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 "24"] [White "Spassky"] [Black "Fischer"] [Result "1/2"] [PlyCount "78"] 1.e4 c5 2.Ne2 Nf6 3.Nbc3 d6 4.g3 g6 5.Bg2 Nc6 6.O-O Bg7 7.d4 {Finally, a real Sicilian!} cxd4 8.Nxd4 {The kingside fianchetto is not considered dangerous against the Dragon formation, but there was some interest in the line in the 1980's.} Bg4 {8...Nxd4 9.Qxd4 O-O is the normal line.} 9.Nde2 {9.f3 Bd7 10.Be3 ought to be at least slightly better for White.} Qc8 10.f3 Bh3 {Black has equalized.} 11.Bxh3 Qxh3 12.Bg5 {The idea is to provoke Black into playing h7-h6.} O-O 13.Qd2 h6 14.Be3 {14.Nf4 Qd7 15.Bxf6 Bxf6 16.Nfd5 Bg7 is about even.} Kh7 15.Rac1 Qd7 16.Nd5 {White plays methodically. This formation makes it hard for Black to achieve counterplay on the c-file.} Nxd5 17.exd5 Ne5 18.b3 b5 {The idea here is to limit White's activity on the queenside. Black has at the very least achieved equality, even if White manages to transfer the knight to c6.} 19.Bd4 Rac8 20.f4 {20.c3 is a reasonable alternative, e.g., Qb7 21.Be3} Ng4 21.Bxg7 Kxg7 22.Nd4 Nf6 {This attacks the weak pawn at d5, and forces White's reply.} 23.c4 {23.Nc6? Nxd5!} bxc4 24.bxc4 e6 {A useful break, and clearly better than the alternatives. 24...Qa4 25.Nc6 and 24...Rfe8 25.f5!} 25.dxe6 {25.Nc6 exd5 26.cxd5 Rfe8 27.Qb2 can be met by 27...Qf5! 28.Rfd1 Kh7 and now Nxd5 is threatened.} fxe6 26.Rfe1 Rfe8 27.Nb3 a6 {Now the queen can make use of the a7-square.} 28.Qd4 Rc6 {The weaknesses at c4 and d6 offset each other. and the game is now dead even.} 29.Red1 e5 30.Qxe5 Rxe5 31.fxe5 dxe5 32.Rxd7+ Nxd7 33.Rd1 Nf6 34.c5 Kf7 35.Rc1 Nd7 36.Kf2 Ke6 37.Ke3 Kd5 38.Rd1+ Ke6 39.Rc1 {There is no avoiding the draw now.} Kd5 {Agreed drawn, since no progress can be made.} 1/2 [Event "Belgrade"] [Site "?"] [Date "1992.??.??"] [Round "24"] [White "Spassky"] [Black "Fischer"] [Result "1/2"] [PlyCount "78"] 1.e4 c5 2.Ne2 Nf6 3.Nbc3 d6 4.g3 g6 5.Bg2 Nc6 6.O-O Bg7 7.d4 {Finally, a real Sicilian!} cxd4 8.Nxd4 {The kingside fianchetto is not considered dangerous against the Dragon formation, but there was some interest in the line in the 1980's.} Bg4 {8...Nxd4 9.Qxd4 O-O is the normal line.} 9.Nde2 {9.f3 Bd7 10.Be3 ought to be at least slightly better for White.} Qc8 10.f3 Bh3 {Black has equalized.} 11.Bxh3 Qxh3 12.Bg5 {The idea is to provoke Black into playing h7-h6.} O-O 13.Qd2 h6 14.Be3 {14.Nf4 Qd7 15.Bxf6 Bxf6 16.Nfd5 Bg7 is about even.} Kh7 15.Rac1 Qd7 16.Nd5 {White plays methodically. This formation makes it hard for Black to achieve counterplay on the c-file.} Nxd5 17.exd5 Ne5 18.b3 b5 {The idea here is to limit White's activity on the queenside. Black has at the very least achieved equality, even if White manages to transfer the knight to c6.} 19.Bd4 Rac8 20.f4 {20.c3 is a reasonable alternative, e.g., Qb7 21.Be3} Ng4 21.Bxg7 Kxg7 22.Nd4 Nf6 {This attacks the weak pawn at d5, and forces White's reply.} 23.c4 {23.Nc6? Nxd5!} bxc4 24.bxc4 e6 {A useful break, and clearly better than the alternatives. 24...Qa4 25.Nc6 and 24...Rfe8 25.f5!} 25.dxe6 {25.Nc6 exd5 26.cxd5 Rfe8 27.Qb2 can be met by 27...Qf5! 28.Rfd1 Kh7 and now Nxd5 is threatened.} fxe6 26.Rfe1 Rfe8 27.Nb3 a6 {Now the queen can make use of the a7-square.} 28.Qd4 Rc6 {The weaknesses at c4 and d6 offset each other. and the game is now dead even.} 29.Red1 e5 30.Qxe5 Rxe5 31.fxe5 dxe5 32.Rxd7+ Nxd7 33.Rd1 Nf6 34.c5 Kf7 35.Rc1 Nd7 36.Kf2 Ke6 37.Ke3 Kd5 38.Rd1+ Ke6 39.Rc1 {There is no avoiding the draw now.} Kd5 {Agreed drawn, since no progress can be made.} 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.
