Robert James Fischer 🆚 Miguel Najdorf

Varna ol (Men) fin-A (1962), Varna BUL, rd 2, Sep-28

Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation.
Adams Attack (B90) ·

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“A ‘bad’ bishop is much better in attack than in defense”

🔸 Boris Gulko, American Chess Journal (1993, 2).

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The only player Carlsen has never defeated in classical is none other then Ian Nepomniachtchi.
He has beated Carlsen 4-0 with 5 draws.
It would be interesting if Ian would win the next Candidates tournament.

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97-year-old GM Yury Averbakh and 82-year-old Boris Spassky at an event to celebrate the centenary of the birth of GM Vladimir Alatortsev!

Magnus Carlsen became a grandmaster at 13 years of age 😱

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Wesley So, Levon Aronian and Shakhriyar Mamedyarov must all win tomorrow or they're out of the #GrandPrixFIDE! Shak will be kicking himself after losing a winning position vs. Wojtaszek, in what turned out to be a great day for Poland:

⚪️#217 (Strategy-White to Move)
🔸Der Manuelian,Haik (2262
🔸Mendonca,Leon Luke (2350)
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21.Ne4!! [Adding an active piece to attack the kingside.]

[21.Re3 g6 22.Qg4 Bg7 23.Qh4 Rd8 24.Rf1 e5 25.Qe7 Rf8 26.Ne4 Bxe4 27.Rxe4 Ra7=; 21.Ne2 Qc7 (21...Bxe5?? 22.Bxe5 Qa7 23.Bxg7 Kxg7 24.Qg5+ Kh8 25.Qh6+ Kg8 26.Rd3 Be4 27.Rg3+ Bg6 28.Rh3 f6 29.Qxg6+ Qg7 30.Qe4 e5 31.Rg3+–) 22.Re3 Rfc8 23.Rd2 g6 24.Qh6 Bxb2 25.Kxb2 Qe7 26.Nf4 Qf6+ 27.Kb1 Rd8 28.Red3 Rxd3 29.Nxd3=]

21...Bxe4 [Taking the rook would be fatal:]

[21...Bxe5? 22.Bxe5 Bxe4 (22...Qc8?? 23.Nf6+ gxf6 24.Bxf6+–) 23.Bxb8 Raxb8 24.Qe5+–]

22.Rxe4 Rd8?? [22...Qb7!? 23.Re3 Bxb2 24.Rh3 f5 25.Qh7+ Kf7 26.Rhd3 Ra7 27.Kxb2²; 22...Bxb2 23.Rh4 f6 24.Rd7+–]

23.Bxf6 Rxd1+ [23...gxf6 24.Rg4+ Kf8 25.Qc5+ Ke8 (25...Qd6 26.Rxd6+–) 26.Rg8#]

24.Qxd1 gxf6 25.Rh4 f5 [25...Qe5 26.Qg4+ Qg5 27.Qe4 Qd5 28.Qf4+–]

26.Qd4 e5 27.Qd3 f4 28.Qf5 Qd6 29.Qg5+ Qg6 30.Qxe5 Qg7 31.Qxg7+ Kxg7 32.Rxf4+–

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⚫️#217 (Endgame-Black to Move)
🔸Bocharov,D (2533)
🔸Sjugirov,S (2663)
🔸ch-RUS Rapid GP Final 2018