Furman – Spassky Furman Spassky Result: 0-1 Metadata » Click to open. Date: 1957.??.?? Location: ? Tournament: Soviet Championship Round: Opening: Submitted by: Published on: February 9, 2020 [Event "Soviet Championship"] [Site "?"] [Date "1957.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Furman"] [Black "Spassky"] [Result "0-1"] [PlyCount "46"] 1.Nf3 c5 2.c4 g6 3.e4 Bg7 4.d4 cxd4 5.Nxd4 Nc6 6.Be3 {The game started out as a Reti Opening but play has now transposed into a Sicilian Defense. Learning how to handle transpositions is among the more difficult tasks of studying the opening.} Nh6 {The idea behind this move is to rapidly advance the f-pawn to f5 and attack the White center.} 7.Nc3 O-O 8.Be2 f5 9.exf5 Bxd4 {This may seem surprising, since the fianchettoed bishop is Black's most powerful weapon in this opening variation. But at the time it was thought to be good.} 10.Bxd4 {White plays the obvious move. But capturing at h6 would have been more effective, according to Spassky.} Nxf5 11.Bc5 d6 12.Ba3 {The bishop is now misplaced and has little effect. White will have to invest a lot of time and energy bringing it back into the game on the a1-h8 diagonal.} Nfd4 13.O-O Bf5 14.Rc1 {The threat was Nc2.} Qd7 15.Nd5 Rf7 {Black's pieces are much better coordinated than White's and the f-file can be used to mount an attack on the kingside.} 16.b3 Raf8 17.Bb2 e5 18.b4 Be6 {Now White takes advantage of the retreat of the bishop to take control of the b1-h7 diagonal. Furman perhaps expected Spassky to accept the sacrifice of a pawn at b4.} 19.Bd3 {Spassky has more on his mind than mere pawns.} Bg4 {This is a crushing blow which wins the game for Black. The threat is Nf3+ with a mating attack.} 20.f3 {Now Black gets to sacrifice a different piece! 20.Qd2 Nf3+ 21.gxf3 Bxf3 22.Qg5 Rf4 23.Nxf4 Rxf4 24.h3 Qxh3 25.Bxe5 Rg4+ 26.Qxg4 Qxg4+ 27.Bg3 Qh3} Bxf3 21.gxf3 Nxf3+ 22.Kh1 Qh3 23.Rf2 Ne1 {Black threatens Rxf2, but if the rook leaves the second rank, then there is a mate at g2, while if it moves laterally it opens up the f1-square for invasion. Furman resigned instead of making such a decision.} 0-1 [Event "Soviet Championship"] [Site "?"] [Date "1957.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Furman"] [Black "Spassky"] [Result "0-1"] [PlyCount "46"] 1.Nf3 c5 2.c4 g6 3.e4 Bg7 4.d4 cxd4 5.Nxd4 Nc6 6.Be3 {The game started out as a Reti Opening but play has now transposed into a Sicilian Defense. Learning how to handle transpositions is among the more difficult tasks of studying the opening.} Nh6 {The idea behind this move is to rapidly advance the f-pawn to f5 and attack the White center.} 7.Nc3 O-O 8.Be2 f5 9.exf5 Bxd4 {This may seem surprising, since the fianchettoed bishop is Black's most powerful weapon in this opening variation. But at the time it was thought to be good.} 10.Bxd4 {White plays the obvious move. But capturing at h6 would have been more effective, according to Spassky.} Nxf5 11.Bc5 d6 12.Ba3 {The bishop is now misplaced and has little effect. White will have to invest a lot of time and energy bringing it back into the game on the a1-h8 diagonal.} Nfd4 13.O-O Bf5 14.Rc1 {The threat was Nc2.} Qd7 15.Nd5 Rf7 {Black's pieces are much better coordinated than White's and the f-file can be used to mount an attack on the kingside.} 16.b3 Raf8 17.Bb2 e5 18.b4 Be6 {Now White takes advantage of the retreat of the bishop to take control of the b1-h7 diagonal. Furman perhaps expected Spassky to accept the sacrifice of a pawn at b4.} 19.Bd3 {Spassky has more on his mind than mere pawns.} Bg4 {This is a crushing blow which wins the game for Black. The threat is Nf3+ with a mating attack.} 20.f3 {Now Black gets to sacrifice a different piece! 20.Qd2 Nf3+ 21.gxf3 Bxf3 22.Qg5 Rf4 23.Nxf4 Rxf4 24.h3 Qxh3 25.Bxe5 Rg4+ 26.Qxg4 Qxg4+ 27.Bg3 Qh3} Bxf3 21.gxf3 Nxf3+ 22.Kh1 Qh3 23.Rf2 Ne1 {Black threatens Rxf2, but if the rook leaves the second rank, then there is a mate at g2, while if it moves laterally it opens up the f1-square for invasion. Furman resigned instead of making such a decision.} 0-1 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.
