David Bronstein vs Robert James Fischer (1960)

David Bronstein vs Robert James Fischer
Mar del Plata (1960) · Indian Game: General (A45) · 1/2-1/2

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Dec-23-02		Sylvester: I would have played 19…Rxc2 the same as Fischer did and expected 20. Rxc2 Qxc2 21. Qb3 next. Here is how I played it out trying my best for both sides-- 21…Rc8 figuring on 22. Rd1 Bf8 23. Rd3 Rc4 24. h3 Bc5 25. Qxc2 Rxc2 26. Ne4 Bb6 27. Rf3 Rxa2 28. Nxf6İ Kh8 29. Nd7 Kg7 30. Nxb6 axb6 and I have done no better. 31. Rxf7 e5 32. Rb7 Rb4 33. g5 Rxa4 34. Rxb6 Ra2 35. Re6 Ra5 36. Re7 Rb5 37 Kg3 e4 38. h4 Rb4 39. Kf4 e3İ 40. Kxe3 Rxh4 41. f4 Rh1 42. Kf3 Rf1İ 43. Kg4 Rg1İ 44. Kf5 Rd1 45. Kf6 Rd8 46. f5 Ra8 47. Ke5 Ra5İ 48. Ke6 Ra6İ 49. Kf7 Ra8 50. f6 Rg8 51. g6 h6 52. Re5 Ra8 53. Re8İ Rxe8 and now black is doomed. 54. Kxe8 Kg8 55. f7İ Kg7 56. f8=Qİ Kxg6 57. Qf7İ Kg5 58. Qg7İ and the rest is technique. I ended up getting the mate about 15 moves later on b1 with the black queen on d1 and the black king on a3. Can you give me a hint on the better move?

Dec-23-02		PVS: You have certainly earned that with all your work. You took my suggestion rather further than I had intended; you did a commendable job. Fischer moved the right piece, but too far.

Dec-23-02		Sylvester: I see it now, it is 20. Rc3 and rips white up.

Apr-13-04		Carroll: Rc3 looks very interesting followed by possibly Qe2 and Bh6.It seems as if Fischer should have had an edge. This game is very interesting, and I think I went over it once in a collection of Bronstein's games, but it deserves to be better known.

Jun-03-12		Zugzwangovich: In some quarters 1.d4 Nf6 2.Nc3 d5 3.Bg5 is called the Veresov Opening.

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