Robert James Fischer – Paul Keres Once again, the Keres variation Robert James Fischer Paul Keres Result: 0-1 Metadata » Click to open. Date: June 13, 1962 Location: Willemstad CUW Tournament: Curacao Candidates Round: 21 Opening: C96 Spanish - Ruy Lopez, Closed, 8...Na5 Submitted by: Published on: June 11, 2023 [Event "Curacao Candidates"] [Site "Willemstad CUW"] [Date "1962.06.13"] [Round "21"] [White "Robert James Fischer"] [Black "Paul Keres"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "C96"] [PlyCount "146"] [EventDate "1962.05.02"] 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 Na5 10. Bc2 c5 11. d4 Nd7 {Once again, the Keres variation} 12. d5 Nb6 13. g4 $2 {[pgndiagram] Fischer loved g4-Nh2 ideas in the Ruy, but here it is faulty} h5 $1 {A strong counter by Keres. White can't take, because his h3 pawn is left undefended} 14. Nh2 hxg4 15. hxg4 Bg5 {[pgndiagram] Achieving a favourable exchange of the bishops sooner or later} 16. Nd2 g6 17. Ndf3 Bxc1 18. Qxc1 Kg7 19. Qg5 Nb7 20. Qxd8 Rxd8 {[pgndiagram] This endgame is highly favourable for Black. It seems that Keres beats Fischer without putting any effort at all} 21. a4 bxa4 22. Bxa4 Nxa4 23. Rxa4 Bd7 24. Ra2 c4 25. Nd2 Bb5 26. Nhf1 Rh8 27. Ne3 Rh4 28. Kg2 Rah8 {[pgndiagram] Strong play over the whole board.} 29. Nf3 Rh3 30. Nf1 Nc5 31. Ng3 Bd7 32. g5 f6 33. gxf6+ Kxf6 34. Re3 Ke7 35. Nd2 Rh2+ 36. Kg1 Bb5 37. Ra1 R2h4 38. Kg2 Rf8 (38... Nd3 {Why not?}) 39. Rf3 Rb8 40. Kg1 Ra8 41. Ra5 Rc8 42. Ra3 Ra8 43. Ra5 Ra7 44. Kg2 Nb7 $2 { [Event "Curacao Candidates"] [Site "Willemstad CUW"] [Date "1962.06.13"] [Round "21"] [White "Robert James Fischer"] [Black "Paul Keres"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "C96"] [PlyCount "146"] [EventDate "1962.05.02"] 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 Na5 10. Bc2 c5 11. d4 Nd7 {Once again, the Keres variation} 12. d5 Nb6 13. g4 $2 {[pgndiagram] Fischer loved g4-Nh2 ideas in the Ruy, but here it is faulty} h5 $1 {A strong counter by Keres. White can't take, because his h3 pawn is left undefended} 14. Nh2 hxg4 15. hxg4 Bg5 {[pgndiagram] Achieving a favourable exchange of the bishops sooner or later} 16. Nd2 g6 17. Ndf3 Bxc1 18. Qxc1 Kg7 19. Qg5 Nb7 20. Qxd8 Rxd8 {[pgndiagram] This endgame is highly favourable for Black. It seems that Keres beats Fischer without putting any effort at all} 21. a4 bxa4 22. Bxa4 Nxa4 23. Rxa4 Bd7 24. Ra2 c4 25. Nd2 Bb5 26. Nhf1 Rh8 27. Ne3 Rh4 28. Kg2 Rah8 {[pgndiagram] Strong play over the whole board.} 29. Nf3 Rh3 30. Nf1 Nc5 31. Ng3 Bd7 32. g5 f6 33. gxf6+ Kxf6 34. Re3 Ke7 35. Nd2 Rh2+ 36. Kg1 Bb5 37. Ra1 R2h4 38. Kg2 Rf8 (38... Nd3 {Why not?}) 39. Rf3 Rb8 40. Kg1 Ra8 41. Ra5 Rc8 42. Ra3 Ra8 43. Ra5 Ra7 44. Kg2 Nb7 $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.
