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 "23"] [White "Fischer"] [Black "Spassky"] [Result "1/2"] [PlyCount "159"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nc3 e6 3.Nge2 Nc6 4.g3 d5 {Spassky repeats the opening which did not bring him success in game 17, but he must have had some improvement in mind. Fischer does not let him spring it.} 5.exd5 exd5 6.d3 {Fischer deviates from game 17.} Nf6 {6...Bg4 is not so good here: 7.Bg2 Nd4 8.h3 and White has the better game.} 7.Bg2 Be7 8.Bg5 {White threatens to exchange at f6, and increase pressure on the center. In the present match Fischer seems to have evidenced a disrespect for the common wisdom that bishops are stronger than knights.} d4 {8...Be6 9.Nf4! Bg4 10.f3 Be6 11.Nxe6 fxe6 12.O-O will leave Black with the difficult task of defending the pawn at e6.} 9.Bxf6 Bxf6 10.Ne4 Be7 11.Nf4 O-O 12.O-O Re8 13.Qh5 {White has harmoniously developed his forces and Spassky must now be careful.} g6 14.Qd5 Bf5 {14...Qxd5?! 15.Nxd5 and the knights round up all the critical dark squares, especially f6 and c7.} 15.Rfe1 Kg7 16.a3 Rc8 17.h3 Qxd5 18.Nxd5 Bf8 {Spassky has successfully repulsed the initial wave of the attack, and chances are roughly level. Even without queens, Fischer goes after the kingside.} 19.g4 Be6 20.Nef6 Rcd8 21.g5 Bd6 22.Re4 {Fischer prepars his beloved march of the h-pawn. But Black's resources are up to the defensive task.} Ne7 23.Rh4 Rh8 24.Re1 Nf5 25.Rhe4 h6 {Now it is White who must be careful on the kingside, where Black is setting up a counterattack.} 26.h4 hxg5 27.hxg5 Rh4 28.Rxh4 Nxh4 {Black now has a slight advantage, threatening to capture at g2 and use the bishop pair to great effect.} 29.Re4 {Fischer is willing to argue that the knights are as strong as the bishops. 29.Be4 c4! leaves White in an uncomfortable position.} Nf5 {The most sensible decision. 29...Nxg2 30.Kxg2 Rh8 31.Nf4! Bxf4 32. Rxf4 Rd8 33.Rh4 and now White stands better, as any exchange of rooks will provide an easy win.} 30.Nf4 Ba2 {Spassky wants to hang onto his bishop pair, trying to squeeze a full point from the position. The idea is to attack the base of the pawn chain with Bb1. 30...Bxf4 31.Rxf4 b6 would have provided an even endgame.} 31.N4d5 Bxd5 32.Nxd5 Kf8 33.Kf1 Re8 34.Rxe8+ Kxe8 {This endgame is likely to be drawn as a result of the bishops of opposite colors.} 35.Nf6+ Kd8 36.Bxb7 {36.Bd5 Bf4 37.Bxf7 Nd6 38.Bxg6 Bxg5 39.Ne4 Nxe4 40.Bxe4 b6 41.a4 Kd7 42.Ke2} Bf4 {The weakness of the g-pawn now provides Black with the necessary target.} 37.Ne4 Bc1 38.a4 Bxb2 39.Nxc5 Bc1 40.Be4 {Fischer decides to continue the battle. 40.Ne4 Ke7 41.Bd5 Bf4 and Black will follow with Nd6, with an easy draw.} Bxg5 41.Bxf5 gxf5 42.Nb3 Bf6 43.Kg2 {White starts the long trek to the pawn at f7.} Kd7 44.Kg3 Ke6 45.Na5 {White's plan is simple. Capture the enemy pawn at a7 and then advance the pawn at a2 to the 8th rank.} Be5+ {45...Kd5?! 46.Kf4!} 46.Kh4 Bf6+ {Spassky helps Fischer toward the objective at f7, confident in the counterplay on the queenside.} 47.Kh5 Kd5 48.Kh6 Kc5 {48...Ke5 49.Nc6+ Kf4 50.Nxa7 Kf3 51.Nc6 Kxf2 52.a5 and White achieves the goal more quickly than in the game.} 49.Kh7 Kb4 50.Nc6+ Kc3 51.Kg8 {51.Nxa7 Kb4 gets rid of the pesky a-pawn.} Kxc2 52.Kxf7 Bh8 {The only move.} 53.a5 Kxd3 54.a6 Ke2 55.Nxa7 d3 56.Nc6 d2 57.a7 d1=Q 58.a8=Q {Black has the advantage in this endgame, and it is up to Fischer to display strong defensive technique.} Qd5+ 59.Kg6 Qe6+ 60.Kh7 Bc3 61.Nd8 {The final finesse in the long game. The draw is now unavoidable, but Spassky tries to create a mating net anyway.} Qe7+ 62.Kg6 Qf6+ 63.Kh5 Qh8+ {63...Bd2 64.f4 Bxf4 65.Qg2+!?} 64.Kg6 Qg7+ 65.Kxf5 Qf6+ 66.Kg4 Qg6+ 67.Kf4 Bd2+ 68.Ke5 Bc3+ 69.Kf4 Qd6+ 70.Kf5 Qd7+ 71.Kg5 Qe7+ 72.Kf5 Qf6+ 73.Kg4 Qg7+ 74.Kf5 Qf6+ 75.Kg4 Qg6+ 76.Kf4 Bd2+ 77.Ke5 Qg5+ 78.Ke6 Qg4+ 79.Kf7 Qd7+ 80.Kg6 1/2 [Event "Belgrade"] [Site "?"] [Date "1992.??.??"] [Round "23"] [White "Fischer"] [Black "Spassky"] [Result "1/2"] [PlyCount "159"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nc3 e6 3.Nge2 Nc6 4.g3 d5 {Spassky repeats the opening which did not bring him success in game 17, but he must have had some improvement in mind. Fischer does not let him spring it.} 5.exd5 exd5 6.d3 {Fischer deviates from game 17.} Nf6 {6...Bg4 is not so good here: 7.Bg2 Nd4 8.h3 and White has the better game.} 7.Bg2 Be7 8.Bg5 {White threatens to exchange at f6, and increase pressure on the center. In the present match Fischer seems to have evidenced a disrespect for the common wisdom that bishops are stronger than knights.} d4 {8...Be6 9.Nf4! Bg4 10.f3 Be6 11.Nxe6 fxe6 12.O-O will leave Black with the difficult task of defending the pawn at e6.} 9.Bxf6 Bxf6 10.Ne4 Be7 11.Nf4 O-O 12.O-O Re8 13.Qh5 {White has harmoniously developed his forces and Spassky must now be careful.} g6 14.Qd5 Bf5 {14...Qxd5?! 15.Nxd5 and the knights round up all the critical dark squares, especially f6 and c7.} 15.Rfe1 Kg7 16.a3 Rc8 17.h3 Qxd5 18.Nxd5 Bf8 {Spassky has successfully repulsed the initial wave of the attack, and chances are roughly level. Even without queens, Fischer goes after the kingside.} 19.g4 Be6 20.Nef6 Rcd8 21.g5 Bd6 22.Re4 {Fischer prepars his beloved march of the h-pawn. But Black's resources are up to the defensive task.} Ne7 23.Rh4 Rh8 24.Re1 Nf5 25.Rhe4 h6 {Now it is White who must be careful on the kingside, where Black is setting up a counterattack.} 26.h4 hxg5 27.hxg5 Rh4 28.Rxh4 Nxh4 {Black now has a slight advantage, threatening to capture at g2 and use the bishop pair to great effect.} 29.Re4 {Fischer is willing to argue that the knights are as strong as the bishops. 29.Be4 c4! leaves White in an uncomfortable position.} Nf5 {The most sensible decision. 29...Nxg2 30.Kxg2 Rh8 31.Nf4! Bxf4 32. Rxf4 Rd8 33.Rh4 and now White stands better, as any exchange of rooks will provide an easy win.} 30.Nf4 Ba2 {Spassky wants to hang onto his bishop pair, trying to squeeze a full point from the position. The idea is to attack the base of the pawn chain with Bb1. 30...Bxf4 31.Rxf4 b6 would have provided an even endgame.} 31.N4d5 Bxd5 32.Nxd5 Kf8 33.Kf1 Re8 34.Rxe8+ Kxe8 {This endgame is likely to be drawn as a result of the bishops of opposite colors.} 35.Nf6+ Kd8 36.Bxb7 {36.Bd5 Bf4 37.Bxf7 Nd6 38.Bxg6 Bxg5 39.Ne4 Nxe4 40.Bxe4 b6 41.a4 Kd7 42.Ke2} Bf4 {The weakness of the g-pawn now provides Black with the necessary target.} 37.Ne4 Bc1 38.a4 Bxb2 39.Nxc5 Bc1 40.Be4 {Fischer decides to continue the battle. 40.Ne4 Ke7 41.Bd5 Bf4 and Black will follow with Nd6, with an easy draw.} Bxg5 41.Bxf5 gxf5 42.Nb3 Bf6 43.Kg2 {White starts the long trek to the pawn at f7.} Kd7 44.Kg3 Ke6 45.Na5 {White's plan is simple. Capture the enemy pawn at a7 and then advance the pawn at a2 to the 8th rank.} Be5+ {45...Kd5?! 46.Kf4!} 46.Kh4 Bf6+ {Spassky helps Fischer toward the objective at f7, confident in the counterplay on the queenside.} 47.Kh5 Kd5 48.Kh6 Kc5 {48...Ke5 49.Nc6+ Kf4 50.Nxa7 Kf3 51.Nc6 Kxf2 52.a5 and White achieves the goal more quickly than in the game.} 49.Kh7 Kb4 50.Nc6+ Kc3 51.Kg8 {51.Nxa7 Kb4 gets rid of the pesky a-pawn.} Kxc2 52.Kxf7 Bh8 {The only move.} 53.a5 Kxd3 54.a6 Ke2 55.Nxa7 d3 56.Nc6 d2 57.a7 d1=Q 58.a8=Q {Black has the advantage in this endgame, and it is up to Fischer to display strong defensive technique.} Qd5+ 59.Kg6 Qe6+ 60.Kh7 Bc3 61.Nd8 {The final finesse in the long game. The draw is now unavoidable, but Spassky tries to create a mating net anyway.} Qe7+ 62.Kg6 Qf6+ 63.Kh5 Qh8+ {63...Bd2 64.f4 Bxf4 65.Qg2+!?} 64.Kg6 Qg7+ 65.Kxf5 Qf6+ 66.Kg4 Qg6+ 67.Kf4 Bd2+ 68.Ke5 Bc3+ 69.Kf4 Qd6+ 70.Kf5 Qd7+ 71.Kg5 Qe7+ 72.Kf5 Qf6+ 73.Kg4 Qg7+ 74.Kf5 Qf6+ 75.Kg4 Qg6+ 76.Kf4 Bd2+ 77.Ke5 Qg5+ 78.Ke6 Qg4+ 79.Kf7 Qd7+ 80.Kg6 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.
