Fischer – Spassky Fischer Spassky Result: 1-0 Metadata » Click to open. Date: 1992.??.?? Location: ? Tournament: Sveti Stefan Round: Opening: Submitted by: Published on: February 9, 2020 [Event "Sveti Stefan"] [Site "?"] [Date "1992.??.??"] [Round "7"] [White "Fischer"] [Black "Spassky"] [Result "1-0"] [PlyCount "87"] 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.d3 {Fischer decides to avoid the main lines, rather uncharacteristically.} Na5 {Spassky shifts from the Breyer to the Classical Chigorin formation.} 10.Bc2 c5 11.Nbd2 Re8 {11...Nc6 is a good alternative.} 12.h3 {12.Nf1 might lead to some messy complications, for example h6 13.a4 b4 14.cxb4 cxb4 15.Ne3 Bf8 16.d4 Qb6} Bf8 13.Nf1 Bb7 14.Ng3 g6 15.Bg5 h6 16.Bd2 d5 {A tactical error. Black must be very careful with this methodical break. The Spassky himself succeeded with d5 vs. Tal in a fairly similar situation. 16... Nc6 is correct.} 17.exd5 c4 {Apparently Spassky overlooked a tactical point here or at the next move. 17...Qxd5 18.c4! Qd8 19.Ne4 is clearly better for White.} 18.b4 {It is even more effective, then the same break in the first game.} cxd3 {18...cxb3 19.axb3 and there is no way to prevent c4, after which White is cruising.} 19.Bxd3 Qxd5 {19...Nc4 20.Bxc4 bxc4 21.Nxe5 Qxd5 22.Qf3! Rxe5 23.Rxe5 Qxe5 24.Qxb7 and Black has no compensation for the pawn.} 20.Be4 {This is the point.} Nxe4 21.Nxe4 Bg7 22.bxa5 f5 {Spassky decides that he is going to sacrifice a piece for active counterplay, the bishop pair, and a pawnstorm.} 23.Ng3 e4 24.Nh4 Bf6 {The critical mistake. 24...Rad8 would have provided adequate counterplay.} 25.Nxg6 e3 {This sharp continuation regains the piece, because of the threat of mate at g2 , but the endgame nevertheless favors White.} 26.Nf4 {Guarding g2 and forcing the next few moves.} Qxd2 27.Rxe3 Qxd1+ 28.Rxd1 Rxe3 29.fxe3 {The smoke clears and Spassky's bishops are not enough compensation for the pawns.} Rd8 {29...Bxc3 30.Nxf5 is an easy win for White.} 30.Rxd8+ Bxd8 31.Nxf5 Bxa5 {Black hopes that the bishops will compensate for the missing pawns, but the clerics are not all-powerful ayatollahs!} 32.Nd5 Kf8 {32...Bxd5 33.Ne7+ Kf7 34.Nxd5} 33.e4 Bxd5 {What else? 33...Ke8 34.Nd6+} 34.exd5 h5 35.Kf2 Bxc3 {Black finally gets this pawn out of the way, but White has one passed pawn and one potential passed pawn, which prove decisive.} 36.Ke3 Kf7 37.Kd3 Bb2 38.g4 hxg4 39.hxg4 Kf6 40.d6 Ke6 41.g5 a5 {41...Kxf5 42.d7} 42.g6 Bf6 43.g7 {The pawns are just too active. Even sacrificing the remaining piece will not help.} Kf7 {43...Bxg7 44. Nxg7+ Kxd6 45.Kd4 a4 46.Nf5+ is a simple winning endgame, since Black cannot eliminate the White pawn.} 44.d7 1-0 [Event "Sveti Stefan"] [Site "?"] [Date "1992.??.??"] [Round "7"] [White "Fischer"] [Black "Spassky"] [Result "1-0"] [PlyCount "87"] 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.d3 {Fischer decides to avoid the main lines, rather uncharacteristically.} Na5 {Spassky shifts from the Breyer to the Classical Chigorin formation.} 10.Bc2 c5 11.Nbd2 Re8 {11...Nc6 is a good alternative.} 12.h3 {12.Nf1 might lead to some messy complications, for example h6 13.a4 b4 14.cxb4 cxb4 15.Ne3 Bf8 16.d4 Qb6} Bf8 13.Nf1 Bb7 14.Ng3 g6 15.Bg5 h6 16.Bd2 d5 {A tactical error. Black must be very careful with this methodical break. The Spassky himself succeeded with d5 vs. Tal in a fairly similar situation. 16... Nc6 is correct.} 17.exd5 c4 {Apparently Spassky overlooked a tactical point here or at the next move. 17...Qxd5 18.c4! Qd8 19.Ne4 is clearly better for White.} 18.b4 {It is even more effective, then the same break in the first game.} cxd3 {18...cxb3 19.axb3 and there is no way to prevent c4, after which White is cruising.} 19.Bxd3 Qxd5 {19...Nc4 20.Bxc4 bxc4 21.Nxe5 Qxd5 22.Qf3! Rxe5 23.Rxe5 Qxe5 24.Qxb7 and Black has no compensation for the pawn.} 20.Be4 {This is the point.} Nxe4 21.Nxe4 Bg7 22.bxa5 f5 {Spassky decides that he is going to sacrifice a piece for active counterplay, the bishop pair, and a pawnstorm.} 23.Ng3 e4 24.Nh4 Bf6 {The critical mistake. 24...Rad8 would have provided adequate counterplay.} 25.Nxg6 e3 {This sharp continuation regains the piece, because of the threat of mate at g2 , but the endgame nevertheless favors White.} 26.Nf4 {Guarding g2 and forcing the next few moves.} Qxd2 27.Rxe3 Qxd1+ 28.Rxd1 Rxe3 29.fxe3 {The smoke clears and Spassky's bishops are not enough compensation for the pawns.} Rd8 {29...Bxc3 30.Nxf5 is an easy win for White.} 30.Rxd8+ Bxd8 31.Nxf5 Bxa5 {Black hopes that the bishops will compensate for the missing pawns, but the clerics are not all-powerful ayatollahs!} 32.Nd5 Kf8 {32...Bxd5 33.Ne7+ Kf7 34.Nxd5} 33.e4 Bxd5 {What else? 33...Ke8 34.Nd6+} 34.exd5 h5 35.Kf2 Bxc3 {Black finally gets this pawn out of the way, but White has one passed pawn and one potential passed pawn, which prove decisive.} 36.Ke3 Kf7 37.Kd3 Bb2 38.g4 hxg4 39.hxg4 Kf6 40.d6 Ke6 41.g5 a5 {41...Kxf5 42.d7} 42.g6 Bf6 43.g7 {The pawns are just too active. Even sacrificing the remaining piece will not help.} Kf7 {43...Bxg7 44. Nxg7+ Kxd6 45.Kd4 a4 46.Nf5+ is a simple winning endgame, since Black cannot eliminate the White pawn.} 44.d7 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.
