January 16, 1972 El Paso Times Chats on Chess by George Koltanowski

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Chats On Chess Sun, Jan 16, 1972 – 74 · El Paso Times (El Paso, Texas) · Newspapers.com

Hints for Beginners

1. A sacrifice or capture which brings your King into position for a diverging attack by Queen Rook, Bishop or Knight. A double check is equally to be shunned.
2. A sacrifice or capture which drives your King away from the defense of a piece by proximity.
   The maxim applies to any piece, but in the openings it is generally the King that is aimed at through the KB pawn which he alone defends. The sacrifice alluded to is, of course, your opponent's, the capture yours.

Bobby, The Formidable
Played in the second round in the Inter-Zonal at Palma de Mallorca.
Notes from the Kibitzers' Room

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(d)
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 place.
(b)Smyslov though 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 RxN wins material.
(c) After 12. O-O B-QR3 would stop White from playing P-K4. But opening lines with the King in the center is almost always dangerous.
(d) Sacrifice 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-5 etc.
(h) Pawns have no value to Fischer at the moment. It is interesting to note that he keeps he “attacked” Rook for Q-B1.
(i) Seek 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.

Vasily Smyslov vs Robert James Fischer
Palma de Mallorca Interzonal (1970), Palma de Mallorca ESP, rd 2, Nov-10
English Opening: Symmetrical. Symmetrical Variation (A36) 0-1
https://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1044695

The solution to the problem above is 1. N-K4.