Fischer, Robert James - Mecking, Henrique [A03]

Fischer, Robert James - Mecking, Henrique [A03]
Palma de Mallorca izt 1970
Notes by Boris Schipkov

1. b3 d5 2. Bb2 c5 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. e3 Nf6 5. Bb5 Bd7 6. O-O e6 7. d3 Be7 8. Bxc6 Bxc6 9. Ne5 Rc8 10. Nd2 O-O 11. f4 Nd7
In the game Nimzowitsch, A - Rosselli del Turco, S, Semmering 1926 White obtained an edge after 11...Ne8 12. e4 dxe4 13. dxe4 Nf6 14. Qe2 Qc7 15. Rad1 Rfd8 16. a4 b6 17. f5 exf5 18. exf5 Bf8 19. Ng4 Nxg4 20. Qxg4 Kh8 21. f6 g6 22. Nc4.
11...b5!? is possible, 12. Rf3 Nd7 13. Rh3 Nxe5 14. Qh5 h6 15. Bxe5 f6 16. Bb2 d4 17. Rg3 dxe3 18. Nf1 Kh8 19. Qg6 Rg8 20. Rh3 Rf8 21. Nxe3 with some initiative to White in Kharlov, A - Raetsky, A, St. Petersburg 1999.
12. Qg4 Nxe5
Bad is 12...f5? 13. Qxg7+! Kxg7 14. Nxc6+ Bf6 15. Nxd8 Rfxd8 16. Bxf6+ Nxf6 17. h3 with an extra pawn in Kislov, S - Juricek, S, Presov op 1999.
13. Bxe5

13...Bf6
Interesting is 13...g6!? 14. Nf3 Bd7 Maksimovic, B - Cvetkovic, S, Kladovo 1990.
14. Rf3 Qe7
After 14...Bxe5 15. fxe5 Qc7 16. Qh5 h6 17. Raf1 g6 18. Qxh6 Qxe5 19. Rf6 White had an advantage in Nimzowitsch, A - Spielmann, R, New York 1927.
15. Raf1 a5 16. Rg3! Bxe5 17. fxe5 f5 18. exf6 Rxf6

19. Qxg7+!
An elegant move.
19...Qxg7 20. Rxf6 Qxg3 21. hxg3 Re8 22. g4! a4 23. Nf3 axb3 24. axb3 Kg7 25. g5 e5 26. Nh4 Bd7 27. Rd6 Be6 28. Kf2 Kf7 29. Rb6 Re7

30. e4!
Winning. Here Black cannot defend his weaken pawns.
30...dxe4 31. dxe4 c4 32. b4 Bg4 33. Ke3 Rd7 34. g6+ Kf8 35. gxh7 Rxh7 36. Ng6+ Ke8 37. Nxe5 Bc8 38. Nxc4 Kd8 39. Nd6 Rg7 40. Kf2 Kc7 41. Nxc8 Kxc8 42. Rd6
Black resigned. 1-0

Fischer, Robert James - Mecking, Henrique [A03]
Palma de Mallorca Interzonal 1970

1. b3 d5 2. Bb2 c5 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. e3 Nf6 5. Bb5 Bd7 6. O-O e6 7. d3 Be7 8. Bxc6 Bxc6 9. Ne5 Rc8 10. Nd2 O-O 11. f4 Nd7 12. Qg4 Nxe5 13. Bxe5 Bf6 14. Rf3 Qe7 15. Raf1 a5 16. Rg3! Bxe5 17. fxe5 f5 18. exf6 Rxf6 19. Qxg7+! An elegant move. Qxg7 20. Rxf6 Qxg3 21. hxg3 Re8 22. g4! a4 23. Nf3 axb3 24. axb3 Kg7 25. g5 e5 26. Nh4 Bd7 27. Rd6 Be6 28. Kf2 Kf7 29. Rb6 Re7 30. e4! Winning. Here Black cannot defend his weaken pawns. dxe4 31. dxe4 c4 32. b4 Bg4 33. Ke3 Rd7 34. g6+ Kf8 35. gxh7 Rxh7 36. Ng6+ Ke8 37. Nxe5 Bc8 38. Nxc4 Kd8 39. Nd6 Rg7 40. Kf2 Kc7 41. Nxc8 Kxc8 42. Rd6 1-0

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