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The Chessboard Sun, Sep 26, 1971 – Page 13 · Asbury Park Press (Asbury Park, New Jersey) · Newspapers.com
The Chessboard by Harry T. Conover Sunday, September 26, 1971 Asbury Park Press Asbury Park, New Jersey Chess Problem...
Posted by Bobby Fischer's True History on Thursday, August 13, 2020
Chess Problem No. 226 by A. Munck, Tidskrift for Skak, 1901. White mates in 2 moves.
FEN 4NN2/5P2/8/4kpq1/K2R4/8/5P2/B7 w - - 0 1
The Chessboard: Fischer Facing Final Test
Grandmaster Bobby Fischer of New York faces the final test in his quest for a chance at the world chess championship when play begins Thursday in his candidates' match with Grandmaster Tigran Petrosian of the Soviet Union, in Buenos Aires.
The winner of the 10-game match will meet world champion Boris Spassky of the Soviet Union, in a title match next spring.
On form, Fischer, who has been beating everyone in sight recently, is favored to win this encounter, but no one denies that Petrosian is a tough opponet. It bids fair to be the best match of the year, with the American, who always plays to win, pitted against the former world champion who has no qualms about drawing discreetly when the going gets tough.
Among his more recent exploits Fischer scored 21½-½ against 11 strong opponents in a double-round speed tournament at New York's Manhattan Chess Club. Walter Shipman of New York gained the only draw against Fischer, but lost the second game, the score of which appears below. The time limit for each game was five minutes.
Ruy Lopez, White Fischer vs. Black Shipman
1. e4 e5
It takes a high degree of courage to play this move against Fischer whose prowess in the Ruy Lopez and assorted kingside gambits is well-known.
3. Bb5 Nge7
The Cozio Defense that is not seen around much anymore, but at 5-minute chess anything can happen. There followed
4. c3 (also recommended is 4. N-B3, P-KN3; 5. P-Q3, B-N2; 6. B-N5, P-B3; 7. ?B-K3, P-QR3; 8. B-R4, P-QN4; 9. B=N3, N-R4; 10. Q-Q2, NxB; 11. RPxN, B-N2; 12. B-R6 with advantage to White), d5
6. Qe2 (Black must now protect his advanced pawn) Qd5
8. d4 (White has quickly gained the upper hand in the center) Bf5
11. Nb3 f5 (Black intends to maintain the pawn at K5 as a strong point with which to restrain White's maneuvers)
12. Be3 Qf7 (And error which White quickly punishes. There was no reason to move the queen and the reply 12 … B-Q3 suggests itself).
14. Qa6+ Kd7 (Forced, since after 14. … K-N, there is no defense to 15. N-R5.)
15. Na5 (Even here this move is bad enough for Black.) Qe6
16. c4 Be7 (Suddenly Black's forces are in disarray.)
20. Rad1 Ke7 (Black blunders, but he was faced with material loss in any event.)
24. Qxa7+ 1-0 (White comes out a rook ahead--all in the space of a handful of minutes.)
Robert James Fischer vs Walter Shipman
Manhattan blitz (1971) (blitz), New York, NY USA, rd 1, Aug-08
Spanish Game: Cozio Defense. General (C60) 1-0
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