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The Chessboard 30 Mar 1969, Sun Asbury Park Press (Asbury Park, New Jersey) Newspapers.com
The Chessboard: Fischer Victory Wins Accolade by Harry T. Conover
The titanic struggle between Robert Fischer, former United States champion, and Leonid Stein of the Soviet Union, in the 1967 interzonal tournament at Sousse has been singled out for honors by the Chess Informant.
Published in the fourth volume of the continuing anthology of noteworthy games compiled by the Yugoslav Chess Federation, Fischer's victory was selected as the best of 10 picked by a panel of distinguished judges.
The 10 were drawn from the 867 games selected from 23 international tournaments which took place in the period July through December of 1967. Announcement of the selection is made in the fifth volume of the Informant series recently published.
Here is the score of Fischer's brilliant victory over Stein:
Robert James Fischer vs Leonid Stein
Sousse Interzonal (1967), Sousse TUN, rd 7, Oct-24
Spanish Game: Closed Variations. Flohr System (C92) 1-0
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3 O-O 9. h3 Bb7 10. d4 Na5 11. Bc2 Nc4
The battle has shaped up along the familiar lines with Black striving to overcome the strong bind afforded White by the Ruy Lopez. This knight is destined for Black's QN3 and then Q2 where he will exert additional pressure on the important center squares.
12. b3 Nb6 13. Nbd2 Nbd7 14. b4
White forestalls the familiar freeing move P-B4 by Black.
14. … exd4 15. cxd4 a5 16. bxa5 c5
Black has achieved this pawn push by the temporary sacrifice of a pawn. Now the struggle begins in earnest.
17. e5
White seizes the initiative in the center and establishes an advanced pawn which will have a cramping effect on Black's kingside.
17. … dxe5 18. dxe5 Nd5 19. Ne4 Nb4
Black seeks to capitalize on his preponderance of pawns on the queenside, while White is concerned with securing a lasting attack on the opposite wing.
20. Bb1 Rxa5
Recovering his pawn and preparing to exert additional pressure on White's backward queen rook's pawn.
21. Qe2 Nb6 22. Nfg5 Bxe4 23. Qxe4 g6
A weakening move necessitated by the dearth of defensive Black forces on the kingside, and an admission that Black's queenside action may not be entirely sound.
24. Qh4 h5 25. Qg3 Nc4
After 25. … BxN (to remove one of the attackers), 26. BxN, Q away; 27. B-B6 would leave the Black king virtually at White's mercy.
26. Nf3 Kg7 27. Qf4 Rh8
Position after Black's 27th move.28. e6!
This unexpected push may be said to win. Black can scarcely go in for 28. … PxP, bringing on the fatal 29. RxP.
28. … f5 29. Bxf5 Qf8
Capturing the bishop would lead to a speedy loss.
30. Be4 Qxf4 31. Bxf4 Re8 32. Rad1 Ra6 33. Rd7 Rxe6
Having regained his pawn, Black might have thought the worst was over, but White has other ideas.
34. Ng5 Rf6 35. Bf3 Rxf4
Suddenly Black finds he must give up the exchange, else lose a piece.
36. Ne6+ Kf6 37. Nxf4 Ne5 38. Rb7 Bd6 39. Kf1 Nc2 40. Re4 Nd4 41. Rb6 Rd8
The plausible 41. … K-K2 would allow 42. NxPch, winning.
42. Nd5+ Kf5 43. Ne3+ Ke6 44. Be2 Kd7 45. Bxb5+ Nxb5 46. Rxb5 Kc6 47. a4 Bc7 48. Ke2 g5 49. g3 Ra8 50. Rb2 Rf8 51. f4 gxf4 52. gxf4 Nf7 53. Re6+ Nd6 54. f5 Ra8 55. Rd2 Rxa4 56. f6 Resigns
The passed pawn is unstoppable. A brilliant effort by Fischer.
Asbury Park Press The Chessboard Sunday, March 30, 1969 Asbury Park, New Jersey Chess Problem No. 98 by V. Bartolovic,...
Posted by Bobby Fischer's True History on Friday, November 19, 2021
Chess Problem No. 98 by V. Bartolovic, 1st Prize, Jan Hannelius Tourney 1966. White mates in 2 moves.
FEN 8/3R3r/4n1Pp/7B/2p3R1/1pQP3n/1p2Np2/b2k1K2 w - - 0 1
Key: N-N/Ng1
St. Peters, Seton Hall, Irvington High School, New Providence High School, and Warren Hills High School finished in that order in the annual state high school team tournament held earlier this month at St. Benedict's Preparatory School, Newark.
Howell Township High School placed 10th and Monmouth Regional High School 16th in a field of 33 teams.
The Howell team was made up of Arthur Hall, Robert Grossman, Edmond Noles, Mary Koblin, Ben Reinholz, and Eugene Tkatschenko.
John Whitenack, Richard Hamilton, Stu Desko, Blais Dowden, Mike Dillon, and Bob Barnham represented Monmouth Regional.
