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Chess Sat, Nov 27, 1971 – 39 · Times Colonist (Victoria, British Columbia, Canada) · Newspapers.com
Chess by George Koltanowski Saturday, November 27, 1971 Times Colonist Victoria, British Columbia, Canada White to play...
Posted by Bobby Fischer's True History on Monday, November 23, 2020
White to play and mate in two moves.
FEN 4nQ2/K6B/pN2pP1R/r2Nk3/3bn3/6Pp/1B2b3/4Rr1q w - - 0 1
Key: N-N4/Nb4
Bobby Proves Not Invincible
First in Vancouver against Russia's Mark Taimanov; then in Denver against Denmark's Bent Larsen, Bobby Fischer had seemed absolutely unbeatable. He won 12 games in a row, obliterating both these formidable obstacles in his path to the World Championship Candidates' finals in Buenos Aires. And his first game there, against Tigran Petrosian, continued the string.
But after 13 candidates' wins, Fischer's string broke — and here's the game that did it. (Each side tried to get the other to exchange Queens; both avoided it!)
Tigran Vartanovich Petrosian vs Robert James Fischer Fischer - Petrosian Candidates Final (1971), Buenos Aires ARG, rd 2, Oct-05 Gruenfeld Defense: Brinckmann Attack (D82) 1-0 https://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1044714
1. d4 Nf6
2. c4 g6
3. Nc3 d5
4. Bf4 Bg7
5. e3 c5
6. dxc5 Qa5
7. Rc1 Ne4
8. cxd5 Nxc3
9. Qd2(a) Qxa2
10. bxc3 Qa5(b)
(b) Exchanging Queens here gives White the advantage of a pawn plus better center possibilities.
11. Bc4 Nd7
12. Ne2 Ne5
13. Ba2 Bf5(c)
14. Bxe5 Bxe5
15. Nd4 Qxc5
16. Nxf5 gxf5
17. O-O Qa5
18. Qc2 f4
19. c4 fxe3
20. c5(d) Qd2
21. Qa4+ Kf8
22. Rcd1 Qe2
23. d6 Qh5
24. f4 e2
25. fxe5 exd1=Q
26. Rxd1 Qxe5
27. Rf1 f6
28. Qb3 Kg7
29. Qf7+ Kh6
30. dxe7 f5
31. Rxf5 Qd4+
32. Kh1 1-0
