Robert James Fischer vs John Rinaldo (1957)

Robert James Fischer vs John Rinaldo
58th US Open (1957) · Spanish Game: Closed Variations. Chigorin Defense (C97) · 1-0

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Feb-21-04		morphyvsfischer: It's amazing how 21...Nf6? doesn't look like it'll lose, but Fischer converts it into a win. Truly amazing player!

Feb-22-04		vishya: so.wheres the win here? or is it just gonna be a better endgame for white?

Aug-30-04		wall: I think Black should have played 28...Rfd8 and try to exchange rooks and not 28...Ng5, giving up a good defender. I guess the win is after 30.c5 Rc6 31.Bd5 Rcc8 31.Bb7 Rb8 32.c6 and the pawn walks in.

Jul-09-05		calman543: Yeah, where is the win?

Jul-11-05		calman543: Sorry, wall already posted the win. I wasn't paying enough attention.

Apr-14-06		YoungFischerSnapper: Wall, why would White play Rc6 only to play Rcc8? Rinaldo was a patzer in this game but his chess vision wouldn't be that faulty. Also, it is interesting how Fischer plays the Ruy Lopez variation as if it was a Sicilian variation (wild sacrifices, pawn superiority). Even at this stage of his career, Fischer's playing style was already clearly formulating.

Apr-20-06		Saruman: <YoungFischerSnapper> because white wants to promote the c-pawn, and play c6-c7, Bd5->Bb7 etc.

Mar-09-07		Bingat29: Vishya should have known by now (3 years thereafter) that the doubling of the rooks by Rcd1 finishes black.

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