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The Game of Kings 03 Jul 1969, Thu The Gazette (Montreal, Quebec, Canada) Newspapers.com
Paul Keres vs William Lombardy
Hoogovens (1969), Wijk aan Zee NED, rd 4, Jan-17
Sicilian Defense: Dragon. Modern Bc4 Variation (B35) 1-0
From the Beverwijk, Holland, International, 1969:
(a) Certainly weakening, but if 17. … N-K1; 18. BxB KxB; 19. P-B4 with just as good attacking prospects.
(b) A desperate counter as opening of one of the K-side files is the only alternative.
(c) With three pieces for the Q.
(d) Trying for some material compensation but it only hastens the end.
World Championship
After the severe mauling he suffered in the 17th and 19th games, which left him with a two point deficit, the collapse of champion Petrosian could almost have been predicted. Instead he came back to produce one of his finest fighting positional games in the 20th.
Tigran V Petrosian vs Boris Spassky
Petrosian - Spassky World Championship Match (1969), Moscow URS, rd 20, Jun-09
Queen's Gambit Declined: Anti-Tartakower Variation (D55) 1-0
1. c4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nf3 Be7 4. Nc3 Nf6 5. Bg5 O-O 6. e3 h6 7. Bxf6 Bxf6 8. Qd2 b6 9. cxd5 exd5 10. b4(a) Bb7 11. Rb1 c6 12. Bd3 Nd7 13. O-O Re8 14. Rfc1 a5 15. bxa5 Rxa5 16. Bf5 Ra6 17. Rb3 g6 18. Bd3 Ra7 19. Rcb1 Bg7 20. a4 Qe7(b) 21. Bf1 Ba6 22. h4 Bxf1 23. Rxf1 h5 24. Re1 Raa8 25. g3 Qd6 26. Kg2 Kf8 27. Reb1 Kg8 28. Qd1 Bf8(c) 29. R3b2 Bg7 30. Rc2 Ra7 31. Rbc1 Nb8 32. Ne2 Rc7(d) 33. Qd3 Ra7 34. Qb3 Ra6 35. Nf4 Rd8 36. Nd3 Bf8 37. Nfe5 Rc8 38. Rc3 Be7 39. Nf4 Bf6(e) 40. Ned3 Ra5(f) 41. Qxb6 Rxa4 42. Rc5 Ra6 43. Rxd5 Qxf4(g) 44. Qxa6 Qe4+ 45. f3 Qe6 46. Qc4 Qxe3 47. Ne5 Rf8(h) 48. Rc5 Be7 49. Rb1 Bxc5 50. Rxb8 Resigns
(a) Securing a bind on the Q-side by preventing P-QB4.
(b) P-QB4 is prevented by pressure on the NP.
(c) With the main points defended Black waits to see how White is going to make headway. This comes by White's transference of the attack to the QB file.
(d) If 32. … RxRP; 33. RxBP NxR; 34. QxR with a dangerous pin.
(e) White threatened 40. NxQP.
(f) White intends to go 41. N-N4 and NxQP.
(g) The alternative to giving up the 'exchange' is 43. … QxRch; 44. NxQ RxQ; 45. NxR R-Q1 (R-B2? 46. N-Q5) with a pawn up and a simplified position.
(h) Otherwise, 48. R-Q8ch wins at once.
The Gazette The Game of Kings Thursday, July 03, 1969 Montreal, Quebec, Canada Problem No. 1150 by D. S. Subrahmanyam,...
Posted by Bobby Fischer's True History on Wednesday, November 17, 2021
Problem No. 1150 by D. S. Subrahmanyam, India. White mates in two moves.
FEN 4n3/3p2B1/b1qR1P2/Rnb1k3/1p2NpP1/1B1P1p2/3Q4/5K2 w - - 0 1
Key: N-N5/Ng5
