Leipzig Olympiad Final
Robert James Fischer vs. Mikhail Tal
Annotated by:
charleshiggie
(2211)
Chess opening:
French (C17), Winawer, advance, 5.a3
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11. Nf3
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White protects e5. |
 
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11... Qc7
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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
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Developing the Bf1 at last, and indirectly protecting e5 by pinning the Nc6. |
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12... Bd7
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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
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White finally castles. |
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13... O-O-O
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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
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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
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Black recaptures the pawn he was down. |
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15. Nxe5
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White takes. |
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15... Bxb5
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Instead of recapturing the knight on e5, Tal cleverly recaptures on b5 instead, threatening the Rf1. |
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16. Nxf7
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This leads to an exciting draw. White could maintain some tension with 16. Bxe7 Qxe7 17. Rfe1. |
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16... Bxf1
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So the rook goes. |
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17. Nxd8
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And does a black rook. |
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17... Rxg5
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Now a white bishop. |
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18. Nxe6
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But now white forks queen and rook. |
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18... Rxg2+
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But black has this check. |
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19. Kh1
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But not the hasty 19. Kxf1? Rxh2 20. Qf7 Rh1+ 21. Kg2 Qh2+ 22. Kf3 Qh3+ and wins. |
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19... Qe5
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Black's queen was attacked, so it had to be moved. |
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20. Rxf1
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And now the black bishop goes. |
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20... Qxe6
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And so does the white knight. |
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