Bobby Fischer 60 More Memorable Games by Paul Powell

Author:Paul Powell [Powell, Paul]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: General Fiction
Published: 2013-11-10T08:00:00+00:00

37.Rxb7?

When you see a good move, always look for a better one. White missed such a great opportunity and didn't take advantage of the fact that Black pieces aren't well coordinated. Here 37.Re8!! Rxd7 (the only move) (37...Rxe8 38.d8Q White wins) 38.Rxd7+ Kxe8 39.Rxd2 with great winning chances.

37...Nc4 38.Rc5 Nb6 39.Rxa7 Nxd7

Black managed to consume the most dangerous factor of White's position, and now he should create a passed Pawn faster than lightning.

40.b4 Ke6 41.Ra6+ Ke7 42.Rd5 Rf8

It's also good to adjust pieces' placement before executing the main idea. Rf1-b1 is very unpleasant now.

43.Rd1 Rf4 44.a3 Bf5 45.Ra7 Bxh3 46.b5 Bg4 47.Rd2 Rf1+ 48.Kb2 Bf5 49.a4 h5 50.Ka3 h4 51.Rb2 h3

It turns out that Black's Pawn is simply faster and it guarantees a win.

52.b6 Ra1+?!

52...Rf3+ 53.Kb4 Kd6 54.b7 Nb8 Such a blockade is exactly what Black wanted to achieve; a Rook is always better placed next to a Pawn than in front of it and, thanks to a g Pawn supporter, the outcome of this ending is rather clear.

53.Kb4 Rb1 54.Rxb1 Bxb1 55.b7 Kd6 56.Ra8 Kc7

The rest should be easy for such a strong player like Fischer who had a really good technique despite his young age.

57.Rh8 Bf5 58.Kc3 g5 59.Kd4 g4 60.Ke3 g3 61.Kf3 g2 62.Kf2 Kxb7 63.Rh5 Bg4 64.Rg5 Nf6 65.Kg1 Bc8 66.Rg7+ Kb8 67.a5 Nh5 68.Rg8 Kc7 69.Kh2 Nf4 70.a6 Bxa6 71.Rg7+ Kb6 0-1

Both players contributed to this very interesting game. They both had winning chances and eventually Foguelman was the one who made the last mistake. I feel that the game would have ended faster if only Fischer had refrained from exchanging the Queens.

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