The Chess Scholar Noviembre - Diciembre 2007 | Page 5

sure that all the tactics worked.] 23...Qxe5 [Not 23...Rxe5?? 24.Bd6.] 24.Qxd7 Rad8 [Who is attacking whom? Naturally, 24...Qxc3? 25.Qd6+ Kg5?? (better is 25…Qf6 though 26.Rd1 clearly favors White) 26.h4+ Kxh4 27.Qf4 is mate.] 25.Qxb7 Qe3+ [Reams of lines have appeared in an effort to see if 25...Qxc3 was better than the check. Passing by most of White’s tries, it now seems that 26.Qb1! suffices to give White an edge.] 26.Kf1 [Of course, 26.Kh1? Qe1+ leads to a back rank mate.] 26… Rd2! [A very threatening move that Fischer had to have taken into consideration when he played 23.Rxe5. Losing is 26...Qxc3?? 27.Bb2, while 26...h6 27.Qc6+ Kh7 Qd2+ 31.Kh1 Rxc6 32.Bxc6 Qxc3 33.Rg1+ Kf6 34.Bxa7 [White intends to push his a-pawn, supported by the two powerful Bishops, down the board.] 34…g5 35.Bb6 Qxc2 36.a5 Qb2 37.Bd8+ Ke6 38.a6 Qa3 39.Bb7 Qc5 [White appears to be winning since his a-pawn is hard to stop while the light-squared Bishop prevents any checks on the 28.Bc5! a8-h1 diagonal.] 40.Rb1 c3 41.Bb6, 1-0. The [The point of Fischer’s play. The resulting Queen passed a-pawn had its way. After 41…c2 42.Re1+ versus a Rook and two Bishops will favor White. Qe5 43.Rxe5+ Kxe5 44.a7 (of course, simpler is 28.Qc5?? would have failed to 28…Rf2+ 29.Kg1 44.Be3) 44…c1=Q+ 45.Bg1 Rxf3+.] 28...Rf2+ [Larsen and nothing can be done about a8=Q when White didn’t like the look of 28...Qe5 since 29.Qc8 with would be two Bishops up. the idea of Bd4 would have been very strong.] 29.Kg1 Rxg2!+ 30.Kxg2 28.Qxc4 is very good for White.] 27.Qc6+ Re6 Advertise Your Business in The Chess Scholar Display Advertising contact: Chess Promoters [email protected] Classified Ads: $1.00 per ad + 50 cents / word. Minimum ad is $5. No discounts on multiple insertions. PO Box # = 2 words, phone number = 1 word. Publication constitutes final acceptance. Mail ad and payment to: Chess Promoters, PO Box 282, Phoenix, AZ 85028