Spassky – Fischer Spassky Fischer Result: 1-0 Metadata » Click to open. Date: 1992.??.?? Location: ? Tournament: Belgrade Round: Opening: Submitted by: Published on: February 9, 2020 [Event "Belgrade"] [Site "?"] [Date "1992.??.??"] [Round "20"] [White "Spassky"] [Black "Fischer"] [Result "1-0"] [PlyCount "85"] 1.e4 c5 2.Ne2 Nf6 3.Nbc3 e6 4.g3 Nc6 {4...d5 is playable.} 5.Bg2 Be7 6.O-O d6 {This gives White a free hand on the kingside and fails to achieve Black's opening objective: the advance d7-d5. Black should choose 6... g6 instead, and Fischer does so in game 22.} 7.d3 a6 {7...Rb8 is logical.} 8.a3 {8.h3 was played in Fischer-Garcia, Buenos Aires 1970.} Qc7 9.f4 {White unleashes his kingside pawnstorm.} b5 10.Kh1 O-O 11.Be3 Bb7 12.Bg1 Rab8 13.h3 Ba8 14.g4 {This shows the Closed Sicilian in its most aggressive form.} b4 {This is dubious, because it creates light-square weaknesses on the queenside. Still, it is hard to find convincing alternatives, since White seems to have a strong game all over the board.} 15.axb4 cxb4 16.Na4 Nd7 17.Qd2 Rfc8 18.b3 {Now White will be able to transfer a knight to a strong position at c4.} a5 19.g5 Bf8 20.Ra2 Ne7 21.Nd4 g6 {21...e5? is perhaps what Fischer originally had in mind, but it doesn't work: 22.fxe5! dxe5 23.Bh2 and the pin on the pawn at e5 gives White the better game.} 22.Nb2 Bg7 23.Nc4 d5 {Fischer's psychology does not permit him to suffer without counterplay, so he tries to introduce some complications.} 24.Nxa5 {Why not? The knight may be offside for a while but Black is in no position to do anything about it.} dxe4 25.dxe4 e5 26.Ne2 exf4 {Otherwise the f-pawn will advance with devastating effect.} 27.Nxf4 Ne5 {Black's outpost at e5 does not give sufficient counterplay, and White easily eliminates it.} 28.Nd3 Rb5 29.Nxe5 Qxe5 30.Nc4 Qxg5 {Black loses the exchange and really doesn't get anything in return.} 31.Be3 Qh4 32.Nd6 Bc3 33.Qf2 Qxf2 34.Rxf2 R5b8 35.Nxc8 Rxc8 36.Ra7 {The infiltration of the rook is decisive.} Kf8 37.Bh6+ Ke8 38.Bg5 f6 39.Bxf6 Bxf6 40.Rxf6 Bc6 41.Kg1 Bd7 42.Rd6 Bc6 43.Bf1 1-0 [Event "Belgrade"] [Site "?"] [Date "1992.??.??"] [Round "20"] [White "Spassky"] [Black "Fischer"] [Result "1-0"] [PlyCount "85"] 1.e4 c5 2.Ne2 Nf6 3.Nbc3 e6 4.g3 Nc6 {4...d5 is playable.} 5.Bg2 Be7 6.O-O d6 {This gives White a free hand on the kingside and fails to achieve Black's opening objective: the advance d7-d5. Black should choose 6... g6 instead, and Fischer does so in game 22.} 7.d3 a6 {7...Rb8 is logical.} 8.a3 {8.h3 was played in Fischer-Garcia, Buenos Aires 1970.} Qc7 9.f4 {White unleashes his kingside pawnstorm.} b5 10.Kh1 O-O 11.Be3 Bb7 12.Bg1 Rab8 13.h3 Ba8 14.g4 {This shows the Closed Sicilian in its most aggressive form.} b4 {This is dubious, because it creates light-square weaknesses on the queenside. Still, it is hard to find convincing alternatives, since White seems to have a strong game all over the board.} 15.axb4 cxb4 16.Na4 Nd7 17.Qd2 Rfc8 18.b3 {Now White will be able to transfer a knight to a strong position at c4.} a5 19.g5 Bf8 20.Ra2 Ne7 21.Nd4 g6 {21...e5? is perhaps what Fischer originally had in mind, but it doesn't work: 22.fxe5! dxe5 23.Bh2 and the pin on the pawn at e5 gives White the better game.} 22.Nb2 Bg7 23.Nc4 d5 {Fischer's psychology does not permit him to suffer without counterplay, so he tries to introduce some complications.} 24.Nxa5 {Why not? The knight may be offside for a while but Black is in no position to do anything about it.} dxe4 25.dxe4 e5 26.Ne2 exf4 {Otherwise the f-pawn will advance with devastating effect.} 27.Nxf4 Ne5 {Black's outpost at e5 does not give sufficient counterplay, and White easily eliminates it.} 28.Nd3 Rb5 29.Nxe5 Qxe5 30.Nc4 Qxg5 {Black loses the exchange and really doesn't get anything in return.} 31.Be3 Qh4 32.Nd6 Bc3 33.Qf2 Qxf2 34.Rxf2 R5b8 35.Nxc8 Rxc8 36.Ra7 {The infiltration of the rook is decisive.} Kf8 37.Bh6+ Ke8 38.Bg5 f6 39.Bxf6 Bxf6 40.Rxf6 Bc6 41.Kg1 Bd7 42.Rd6 Bc6 43.Bf1 1-0 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.
