Byrne,D – Fischer Byrne,D Fischer Result: 0-1 Metadata » Click to open. Date: 1967.??.?? Location: ? Tournament: Sousse Interzonal Round: Opening: Submitted by: Published on: February 9, 2020 [Event "Sousse Interzonal"] [Site "?"] [Date "1967.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Byrne,D"] [Black "Fischer"] [Result "0-1"] [PlyCount "56"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.Bc4 e6 7.Bb3 b5 8.f4 Bb7 9.f5 e5 10.Nde2 Nbd7 11.Bg5 Be7 12.Ng3 Rc8 13.O-O {Now White's king becomes a target. He had to play 13.Nh5 to keep equality.} h5 {This sharp rim shot sets the theme for the rest of the game: Fischer snipes alternately against the White king and e pawn, and his initiative snowballs.} 14.h4 b4 {Now White must either give up a pawn or allow the h file to be opened.} 15.Bxf6 Bxf6 16.Nd5 Bxh4 17.Nxh5 Qg5 {Bringing the heavy artillery to bear against White's king in a wonderfully unorthodox manner.} 18.f6 {A desperate attempt to get play, but after Black's next move, White's knight becomes irrelevant.} g6 19.Ng7+ Kd8 20.Rf3 Bg3 {Black's threats on the h file are now decisive.} 21.Qd3 Bh2+ 22.Kf1 Nc5 23.Rh3 Rh4 24.Qf3 Nxb3 25.axb3 Rxh3 26.Qxh3 Bxd5 27.exd5 Qxf6+ 28.Ke1 Qf4 0-1 [Event "Sousse Interzonal"] [Site "?"] [Date "1967.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Byrne,D"] [Black "Fischer"] [Result "0-1"] [PlyCount "56"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.Bc4 e6 7.Bb3 b5 8.f4 Bb7 9.f5 e5 10.Nde2 Nbd7 11.Bg5 Be7 12.Ng3 Rc8 13.O-O {Now White's king becomes a target. He had to play 13.Nh5 to keep equality.} h5 {This sharp rim shot sets the theme for the rest of the game: Fischer snipes alternately against the White king and e pawn, and his initiative snowballs.} 14.h4 b4 {Now White must either give up a pawn or allow the h file to be opened.} 15.Bxf6 Bxf6 16.Nd5 Bxh4 17.Nxh5 Qg5 {Bringing the heavy artillery to bear against White's king in a wonderfully unorthodox manner.} 18.f6 {A desperate attempt to get play, but after Black's next move, White's knight becomes irrelevant.} g6 19.Ng7+ Kd8 20.Rf3 Bg3 {Black's threats on the h file are now decisive.} 21.Qd3 Bh2+ 22.Kf1 Nc5 23.Rh3 Rh4 24.Qf3 Nxb3 25.axb3 Rxh3 26.Qxh3 Bxd5 27.exd5 Qxf6+ 28.Ke1 Qf4 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.