Robert James Fischer vs Mikhail Tal - Herceg Novi blitz 1970.04.08

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Robert James Fischer vs Mikhail Tal
Herceg Novi blitz Herceg Novi YUG round 1.2 1970.04.08
Amar Gambit 1-0

[Event "Herceg Novi blitz"]
[Site "Herceg Novi YUG"]
[Date "1970.04.08"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "1.2"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Robert James Fischer"]
[Black "Mikhail Tal"]
[ECO "A00"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "89"]

1. g3 {Notes by Bobby Fischer} g6 2. Bg2 Bg7 3. Nf3 c5 4. c3
Nf6 5. O-O O-O 6. d4 {I played this opening in Benko's style.}
d6 {? The ensuing endgame is clearly better for White because
his Bishop on g2 is more active than Black's on g7 and Black
has weaker squares. Neither is particularly recommendable
6...Qb6!? 7 d5! as in Benko-Fischer, Curacao 1962, when
Black's Queen on b6 was misplaced. Correct for Black was
6...cxd 7 cxd d5! with an equal game as in Smyslov-Fischer in
this same Blitz tournament.} 7. dxc5 dxc5 8. Qxd8 Rxd8 9. Be3
Na6 10. Na3 Nd5 11. Rfd1 Bg4 12. Bd2 h6 {To keep White out of
g5; if 12...Nac7 but after 13 Nc4 b6? (otherwise 14 Na5 with
pressure) 14 Nce5 Be6 (14...Bxe5 Nxe5 Bxe2 16 Re1 Ba6 17 c4
Nf6 18 Bc3 threatening 19 Nc6 and 19 Ba8 should win) 15 e4 Nf6
16 Nc6! Re8 17 Bf4 Na6 18 Bf1 c4 19 Ng5, Black is lost.}
13. h3 {Nb5, or Re1 were probably more exact.} Be6 14. Nb5
Ndc7 {14...Nb6 gave more counter play.} 15. a4 Bb3 16. Rdc1
Nxb5 17. axb5 Nc7 18. Be3 {!} Nxb5 19. Bxc5 b6 {?? It was not
necessary to give away a Pawn. Correct was 19...e6 still after
20 e3 threatening Nd4, White keeps an edge.} 20. Bxe7 Re8
21. Ba3 Rad8 {21...Rxe2 22 Bf1! wins the exchange.} 22. e3 {A
Pawn up and a powerful square on d4, the position is easily
winning for White.} a5 23. Nd4 Nxa3 24. Rxa3 Bc4 25. Bf1 Bd5
26. Bg2 Bc4 27. Ra4 Bd3 28. b4 {!} axb4 29. Rxb4 Rd6 30. Rd1
Bc2 31. Rd2 Bf5 32. Rdb2 Rc8 {32...Rb8 ofcourse was slightly
more tenacious, but after 33 Nxf5 gxf5, Black's pawn structure
on the King side is hopeless.} 33. Rxb6 Rxb6 34. Rxb6 Rxc3
35. Nxf5 gxf5 36. Bd5 {Rb5 was more precise.} Rc7 37. Rb5 Re7
38. Bc4 Re5 {?} {Better to give up the Pawn on f5 with 38...f4
or Bf8 it is just a matter of time in any case.} 39. Rb7 Kh7
40. Rxf7 Kg6 41. Rc7 Bf8 42. Rc6+ Kg7 43. Bd3 Be7 44. Bc2 Ra5
45. Kg2 1-0

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Updated: 6 February, 2022
Created: 6 February, 2022