accurate. The text allows White to finish his development with the Black king a sitting duck in the center.} Ke7 17.Nf5+ Ke8 18.Be3 {Again, simple but deadly-Black must either lose time retreating the bishop or give up d6. If 18...Qb6, 19.Bxf7+.} Bxe3 19.fxe3 Qb6 20.Rd1 Ra7 21.Rd6 Qd8 22.Qb3 {Now if Black could only castle there would be some hope, but White's 16th move ruled that out.} Qc7 23.Bxf7+ Kd8 24.Be6 {Black is helpless-if he tries 24...Qc1+, after 25.Rd1 he has no way to cover b6 and b8 without giving up d7.} 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.
