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ANNOTATED GAME
Leipzig Olympiad Final
Robert James Fischer vs. Mikhail Tal
Annotated by: charleshiggie
(2211)
Chess opening: French (C17), Winawer, advance, 5.a3
Robert James Fischer vs. Mikhail Tal
Annotated by: charleshiggie
(2211)
Chess opening: French (C17), Winawer, advance, 5.a3
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11. Nf3 |
White protects e5. | ||||||
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11... Qc7 |
There's nothing wrong with 11...Qxa5 12. Rb1 Qc7 13. Bf4 Bd7 14. Bg3 O-O-O (Damjanovich-Udovcich, Yugoslavia 1963). Qc7 is also fine, attacking e5 for a second time. | ||||||
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12. Bb5 |
Developing the Bf1 at last, and indirectly protecting e5 by pinning the Nc6. | ||||||
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12... Bd7 |
White's h-pawn heads for a touchdown on h8 after 12...Rxg2 13. Kf1! Rg8 14. Rg1! Rxg1+ 15. Kxg1. | ||||||
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13. O-O |
White finally castles. | ||||||
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13... O-O-O |
And so does black. The position is most imbalanced, with the kings castled on opposite sides - and both sides have open files in direction of each other's king. An exciting middle game is in prospect! | ||||||
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14. Bg5 |
Underestimating Black's reply. Fischer claims he missed a win with 14. Bxc6! Bxc6 15. Qxf7 d4 16. Qxe6+ Bd7 17. Qxe7 Rxg2+ 18. Kxg2 Bh3+ 19. Kxh3 Qxe7 20. Bg5 with a decisive material advantage as soon as White can consolidate. | ||||||
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14... Nxe5 |
Black recaptures the pawn he was down. | ||||||
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15. Nxe5 |
White takes. | ||||||
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15... Bxb5 |
Instead of recapturing the knight on e5, Tal cleverly recaptures on b5 instead, threatening the Rf1. | ||||||
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16. Nxf7 |
This leads to an exciting draw. White could maintain some tension with 16. Bxe7 Qxe7 17. Rfe1. | ||||||
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16... Bxf1 |
So the rook goes. | ||||||
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17. Nxd8 |
And does a black rook. | ||||||
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17... Rxg5 |
Now a white bishop. | ||||||
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18. Nxe6 |
But now white forks queen and rook. | ||||||
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18... Rxg2+ |
But black has this check. | ||||||
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19. Kh1 |
But not the hasty 19. Kxf1? Rxh2 20. Qf7 Rh1+ 21. Kg2 Qh2+ 22. Kf3 Qh3+ and wins. | ||||||
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19... Qe5 |
Black's queen was attacked, so it had to be moved. | ||||||
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20. Rxf1 |
And now the black bishop goes. | ||||||
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20... Qxe6 |
And so does the white knight. | ||||||
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