Spassky – Fischer Spassky Fischer 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 "22"] [White "Spassky"] [Black "Fischer"] [Result "1/2"] [PlyCount "51"] 1.e4 c5 2.Ne2 Nf6 3.Nbc3 d6 4.g3 Nc6 {Finally we have a fairly normal Closed Sicilian. Spassky has a great deal of experience in these positions from the White side, as it used to be his speciality. But this game does not flow into his well-traveled territory.} 5.Bg2 g6 {5...Bg4 is a sensible try, pinning the knight and encouraging the weakening move f2-f3 but it hasn't been seen in a while.} 6.O-O Bg7 7.d3 O-O {The game is in the classical spirit. Nowadays Black usually prefers to place the knight at e7 when fianchettoing the king bishop.} 8.h3 {Here Black has a wide range of options.} Rb8 {Black aims for early queenside play.} 9.f4 Bd7 {9...Ne8 comes into consideration.} 10.Be3 {10.g4 is premature, since White has not completed development. An unconvincing example is presented in Koskela-Gerelma, below.} b5 11.a3 {11.Qd2 is consistent with White's opening strategy. If the knight is attacked with b5-b4 then it can transfer to the kingside.} Ne8 {The idea is to use the power of the Bg7 to support the invasion of the knight at d4.} 12.d4 cxd4 13.Nxd4 b4 {On the one nd this entails a weakening of the pawn at a7, but the rook will be active at b4, where it can place pressure on White's center from the flank, another hypermodern idea.} 14.Nxc6 {14.axb4 Bxd4 15.Bxd4 Rxb4 16.Bf2 Rxb2} Bxc6 15.axb4 Rxb4 16.Rxa7 Rxb2 17.e5 {This leads to a great simplification of the position. White could have played with a bit more ambition. 17.Nd5 Bxd5 18. exd5 is slightly better for White.} Bxg2 18.Kxg2 Nc7 19.exd6 exd6 20.Na4 Ra2 21.Bb6 Qe8 {The only move, but a sufficient one. Now the game comes to a quick and quiet conclusion.} 22.Rxc7 Qxa4 23.Qxd6 Rxc2+ 24.Rxc2 Qxc2+ 25.Bf2 Qe4+ 26.Kg1 1/2 [Event "Belgrade"] [Site "?"] [Date "1992.??.??"] [Round "22"] [White "Spassky"] [Black "Fischer"] [Result "1/2"] [PlyCount "51"] 1.e4 c5 2.Ne2 Nf6 3.Nbc3 d6 4.g3 Nc6 {Finally we have a fairly normal Closed Sicilian. Spassky has a great deal of experience in these positions from the White side, as it used to be his speciality. But this game does not flow into his well-traveled territory.} 5.Bg2 g6 {5...Bg4 is a sensible try, pinning the knight and encouraging the weakening move f2-f3 but it hasn't been seen in a while.} 6.O-O Bg7 7.d3 O-O {The game is in the classical spirit. Nowadays Black usually prefers to place the knight at e7 when fianchettoing the king bishop.} 8.h3 {Here Black has a wide range of options.} Rb8 {Black aims for early queenside play.} 9.f4 Bd7 {9...Ne8 comes into consideration.} 10.Be3 {10.g4 is premature, since White has not completed development. An unconvincing example is presented in Koskela-Gerelma, below.} b5 11.a3 {11.Qd2 is consistent with White's opening strategy. If the knight is attacked with b5-b4 then it can transfer to the kingside.} Ne8 {The idea is to use the power of the Bg7 to support the invasion of the knight at d4.} 12.d4 cxd4 13.Nxd4 b4 {On the one nd this entails a weakening of the pawn at a7, but the rook will be active at b4, where it can place pressure on White's center from the flank, another hypermodern idea.} 14.Nxc6 {14.axb4 Bxd4 15.Bxd4 Rxb4 16.Bf2 Rxb2} Bxc6 15.axb4 Rxb4 16.Rxa7 Rxb2 17.e5 {This leads to a great simplification of the position. White could have played with a bit more ambition. 17.Nd5 Bxd5 18. exd5 is slightly better for White.} Bxg2 18.Kxg2 Nc7 19.exd6 exd6 20.Na4 Ra2 21.Bb6 Qe8 {The only move, but a sufficient one. Now the game comes to a quick and quiet conclusion.} 22.Rxc7 Qxa4 23.Qxd6 Rxc2+ 24.Rxc2 Qxc2+ 25.Bf2 Qe4+ 26.Kg1 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.
