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Georg Mohr - Bobby Fischer and The Square d5
Georg Mohr - Bobby Fischer and The Square d5
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11...Nc5?
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15.Kb1
It is typical move, but it was possible to
start playing on the Kings side - 15.h4.
15...Nd7
Very interesting try is to start counter play
on the Kings side, despite the dangers
there: 15...f5 16.gxf6 Rxf6 17.Rg1 Rf7.
16.h4 b5 17.Bh3
Interesting idea, but quite playable is direct
occupation of the central square d5 17.Nd5.
The position is quite clear: square d5 is
fatal weak and white will use it as an
outpost for his pieces. The most important
thing is that White always capture on d5
with the piece and not with the Pawn.
17...Bxh3
To the loss of pawn led 17...Nb6 18.Bxb6
Qxb6 19.Nd5 Qd8 (19...Bxd5? 20.Bxc8)
20.Nxe7+ Qxe7 21.Qxd6.
18.Rxh3 Nb6 19.Bxb6!
Bishop is not important - important is
control of the central square d5. We should
remember the way how it was played: with
the last moves he systematically removed
all black defenders of the square d5!
19...Qxb6 20.Nd5 Qd8
Better try was 20...Qb7 21.Rg3 f5 22.gxf6
Bxf6 23.h5.
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21.f4
Of course, Fischer did not fall into trap
21.Nxe7+? Qxe7 22.Qxd6?? Rfd8+.
21...exf4 22.Qxf4 Qd7 23.Qf5
Very strong move, driving Queen from the
centre.
23...Rcd8
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Very bad position aroused after 23...Qb7
24.h5 Bd8 25.h6 g6 26.Qf4.
24.Ra3!
Strong move, deflecting opponents Queen.
24...Qa7 25.Rc3
Possible, but not the best was direct attack
25.Nf6+!? Bxf6 (25...gxf6? 26.gxf6 Kh8
27.Qg5 Rg8 28.fxe7!) 26.gxf6 g6 27.Qg5
Qf2; 25.h5 was playable and logical.
25...g6!
Best defence, but did not help much.
25...Qd7? 26.Rc7+; 25...Rd7? 26.Nf6+!
Bxf6 (26...gxf6 27.gxf6 Kh8 28.fxe7+)
27.gxf6 g6 28.Qg5 Kh8 29.Qh6 Rg8
30.Rc8!+.
26.Qg4 Qd7 27.Qf3 Qe6
Not 27...Rc8? 28.Rxc8 Rxc8 29.Nb6.
28.Rc7 Rde8
Other possibilities: 28...Rd7 29.Nf4+;
28...Rfe8 29.Rf1; 28...Rc8 29.Ra7 Ra8
30.Rxa8 Rxa8 31.Nc7.
29.Nf4 Qe5 30.Rd5 Qh8
Yes, Queen in the corner was result of
Blacks unlucky strategy and Whites total
control of the d5 square.
31.a3 h6
Black would lose even faster with opening
of the position 31...f6 32.Qb3 Rf7 33.Rxd6
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Or 33...g5 34.Nh3 Kh8 35.Ra7.
34.hxg6! fxg6
Capture was calculated by Fischer very
fast: 34...Bxf4 35.gxf7+ Rxf7 36.Rxf7
Kxf7 37.Rh5!+.
35.Qb3!
With this piece sacrifice White conducted
mating attack.
35...Rxf4
35...Kh8 36.Nxg6+ Qxg6 37.Rxg5 Rf1+
(37...Qxg5 38.Qh3++) 38.Ka2 Qxg5
39.Qh3+ Kg8 40.Qxf1+; 35...Bxf4
36.Rh5+.
36.Re5+ Kf8 37.Rxe8+ Kxe8 38.Qe6+
Kf8 39.Qc8+ 1:0.
Extremely instructive game. Systematic
opening, then removing of the d5 square
defenders (Bishop e6 and Knight b6),
consolidation of the Knight on the d5
square and final attack.
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In his games Fischer was fighting strictly
for his favourite square. Lets look how he
managed to confuse his all-time rival
Sammy Reshewsky.
11.Nd5 Nxd5
Mikhail Tal later showed, that the better
move was 11...00 and after 12.h4 f5 or
even 12...Nd7!? 13.Nxf4 exf4 14.Qxd6
Be5, acceptable was also 11...Nxe2
12.Qxe2 Be6, with the equal game. But not
11...Nxh3? 12.Be3 and Bb6.
12.Qxd5
This we know already: one always has to
take with the piece!
12Nc6 13.Bg4!
This we also know: changing of light
square Bishop, defender of the d5 square.
13Bxg4
13...f5 14.gxf6 Qxf6 15.Bxc8 Rxc8 16.c3
Rc7 17.Be3.
14.hxg4 Qc8 15.Qd1
Double defence: the threat was Qg4 and
Nb4.
15...Nd4
Better was 15...Qe6 16.Be3 000 (Tal).
16.c3 Nxb3 17.axb3 Qe6 18.Ra5! f6?
After a little bit better 18...b5, the pawn a6
became weak.
19.Qd5! Qxd5
19.Dd5 based on the good calculation:
19...Qxg4? 20.Qxb7 00 21.gxf6 +-.
20.Rxd5 Kd7 21.gxf6 Bxf6 22.g5 Be7
23.Ke2
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10.Nd5!
Removing of the first piece defender.
Bad was 10Ne4 11.Bb6.
10Nxd5 11.Bxd5 00 12.Nc3 Kh8
13.00 Be6 14.Bb3!
Another piece the Knight, is going to d5.
The most important thing is, that White has
one more attack to the square d5 than
Black.
14Na5 15.Nd5 Nxb3 16.axb3 Bxd5
17.Qxd5
Queen is the most power full piece on the
outpost! She was proudly looking around
all the chess table.
17Qc7 18.c3 g5?
Black was afraid of the move f2-f4, but
White was thinking something completely
different. After 18g5 black Bishop
would become even worse.
19.Ra4 Rad8 20.Rb4 Rd7 21.Rb6!
The move paralyzed the opponent. The rest
of the game was simple, white has to
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11.f4!
The plan with f4-f5 was Fischers
trademark. He liked to pressure pawn e6
with Bishop from b3 and with Pawn from
f5 and forced Black to play e6-e5 or to take
e6-f5 and left the square f5 to the
opponent.
11...Bb7 12.f5 e5 13.Qd3 h6?
Black was afraid of Bg5, with the idea Bf6.
Interesting was 13...Rc8, with possible
exchange sacrifice on c3. Move h6 just
weakened the Black King position and
Bobby changed his planes in the moment
from positional chess to the wild attack!
14.Rf3! Rc8 15.Rh3 Kh7
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17.Nd5!
Things went forced by that moment. The
threat was 18.Nf6 Bf6 19.Bh6! gh6 20.Qe3
Bg7 21.f6.
17...Bxd5 18.Bxd5 Nxd5?!
A little better was to leave White Bishop
on d5 and wait for the slowly death
19.exd5!
This was the exception: Bobby took on d5
with the Pawn! The reason was connected
with tactical play: there was f5-f6 in the air
and Black had only two logical defences.
19Bf6?
Mistake, Black decided wrong. Better was
19...f6 and there was nothing after
20.Bxh6?! gxh6 21.Qe3 Qxf5 22.Qxh6+
Kg8 23.Rh5 (23.Rf3 Qh7 24.Rg3+ Kh8
25.Qe3 Rc4! 26.Rh3 Rh4+) 23...Qxc2
24.Rf1 Rc4+, probably Black was afraid
of this sacrifice. But Fischer never
sacrificed without clear win, so, he would
continue quietly 20.Rf1 Rh8 21.Rff3 Kg8
22.Rfg3. Now, there was final execution
left:
20.Bxh6! gxh6 21.Qe3 Bg7 22.f6! Rh8
23.Rf1 Qb5
Of course, not 23...Bf8 24.Qe4+ Kg8
25.Rg3+.
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