Fischer – Spassky Fischer Spassky Result: 1/2 Metadata » Click to open. Date: 1992.??.?? Location: ? Tournament: Belgrade Round: Opening: Submitted by: Published on: February 9, 2020 [Event "Belgrade"] [Site "?"] [Date "1992.??.??"] [Round "13"] [White "Fischer"] [Black "Spassky"] [Result "1/2"] [PlyCount "90"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 g6 4.Bxc6 bxc6 5.O-O Bg7 6.Re1 f6 {Here Spassky deviates from game 11, where 6...e5 7.b4! proved problematic.} 7.c3 {Preparing a classical central advance. 7.b3!? comes into consideration, and seems more appropriate for the position, given Black's doubled pawns.} Nh6 8.d4 cxd4 9.cxd4 O-O 10.Nc3 d6 {Black's position has a couple of holes on the light squares, but these do not seem to be serious weaknesses.} 11.Qa4 {This allows Black to exchange queens almost by force, which gives him a comfortable position. 11.Qc2 seems more promising.} Qb6 12.Nd2 {An ugly little move, which hopes to drive Black's queen from its strong position. 12.h3 Nf7 13.Be3? Qxb2 14.Qxc6??Bb7} Nf7 13.Nc4 Qa6 {13...Qxd4?? would be a horrible blunder: 14.Be3 Qd3 15.Rad1 and the queen is lost.} 14.Be3 Qxa4 15.Nxa4 f5 {This essential move activates Black's bishop pair.} 16.exf5 {16.f3 fxe4 17. fxe4 Bd7 gives Black a fluid position with a great deal of counterplay.} Bxf5 {16...gxf5 is an interesting alternative.} 17.Rac1 Rfc8 {This is a dynamically balanced position, with each side having to worry about a weak pawn (d4, c6).} 18.Na5 Bd7 19.b3 Rab8 20.Nc3 Kf8 21.a3 Nh6 {The knight will be transferred to a strong position at f5. 21...c5 22.dxc5 dxc5 23.Nd5! is clearly favorable for White.} 22.b4 Nf5 23.Red1 Ke8 {23...Nxe3 24.fxe3 Bh6 25.Kf2 gives Black two bishops against two knights, but the bishops lack natural targets.} 24.Ne4 Rb5 {Spassky realizes that the knight on f5 is a major asset.} 25.h3 h5 {Black does not want the horse to be chased away!} 26.Rd2 a6 27.Kf1 Rd5 28.Rcd1 Rb5 {The position is fully equal and the rest of the game contains mostly minor thrusts and parries of little interest.} 29.Ke2 Be6 30.Rc1 Kd7 31.Nc3 R5b8 32.Kf1 h4 33.Ke2 Bf6 34.Ne4 Bd5 35.Kd3 {35.Nxf6+ exf6 36.f3 Re8 37.Rd3 Nxe3 38.Rxe3 Rxe3+ 39.Kxe3 Re8+ gives Black better chances, because the Na4 is dominated by the Bd5.} Bg7 36.Rdc2 Rc7 37.Re1 Rf8 38.f3 Rb8 39.Nc3 Bg8 40.Ne2 Bf7 41.Bd2 Bf6 42.Rec1 Rbc8 43.Nc4 {This threatens Nb6+ and brings the game to a drawn conclusion.} Rb7 44.Na5 Rbc7 45.Nc4 Rb7 1/2 [Event "Belgrade"] [Site "?"] [Date "1992.??.??"] [Round "13"] [White "Fischer"] [Black "Spassky"] [Result "1/2"] [PlyCount "90"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 g6 4.Bxc6 bxc6 5.O-O Bg7 6.Re1 f6 {Here Spassky deviates from game 11, where 6...e5 7.b4! proved problematic.} 7.c3 {Preparing a classical central advance. 7.b3!? comes into consideration, and seems more appropriate for the position, given Black's doubled pawns.} Nh6 8.d4 cxd4 9.cxd4 O-O 10.Nc3 d6 {Black's position has a couple of holes on the light squares, but these do not seem to be serious weaknesses.} 11.Qa4 {This allows Black to exchange queens almost by force, which gives him a comfortable position. 11.Qc2 seems more promising.} Qb6 12.Nd2 {An ugly little move, which hopes to drive Black's queen from its strong position. 12.h3 Nf7 13.Be3? Qxb2 14.Qxc6??Bb7} Nf7 13.Nc4 Qa6 {13...Qxd4?? would be a horrible blunder: 14.Be3 Qd3 15.Rad1 and the queen is lost.} 14.Be3 Qxa4 15.Nxa4 f5 {This essential move activates Black's bishop pair.} 16.exf5 {16.f3 fxe4 17. fxe4 Bd7 gives Black a fluid position with a great deal of counterplay.} Bxf5 {16...gxf5 is an interesting alternative.} 17.Rac1 Rfc8 {This is a dynamically balanced position, with each side having to worry about a weak pawn (d4, c6).} 18.Na5 Bd7 19.b3 Rab8 20.Nc3 Kf8 21.a3 Nh6 {The knight will be transferred to a strong position at f5. 21...c5 22.dxc5 dxc5 23.Nd5! is clearly favorable for White.} 22.b4 Nf5 23.Red1 Ke8 {23...Nxe3 24.fxe3 Bh6 25.Kf2 gives Black two bishops against two knights, but the bishops lack natural targets.} 24.Ne4 Rb5 {Spassky realizes that the knight on f5 is a major asset.} 25.h3 h5 {Black does not want the horse to be chased away!} 26.Rd2 a6 27.Kf1 Rd5 28.Rcd1 Rb5 {The position is fully equal and the rest of the game contains mostly minor thrusts and parries of little interest.} 29.Ke2 Be6 30.Rc1 Kd7 31.Nc3 R5b8 32.Kf1 h4 33.Ke2 Bf6 34.Ne4 Bd5 35.Kd3 {35.Nxf6+ exf6 36.f3 Re8 37.Rd3 Nxe3 38.Rxe3 Rxe3+ 39.Kxe3 Re8+ gives Black better chances, because the Na4 is dominated by the Bd5.} Bg7 36.Rdc2 Rc7 37.Re1 Rf8 38.f3 Rb8 39.Nc3 Bg8 40.Ne2 Bf7 41.Bd2 Bf6 42.Rec1 Rbc8 43.Nc4 {This threatens Nb6+ and brings the game to a drawn conclusion.} Rb7 44.Na5 Rbc7 45.Nc4 Rb7 1/2 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.
