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The Guardian, Chess, Thursday, June 18, 1959, Greater London, England Problem No. 530 By J. C. Morra (Argentina) White...
Posted by Bobby Fischer's True History on Friday, May 13, 2022
Problem No. 530 By J. C. Morra (Argentina)
Black (6)
White (10)
White mates in two moves.
FEN 3n3Q/3pp1N1/3Nq3/R2PkBP1/2K2pP1/2P5/8/8 w - - 0 1
Solution: 1. Kb3 Kxd6 2. Ne8#
The Zurich tournament
The close finish at Zurich indicates that the world championship candidates' tournament in Yugoslavia later this year will see a serious challenge to the Russian hegemony by Gligoric (Yugoslavia) and Fischer (United States). The scales, nevertheless remain heavily weighted in favour of the Russians.
Fischer's performance at Zurich was his best so far; he defeated the grandmasters Keres, Olafsson, and Unzicker, and but for his impetuosity in attack against Keller in the penultimate round might well have tied with Tal for first prize. Against the lesser masters he was devastating, as instanced by the game below.
Robert James Fischer vs Josef Kupper
Zuerich (1959), Zuerich SUI, rd 4, May-23
Sicilian Defense: Fischer-Sozin Attack. Leonhardt Variation (B88) 1-0
1. A favourite move of Fischer against the Sicilian.
2. White has to lose a tempo before beginning a king's side attack, since the immediate 7. O-O is met by 7. … P-Q4; with a free game for Black.
3. Black wishes to avoid the main line 8. … B-Q2; 9. B-K3 O-O; 10. P-B4 NxN; 11. BxK B-B3; 12. Q-K2 P-QN4; 13. NxP BxN; 14. QxB NxP; 15. QR-Q1, with which Fischer has obtained several successes with White.
4. If 11. … B-R3; then not 12. R-K1 P-Q4; 13. PxP N-N5; 14. N-K4 B-B4 (15. NxB Q-R5); but 12. R-B3, with good attacking chances.
5. Now Black loses control of his vital Q4 square. Much better is 12. … Q-Q2.
6. White's attack has developed quickly in the last few moves, and now he begins a decisive sacrificial combination.
7. If 21. … QxP; 22. QxPch K-N1; 23. R-N3ch.
8. The only defence against the threat of 23. PxB, followed by 24. QxPch.
9. Or 23. … K-N1; 24. Q-N3 R-R2; 25. RxP Q-N4; 26. R-KN1 and wins.
10. The last hope; if now 25. PxB R-B5; 26. PxP(Q)ch KxQ; 27. RxPch K-N2; 28. Q-N3ch KxR; and Black can fight on.
