Holding the Fort

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Holding the Fort
Compiled by whatthefat

When it comes to the greatest tournament performances of all time, often there has been a fly in the ointment. While the man on fire has blitzed the field, one player has managed to survive the onslaught. Did they just strike it lucky - was the in-form player momentarily taking their foot off the pedal? Or did they somehow raise their game in a way that the others couldn't?

Fischer, Palma (1970). Larsen gave Fischer his only loss
Fischer vs Larsen, 1970
(B88) Sicilian, Fischer-Sozin Attack, 52 moves, 0-1
Polgar, Rome (1989). Dolmatov restricts her to 8.5/9
S Polgar vs Dolmatov, 1989
(C12) French, McCutcheon, 23 moves, 1/2-1/2
Karpov, Linars (1994). Shirov achieves the only draw as Black
Karpov vs Shirov, 1994
(D47) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 67 moves, 1/2-1/2
3 games

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