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Svetozar Gligoric vs Bobby Fischer
Monte Carlo (1967), Monte Carlo MNC, rd 10, Apr-03
King's Indian Defense: Orthodox Variation. Gligoric-Taimanov System (E92)  ·  0-1

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White to move.
ANALYSIS [x]
Notes by Stockfish 9 v010218 (minimum 6s/ply)8...Ng4 was played in Ivanchuk vs Ehlvest, 1988 (0-1)better is 10.exf5 gxf5 11.Bg5 Bf6 12.Qd2 Nd7 13.g3 Nc5 14.Bh6 Bg7 ⩲ +0.93 (22 ply)= +0.30 (22 ply) 11...gxh5 12.Rxh5 a5 13.g3 fxg3 14.fxg3 Nf6 15.Rh1 Ng4 = +0.40 (22 ply) ⩲ +1.42 (22 ply)better is 13.Qc2 Na6 14.O-O-O c6 15.Kb1 Nb4 16.Qc1 Nc7 17.Rdg1 a5 ± +1.68 (19 ply) ⩲ +1.10 (21 ply) after 13...a5 14.Qc2 Qf7 15.O-O-O Na6 16.g3 Nc5 17.Rdg1 Kh8 14.Qc2 a5 15.O-O-O Na6 16.Kb1 Nc5 17.Na4 Nxa4 18.Qxa4 ± +1.52 (19 ply) ⩲ +0.69 (21 ply) after 14...Na6 15.Qe2 Qf7 16.Bh5 Qg8 17.g3 fxg3 18.fxg3 Be7 better is 16...Qf7 17.O-O-O a5 18.Qh3 c6 19.f3 a4 20.Be1 Nb6 21.c5 = +0.50 (22 ply) ⩲ +1.11 (20 ply) 17...Qf7 18.Kb1 Be7 19.Qh3 c6 20.f3 Nef6 21.Be1 Rg6 ⩲ +0.69 (21 ply) ⩲ +1.48 (19 ply) after 18.Kb1 c6 19.g3 Qf7 20.b3 Nc7 21.Rdg1 Be7 22.Ne3 cxd5 better is 19...Qd8 20.Kb1 Be7 21.gxf4 gxf4 22.Nh2 Rxh6 23.Qg2 Ndf6 ⩲ +0.94 (21 ply)better is 20.b3 a6 21.a4 Qd8 22.a5 Be7 23.Na4 Ne8 24.Kc2 Nef6 ± +1.52 (19 ply) ⩲ +0.78 (19 ply)better is 22...Rb8 23.Nc3 Qe8 24.Kb1 Be7 25.Qe2 Nf6 26.Nxf6 Bxf6 = +0.15 (19 ply) ⩲ +0.84 (19 ply) 23...c4 24.Nc3 Na6 25.Kb1 Nc5 26.Bc1 a5 27.f3 Rb8 28.Ka1 = +0.30 (21 ply)better is 24.Ba5 Qd7 25.Nc3 Bd8 26.f3 Na4 27.Qc4 Nxc3 28.Bxc3 Qb5 ⩲ +1.09 (20 ply) ⩲ +0.51 (22 ply)better is 26.Kb1 Nb5 27.Qd3 Nxc3+ 28.Bxc3 Qb5 29.Qc2 Na4 30.Ka1 ⩲ +0.82 (20 ply)= +0.22 (21 ply) after 26...Nb5 27.Kb1 Nxc3+ 28.Bxc3 Qb5 29.Rh5 Qxe2 30.Rxe2 better is 27.Kb1 Nb5 28.Rc1 Nd4 29.Qf1 Nd7 30.Ne2 Nxe2 31.Qxe2 Nf6 ⩲ +0.58 (21 ply)better is 27...Nb5 28.Nxb5 Qxb5 29.Bc3 Qxe2 30.Rxe2 Nd7 31.Reg2 = 0.00 (24 ply) 28.Qc4 Nf6 29.gxf4 gxf4 30.Nxf6 Bxf6 31.Rxg6 hxg6 32.b4 ⩲ +0.52 (23 ply) 28...Nf6 29.Nxf6 Bxf6 30.Kb1 Nb5 31.Rh1 g4 32.Nxb5 gxf3 = -0.48 (21 ply)better is 29.gxf4 gxf4 30.Ne2 Nf6 31.Nxf6 Bxf6 32.b3 Rxg2 33.Qxg2 = +0.30 (20 ply)= -0.39 (22 ply)better is 32.a4 Qd7 33.b3 Rxg1 34.Qxg1 Rb8 35.Rg2 Na8 36.Be1 Qb7 = +0.23 (24 ply)= -0.29 (24 ply)better is 36...g5 37.Qg2 Rg8 38.Qg4 Nd4 39.Rh1 Qc8 40.Kd1 Qxg4 ⩱ -0.59 (25 ply)= 0.00 (31 ply) after 37.Nb6 Qb7 38.Nc4 Qc8 39.Nb6 Qc7 40.Nc4 Qc8better is 38.Nb6 Qb5 39.Nc4 Qe8 40.Bc3 Rg8 41.Na5 g5 42.Bxd4 cxd4 = -0.09 (26 ply) ⩱ -0.65 (25 ply) after 38...g5 39.Nb6 Qd8 40.Nc4 Rg8 41.Qh3 g4 42.fxg4 Qc8 better is 39...g5 40.Nb6 Qd8 41.Nc4 Rg8 42.Qh3 g4 43.fxg4 Nd4 ⩱ -0.62 (25 ply)= 0.00 (28 ply) after 40.Nd2 Ba5 41.a4 Bxd2+ 42.Rxd2 Nc7 43.Bc3 Ra8 44.Rg2 Ne8 40...Nd4 41.Bxd4 cxd4 42.Qh3 Qxh3 43.Rxh3 Bc7 44.Kc2 Rb8 = -0.26 (33 ply) ⩲ +0.60 (26 ply) after 41.Kc2 Bc7 42.Bc3 Ra8 43.Qg2 Rg8 44.Qg5 Qd8 45.Qxd8 Rxd8 better is 42.Nd2 Qc8 43.Kc2 Rg8 44.Nc4 Be7 45.Rg2 Qh3 46.Nd2 Qc8 ⩲ +0.52 (25 ply)= 0.00 (27 ply)better is 45.Qg1 Be7 46.Rd2 Nc8 47.e5 g4 48.d6 Bd8 49.fxg4 f3 = +0.08 (23 ply)= -0.42 (21 ply) 48.Qc7 Re8 49.Qd7 Nxc4 50.bxc4 Kg8 51.Kc2 Bf6 52.c5 Rxe4 = 0.00 (24 ply) ⩱ -1.40 (24 ply) 50.c5 Qh1+ 51.Qg1 Qxg1+ 52.Rxg1 Bxc5 53.Rxg5 Bd4 54.Kd1 ⩱ -0.87 (21 ply) 50...Qh1 51.Qg1 Qxg1 52.Rxg1 Kg6 53.e5 Bc5 54.Rg2 Kf5 ∓ -2.31 (25 ply) 51.Rd2 Bb4 52.Qa7+ Kg8 53.Qg1 Be7 54.Rg2 Qd7 55.Rxg5+ ⩱ -1.32 (22 ply) 51...Kg6 52.Qb6+ Bf6 53.Rf2 Kg7 54.Qb3 Qc8 55.Rh2 Qc7 -+ -3.87 (22 ply)-+ -2.53 (23 ply) 53.Qd4+ Kg6 54.Qb6+ Bf6 55.Kb3 Qe8 56.Qd6 Qb8+ 57.Qxb8 -+ -2.72 (24 ply)-+ -5.00 (23 ply)58.Qxc3 Qd1+ 59.Qd2 Qxf3+ 60.Kd4 g4 61.d6 Bd8 62.Qc2+ -+ -9.10 (24 ply)0-1

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Kibitzer's Corner
Nov-17-05
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  keypusher: Another Gligoric blunder against Fischer. In a superior position, Gligoric plays 42 Bxe5? de 43 Nxe5, attacking the queen and the a-pawn, but simply 43...Qd6 saves both.
Feb-06-08  Cibator: After Black's final move, the Qs come off, and not even those three joined passers in the middle will be able to do anything against the B.

What makes Gligo's 42nd even more inexcusable is that it was his sealed move - why ever didn't he just make a nice steady advantage-preserving move, and THEN look for tactical opportunities during the adjournment.

Feb-06-08  Gameoverziggy: Simple win now for black, his king and bishop will control the 3 passers while he either queen's his a pawn or forces a passed pawn on the king side.
Feb-29-12  drukenknight: what I am looking at is 44 Ng4 in order to give the Q more scope on the a6 diagonal and the N is close enuf to maybe give a check later.

also what about 50 Qa7?

Oct-19-14  Ke2: The opening is interesting. Gligoric putting his own system to the test against the KID king. 7... Qe7?! is already unusual. 8... Ne8?! is a novelty already in this db. This is quite odd as the Gligoric system is in this db 1800 times. I believe 7... Qe7?! was sort of refuted by 8. dxe5, dxe5 9. Nd5 Nxd5 10. cxd5 where the immediate f5 runs into 11. Rc1. You'd have to think Gligoric had a psychological block to taking on e5 as it normally leads to a bad endgame in the KID.

The approach is insanely blunt as the KID can be. Storm the f&g pawns.

Then a fantastic situation arises. The thorn comes to h6 but by move 18 the kingside is frozen solid while the queenside is liquid. Even though Black's king seems precarious, the pawn wall will keep him safe, and the long term threat on the Qside is dangerous to White's king.

Then Gligoric chose to break through on the Kside. But the KID g and f pawns will not be denied even in an endgame. On move 41, although White may be objectively better, Black seems easier to play. Then Gligo spazzed out, possibly due to time pressure, possibly just missing Qd6, possibly just seeking a sealed surprise.

Oct-19-14
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  perfidious: Gliga proved himself capable of posing his much younger opponent problems to the end of Fischer's appearances at top level, though their results were not reflective of this.
Jan-26-15  zydeco: It takes a certain sangfroid to play 32....hxg6, deciding that the advanced h-pawn isn't a threat anymore....and is now a loose pawn that the king can eventually pick up from h7. Also a nervy idea to avoid allowing white to trade bishop for knight on move 38. The knight gets chased all the way back to a7, but apparently Fischer was very eager to avoid any drawish simplifications.

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