Hug – Spassky Hug Spassky Result: 0-1 Metadata » Click to open. Date: 1973.??.?? Location: ? Tournament: Bath Round: Opening: Submitted by: Published on: February 9, 2020 [Event "Bath"] [Site "?"] [Date "1973.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Hug"] [Black "Spassky"] [Result "0-1"] [PlyCount "60"] 1.Nf3 d5 2.g3 c6 3.Bg2 Bf5 4.O-O Nf6 5.d3 e6 6.Nbd2 Be7 7.Qe1 {Against Hug's King's Indian Attack, Spassky has selected a solid defensive formation.} h6 8.e4 Bh7 9.Qe2 O-O 10.b3 {White turns his attention to the queenside. The more direct 10.e5 might have been more effective.} a5 11.a3 c5 12.a4 Nc6 {Black's position looks much more natural.} 13.Bb2 Re8 14.Ne5 {White's strategy involves using the a1-h8 diagonal, and, in particular, the e5-square. Spassky cuts across this plan with the next move.} Nd4 15.Qd1 {15.Bxd4 cxd4 The c-file will be used by Black to put tremendous pressure on the backward pawn at c2.} Qc7 16.Nef3 dxe4 17.dxe4 Red8 {This is an example of what I call man-on-man coverage, similar to the basketball notion that one piece sometimes plays the role of dealing with a particular enemy piece. The rook confronts the enemy queen from a distance.} 18.Re1 Nxf3+ 19.Bxf3 {Forced, because of the pin on the knight at d2.} c4 {Threatening a fork at c3.} 20.bxc4 Bb4 {More pressure is added to the pin.} 21.c3 Be7 22.Qe2 Nd7 {The next battleground is the c5-square.} 23.Nb3 Ne5 24.c5 Bxc5 25.Nxc5 {We have reached the critical position. Now Spassky uses a deflection which, in combination with a fork, leads to a winning position. Do you see how? If not, set this game up against Gambit.} Rd2 26.Nd3 {26.Qxd2 Nxf3+ 26.Qe3 Nc4 The queen and bishop at b2 are forked.} Rxe2 27.Bxe2 Nc4 28.Bf1 Qc6 29.Bc1 Bxe4 30.Nc5 Bd5 0-1 [Event "Bath"] [Site "?"] [Date "1973.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Hug"] [Black "Spassky"] [Result "0-1"] [PlyCount "60"] 1.Nf3 d5 2.g3 c6 3.Bg2 Bf5 4.O-O Nf6 5.d3 e6 6.Nbd2 Be7 7.Qe1 {Against Hug's King's Indian Attack, Spassky has selected a solid defensive formation.} h6 8.e4 Bh7 9.Qe2 O-O 10.b3 {White turns his attention to the queenside. The more direct 10.e5 might have been more effective.} a5 11.a3 c5 12.a4 Nc6 {Black's position looks much more natural.} 13.Bb2 Re8 14.Ne5 {White's strategy involves using the a1-h8 diagonal, and, in particular, the e5-square. Spassky cuts across this plan with the next move.} Nd4 15.Qd1 {15.Bxd4 cxd4 The c-file will be used by Black to put tremendous pressure on the backward pawn at c2.} Qc7 16.Nef3 dxe4 17.dxe4 Red8 {This is an example of what I call man-on-man coverage, similar to the basketball notion that one piece sometimes plays the role of dealing with a particular enemy piece. The rook confronts the enemy queen from a distance.} 18.Re1 Nxf3+ 19.Bxf3 {Forced, because of the pin on the knight at d2.} c4 {Threatening a fork at c3.} 20.bxc4 Bb4 {More pressure is added to the pin.} 21.c3 Be7 22.Qe2 Nd7 {The next battleground is the c5-square.} 23.Nb3 Ne5 24.c5 Bxc5 25.Nxc5 {We have reached the critical position. Now Spassky uses a deflection which, in combination with a fork, leads to a winning position. Do you see how? If not, set this game up against Gambit.} Rd2 26.Nd3 {26.Qxd2 Nxf3+ 26.Qe3 Nc4 The queen and bishop at b2 are forked.} Rxe2 27.Bxe2 Nc4 28.Bf1 Qc6 29.Bc1 Bxe4 30.Nc5 Bd5 0-1 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.
