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Bobby Fischer vs Ramon Lontoc
Meralco (1967)
Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation (B90)  ·  1-0

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ANALYSIS [x]
Notes by Stockfish 9 v010218 (minimum 6s/ply)better is 9.Be3 Nc5 10.Qf3 O-O 11.O-O Qc7 12.f5 e5 13.Nde2 Nxb3 = +0.31 (20 ply) 9...Nc5 10.Be3 O-O 11.O-O Qc7 12.f5 b5 13.fxe6 fxe6 = -0.29 (23 ply)better is 10.h3 Nc5 11.O-O Qc7 12.f5 e5 13.Nde2 Nxb3 14.cxb3 b5 ⩲ +0.77 (20 ply)better is 10...Nc5 11.h3 Qc7 12.O-O b5 13.f5 e5 14.Nd5 Nxd5 15.Bxd5 = +0.10 (22 ply) 11.O-O Nc5 12.f5 Bd7 13.Rad1 e5 14.Nde2 Nxb3 15.cxb3 b5 ⩲ +0.82 (20 ply)= -0.27 (21 ply) 19...Be7 20.Kb1 h4 21.Ng1 Qb6 22.Nf3 Rb8 23.Rd1 a5 24.h3 = +0.43 (23 ply) ⩲ +1.25 (22 ply)better is 20...Rhd8 21.Rd1 Bg5 22.b4 Qc4 23.Nc3 Qxd3 24.R5xd3 Rc4 ⩲ +1.05 (23 ply) ± +1.57 (23 ply)better is 22.Qd2 Ke8 23.g4 Qe7 24.Rxd6 Bg5 25.Rxd8+ Rxd8 26.Qxd8+ ⩲ +1.43 (23 ply) ⩲ +0.79 (20 ply) after 22...Ke8 23.Rxd6 Rxd6 24.Qxd6 Qb7 25.Qd5 Qc7 26.Qd3 Rd8 better is 23...Kf8 24.Rxd6 Rxd6 25.Qxd6+ Qxd6 26.Rxd6 Rc4 27.Kc2 ⩲ +0.63 (24 ply) ⩲ +1.33 (22 ply) 24...Kd7 25.g4 hxg3 26.hxg3 Kc8 27.Nf3 Rh8 28.Rxd6 Rxd6 ⩲ +0.94 (25 ply) ± +1.82 (27 ply) 25...Bf6 26.g4 hxg3 27.hxg3 Rh8 28.g4 Ke8 29.g5 Be7 ⩲ +1.41 (25 ply)better is 26.Nxg5 fxg5 27.g3 h3 28.Qd2 Kf6 29.Qe2 Qc7 30.Qh5 Qf7 +- +3.10 (24 ply) 26...Qe3 27.Qxe3 Bxe3 28.Nxh4 Kd7 29.Ng6 Ba7 30.R5d3 Kc7 ± +2.08 (29 ply)+- +4.90 (22 ply)31...a5 32.e5 axb4 33.Rxd6 Rcxd6 34.exd6+ Kc8 35.Qg8+ +- +6.85 (22 ply)1-0

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Jan-06-05  Orbitkind: The way that Fischer picks up 3 pawns at the end is astonishing. I feel sorry for his opponent.
Feb-06-05  BlazingArrow56: crippled em.
Feb-06-05  WMD: Note this game was played in Manila, not Meralco.

Background on the Meralco exhibition games comes from the June 1980 BCM:

These games - previously unpublished in the West - were played directly after Bobby's victory in the strong Monte Carlo tourrnament of 1967. Fischer had flown on from the French Riviera thousands of miles to the Philippines, in anticipation of competing in an international tournament in Manila. However, the failure of grandmasters Boris Ivkov and Arturo Pomar to arrive gave the sponsors an alternative brainwave to hold a 'Beat Bobby Fischer' contest instead. This was a series of individual games, mostly held under proper international match conditions with a time limit of 40 moves in 2 1/2 hours, in which Bobby would face some of the best Filipino players. This fascinating event was staged and sponsored by Meralco, the Manila Electric Company.

Feb-06-05  Kingdumb: Talk about being overmatched. Simply awesome!
Dec-21-06  fischerov: couldnt fischer have played 9.bxc6!

well, i think he was just playing around with him

Dec-21-06  fischerov: i meant 9.bxe6!
Dec-21-06  reynolds: He probably didn't want a tactical skirmish against somebody who he could beat with simple Fischer chess.
Dec-21-06
Premium Chessgames Member
  Sneaky: It's a standard Sicilian sacrifice, I wonder why Bobby didn't play it. There are some positions where the sacrifice looks good but end up being unclear for White--maybe this is one such position?
Dec-22-06  fischerov: the sac looks very sound from that position getting 3 connected pawns for a bishop and would probably end up in a checkmate especially with Fischer's tactical skill
Feb-05-07  tonsillolith: I think 26. g3 was a good move. It allowed the white queen to penetrate the black position.
Feb-05-07  RookFile: The grandmaster has a mindset towards always trying to create a second weakness in the opponent's position..... or a third, or a fourth...
May-28-07  JMJ565X: his opponent looks like a 900 player playing a nearly comatose from drinking 1800 player..on yahoo!!
Oct-23-08  Whitehat1963: Would the position after 25...f6 make for a good puzzle? What does Rybka suggest in that position?

Just amazing how Fischer simply glides over and takes four pawns in succession with his queen.

Jun-28-09  Sem: What if 28. ... Kf6?
Jun-28-09
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  Sastre: If 28...Kf6, then <29.h4 gxh4 30.Qg6+ Ke7 31.Qxg7+ Ke8 32.f6>. If black doesn't play 29...gxh4, white can simply play 30.Qxg5.
Sep-24-09  tivrfoa: Fisher didn't care about the double pawn near the his king. So, it's not so bad?
Feb-15-10  mysql: 9. ... h5 looked out of place.
Jun-04-11  vulcan20: Well, if 9. Bxe6 fxe6 10. Nxe6 Qb6 11. Nxg7+ Kf7 12. Nf5, the position doesn't look too clear after 12...Nc5. In fact, I think Black is better here because White's center is getting chipped away and a piece is a piece is a piece.
Jun-05-11  willrazen: The last few moves were awesome, haha
Apr-01-17
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  dnash007: besides move 21. Rd1, i like Nc3...Rxe5 is explosive

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