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ANNOTATED GAME
Fischer beaten, by a Dutch Grandmaster?
Robert James Fischer vs. Jan Hendrik Donner
Annotated by: fiercequeen (1200)
Chess opening: Caro-Kann (B19), classical, 7...Nd7
Robert James Fischer vs. Jan Hendrik Donner
Annotated by: fiercequeen (1200)
Chess opening: Caro-Kann (B19), classical, 7...Nd7
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24... gxh6 25. Rd4 f5 26. Rfd1 Nc5 27. Rd4d8 Qf7 |
Black makes no errors: Fischer is still a full piece behind, for only a pawn... | ||||
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28. Rxe8 |
worth trying was b3, Kh7, R8d2, Ne4, and regroup... | ||||
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28... Qxe8 29. Bd4 |
a useless move... | ||||
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29... Ne4 30. f3 |
desperate... | ||||
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30... e5 |
splendid move... | ||||
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31. fxe4 exd4 32. Qg3+ Bg7 33. exf5 Qe3+ |
securing a winning position, by trading the Queens: even better would have been c5!, and let White bleed out of good moves... | ||||
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34. Qxe3 dxe3 35. Rd8+ Kf7 36. Rd7+ Kf6 37. g4 Bf8 38. Kg2 Bc5 |
Donner is known, for his very deep and thorough knowledge of chess endgame play: but here, he might have considered Ra8!, Kf3, h5!... after this move, he again has reached equality... | ||||
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39. Rh7 Ke5 40. Kf3 Kd4 41. Rxh6 Rb6 42. b3 a4 |
suddenly, White is in deep trouble... | ||||
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43. Re6 axb3 44. axb3 Kd3 |
the winning move: also works Rxb3, with roughly the same outcome, the e-pawn is unstoppable... | ||||
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45. g5 |
and Fischer resigned: after Rxb3, White has no way to prevent a loss... | ||||
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