Georgi Tringov vs Bobby Fischer (1965) Poisoned Pawn Antidote

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Georgi Tringov vs Bobby Fischer
"Poisoned Pawn Antidote" (game of the day May-12-2004)
Havana (1965), Havana CUB, rd 5, Aug-31
Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation. Poisoned Pawn Accepted (B97) · 0-1

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May-12-04		kevin86: What a finish!! It looked like Fischer's goose was cooked,but he turned the tables. The final position was a perfect set-up to a smothered mate.

May-12-04		Abecedarian: Explain...spell it out for us dummies please.

May-12-04		WMD: I assume he means the variation 23.Rb1 Nf2+ 24.Kg1 Nh3+ 25.Kh1 Qg1+ 26.Rxg1 Nf2#.

May-12-04		Pawn: Yes, it a perfect example of smothered mate...if you wish to learn about "smothered mate" just pick up "Bobby Fisher teaches chess". I only recomend this book to complet beginers though.

May-12-04		kevin86: Excuse me,but hen I see a knight and queen in that position-I smell a smothered mate. As it is,white must lose a piece-to begin with.

May-12-04		karik: Much more interesting than the finish is the refutation of the sacrifice. In 1965 it was widely known that 15.Nxe6 leads to a win. 18. - Qxe5 was thought to be only possible move.

May-12-04		jaime gallegos: thanks karik !

May-12-04		Whitehat1963: It looked like white was kickin' a** right up to where he said, "I resign." Obviously, Fischer made a deal with the devil when he was just a teenager!

May-12-04		aragorn69: "Poisoned Pawn Antidote", indeed ! Great title, chessgames.com :)

May-12-04		paulalbert: I've been trying to find the source unsuccessfully, but, as beautiful as this game is by Fischer, apparently it was a refutation of Nxe6 he had found in home analysis, and he took only about 5 minutes to play this whole game. Paul Albert

May-12-04		iron maiden: Like R Byrne vs Fischer, 1963, it's a little disappointing that White resigned to Fischer rather than allow the imminent beautiful mate.

May-12-04		Gypsy: After 23.h3, Black probably has to win on material, <iron maiden>. So, this was a fine way to end things.

May-12-04		WMD: <Much more interesting than the finish is the refutation of the sacrifice. In 1965 it was widely known that 15.Nxe6 leads to a win. 18. - Qxe5 was thought to be only possible move.> Where's the win after 18...Qxe5? Soltis in Bobby Fischer Rediscovered mentions only that after 19.Qxe5 and 20.Bxc8 White is at 'at least equal'. <I've been trying to find the source unsuccessfully, but, as beautiful as this game is by Fischer, apparently it was a refutation of Nxe6 he had found in home analysis, and he took only about 5 minutes to play this whole game.> According to Soltis, Fischer spent an hour on his moves; 17 minutes on the first - he arrived late.

May-12-04		Gypsy: I'v been going back and forth through the moves from 18...Nc6! to the end, and the more nuances I discover the more awestruck I feel. Finaly it hit me what I am reminded of here: It's that classic Reti study we all know and love so well! Just like in Reti, where White achieves the "impossible" by having each move of his king count as two, every move of Fischer here counts as two or three. Each of Fisher final moves does something to (i) stop the immediate mating threats, (ii) disolve the central dominance of White and take over the initiative, and (iii) set up deadly mating threats to White king. In slow motion: 18...Nc6 rushes the knight in for his triple dutty; 19...Qc5+ gains a tempo, protects both bishops (especially Bf8) and sets up hidden mating threats; 20...Nf6 stops the mate at g8, opens up scope of the white-sq bishop, and protects the g4; 21...Nxe5 gains time, grabs central pawn, further douses central tension, opens up the queen cover of Bc8, and continues to set up the White king; finally 22...Neg4 finishes the job and informs White off how desperate his position has became. I have no doubt that this was all home prep from Fischer. It changes little to nothing of my marvel for his chess. Perhaps this ability of geting multiple dutty of his peicess is the key to his enigma. <Obviously, Fischer made a deal with the devil..> Of course.

May-13-04		karik: <WMD: Where's the win after 18...♕xe5? > You're right, black regains the pawn and gets some attacking chances. I was repeating what I've read. It also said that Tringov thought, after seeing 15.♘c6 that the teletype writer had made a mistake.

May-13-04		Abecedarian: <WMD> Thanks! I saw ...Nf2+ and complications, but hadn't worked through the role of the white rook. That said, I'm pretty sure I've lost this way once or twice!

May-13-04		WMD: This type of smothered mate is known as Philidor's legacy, though it dates back to the 15th century.

May-14-04		Abecedarian: Well geez, the eggs on my face. LOL

Sep-24-04		Gypsy: <Where's the win after 18...Qxe5? Soltis in Bobby Fischer Rediscovered mentions only that after 19.Qxe5 and 20.Bxc8 White is at 'at least equal'.> What a gentle understatement by GM. Soltis! With two bishops, widely open position, better development, better positioned king, and mobile pawns on both wings, all wining chances, and they are quite considerable, are with White.

Oct-29-04		2Towers: I've always enjoyed playing this game over and over again. Fischer handled everything perfectly. It's both his genius and hardwork.

Nov-01-04		sumant 9: why not 21.exf6?

Nov-01-04		Knezh: if 21. exf6 Bxe6 followed by Qxg5 and Fischer emerges up a piece.

Dec-16-07		Buddy Revell: <From the Capablanca Memorial Tournament in Havana, 1965. Fischer played from the Marshall Chess Club in New York via Telex. The exact clock times were recorded move by move, and are reprinted in Wade and Connell's Bobby Fischer's Chess Games. The times refer to Fischer's clock: his first move was made when his clock read 3:47 (17 minutes late) and when he made his final move, his clock read 4:32.> Alright! =D

Dec-16-07		pawnofdoom: Nice Job, <Buddy Revell> After many days (I lost count) of searching, it was you who could find this game. It turned out that the 3:47 and 4:32 were really times and nothing to do with dates or anything else. If you ever visit this again, <Buddy Revell> can you tell me how you found this? Did you read the book? Or stumble upon this randomly?

Dec-16-07		Buddy Revell: <pawnofdoom> I just answered that question at Kibitzer's Café In short, I arrived at the right place for the wrong reason. =)

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