Annotated chess game: Zuerich, Zürich

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ANNOTATED GAME

Zuerich, Zürich
Gligoric, Svetozar vs. Fischer, Robert James
Annotated by: glmelo (2006)
Chess opening: Sicilian (B98), Najdorf, Browne variation

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1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Bg5 e6 7. f4 Be7 8. Qf3 Nbd7	Alternative variation: 8... h6 9. Bh4 g5 10. fxg5 Nfd7 11. Nxe6 fxe6 12. Qh5+ Kf8 13. Bb5 Rh7 14. Qg6 [Gligoric-Fischer/Portoroz izt/1958] (14. O-O+ Kg8 15. g6 $1 Rg7 16. Rf7 Bxh4 17. Qxh6 Rxf7 18. gxf7+ Kxf7 19. Qh7+ Kf8 20. e5 $3 dxe5 21. Qh8+ Kf7 22. Rf1+ $16)
	1 comment mcchesser (1200) on 02-Sep-12: In "experts against the sicilian" these alternative lines with ...h6 are not recommended. Play in the game follows mainline theory


9. O-O-O Qc7 10. g4 b5 11. Bxf6 gxf6	Alternative variation: 11... Nxf6 12. g5 Nd7 13. f5 Nc5 14. Rg1 b4 15. Nce2 e5 16. f6 exd4 17. fxe7 d3 18. cxd3 b3 19. axb3 Nxd3+ 20. Kb1 Ne5 21. Qc3 Qxe7 [ 1/4-1/4/Boleslavsky-Aronin/UdSSR-ch/1957]



12. Bg2	Alternative variation: 12. a3 Bb7 13. f5 Ne5 ( 13... e5 $142) 14. Qe2 Qd7 15. g5 fxg5 16. fxe6 fxe6 17. Bh3 $16



12... Bb7 13. Rhe1	Alternative variation: 13. f5 e5



13... O-O-O 14. a3 Nb6 15. Rd3 Kb8 16. Red1 d5 17. exd5 Nxd5 18. Nxd5 Bxd5 19. Qf1	Alternative variation: 19. Qf2 Bc5 $10



19... Bc5	Alternative variation: 19... Bxg2 20. Qxg2 Qxf4+ $2 21. Kb1 $18 [>< c6]



20. Bxd5 Rxd5 21. Ne2 Rxd3 22. Rxd3 h5	Alternative variation: 22... Qb7 [/\ 23... Rc8 24... Qe4! =]



23. gxh5	Alternative variation: 23. Rh3 Rc8 $17



23... Rxh5 24. Qg2 Rh8 25. Rc3 Rc8 26. b4 Be3+ 27. Kb1 Qb6 28. Rxc8+ Kxc8 29. Qf3	Alternative variation: 29. Qa8+ Kc7 30. Qf8 Qd6 31. Qxf7+ Qd7 32. Qxd7+ Kxd7 $14



29... Kd8 30. h4 Ke7 31. h5 f5	Alternative variation: 31... Kf8 32. h6 Kg8 33. Qg3+



32. h6 Bd4 33. Nxd4 Qxd4 34. Qh1	Alternative variation: 34. h7 Qg1+ 35. Kb2 Qh2 36. Qb7+ Kf6
	2 comments matsany (1887) on 16-Aug-12: White's pawn advanced makes the difference between wining and draw , Fischer 's endgame art is Superior . mcchesser (1200) on 03-Sep-12: At this stage there is less "art" as you say, and more brute force calculation. Gligoric, RIP, was a masterful calculator and a fierce attacker. In this game his middlegame edge is transferred to what he saw as a winning endgame (for the reason mentioned).


34... Qh8 35. h7 Kf8 36. Qa8+ Kg7 37. Qxh8+ Kxh8 38. c4 Kxh7 39. c5
	2 comments bvr04 (1200) on 16-Aug-12: Well, the annotations explained everything... matsany (1887) on 16-Aug-12: yes...., this game is lost for black , even if 38...bxc4.39.a4-Kxh7.40.b5-axb.41.axb , black wont be able to stop the advanced of white's b pawn .