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 "29"] [White "Fischer"] [Black "Spassky"] [Result "1/2"] [PlyCount "85"] 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.O-O Be7 6.Re1 b5 7.Bb3 d6 8.c3 O-O 9.h3 Nb8 {We return to the Breyer Variation which dominated the early games of the match .} 10.d4 Nbd7 11.c4 {Fischer tries a different plan, which dates back to the 1950's, when it scored heavily for White.} c6 {The approved reaction, which has been established for 30 years.} 12.cxb5 {There are many alternatives here. It should come as no surprise that Fischer chooses the continuation which was most popular in the early 1970s.} axb5 13.Nc3 Bb7 {An interesting decision, since 13...Ba6 has long been considered best.} 14.Bg5 b4 15.Nb1 h6 {An attempt to improve upon previous games.} 16.Bh4 c5 17.dxe5 {17.d5 Nb6 18.Nbd2 Ba6 19.Rc1 Ne8 and the knight will leap to b5 via c7.} Nxe4 {17...Nxe5 18.Nxe5 dxe5 19.Nd2 would leave Black with big problems on the queenside.} 18.Bxe7 Qxe7 19.exd6 Qf6 {19...Qxd6?! 20.Qxd6 Nxd6 21.Rd1 Ra6 22.Nbd2 and White would play Rc1 with pressure at c5.} 20.Nbd2 Nxd6 21.Nc4 Nxc4 22.Bxc4 Nb6 23.Ne5 {This is forced, since otherwise the pawn at b2 is lost. But White's pieces are not as well-coordinated as they seem.} Rae8 {Spassky aims for complications, but he could have settled for a slight edge with quieter play. 23...Nxc4 24.Nxc4 Rfd8 25.Qe2 Qg5 26.f3 Ba6} 24.Bxf7+ Rxf7 25.Nxf7 Rxe1+ 26.Qxe1 Kxf7 27.Qe3 {Black has a small material advantage, but his king is vulnerable and the queenside pawns are weak.} Qg5 {The idea is to exchange queens and eliminate mating threats. 27...Qxb2 28. Re1 and Black is in trouble. 27...Nd7 28.Re1} 28.Qxg5 hxg5 29.b3 Ke6 {Now Black has the advantage, with a more active king and two pieces for the rook and pawn.} 30.a3 Kd6 {30...bxa3! 31.Rxa3 Kd6 32.f3 Nd5 33.Ra1 g6} 31.axb4 cxb4 32.Ra5 {Now there are no longer any winning plans, since 32...Bd5 is met by 33.Rb5!} Nd5 33.f3 Bc8 34.Kf2 Bf5 35.Ra7 g6 {35...Bc2 36.Rxg7 Bxb3 37. Rxg5 Bc4 38.Ke1 b3 39.Kd2 and the king can handle the b-pawn all by itself.} 36.Ra6+ Kc5 37.Ke1 Nf4 {Black attacks the kingside pawns, as the queenside offers nothing. 37...Bc2 38.Kd2 Bxb3 39.Rxg6} 38.g3 Nxh3 39.Kd2 {White hopes to be able to advance the pawn to g4.} Kb5 40.Rd6 Kc5 41.Ra6 Nf2 {The knight re-enters the game, but a draw by repetition is forced.} 42.g4 Bd3 43.Re6 1/2 [Event "Belgrade"] [Site "?"] [Date "1992.??.??"] [Round "29"] [White "Fischer"] [Black "Spassky"] [Result "1/2"] [PlyCount "85"] 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.O-O Be7 6.Re1 b5 7.Bb3 d6 8.c3 O-O 9.h3 Nb8 {We return to the Breyer Variation which dominated the early games of the match .} 10.d4 Nbd7 11.c4 {Fischer tries a different plan, which dates back to the 1950's, when it scored heavily for White.} c6 {The approved reaction, which has been established for 30 years.} 12.cxb5 {There are many alternatives here. It should come as no surprise that Fischer chooses the continuation which was most popular in the early 1970s.} axb5 13.Nc3 Bb7 {An interesting decision, since 13...Ba6 has long been considered best.} 14.Bg5 b4 15.Nb1 h6 {An attempt to improve upon previous games.} 16.Bh4 c5 17.dxe5 {17.d5 Nb6 18.Nbd2 Ba6 19.Rc1 Ne8 and the knight will leap to b5 via c7.} Nxe4 {17...Nxe5 18.Nxe5 dxe5 19.Nd2 would leave Black with big problems on the queenside.} 18.Bxe7 Qxe7 19.exd6 Qf6 {19...Qxd6?! 20.Qxd6 Nxd6 21.Rd1 Ra6 22.Nbd2 and White would play Rc1 with pressure at c5.} 20.Nbd2 Nxd6 21.Nc4 Nxc4 22.Bxc4 Nb6 23.Ne5 {This is forced, since otherwise the pawn at b2 is lost. But White's pieces are not as well-coordinated as they seem.} Rae8 {Spassky aims for complications, but he could have settled for a slight edge with quieter play. 23...Nxc4 24.Nxc4 Rfd8 25.Qe2 Qg5 26.f3 Ba6} 24.Bxf7+ Rxf7 25.Nxf7 Rxe1+ 26.Qxe1 Kxf7 27.Qe3 {Black has a small material advantage, but his king is vulnerable and the queenside pawns are weak.} Qg5 {The idea is to exchange queens and eliminate mating threats. 27...Qxb2 28. Re1 and Black is in trouble. 27...Nd7 28.Re1} 28.Qxg5 hxg5 29.b3 Ke6 {Now Black has the advantage, with a more active king and two pieces for the rook and pawn.} 30.a3 Kd6 {30...bxa3! 31.Rxa3 Kd6 32.f3 Nd5 33.Ra1 g6} 31.axb4 cxb4 32.Ra5 {Now there are no longer any winning plans, since 32...Bd5 is met by 33.Rb5!} Nd5 33.f3 Bc8 34.Kf2 Bf5 35.Ra7 g6 {35...Bc2 36.Rxg7 Bxb3 37. Rxg5 Bc4 38.Ke1 b3 39.Kd2 and the king can handle the b-pawn all by itself.} 36.Ra6+ Kc5 37.Ke1 Nf4 {Black attacks the kingside pawns, as the queenside offers nothing. 37...Bc2 38.Kd2 Bxb3 39.Rxg6} 38.g3 Nxh3 39.Kd2 {White hopes to be able to advance the pawn to g4.} Kb5 40.Rd6 Kc5 41.Ra6 Nf2 {The knight re-enters the game, but a draw by repetition is forced.} 42.g4 Bd3 43.Re6 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.
