[Event "Paris"]
[Site "Paris"]
[Date "1858.??.??"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "?"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Paul Morphy"]
[Black "Duke Karl / Count Isouard"]
[ECO "C41"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "33"]

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 Bg4 {This is a weak move
already.--Fischer} 4.dxe5 Bxf3 5.Qxf3 dxe5 6.Bc4 Nf6 7.Qb3 Qe7
8.Nc3 c6 9.Bg5 {Black is in what's like a zugzwang position
here. He can't develop the [Queen's] knight because the pawn
is hanging, the bishop is blocked because of the
Queen.--Fischer} b5 10.Nxb5 cxb5 11.Bxb5+ Nbd7 12.O-O-O Rd8
13.Rxd7 Rxd7 14.Rd1 Qe6 15.Bxd7+ Nxd7 16.Qb8+ Nxb8 17.Rd8# 1-0

[Event "Ch World (match)"]
[Site "New York (USA)"]
[Date "1886.03.24"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "19"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Johannes Zukertort"]
[Black "Wilhelm Steinitz"]
[ECO "D53"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "58"]

1. d4 {Notes by Robert James Fischer from a television
interview. } d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 Be7 5. Nf3 O-O
6. c5 {White plays a mistake already; he should just play e3,
naturally.--Fischer} b6 7. b4 bxc5 8. dxc5 a5 9. a3 {Now he
plays this fantastic move; it's the winning move. -- Fischer}
d4 {He can't take with the knight, because of axb4.--Fischer}
10. Bxf6 gxf6 11. Na4 e5 {This kingside weakness is nothing;
the center is easily winning.--Fischer} 12. b5 Be6 13. g3 c6
14. bxc6 Nxc6 15. Bg2 Rb8 {Threatening Bb3.--Fischer} 16. Qc1
d3 17. e3 e4 18. Nd2 f5 19. O-O Re8 {A very modern move; a
quiet positional move. The rook is doing nothing now, but
later...--Fischer} 20. f3 {To break up the center, it's his
only chance.--Fischer} Nd4 21. exd4 Qxd4+ 22. Kh1 e3 23. Nc3
Bf6 24. Ndb1 d2 25. Qc2 Bb3 26. Qxf5 d1=Q 27. Nxd1 Bxd1
28. Nc3 e2 29. Raxd1 Qxc3 0-1

[Event "Bled"]
[Site "Bled YUG"]
[Date "1961.09.10"]
[EventDate "1961.09.03"]
[Round "6"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Petrosian"]
[Black "Ludek Pachman"]
[ECO "A04"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "42"]

1.Nf3 c5 2.g3 Nc6 3.Bg2 g6 4.O-O Bg7 5.d3 e6 6.e4 Nge7 7.Re1
O-O 8.e5 d6 9.exd6 Qxd6 10.Nbd2 Qc7 11.Nb3 Nd4 12.Bf4 Qb6
13.Ne5 Nxb3 14.Nc4 {Very nice tempo move. --Fischer} Qb5
15.axb3 a5 16.Bd6 Bf6 17.Qf3 Kg7 18.Re4 {Now Petrosian is
preparing for a very beautiful finish.--Fischer} Rd8 19.Qxf6+
Kxf6 20.Be5+ Kg5 21.Bg7 {This is a real problem
move. --Fischer} 1-0

[Event "Varna Olympiad Final"]
[Site "-"]
[Date "1962.10.04"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "7"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Wolfgang Unzicker"]
[Black "Robert James Fischer"]
[ECO "B92"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "52"]

1. e4 {Notes by Bobby Fischer} c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4
Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be2 {On and off, White resorts to this solid
and still respected system (championed by Smyslov) whenever
the sharper tries fail.} e5 {Black's expectation in this
Najdorf Variation is that his control of important central
squares, with possibilities of Q-side expansion, will more
than compensate for the slight weakness of his backward QP.}
7. Nb3 Be6 {To provoke f4-5 weakening White's KP.} 8. O-O Nbd7
9. f4 Qc7 10. f5 Bc4 11. a4 {To hinder ...b5.} Be7 {Better
than 11...Rc8 12 a5 Be7 13 Bxc4 Qxc4 14 Ra4 Qc7 15 Be3 h6 16
Rf2 with a bind. (Schmid-Evans, Varna 1962)} 12. Be3 O-O
13. a5 {A critical alternative is 13 g4 d5! 14 exd5 (if 14 g5
d4! or 14 Nxd5 Nxd5 15 exd5 Nf6 16 d6? Bxd6 17 Bxc4 Qxc4 18
Qxd6? Qxg4+ 19 Kh1 Qe4+), Bb4 15 g5 Bxc3 16 gxf6 Bxb2 17 fxg7
Rfd8 18 Rb1 Bc3. White's Pawns are overextended and his King
is exposed.} b5 {Too passive is 13...h6 14 g4 Nh7 15 Bf2
followed by h4.} 14. axb6 Nxb6 15. Bxb6 {? At Curacao 1962,
Geller had found the right line : 15 Kh1! Rfc8 16 Bxb6 Qxb6 17
Bxc4 Rxc4 18 Qe2 Rb4 19 Ra2! and Black is hard-pressed to
defend his a-pawn, but 19...h6! 20 Rfa1 Bf8 21 Rxa6 Rxa6 22
Rxa6 Qb7 23 Na5 Qc7 24 Nb3 Qb7 (Zuckerman)=.} Qxb6+ 16. Kh1
Bb5 {! Intending ...Bc6 followed by a5.} 17. Bxb5 {White has
alredy dissipated his theoretical advantage. He should settle
for 17 Nxb5 axb5 18 Qd3 with opposite colored Bishops.} axb5
18. Nd5 Nxd5 19. Qxd5 Ra4 {! Avoids conceding the a-file and
puts pressure on the KP.} 20. c3 Qa6 21. h3 {It's hard for
White to hit upon a constructive plan. At Curacao 1962, Tal
played against me 21 Rad1 Rc8 22 Nc1 b4 23 Nd3!? (White's in a
bad way anyhow) bxc3 24 bxc3 and now ...Rxc3 (instead of my
...Ra5 lemon) wins outright. If 25 Nxe5 dxe5 26 Qxe5 (Qd8+
Bf8!) Bb4! 27 Qxc3 Qxf1+! (Kmoch).} Rc8 22. Rfe1 h6 {! A handy
'luft', as becomes apparent later.} 23. Kh2 Bg5 24. g3 {?
Creating more K-side weaknesses. Better is 24 Rad1.} Qa7
25. Kg2 Ra2 26. Kf1 {What else? On 26 Rxa2 Qxa2 27 Re2 Rxc3!
Now Black has a decisive shot.} Rxc3 {! On 27 Rxa2 (27 bxc3
Qf2 mate) Rf3+ 28 Ke2 Rf2+ 29 Kd3 Qxa2 30 Ra1 Qxb2
wins. Black's first rank is no longer vulnerable since the
King can escape to h7 on the check.} 0-1

[Event "Stockholm Interzonal"]
[Site "Stockholm, SWE"]
[Date "1962.03.03"]
[EventDate "1962.??.??"]
[Round "21"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Robert James Fischer"]
[Black "Julio Bolbochan"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "74"]

1.e4 {Notes by Bobby Fischer} c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6
5.Nc3 a6 6.h3 Nc6 7.g4 Nxd4 8.Qxd4 e5 9.Qd3 Be7 {More accurate
is 9...B-K3 immediately.--Fischer} 10.g5 Nd7 11.Be3 Nc5 12.Qd2
Be6 13.O-O-O O-O 14.f3 Rc8 15.Kb1 {Amateurs are often puzzled
by this apparent loss of time. Actually it is a handy
defensive move, getting out of the pin on the QB-file which
could become annoying after ...P-QN4-5. One never knows when
lightning will strike! -- Fischer} Nd7 16.h4 b5 17.Bh3 Bxh3
18.Rxh3 Nb6 19.Bxb6 Qxb6 20.Nd5 {White has a strategically won
game; his Knight cannot be dislodged. -- Fischer} Qd8 21.f4
exf4 22.Qxf4 Qd7 23.Qf5 Rcd8 24.Ra3 Qa7 25.Rc3 g6 26.Qg4 Qd7
27.Qf3 Qe6 28.Rc7 Rde8 29.Nf4 Qe5 30.Rd5 Qh8 31.a3 h6 32.gxh6
Qxh6 33.h5 Bg5 34.hxg6 fxg6 35.Qb3 {The coup de
grace.--Fischer} Rxf4 36.Re5+ Kf8 37.Rxe8+ {Black
resigns. After 37...KxR; 38 Q-K6+, K-B1; 39 Q-B8+
mates.--Fischer} 1-0

[Event "US Championship 1963/64"]
[Site "New York City, NY USA"]
[Date "1963.12.18"]
[EventDate "1963.??.??"]
[Round "3"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Robert Eugene Byrne"]
[Black "Robert James Fischer"]
[ECO "E60"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "42"]

1. d4 {Notes from various sources.} Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. g3 c6
4. Bg2 d5 5. cxd5 {5.Qb3 maintains more tension. -- Fischer}
cxd5 6. Nc3 Bg7 7. e3 O-O 8. Nge2 Nc6 9. O-O b6 10. b3 {It's
hard for either side to introduce an imbalance into this
essentially symmetrical variation. Deadeye equality also
ensues afer 10.Nf4 e6 11.b3 Ba6 12.Re1 Rc8 13.Ba3 Re8 14.Rc1
(Stahlberg-Flohr, Kemeri 1937) -- Fischer} Ba6 11. Ba3 {After
White's 11th move I should adjudicate his position as slightly
superior, and at worst completely safe. To turn this into a
mating position in eleven more moves is more witchcraft than
chess! Quite honestly, I do not see the man who can stop Bobby
at this time. -- K.F. Kirby, South African Chess Quarterly}
Re8 12. Qd2 e5 {! I was a bit worried about weakening my QP,
but felt that the tremendous activity obtained by my minor
pieces would permit White no time to exploit it. 12...e6 would
probably lead to a draw. -- Fischer} 13. dxe5 Nxe5 14. Rfd1
{"Add another to those melancholy case histories entitled: The
Wrong Rook." -- Fischer ~ "This is very much a case of 'the
wrong rook'. One can understand Byrne's desire to break the
pin on the e2-knight, but this turns out to be less important
than other considerations. Fischer spends a lot of time and
energy analysing the superior 14. Rad1!, but still comes to
the conclusion that Black can keep the advantage." -- John
Nunn} Nd3 {Now it's all systems go for the Fischer rocket. --
Robert Wade} 15. Qc2 {There is hardly any other defense to the
threat of ...Ne4. -- Fischer} Nxf2 {! The key to Black's
previous play. The complete justification for this sac does
not become apparent until White resigns! -- Fischer} 16. Kxf2
Ng4+ 17. Kg1 Nxe3 18. Qd2 {Byrne: As I sat pondering why
Fischer would choose such a line, because it was so obviously
lost for Black, there suddenly comes...} Nxg2 {!! This
dazzling move came as the shocker... the culminating
combination is of such depth that, even at the very moment at
which I resigned, both grandmasters who were commenting on the
play for the spectators in a separate room believed I had a
won game! -- Robert Byrne} 19. Kxg2 d4 {!} 20. Nxd4 Bb7+ {The
King is at Black's mercy. -- Fischer} 21. Kf1 {In a room set
aside for commentaries on the games in progress, two
grandmasters were stating, for the benefit of the spectators,
that Byrne had a won game. Byrne's reply to Fischer's next
move must have been jaw dropping! -- Wade} Qd7 {And White
resigns. Fischer writes: "A bitter disappointment. I'd hoped
for 22.Qf2 Qh3+ 23.Kg1 Re1+!! 24.Rxe1 Bxd4 with mate to follow
shortly."} 0-1

[Event "Blitz"]
[Site "Herceg Novi (Yugoslavia)"]
[Date "1970.04.08"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "7.1"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Robert James Fischer"]
[Black "David Bronstein"]
[ECO "C16"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "93"]

1. e4 {Notes by Bobby Fischer} e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e5 b6
5. a3 Bf8 {For a time Robert Byrne, the American grandmaster,
enjoyed considerable success with 5...Bxc3+ 6 bxc3 Ne7 7 Qg4
but apparently he found a clear refutation because this sharp
defence has dissappeared from his opening
repertory. "Undeveloping" pieces though as with 5...Bf8?! has
little to recomend it.} 6. f4 Nc6 {Intending to castle
Queenside. If 6...c5 7 Nf3 Nc6 8 Ne2?! gives White a clear
advantage.} 7. Nf3 Nh6 8. Bd3 {Bb5 was more precise.} Nf5
9. Ne2 h5 {...Nh4!? was a good chance to free Black's game
slightly.} 10. g3 Bb7 11. c3 Qd7 12. Qc2 O-O-O 13. b4 f6
14. Bd2 Kb8 15. O-O Nfe7 {Better was 15...Be7 and White would
answer 16 a4.} 16. Rfb1 h4 {Black takes a last chance for
counterplay.} 17. Nxh4 g5 {!} 18. fxg5 fxe5 19. Rf1 {!} exd4
20. cxd4 Bg7 21. Bc3 e5 22. Rf7 exd4 23. Rxg7 {Bb2!} Rxh4
{Correct was 23...dxc3 with good chances for black.} 24. gxh4
Qg4+ 25. Ng3 dxc3 26. Qxc3 d4 27. Qd2 Ne5 28. Rf1 Nd5 29. Bf5
{? Qe2 with a winning endgame in sight.} Nf3+ 30. Rxf3 Qxf3
31. Be4 Qxa3 32. Qxd4 Qc1+ 33. Kf2 Rf8+ 34. Nf5 Nc3 {?
34...Qf4+ and 35...Rf5 wins for Black.} 35. Bxb7 Rxf5+ 36. Bf3
Nd5 {36...Qc2+ 37 Ke1 Rxf3?? 38 Qd8+ Kb7 39 Qxc7+ Ka6 40 Qc4+
Nb5 41 Qc8 mate.} 37. Rg8+ Kb7 38. Qe4 Qd2+ 39. Kg3 c6
40. Qxf5 {?? Rg7+ Ka6 41 Qc4+ forced mate.} Qe1+ {A very
clever trap considering it was 5 minute chess.} 41. Kg4 {or 41
Kh3 Qf1+ 42 Kg3 Qe1 and draws. But being ahead on time I
decided to play for a win.} Ne3+ 42. Kf4 Nxf5 43. Kxf5 Qxb4
44. Rg7+ Kc8 {44...Ka6 gave Black more chances for a win.}
45. Be4 Qf8+ 46. Kg6 Qe8+ 47. Kf5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Herceg Novi blitz"]
[Site "Herceg Novi blitz"]
[Date "1970.04.08"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "11.1"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Robert James Fischer"]
[Black "Milan Matulovic"]
[ECO "C63"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "65"]

1. e4 {Notes by Bobby Fischer} e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 f5 {This
is Matulovic's specialty the same as his gambit in the
Sicilian defence. In blitz games there is no problems for
White because of the Black King's weaknesses. I know this
variation very well and because of that I was surprised at
Matulovic's choice.} 4. Nc3 fxe4 5. Nxe4 d5 6. Nxe5 dxe4
7. Nxc6 Qg5 {7 Qd5 gives probably more problems for White.}
8. Qe2 Nf6 9. f4 Qxf4 10. d4 Qh4+ 11. g3 Qh3 {The same was
played in the game Gheorghiu-Maric, Skopge 1968. Georghiu
played 12Na7+ but he did not get any advantage in this
position. I analyzed this position all night with Robatch and
Gheorghiu in Vinkovci. Gheorghiu showed me that game against
Maric and it was very interesting for me. Our idea was 12 Bg5}
12. Bg5 a6 13. Ba4 Bd7 14. Bxf6 gxf6 15. Qxe4+ Kf7 16. Ne5+
fxe5 17. Rf1+ Ke7 {Black has many problems. If 17...Kg8 18
Rf6! Re8 (if 18...Bxa4 19 Qd5+ with Qf7 mate) 19 Bb3+ Kg7 20
Rf7+ Kh6 21 dxe5 with a winning attack. If 17...Qxf1 18 Kxf1
Bxa4 19 Qf5+ wins.} 18. Bxd7 Kxd7 {If 18...Qxd7 19 O-O-O and
Black's King and Queen are attacked.} 19. Rf7+ Ke8 {?? Be7!!
gave good chances for a successful defence.} 20. Rxc7 Bd6
21. Rxb7 Rc8 22. O-O-O Qxh2 23. dxe5 Be7 24. Rxe7+ {After this
move Black has no hope. Maybe I had an easier way to win , but
thought I had not enough time. As a matter of fact I had three
minutes.} Kxe7 25. Qb7+ Ke6 26. Qd7+ Kxe5 27. Qd5+ Kf6
28. Rf1+ Kg6 29. Qf5+ Kh6 30. Qe6+ Kh5 31. Rf5+ Kg4 32. Rf4+
Kxg3 33. Qg4# 1-0

[Event "Herceg Novi blitz"]
[Site "Herceg Novi blitz"]
[Date "1970.04.08"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "8.2"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Robert James Fischer"]
[Black "Predrag Ostojic"]
[ECO "B32"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "103"]

1. e4 {Notes by Bobby Fischer} c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4
4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 {A risky continuation.} 6. Nxc6 {!} bxc6
{on 6...dxc6 7 Qxd8 Kxd8 8 Bc4 White's advantage is clear.}
7. e5 {!} Ng8 8. Bc4 Bg7 9. Bf4 Qa5 10. O-O Bxe5 11. Bxe5
{Other possibilities for the initiative are 11 Re1!? Bxf4 12
Qd4 f6 (possible is 12...d5!?) 13 Qxf4 d5 14 Qd6 or 11 b4!?
Qc7 12 Nd5 cxd5 13 Qd5 Nf6 14 Qf7+ Kd8 15 Rfe1 d6 16 Bxe5 dxe5
17 Rad1+ Bd7 18 Be6 Rb8 and the game ended in a draw
eventually after an interesting struggle, Kurajica-Ostojic,
Skopje 1970.} Qxe5 12. Re1 Qc7 {?? Better was 12...Qg7 13 Ne4
d5 14 Bxd5 cxd5 15 Qxd5 Rb8 16 Rad1 with an unclear position
according to Kurajica. Also 12...Qf4! is a tough defence.}
13. Qd4 f6 14. Bxg8 Rxg8 15. Qxf6 {! Nb5! cxb5 16 Qd5 forking
the Rooks was another road to victory.} d5 {Slightly better
was 15...d6 but after 16 Re3 and 17.Rae1 Black's position was
hopeless. Or if 15...e6 16 Ne4.} 16. Re2 {? 16 Rxe7+ Qxe7 17
Qxc6+ Kf7 18 Qxa8 won easily.} Ba6 {? More tenacious was
16...e6 17 Rae1 Qf7!} 17. Nxd5 cxd5 18. Qxa6 Rf8 19. Rae1 Rf7
20. Qe6 {20 Qa4+! and 21 Qd4 won easily. Now White must be
satisfied with grounding out a long win with a Pawn ahead
endgame.} Rd8 21. c3 Kf8 22. g3 d4 23. cxd4 Rxd4 24. Qe5 Qxe5
25. Rxe5 Rd2 26. R1e2 Rxe2 27. Rxe2 Rf6 28. Kf1 Rc6 29. Ke1 e6
30. Kd2 Ke7 31. Re4 Rb6 32. b3 Ra6 33. a4 Kd6 34. Rh4 h5
35. Rd4+ Ke7 {More active was 35...Ke5.} 36. Kc3 Rc6+ 37. Rc4
Ra6 38. Rc7+ Kf6 39. Kb4 {threatening 40 a5! and 41 Kb5.} Rb6+
40. Kc4 a6 41. a5 Rd6 42. b4 Rd2 43. Kc5 Rxf2 44. Kb6 e5
45. Kxa6 e4 46. b5 e3 47. Rc1 Ke5 48. b6 Rg2 49. b7 Rb2
50. Ka7 g5 51. b8=Q+ Rxb8 52. Kxb8 1-0

[Event "Herceg Novi blitz"]
[Site "Herceg Novi blitz"]
[Date "1970.04.08"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "6.2"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Robert James Fischer"]
[Black "Petrosian"]
[ECO "C18"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "81"]

1. e4 {Notes by Bobby Fischer.} e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e5
c5 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. bxc3 Qc7 7. Nf3 {I could have played Qg4 but
was influenced against it because Petrosian as Black had
recently beaten Diez Del Corral at Palma de Mallorca in this
line.} Ne7 8. a4 Bd7 {An interesting idea, Black plays his
Bishop to c6 the knight's square and his Knight to d7, the
Bishop's square.} 9. Bd3 Bc6 10. O-O Nd7 11. Ba3 {To prevent
11...Nb6. But clearly 11 Ng5! offered excellent prospects on
the King's flank for White, ie: 11...h6 12 Qh5 g6 (or
12...O-O? 13 Nh7 Re8 14 Nf6+ gxf 15 Qh6 f5 16 Bg5! and wins)
13 Qh3 or Qh4.} h6 12. Re1 b6 13. Nd2 {!? A standard way of
indirectly protecting the a-Pawn.} Bxa4 {? Risky.} 14. dxc5
{Possible also was 14 Qg4 and if 14...c4 15 Bxc4! dxc4 16 Bxe7
with advantage to White. But a better chance for Black is
14...O-O 15 dxc5 b5 16 c6 Nxc6! 17 Bxf8 Rxf8 with compensation
for the exchange.} bxc5 {? I was afraid of 14...Nxe5 15 cxb6
axb6 16 Bf1 ( White is not without some compensation for the
Pawn, ie: 16...Qxc3? 17 Re3 Qc7 18 Bb2 or 16...Ne5g6 17 c4 but
best for Black is 16...Bc6!} 15. Qg4 {!} Bc6 16. Qxg7 Rg8
17. Qxh6 Nxe5 18. Bxc5 {? Qf4 was crushing as after 18...c4!
(only move) 19 Bf1 Ne7g6 18 Qg5 Black is practically in
zuzwang and white threatens 19 h4 and h5.} d4 19. Be4 dxc3
20. Bxc6+ N7xc6 {?? Of course 20...Qxc6! 21 Ne4 Nf3+ 22 Kh1
(22 Kf1 Nd2+ 23 Nxd2 cxd2 wins a piece) Nxe1 23 Rxe1 O-O-O!
and Black should win because 24 Bxe7 is met by 24...Qxe4!! and
mate in four moves - For 23 Nf6+ Kd8 24 Bxe7+ Kxe7 25 Nxg8+
Rxg8 26 f3! Nxf3 27 Rxa7+ Kd6 28 Qf4+ Ne5 and Black should win
after some more checks. If 26 Ra7+ at once Ke8 27 f3 Qc4 mates
quickly} 21. Ne4 O-O-O {21...Nf3+ 22 Kh1 Nxe1 23 Nf6+ and Nxg8
wins.} 22. Red1 {Many other moves were more tenacious.} Ng4 {?
A pleasant surprise; 22...Nf3+ 23 Kh1 (23 Kf1 Nxh2+ Ke2 Qe5
etc.) 23...Rh8! 24 Bd6 Rh6 25 Bc7 Kc7 26 gxf Rdh8 with good
chances for Black.} 23. Qh4 {White plays on Black's weak d6
square and a safe King position. White takes over the
initiative.} Rxd1+ 24. Rxd1 f5 25. Nd6+ Kb8 26. Nb5 Qg7 {or
26...Qa5 27 Qh7!} 27. Bd6+ Kb7 28. Rb1 Kc8 29. Qg3 {Bg3! was
crushing.} Qb7 {? ...Nf6 gave more chances for saving the
game.} 30. Nxc3 {Maybe Black was playing for traps, ie: 30 Bf4
Rd8! and 31 Nd6+? Rxd6 or 31 h3? Qxb5! or 31 Nxc3? Qxb1+
etc. } Qa6 31. h3 {31 Qf3!} Nf6 32. Qh4 {Qf3 was better.} Nd7
33. Qh7 Rd8 34. Qf7 Qc4 35. Rb3 Qd4 {?? ...Nd4!} 36. Qxe6 {The
rest is simple enough.} Qf6 37. Qd5 Nde5 38. Nb5 Qf7 39. Qc5
Nf3+ 40. Rxf3 Kd7 41. Rd3 1-0

[Event "Herceg Novi blitz"]
[Site "Herceg Novi blitz"]
[Date "1970.04.08"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "4.2"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Robert James Fischer"]
[Black "Samuel Reshevsky"]
[ECO "B40"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "119"]

1. e4 {Notes by Bobby Fischer} c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. c4 Nc6 4. Nc3
Nf6 5. g3 g6 {5...d5 equalizes} 6. Bg2 Bg7 7. O-O O-O 8. d3
{if 8 d4? cxd4 9 Nxd4 Nxe4! wins a Pawn.} d6 9. h3 e5 {Weaker
is 9...b6? 10d4 with an advantage for White as in the game
Smyslov-Reshevsky, the match of the century, Belgrade
1970. Now the position is symmetrical with White two tempi
ahead.} 10. a3 a5 11. Rb1 Bd7 12. Bd2 Ne8 13. Nd5 Ne7 14. b4
Nxd5 15. cxd5 {?? Very anti-positional. Correct of course was
15 exd5. Now Black gets a strong passed a-Pawn, also White's
b-Pawn is isolated.} cxb4 16. axb4 a4 17. b5 {?! Otherwise
17...Nc7-b5. White sacrifices a Pawn for complications.} Nc7
18. b6 Nb5 19. Rb4 Qxb6 20. Qa1 a3 21. Rfb1 {If 20
Rxa4?,... Nc3 wins the exchange.} Rfc8 {!} 22. Bf1 Rc2 23. d4
a2 24. R1b3 exd4 25. Bxb5 Bxb5 {? 25...d3! won by force. For
example a) 26 Bd7 Ba1 27 Rxb6 Bb2 or ...Bd4 etc. b) 26 e5 Rd2!
27 Nd2 Be5 28 Bd7 Ba1 29 Rb6 Bd4 etc.} 26. Rxb5 Qd8 27. Rd3
Qe7 28. Ne1 Qxe4 29. Rbb3 Rxd2 {!} 30. Rxd2 d3 31. Rxa2 {!? A
last swindle try.} Bxa1 {?? 31...Ra2! won easily 32 Qxa2 Qe1+
33Kg2 d2, But as Dr. Tarrasch said "You must see it"}
32. Rxa8+ Kg7 33. Rxa1 d2 34. Ng2 Qxd5 35. Rbb1 b5 36. Rd1 b4
37. Ne3 Qd3 38. Nf1 b3 39. Rab1 b2 40. Rxb2 d5 41. Rdxd2 Qc3
42. Ne3 d4 43. Nd1 Qc4 44. Rb1 h5 45. h4 f5 46. Rdb2 f4
47. Rb3 fxg3 48. Rxg3 Qc2 49. Rb7+ Kh6 50. Nb2 Qe4 51. Rb6
Qe1+ 52. Kg2 Qe4+ 53. Kf1 Qb1+ 54. Ke2 Qc2+ 55. Ke1 Qe4+
56. Kd1 Qf5 57. Rbxg6+ Qxg6 58. Rxg6+ Kxg6 59. Ke2 Kf5 60. Kf3
1-0

[Event "Herceg Novi blitz"]
[Site "Herceg Novi blitz"]
[Date "1970.04.08"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "1.2"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Robert James Fischer"]
[Black "Mikhail Tal"]
[ECO "A07"]
[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

[Event "Herceg Novi blitz"]
[Site "Herceg Novi blitz"]
[Date "1970.04.08"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "9.1"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Robert James Fischer"]
[Black "Wolfgang Uhlmann"]
[ECO "C15"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "57"]

1. e4 {Notes by Bobby Fischer} e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. a3 {I
chose Alekhine's move inspite of the fact that 4 e5 was a
safer move.} Bxc3+ 5. bxc3 dxe4 6. Qg4 Nf6 {Alekhine
recommended 6...Kf8 but after 7 Qxe4, White has a big
advantage.} 7. Qxg7 Rg8 8. Qh6 Rg6 {Usually it is better to
play this move later, 8...Nbd7 played Kovacevic against me at
"Turnir mira" in Zagreb. I played 9 Ne2 b6 10 Bg5 Qe7
threatening ...Ng4, 11 Qh4 Bb7 with difficult play.} 9. Qe3
Nc6 10. Bb2 b6 {At "Turnir mira" Zagreb, 1970, Uhlman played
10...Qd6 but after 11 O-O-O Bd7 12 f3 White had a big
advantage.} 11. O-O-O Bb7 12. h3 h5 {? Weak move because the
Pawn at that place is weak and it is loss of time but Black
wanted to prevent g4.} 13. c4 Qd6 14. Ne2 O-O-O 15. Nf4 Rgg8
{If 15...e5 16 Nxg6 exd4 White has many interesting
possibilities the most sure is 17 Nf4 dxe3 18 Rxd6 Rxd6 19
fxe3 h4 20 Be2 with a winning position in the endgame with two
strong Bishops.} 16. Be2 Qe7 {If 16...Na5 which is more active
17 g3.} 17. d5 exd5 18. cxd5 Ne5 {If 18...Na5 19 c4 Ba6 20 Qc3
with good play.} 19. c4 Ba6 20. Qc3 Nfd7 {If 20...Rge8 21 Kb1
and White is safe because on 21...Qc5 White has many moves;
Black's Knight on f6 is under attack. Maybe also 22 Rd4.}
21. d6 {!} cxd6 {? Black overlooked a piece. Black has got to
play 21...Qg5 then 22 g3 is possibly better for White.} 22. c5
{!!} Bxe2 {?? Uhllman was surprised by the last move and he
made a mistake taking White's bishop on e2 - He had to play
22...Nxc5 trying for compensation on the Queen's side. If
22...Nc5 23 Bxa6+ Kb8 24 Bb5 a)...Ncd3+ 25 Nxd3 Rc8 26 Nxe5
with a winning position b) 24...a6 25 Be2 Rc8 26 Kb1 Ncd3 27
Qd4 Nxf4 28 Bxa6 Rc5 29 Qxe4 with a probably winning
position. Possible is also 27 Nd5.} 23. cxd6+ Nc5 24. dxe7
Rxd1+ 25. Rxd1 Bxd1 26. Qxe5 Ba4 27. Kb1 Bc6 28. Nd5 Bxd5
29. Qxd5 1-0

[Event "Herceg Novi blitz"]
[Site "Herceg Novi blitz"]
[Date "1970.04.08"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "5.2"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Vlastimil Hort"]
[Black "Robert James Fischer"]
[ECO "A48"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "68"]

1. d4 {Notes by Bobby Fischer} Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. Bg5 h6
{Forcing White to decide at once on which diagonal to place
his Queen's Bishop.} 4. Bh4 Bg7 5. Nbd2 g5 6. Bg3 Nh5 7. e4 d6
8. Bd3 {? Five minute chess...Better was 8 c3.} g4 {! Wins a
Pawn.} 9. Nh4 Bxd4 10. c3 Bf6 11. Nf5 Nxg3 {But not 11...e6 12
Qg4 and White regains his Pawn.} 12. fxg3 {Dubious since it
cedes control of the e5-square to Black. Apparently White was
not interested in positional fine points at this stage. But in
any event after 12 hxg3, ...h5 or ...e6, white would be a Pawn
down without any initiative. Now at least White has the f-file
to work with.} e6 13. Ne3 h5 14. O-O Nd7 15. Qe2 Qe7 16. Rae1
Ne5 17. Ndc4 Bd7 18. Na5 {!?} b6 {But not ...O-O-O?? 19 Ba6!
Bc6 20 Nxc6 Nxc6 21 Bxb7+! etc.} 19. Nac4 {Maybe 19 Nb3 gave
more tactical chances for White.} O-O-O 20. Nxe5 Bxe5 21. Ba6+
Kb8 22. Nc4 Bg7 23. a4 {!? White offers his a-Pawn for the
initiative.} h4 {!? Black offers his g-Pawn for the
initiative! All very interesting.} 24. a5 hxg3 25. hxg3 {White
had no time to open tha a-file, ie: 25 axb6 Rxh2 26 bxc7+ (or
26 bxa7+ Ka8! not ...Kxa7 27 Qe3+! and 28 Qxg3 etc.) Kxc7 27
Qg4 Rg8! 28 Qxg3 Be5! 29 Qxg8 Qh4 and wins.} b5 26. Ne3 c6
27. c4 {?? Weakens d4 irretrievably, he should take the
g-Pawn.} b4 28. c5 Bd4 {!} 29. cxd6 Qxd6 30. Rf4 Rh5 31. Rd1
{??} Bxe3+ 32. Qxe3 Qxd1+ 33. Rf1 Qd6 34. Rc1 c5 0-1

[Event "Herceg Novi blitz"]
[Site "Herceg Novi blitz"]
[Date "1970.04.08"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "10.1"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Viktor Korchnoi"]
[Black "Robert James Fischer"]
[ECO "E97"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "62"]

1. d4 {Notes by Bobby Fischer} Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4
d6 5. Be2 O-O 6. Nf3 e5 7. O-O Nc6 8. d5 Ne7 9. Nd2 {This move
is apparently considered best by the Russians. In the "Turner
Mira" 1970, Petrosian played 9 b4 Nh5 10 Nd2!? Nf4 11 a4, but
without great success against Gligoric.} c5 {I think this is a
logical move. Black takes a tempo from his King side play to
slow down White's Queen side initiative which usually comes
quite quickly with b4, c5, etc.} 10. a3 Ne8 11. b4 b6 12. Rb1
f5 {! Having made all the necessary precautions on the Queen's
side Black is now ready to attack on the King's flank.} 13. f3
{Maybe better is 13 Nb3 as in the game Gligoric-Tringov,
Belgrade, 1969.} f4 14. a4 g5 15. a5 Rf6 {!} 16. bxc5 {? This
is, as Korchnoi pointed out afterwards, a "terrible mistake"
because now it is impossible for White to get any initiative
on the Queen side.} bxc5 17. Nb3 Rg6 18. Bd2 Nf6 {or ...h5!}
19. Kh1 g4 {Maybe more exact was 19...h5} 20. fxg4 {Forced
because of the threat of 20...g3 and then white cannot play 21
h3 because of 21...Bxh3 etc.} Nxg4 21. Rf3 {? 21 Bf3! was
better, with a more tenacious defence..} Rh6 22. h3 Ng6
23. Kg1 Nf6 24. Be1 Nh8 {!! This attacking manouver is
decisive.} 25. Rd3 Nf7 26. Bf3 {h4!? held out a little
longer.} Ng5 27. Qe2 Rg6 28. Kf1 {Or 28 Kh2 Qd7 threatens
29...Nxh3 etc.} Nxh3 29. gxh3 Bxh3+ 30. Kf2 {At this moment my
hand hovered over White's Pawn on e4, but at the last second I
realized that 30...Nxe4 is answered by 31 Qxe4 and White
wins.} Ng4+ 31. Bxg4 Bxg4 {And here Korchnoi thought for about
a minute and a half and not seeing a defence to the double
threat of 31...Bxe2 and 32...Qh4+ resigned.} 0-1

[Event "Herceg Novi blitz"]
[Site "Herceg Novi blitz"]
[Date "1970.04.08"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "6.1"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Petrosian"]
[Black "Robert James Fischer"]
[ECO "E77"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "84"]

1. c4 {Notes by Bobby Fischer} Nf6 2. Nc3 g6 3. d4 d6 4. e4
Bg7 5. Bd3 {This is not the best move, but Petrosian did not
like to play blitz games according to the analyses. He left
the analyses for the tournament games.} c5 6. d5 O-O 7. Nge2
e6 8. Bg5 {Uhlman used to be fond of this system many years
ago.} h6 {!} 9. Bd2 {More consistent was 10 Bh4.} Nbd7 10. b3
{With b3 White weakens the diagonal a1-h8, If 10 f4 e5! 11 f5
gxf5 12 exf5 e4! with good play for Black.} exd5 11. cxd5 a6
12. O-O b5 13. f4 {? a bad move.} c4 {!} 14. bxc4 Nc5 15. Bc2
{15 Qc2 is better, when Black has compensation for the Pawn.}
b4 16. e5 {!} dxe5 17. fxe5 Ng4 18. Na4 Nxa4 19. Bxa4 Bxe5
{White has no hope.} 20. Bf4 Qb6+ {Black threatens on both
sides.} 21. Kh1 Bxa1 {Better is 21...Bxf4 22 Rxf4 Nf2+ winning
easily} 22. Qxa1 Nf2+ {?! 22...g5 is better, this way White
has got a chance.} 23. Rxf2 Qxf2 24. Bxh6 f6 25. Bxf8 Kxf8
26. Ng1 Bg4 {? A bad move because after h3 the bishop has to
move back.} 27. Qb1 {h3 was also sharp.} Kg7 28. h3 Bf5
29. Qxb4 Ra7 30. Bd1 Qxa2 31. Bf3 a5 32. Qc5 Rb7 33. d6 Rb1
34. d7 Bxd7 35. Qe7+ Kh6 36. Qxd7 {!??} Qf2 { White could make
a draw with Qf8+ or Qf6.} 37. Kh2 Qxg1+ 38. Kg3 Qe1+ 39. Kh2
Qe5+ 40. g3 Rb2+ 41. Bg2 Qe4 42. Qd5 Rxg2+ 0-1

[Event "Herceg Novi blitz"]
[Site "Herceg Novi blitz"]
[Date "1970.04.08"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "4.1"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Samuel Reshevsky"]
[Black "Robert James Fischer"]
[ECO "E92"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "94"]

1. d4 {Notes by Bobby Fischer} Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4
O-O 5. Be2 d6 6. Nf3 e5 7. Be3 {!? Reshevsky likes this
flexible system.} c6 {7...Qe7 is the sharpest here. A game
Gligoric-Fischer, Monaco 1967 continued 8 d5 Ne8 9 h4 f5 10 h5
f4 11Bd2 g5 12h6 Bf6, etc.} 8. O-O Ng4 9. Bg5 f6 {or 9...Qb6
10 h3! exd4? 11 Na4!} 10. Bc1 f5 11. h3 exd4 12. Nxd4 Ne5
13. exf5 gxf5 14. f4 Qb6 {!?} 15. Be3 {! or 15 Kh1 Nf7
equalizes, (not 15...Nxc4?? Bc4+ or 15...Ng4?? 16 Nxf5 Nf2+ 17
Rxf2 Qxf2 18 Be3} Ng6 {? After this move Black is busted. More
enterprising was 15...Qxb2! 16 Na4 Qa3 17 Bc1 Qg3 18 fxe5 Bxe5
19 Rf3 Qh2+ 20 Kf2 Nd7 with play.} 16. Nxf5 Qxb2 17. Nxg7 Qxc3
18. Bd4 Qa5 19. Bg4 {Simple but effective, 19 c5 was snappier
though.} Na6 20. Bxc8 Raxc8 21. Qg4 {! White's threats are
proliferating chiefly 22 Qe6+, but other less brutal moves
like 22 Ne6 or Nh5 or 22 f5 were not pretty tp
contemplate. Also the fact that Reshevsky had a good 3.5 to 4
minutes to polish me off was not to pleasing. I decided here
to opt for the endgame.} Rc7 22. Ne6 {22 f5 was more aggresive
keeping the Queens.} Qf5 {!} 23. Nxf8 {Of course more
aggressive was 23 Qxf5 Rxf5 24 g4.} Qxg4 24. hxg4 Nxf8 25. f5
{25 Bxa7 was easier, ie 25...b5 26 Bb6 Rb7 27 cxb5 Rxb6 28
bxa6 Rxa6 29 a4 Ra5 30 Rc1 c5 31 Rb1 etc.} c5 26. Bc3 Rd7
27. Rad1 Nc7 28. Rfe1 Kf7 29. Re3 b5 30. Red3 {Ba5!} bxc4
31. Rxd6 Rxd6 32. Rxd6 Nb5 33. Rf6+ Ke7 34. Rc6 {?? As
Reshevsky pointed out immediately after the game 34 Ba1! c3
Rc6! Nd7 36 Re6+ Kf7 37 Re1 won.} Nxc3 35. Rxc5 Nxa2 36. Rxc4
Nd7 37. Ra4 Nc3 38. Rxa7 Ne4 39. Kh2 Kd6 40. Kh3 Ndf6 41. Kh4
h6 {!} 42. Rg7 Ke5 43. Rg6 Kf4 44. g3+ Kf3 45. Rxh6 Nxg4
46. Rg6 Nxg3 47. Rxg4 {And here Reshevsky proposed a draw and
I accepted.} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Herceg Novi blitz"]
[Site "Herceg Novi blitz"]
[Date "1970.04.08"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "3.1"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Vasily Smyslov"]
[Black "Robert James Fischer"]
[ECO "D79"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "92"]

1. c4 {Notes by Bobby Fischer} g6 2. g3 Bg7 3. Bg2 Nf6 4. Nf3
O-O 5. O-O c6 6. d4 d5 7. cxd5 cxd5 8. Nc3 {Theory says that
Black equalizes easily against this move. The sharper 8 Ne5 is
answered satisfactorily by 8...Bf5 as in the Botvinnik-Smyslov
match 1957, and also in a later game Benko-Fischer.} Ne4
9. Qb3 Nc6 {!} 10. Be3 {Of course Black's d-Pawn was taboo.}
Na5 11. Qd1 {? Allows a very bad Pawn formation. Correct was
11 Qb4.} Nxc3 12. bxc3 b6 13. Ne5 Ba6 {Black has ideal play
against White's backward c-Pawn.} 14. Re1 Rc8 15. Bd2 e6
16. e4 Bb7 {! Of course trading white squared Bishops
highlights White weaknesses on the white squares.} 17. exd5
Bxd5 18. Bxd5 Qxd5 19. Qe2 Rfd8 {19...Nc4! was simpler.}
20. Ng4 {!?} Nc4 {? 20...h5 21 Ne3 Qd7, with a clear
advantage.} 21. Bh6 {! Suddenly White has counterplay;
21...Bxh6 is impossible because of 22 Nf6+.} f5 22. Bxg7 Kxg7
23. Ne3 Nxe3 24. Qxe3 Rc6 25. Rac1 Rdc8 26. c4 {? Better was
Qd2.} Rxc4 27. Rxc4 Rxc4 28. Qxe6 Qxe6 29. Rxe6 Kf7 {!}
30. Re3 {?? 30 d5 gave real chances for a draw, the rest is
easy.} Rxd4 31. Ra3 a5 32. Rc3 Ke6 33. Kg2 Kd6 34. h4 Ra4
35. Rc2 b5 36. Kf3 b4 37. Ke3 Kd5 38. f3 Ra3+ 39. Kf4 a4
40. g4 fxg4 41. fxg4 b3 42. axb3 axb3 43. Rc7 Ra4+ 44. Kg5 Rb4
45. Rc1 Kd4 46. Kh6 Rb7 {Because Black by approaching with his
king can win White's Rook for the b-Pawn without losing his
own h-Pawn.} 0-1

