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Chess Master Sat, Jun 26, 1971 – 19 · Times Colonist (Victoria, British Columbia, Canada) · Newspapers.com
Chess Master by George Koltanowski Saturday, June 26, 1971 Times Colonist Victoria, British Columbia, Canada Problem by...
Posted by Bobby Fischer's True History on Wednesday, June 17, 2020
Problem by F. Gamage, U.S.A. White to play and mate in two moves.
FEN 1B3RQK/3B4/4N3/6np/bR1n2kq/1p3p1r/2rNp2p/b7 w - - 0 1
Bobby, The Formidable
Played in the second round in the Inter-Zonal at Palm de Mallorca. Notes from the Kibitzers' Room.
Vasily Smyslov vs Robert James Fischer Palma de Mallorca Interzonal (1970), ESP, rd 2, Nov-10 English Opening: Symmetrical. Symmetrical Variation (A36) 0-1 https://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1044695
1. c4 g6 2. Nc3 Bg7 3. g3 c5 4. Bg2 Nc6 5. b3(a) e6 6. Bb2 Nge7 7. Na4(b) Bxb2 8. Nxb2 O-O 9. e3 d5 10. cxd5 Nxd5 11. Ne2 b6 12. d4(c) Ba6 13. dxc5 Qf6 14. Nc4(e) Nc3 15. Nxc3(f) Qxc3+ 16. Kf1(g) Rfd8(h) 17. Qc1 Bxc4+ 18. bxc4 Qd3+ 19. Kg1 Rac8 20. cxb6 axb6 21. Qb2(i) Na5 22. h4 Nxc4 23. Qf6(j) Qf5 24. Qxf5 gxf5 25. h5(k) Rd2 26. Rc1 Rc5 27. Rh4 Ne5 28. Rxc5 bxc5 29. Ra4 c4(l) 30. h6 Kf8(m) 31. Ra8+ Ke7 32. Rc8 Rxa2 33. Bf1(n) Rc2 34. Kg2(o) Ng4 35. Kg1(p) Rxf2 36. Bxc4(r) Rf3 37. Kg2 Rxe3 38. Rh8 Nxh6 39. Rxh7 Ng4 40. Bb5 Rb3 41. Bc6 Rb2+ 42. Kg1 Ne5 43. Ba8 Rb8 44. Bh1 0-1
(a) With 5. N-B3 it would have been identical to the two played recently in Buenos Aires and in which Smyslov found himself in serious trouble. Here he tries a different plan.
(b)Smyslov thought that with the exchange of Bishops he would have the advantage. If 7. N-B3, O-O; (Buenos Aires, 1970) 8. N-QR4, Fischer played 8. ... P-K4, as after 9. NxBP, R-K5; 10. BxB, PxN wins material.
(c) After 12. O-O, B-QR3 would stop White from playing P-Q4. But opening lines with the King in the centre is almost always dangerous.
(d) Sacrifices a pawn for initiative.
(e) Hopes to neutralize the threats of the Bishop on QR6.
(f) If 15. Q-B1, NxN; 16. KxN, QR-B1; and if now 17. PxP, N-K4; 18. P-N7, RxN; 19. PxR, BxPch with a winning attack.
(g) Must seek refuge. If 16. N-Q2, N-N5, etc.
(h) Pawns have no value to Fischer at the moment. It is interesting to note that he keeps the “attacked” Rook for placing on QB1.
(i) Seeks counter-play.
(j) White has P-R5 in mind, but off go the Queens. Fischer's Rooks are better placed.
(k) After 25. K-R2 there follows R-Q7.
(l) The passed pawn and the poor position of the White King give Fischer a quick win.
(m) Mate was threatened.
(n) If 33. P-B4, N-N5; 34. RxBP, RxBch.
(o) Time trouble.
(p) If he takes the pawn, then NxPch.
(r) If now 36. RxP, RxBch; 37. KxR, NxPch, etc.
