This was a game between Bobby Fischer and Ruben Fine. Fischer is White and it is White to move. How should Bobby continue this game?
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Hey I’ve actually seen this game before.. so I won’t spoil it.
Could the answer be Bxf7? If then … Rxf7 then white has Qc4 with carnage to follow
Black position looks solid, but f7 is the key, yeah Bxf7+ win.
BTW :
Susan we all love u.
so probably black’s last move was a blunder…
Would you give more serious position, where the real talent of Bobby revealed…
P.S. This blog is so good! Thx alot, Susan!
1. Bxf7+, Rxf7 (else won a pawn) 2. Qc4 and how can black defend the rook ?
Best regards from madagascar Susan
Susan, this is hard to see! I would like you to post the solution in a few days. 😉
I will keep trying. The c4 Bishop and g5 Knight are threatening e6, but I don’t know how to carry this out with advantage for white.
Best wishes!
Yes, I was wrong. E6 is not the quid but accesory.
1. Bxf7+!
If 1. … Kh8 then 2. Ne6 take the rook.
If 1. … Rxf7 then 2. Qc4 and the game is over (2. … Nd5 only delays two moves the capture).
Nice combination. What was Fine’s last move?
Fine resigned after Bxf7+! Interestingly this position has been reached twice since 1963, in 1999 and 2001. In the first game, black battled on after the loss of the rook, but was eventually crushed (the game continued Bxf7+, RxBf7, Qc4, Nf8, QxRf7+, Kh8, Qc4 with a solid advantage). In the other game, white contrived to lose! After Bxf7+, RxBf7, Qc4 black played Nd5, and white continued Nxf7. Then b5, Qb3 allowing the queen to be harrassed, so letting white off the hook somewhat. White continued to make mistakes, and ended up having to sacrifice material to prevent checkmate. Check it out on http://www.chesslive.de (part of chessbase)
I mean what was Fine’s last move before White played Lxf7+.
Hard to believe that Ruben Fine actually got into this position – this is like a Junior High chess game
1.Bxf7+! Rxf7 (1…Kh8 2.Ne6) 2.Qc4 crunchola.
What anonymous right above my last comment said — Fischer must have thought, “This dude claims he should have been world champion?!”
Fischer could have played 9.Bxf7+ directly.
9.- Kxf7 10.Qc4+ Ke8 11.Ng5 Rf8 12.Ne6 Qb6 13.Nxg7+ Ke8 14.Ne6+ Kd8 (analysis by Shredder 9)
But 9.Ng5 is better. 9.- Rf8 seems to be forced then.
lot’s of experts around, he?
indeed, the game was finished after 10.bxf7+
but after
10…rxf7
11.qc4 nd5
which continuation would be the best?
12.nxf7 or 12.exd5
please show a patzer like me the win for white…
thx