Icannos/chess_studies huggingface dataset:
[Event "Wch26"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "1966.??.??"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Spassky, Boris"]
[Black "Petrosian, Tigran"]
[Result "0-1"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[ECO "D03"]
[EventDate "1966.??.??"]
[PlyCount "86"]

{ Spassky challenged Petrosian. They played in the Estraden Theatre and
finished adjourned games in the Central Chess Club. Tigran showed his
superiority after six draws. } 1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. Bg5 d5 4. Nbd2 Be7 5. e3 Nbd7 6. Bd3 c5 7. c3 b6 8. O-O Bb7 9. Ne5 Nxe5 10. dxe5 Nd7 11. Bf4 $5 { Exchange is safer for White. } 11... Qc7 12. Nf3 h6 $1 13. Bg3 g5 $1 14. b4 h5 15. h4 $6 gxh4 16. Bf4 ( { The control over the centre loses } 16. Nxh4 $2 c4 17. Bc2 Bxh4 18. Bxh4 Qxe5 ) 16... O-O-O $1 17. a4 $2 ( 17. bxc5 { gives counter-play (Tal). } ) 17... c4 18. Be2 a6 19. Kh1 Rdg8 20. Rg1 Rg4 21. Qd2 Rhg8 22. a5 b5 23. Rad1 Bf8 $1 { Black threatens 24...Bg7. } 24. Nh2 Nxe5 $1 { Philidor relives: matter is given for a steamroller of pawns. } 25. Nxg4 hxg4 26. e4 Bd6 27. Qe3 Nd7 $6 ( { Better is the prozaic } 27... dxe4 ) 28. Bxd6 Qxd6 29. Rd4 $5 { Boris plays for a win. } ( { Tal suggests } 29. f4 { but } 29... gxf3 30. Bxf3 Qg3 31. exd5 h3 $1 { wins for Black. } ) 29... e5 $1 30. Rd2 f5 $1 31. exd5 f4 32. Qe4 Nf6 33. Qf5+ Kb8 34. f3 Bc8 35. Qb1 g3 36. Re1 h3 37. Bf1 Rh8 38. gxh3 Bxh3 39. Kg1 Bxf1 40. Rxf1 e4 41. Qd1 Ng4 $1 42. fxg4 f3 43. Rg2 fxg2 0-1
[Event "Wch26"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "1966.??.??"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Petrosian, Tigran"]
[Black "Spassky, Boris"]
[Result "1-0"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[ECO "E66"]
[EventDate "1966.??.??"]
[PlyCount "59"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. g3 g6 3. c4 Bg7 4. Bg2 O-O 5. O-O Nc6 6. Nc3 d6 7. d4 a6 8. d5 Na5 9. Nd2 c5 10. Qc2 e5 11. b3 Ng4 12. e4 f5 { A lively game begins. } 13. exf5 gxf5 14. Nd1 b5 15. f3 $5 e4 $1 16. Bb2 exf3 17. Bxf3 Bxb2 18. Qxb2 Ne5 19. Be2 f4 $1 20. gxf4 Bh3 $2 { Spassky overestimates his chances. } ( { Correct is } 20... Rxf4 $1 21. Ne3 ) 21. Ne3 $3 Bxf1 22. Rxf1 Ng6 23. Bg4 Nxf4 24. Rxf4 $1 Rxf4 25. Be6+ Rf7 26. Ne4 Qh4 ( 26... Ra7 27. Nf5 Qf8 28. Qf6 { Black cannot defend f7. } ) 27. Nxd6 Qg5+ ( 27... Qe1+ 28. Kg2 Qxe3 29. Bxf7+ Kf8 30. Qh8+ Ke7 31. Nf5+ Kxf7 32. Qg7+ { wins the queen. } ) 28. Kh1 Ra7 29. Bxf7+ Rxf7 30. Qh8+ $1 1-0
[Event "Wch26"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "1966.??.??"]
[Round "12"]
[White "Petrosian, Tigran"]
[Black "Spassky, Boris"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[ECO "A42"]
[EventDate "1966.??.??"]
[PlyCount "77"]

1. Nf3 g6 2. c4 Bg7 3. d4 d6 4. Nc3 Nd7 5. e4 e6 6. Be2 b6 7. O-O Bb7 8. Be3 Ne7 9. Qc2 h6 10. Rad1 O-O 11. d5 e5 12. Qc1 Kh7 13. g3 f5 14. exf5 Nxf5 { Spassky has accomplished equality despite a passive opening. } 15. Bd3 Bc8 16. Kg2 Nf6 17. Ne4 Nh5 $5 18. Bd2 Bd7 19. Kh1 Ne7 20. Nh4 Bh3 21. Rg1 Bd7 22. Be3 Qe8 23. Rde1 Qf7 24. Qc2 Kh8 $6 25. Nd2 Nf5 $6 26. Nxf5 $1 gxf5 27. g4 $1 e4 28. gxh5 f4 $6 ( { Better is } 28... exd3 29. Qxd3 Rae8 $1 ) 29. Rxg7 $3 Qxg7 30. Rg1 Qe5 31. Nf3 $1 exd3 { A turning point in the match. } 32. Nxe5 $2 ( { Correct is } 32. Qxd3 $1 Bf5 33. Nxe5 $1 Bxd3 34. Bd4 $1 dxe5 35. Bxe5+ Kh7 36. Rg7+ Kh8 37. Rxc7+ Kg8 38. Rg7+ Kh8 39. Rxa7+ Kg8 40. Rg7+ Kh8 41. Rg3+ Kh7 42. Rxd3 ) 32... dxc2 33. Bd4 $1 dxe5 34. Bxe5+ Kh7 35. Rg7+ Kh8 36. Rf7+ Kg8 37. Rg7+ Kh8 38. Rg6+ Kh7 39. Rg7+ { White cannot win due to pawn c2. Petrosian
missed the chance to humiliate Spassky. Tigran played poorly in the next game
and lost. } 1/2-1/2
[Event "Wch26"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "1966.??.??"]
[Round "19"]
[White "Spassky, Boris"]
[Black "Petrosian, Tigran"]
[Result "1-0"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[ECO "C11"]
[EventDate "1966.??.??"]
[PlyCount "135"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e5 Nfd7 5. Nf3 c5 6. dxc5 Nc6 7. Bf4 Bxc5 8. Bd3 f6 9. exf6 Nxf6 10. O-O O-O 11. Ne5 Bd7 12. Nxc6 Bxc6 13. Qe2 Qe7 14. Rae1 Rae8 15. Bg3 a6 16. a3 Qf7 17. b4 Bd4 18. Be5 Bxe5 19. Qxe5 Nd7 20. Qg3 e5 21. f3 Qf4 22. Qxf4 Rxf4 23. Rf2 g6 24. Rd2 Nb6 25. Rde2 Nd7 $6 ( { White exerts pressure on the centre pawns. Black should counter by } 25... Nc4 ) 26. Nd1 b5 27. c3 Rf7 $6 28. Bc2 Kg7 29. Bb3 h5 30. Ne3 Nb6 31. Nc2 Nd7 $5 32. Re3 $1 h4 33. h3 Rf6 34. Nd4 Bb7 35. a4 Rd8 36. Ne2 bxa4 37. Bxa4 Nb6 38. Bb3 e4 $2 ( { The weakening avoids } 38... Rf5 $1 ) 39. Nd4 Kh6 40. Rd1 Rc8 { White's win is hard to achieve. } 41. fxe4 $1 dxe4 42. Ne6 $2 ( { The knight manoeuvre should be prepared by } 42. Ra1 { and Ra5. } ) 42... Nc4 $2 ( { Analysts regard } 42... a5 $1 43. Rd6 $1 { as won for White, but } 43... a4 $1 44. Ba2 Nc4 45. Bxc4 Rxc4 46. Nd8 Rxd6 47. Nf7+ Kh5 48. Nxd6 Rc7 49. Nxb7 Rxb7 50. Rxe4 Rc7 51. c4 a3 52. c5 a2 53. Re1 Rb7 54. Ra1 Rxb4 55. Rxa2 Rc4 { draws. } ) 43. Bxc4 Rxc4 44. Nc5 Rf7 45. Ra1 Kg5 46. Ra5 $1 Kf4 47. Kf2 Bd5 48. Nb3 $1 Ke5+ 49. Ke2 Rc6 50. Nd2 Ke6 ( { The pointe is } 50... Rf4 $2 51. c4 $1 ) 51. Nxe4 Bc4+ 52. Kd2 Rd7+ 53. Kc2 Kf7 54. Re5 Kg7 55. Nd2 Bb5 56. Nf3 Ba4+ 57. Kb2 Rd1 58. R5e4 Rf1 59. Re1 Rxe1 60. Rxe1 Rf6 61. Re4 g5 62. Nxg5 Rf2+ 63. Ka3 Bc6 64. Rxh4 Bxg2 65. Ne4 Re2 66. Nc5 Bf1 67. Rf4 Re1 68. h4 { The score in the match was even. } 1-0
[Event "Wch26"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "1966.??.??"]
[Round "20"]
[White "Petrosian, Tigran"]
[Black "Spassky, Boris"]
[Result "1-0"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[ECO "E59"]
[EventDate "1966.??.??"]
[PlyCount "81"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 O-O 5. Bd3 c5 6. Nf3 d5 7. O-O Nc6 8. a3 Bxc3 9. bxc3 dxc4 10. Bxc4 Qc7 11. Bd3 e5 12. Qc2 Bg4 13. Nxe5 Nxe5 14. dxe5 Qxe5 15. f3 Bd7 16. a4 ( 16. Re1 $6 Ba4 $1 { drew in Geller-Spassky, Amsterdam 1956. } ) 16... Rfe8 17. e4 c4 18. Be2 Be6 $2 { White is allowed to start an attack on the queenside. } ( { Tal prefers } 18... Qc5+ $1 19. Kh1 Rad8 $1 ) 19. Be3 Qc7 20. Rab1 Nd7 21. Rb5 $1 b6 22. Rfb1 Qc6 23. Bd4 f6 24. Qa2 Kh8 25. Bf1 h6 26. h3 Rab8 27. a5 $1 Rb7 $6 ( { More resistance offers } 27... a6 $1 28. Rxb6 $1 Nxb6 29. axb6 f5 $1 ) 28. axb6 axb6 29. Qf2 $6 Ra8 30. Qb2 Rba7 $1 { Black has a second chance. } 31. Bxb6 Ra2 32. Qb4 Rc2 $2 ( { An excellent defence gives } 32... R2a4 $1 33. Qe7 Rb8 34. R5b2 Raa8 { (Nikitin) } 35. Bc7 Rxb2 36. Rxb2 Qxc7 37. Qxe6 Ra1 38. Rd2 Ne5 ) 33. Bf2 Qc7 34. Qe7 Bxh3 $2 35. gxh3 Rxf2 36. Kxf2 Qh2+ 37. Bg2 Ne5 38. Rb8+ Rxb8 39. Rxb8+ Kh7 40. Rd8 Ng6 41. Qe6 { Again Petrosian took the lead with a fine
positional game. He remained ahead and won the match with 12 1/2 - 11 1/2 (+4,
=17, -3). } 1-0
[Event "1.f"]
[Site "Sukhumi"]
[Date "1968.??.??"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Spassky, Boris"]
[Black "Geller, Efim"]
[Result "1-0"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[ECO "B25"]
[EventDate "1968.??.??"]
[PlyCount "73"]

{ Spassky began in the candidates' matches during the next cycle. He started
against Geller in the quarterfinal. } 1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 d6 3. g3 Nc6 4. Bg2 g6 5. d3 Bg7 6. f4 Nf6 7. Nf3 O-O 8. O-O Rb8 9. Nh4 Nd4 10. f5 b5 11. Bg5 b4 12. Nb1 ( { More solid is } 12. Ne2 Nxe2+ 13. Qxe2 { (Medina-Korchnoi, Palma de Mallorca 1968). } ) 12... Nd7 13. Nd2 Ne5 14. Kh1 a5 15. Rb1 a4 16. Nhf3 Nexf3 17. Nxf3 Nb5 18. Qd2 a3 19. bxa3 Nxa3 20. Rbe1 $6 { Spassky will get away with it cleverly. } 20... Bc3 21. Qf2 Bxe1 22. Rxe1 f6 23. Bh6 Rf7 24. g4 e6 25. Nh4 g5 $6 ( { Spassky prefers } 25... Qe8 $1 { considering } 26. fxg6 hxg6 27. Nxg6 $2 Rh7 ) 26. Nf3 exf5 $6 27. gxf5 Kh8 28. h4 g4 29. Nh2 g3 30. Qxg3 Nxc2 31. Rg1 Bb7 $2 ( { Geller misses } 31... Nd4 $1 32. Bf1 Rbb7 33. Ng4 Bxf5 $1 34. exf5 Nxf5 35. Qf2 Nxh6 36. Nxh6 Rg7 ) 32. Bf3 Qd7 33. Bh5 Re7 34. Ng4 $1 Rg8 35. Qf2 Nd4 36. Nxf6 Rxg1+ 37. Qxg1 ( { The pointe is } 37. Qxg1 Qd8 38. Be8 $1 ) 1-0
[Event "1.f"]
[Site "Sukhumi"]
[Date "1968.??.??"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Spassky, Boris"]
[Black "Geller, Efim"]
[Result "1-0"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[ECO "B25"]
[EventDate "1968.??.??"]
[PlyCount "95"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 d6 3. g3 Nc6 4. Bg2 g6 5. d3 Bg7 6. f4 Nf6 7. Nf3 O-O 8. O-O Rb8 9. h3 b5 10. a3 a5 11. Be3 b4 12. axb4 axb4 13. Ne2 Bb7 14. Qd2 Ra8 15. Rab1 Qa5 16. b3 Rfc8 17. f5 Qb6 18. g4 Ra2 19. Nc1 Ra5 20. Qf2 Qc7 21. Ne2 Ra2 22. Rbc1 Qd8 23. Nf4 Qe8 24. Ng5 Nd4 25. fxg6 hxg6 { Again Geller has an
advantage in the Closed Sicilian. Spassky makes a casino move. } 26. Nd5 $2 ( { Objectively better is } 26. e5 $1 Bxg2 27. exf6 exf6 28. Nxf7 Qxf7 29. Qxg2 Nxb3 30. Rce1 ) 26... Nxb3 27. e5 Nxc1 28. Bxc1 { The gambling continues. } 28... Bxd5 29. Bxd5 Nxd5 30. Qh4 Nf6 31. exf6 exf6 32. Qh7+ Kf8 33. Ne4 Qe5 34. Bf4 Qd4+ 35. Kh1 Rc6 $2 { "Impossible!" said Petrosian, when this move arrived in Moscow. } ( { Black can win by } 35... Rd8 $1 36. Bh6 Bxh6 37. Qh8+ Ke7 ) 36. Bh6 Bxh6 37. Qh8+ $1 Ke7 38. Nxf6 Bf4 39. g5 Ke6 40. Qe8+ Kf5 41. Qxf7 $1 Rc7 42. Qxc7 Kxg5 43. Qe7 Qe3 44. Ne4+ Kh5 45. Qh7+ Bh6 46. Qd7 $1 Bf4 47. Nf6+ Kg5 48. Nd5 { Spassky grabbed his chance. } 1-0
[Event "1.f"]
[Site "Sukhumi"]
[Date "1968.??.??"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Spassky, Boris"]
[Black "Geller, Efim"]
[Result "1-0"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[ECO "B25"]
[EventDate "1968.??.??"]
[PlyCount "63"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 d6 3. g3 Nc6 4. Bg2 g6 5. d3 Bg7 6. f4 Nf6 7. Nf3 O-O 8. O-O Rb8 9. h3 b5 10. a3 a5 11. Be3 b4 12. axb4 axb4 13. Ne2 Bb7 14. b3 Ra8 15. Rc1 $6 Ra2 16. g4 Qa8 $6 ( { Fine manoeuvres show } 16... Qa5 $1 17. Qe1 Ra8 18. f5 Qa3 19. fxg6 hxg6 20. Qh4 Qb2 { (Boog-Van Wely, Bern 1993). } ) 17. Qe1 Qa6 18. Qf2 Na7 $6 { Futile jumps begin. } 19. f5 Nb5 20. fxg6 hxg6 $2 ( { Correct is } 20... fxg6 21. Nf4 Nc7 22. Ng5 Bc8 ) 21. Ng5 Na3 22. Qh4 Rc8 23. Rxf6 $1 exf6 24. Qh7+ Kf8 25. Nxf7 $1 { Sacrifices open up the kingside. } 25... Rxc2 ( { The crucial line is } 25... Kxf7 26. Bh6 Rg8 27. Nf4 Rxc2 28. Rf1 $1 ) 26. Bh6 Rxc1+ 27. Nxc1 Kxf7 28. Qxg7+ Ke8 29. g5 f5 30. Qxg6+ Kd7 31. Qf7+ Kc6 32. exf5+ { The three wins might seem easy, but they result from fierce fights. 
 Spassky won the match with 5 1/2 - 2 1/2 (+3, =5). } 1-0
[Event "2.f"]
[Site "Malmoe"]
[Date "1968.??.??"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Spassky, Boris"]
[Black "Larsen, Bent"]
[Result "1-0"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[ECO "D14"]
[EventDate "1968.??.??"]
[PlyCount "77"]

{ The opponent in the semifinal was Larsen. } 1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 d5 3. c4 c6 4. cxd5 cxd5 5. Bf4 Nc6 6. Nc3 Bf5 7. e3 e6 8. Bb5 Nd7 9. O-O Be7 10. Rc1 O-O 11. h3 Rc8 12. Bd3 Bxd3 13. Qxd3 Nb6 14. Qe2 a6 15. Ne1 Nc4 16. Nd3 Nb4 17. b3 Nxd3 18. Qxd3 Nb6 19. f3 Bd6 20. Ne2 Qe7 21. Bxd6 Qxd6 22. Qd2 Qa3 $6 23. Nf4 Rxc1 24. Rxc1 Rc8 25. Rxc8+ Nxc8 26. Qc2 Ne7 $6 ( { Better is } 26... Nd6 27. Qc7 h6 ) 27. Qc7 g6 $2 ( { Correctly defends } 27... h6 28. Qd8+ Kh7 29. Qf8 Qc1+ 30. Kh2 Nf5 31. Qxf7 Nxe3 32. Nxe6 Nf1+ $11 ) 28. Nd3 $6 ( { Even better is } 28. Qxb7 Nf5 29. Qb8+ Kg7 30. Qc7 Kg8 31. e4 ) 28... Nf5 29. g4 Nh6 $2 ( { The passive defence } 29... Nd6 30. Ne5 Qb4 { might hold. } ) 30. Ne5 Qb4 31. Nd7 Qe1+ 32. Kg2 Qe2+ 33. Kg3 { Larsen has given away an easy draw. } 33... Nf5+ ( 33... Qe1+ 34. Kf4 g5+ 35. Kxg5 Qxe3+ 36. f4 { does not draw either. } ) 34. gxf5 Qe1+ 35. Kf4 Qh4+ 36. Ke5 Qg3+ 37. f4 Qxe3+ 38. Kf6 Qxd4+ 39. Ne5 1-0
[Event "2.f"]
[Site "Malmoe"]
[Date "1968.??.??"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Larsen, Bent"]
[Black "Spassky, Boris"]
[Result "0-1"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[ECO "A25"]
[EventDate "1968.??.??"]
[PlyCount "96"]

1. c4 e5 2. g3 Nc6 3. Bg2 g6 4. Nc3 Bg7 5. e3 d6 6. Nge2 h5 7. h4 Bg4 8. d3 Nf6 9. Nd5 Nxd5 10. cxd5 Ne7 11. Qb3 Qc8 12. Nc3 O-O 13. Bd2 c5 14. dxc6 bxc6 15. Qa3 Qd7 16. Ne4 d5 17. Nc5 Qd6 18. Rc1 Rfb8 19. O-O $2 ( { Prophylaxis by } 19. Rc2 { keeps the attack on the queenside going (Smyslov). } ) 19... e4 $1 20. b4 $2 ( { Right is } 20. d4 Nf5 21. Rc2 Bf3 22. Bxf3 exf3 23. Nd3 Qxa3 24. bxa3 ) 20... a5 $1 21. dxe4 $2 Be2 $1 { Spassky outdoes Larsen tactically. } 22. Qb3 Bc4 23. Qb1 axb4 24. Bxb4 Bxa2 25. Nd3 Bxb1 26. Bxd6 Bxd3 27. Rfd1 dxe4 28. Bxe7 Ra2 29. Bf1 Rbb2 30. Bxd3 exd3 31. Rxd3 Rxf2 32. Bd6 Rg2+ 33. Kf1 Rh2 34. Kg1 Rhc2 35. Rxc2 Rxc2 36. Bf4 Bf6 37. Rd7 Kf8 38. Kf1 Ke8 39. Ra7 Be7 40. Ke1 Bb4+ 41. Kf1 Be7 42. Ke1 f6 43. Kd1 Rc5 44. Ke2 g5 45. hxg5 fxg5 46. Bc7 Rb5 47. Ba5 Rb2+ 48. Kd3 Ra2 0-1
[Event "2.f"]
[Site "Malmoe"]
[Date "1968.??.??"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Spassky, Boris"]
[Black "Larsen, Bent"]
[Result "1-0"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[ECO "B25"]
[EventDate "1968.??.??"]
[PlyCount "103"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 d6 3. g3 g6 4. Bg2 Bg7 5. d3 Nc6 6. f4 e6 7. Nf3 Nge7 8. O-O O-O 9. Bd2 Rb8 10. Rb1 b5 11. a3 a5 12. a4 $5 { This time Spassky battles on the queenside in the Closed Sicilian. } 12... b4 13. Nb5 d5 14. c4 bxc3 15. bxc3 c4 16. Be3 cxd3 17. e5 Ba6 18. Qxd3 Qd7 19. Rfd1 Rfc8 $2 ( 19... f6 20. exf6 Bxf6 { gives counteraction in the centre. } ) 20. Qd2 Nf5 21. Bf2 h5 22. Bf1 Rd8 23. Bd3 Qe7 24. Qe2 Rb7 25. h3 h4 $6 26. Nxh4 Nxh4 27. gxh4 Bh6 28. Bg3 Qc5+ 29. Kh2 Ne7 30. h5 $1 Nf5 31. hxg6 fxg6 32. Bxf5 exf5 33. c4 $1 d4 34. Nd6 Rxb1 35. Rxb1 d3 $5 { Larsen sets a devious trap. } ( 35... Bf8 $1 36. Qg2 $1 Bxc4 37. Nxc4 Qxc4 38. Bh4 Rd7 39. Bf6 Kh7 40. Rg1 Qg8 41. e6 $1 Rc7 42. Bd8 { and Black suffers a terrible attack. } ) 36. Qxd3 Bxf4 $1 37. Qd5+ $1 ( { A difficult rook ending results from } 37. Bxf4 $2 Qf2+ 38. Kh1 Qxf4 39. Qd5+ Kh7 40. Qf7+ Kh6 41. Nxf5+ $1 Qxf5 42. Qxf5 gxf5 43. Rb6+ Kg5 44. Rxa6 Rc8 { (Ivanov). } ) 37... Qxd5 38. cxd5 Be3 39. Bh4 Bf4+ 40. Kg2 Bd3 41. Rb6 g5 42. Bg3 Bxg3 43. Kxg3 Bc2 44. Rb2 f4+ 45. Kg4 Bxa4 46. Kxg5 f3 47. Ne4 Kf8 48. Nf6 Bd1 49. Rb7 f2 50. e6 Rxd5+ 51. Kh6 Rh5+ 52. Kg6 { Spassky relaxed
after three wins. Boris won the match with 5 1/2 - 2 1/2 (+4, =3, -1). } 1-0
[Event "Candidates' final"]
[Site "Kiev"]
[Date "1968.??.??"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Spassky, Boris"]
[Black "Korchnoi, Viktor"]
[Result "1-0"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[ECO "E83"]
[EventDate "1968.??.??"]
[PlyCount "69"]

{ Korchnoi was the opponent in the candidates' final. } 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. f3 O-O 6. Be3 Nc6 7. Nge2 a6 8. Nc1 e5 9. d5 Nd4 10. Nb3 Nxb3 11. Qxb3 c5 12. dxc6 bxc6 13. O-O-O $1 Be6 $2 { White gets the initiative over the whole board. } ( { Correct is } 13... Qe7 $1 14. c5 ( 14. Qb6 Bb7 $1 { (Timman-Kasparov, Moscow 1981) } ) 14... d5 $1 { (Van der Sterren-Cifuenters Parada, Wijk aan Zee 1991). } ) 14. Qa3 Ne8 15. h4 $1 f6 $2 ( { Better is } 15... f5 16. h5 gxh5 17. Rxh5 Qc7 18. exf5 Bxf5 ) 16. c5 Rf7 17. Qa4 Qc7 18. Bc4 Bxc4 19. Qxc4 Bf8 20. h5 dxc5 ( { The alternative is } 20... g5 ) 21. hxg6 hxg6 22. Qe6 Rd8 23. Rxd8 Qxd8 24. Rd1 Qe7 25. Qxc6 Nc7 26. Qb6 Kg7 27. Nd5 Qe6 28. Bxc5 Bxc5 29. Qxc5 Nb5 30. Qe3 Qc6+ 31. Kb1 Nd4 32. Rc1 Qb5 33. Nc7 Qe2 $2 34. Ne6+ $1 Kh7 $2 { Black allows a beautiful end. } 35. Qh6+ $1 1-0
[Event "Candidates' final"]
[Site "Kiev"]
[Date "1968.??.??"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Korchnoi, Viktor"]
[Black "Spassky, Boris"]
[Result "0-1"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[ECO "A14"]
[EventDate "1968.??.??"]
[PlyCount "84"]

1. c4 e6 2. g3 d5 3. Bg2 Nf6 4. Nf3 Be7 5. O-O O-O 6. b3 b6 7. Bb2 Bb7 8. e3 c5 9. Qe2 Nc6 10. Rd1 Rc8 11. d3 Qc7 12. Nc3 Rfd8 13. Nh4 $6 dxc4 ( { Better is } 13... d4 $1 ) 14. bxc4 a6 15. Rab1 Na7 16. Bxb7 Qxb7 17. Nf3 b5 18. Nd2 $6 ( 18. cxb5 Nxb5 19. Rdc1 $11 ) 18... Qd7 19. Nde4 b4 20. Nxf6+ Bxf6 21. Ne4 Bxb2 22. Rxb2 f5 23. Ng5 Nc6 24. f4 e5 25. Qh5 h6 26. Nf3 Qe6 27. Nxe5 Nxe5 28. fxe5 Qxe5 29. Re2 Rc6 30. Qf3 Rcd6 $6 ( 30... Re6 { prevents 31.d4. } ) 31. Red2 $6 ( 31. d4 $1 { breaks the restraint. } ) 31... a5 32. Qf4 Qe6 33. Kf2 a4 34. Ke2 g5 35. Qf2 Kg7 36. h4 $6 Qe5 37. Qf3 Re8 38. Kf2 $6 { Korchnoi makes positional errors in time trouble. } ( 38. hxg5 hxg5 39. Rf1 Rh6 40. Rf2 { gives the last try. } ) 38... gxh4 39. gxh4 Rg6 40. Rh1 f4 $1 41. exf4 Qd4+ 42. Kf1 h5 $1 { White cannot parry 43...Rg4!   Spassky won the match with
6 1/2 - 3 1/2 (+4, =5, -1). He had shown pleasant attacking play in the
candidates' matches. } 0-1
[Event "Wch27"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "1969.??.??"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Petrosian, Tigran"]
[Black "Spassky, Boris"]
[Result "0-1"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[ECO "D34"]
[EventDate "1969.??.??"]
[PlyCount "82"]

{ Petrosian and Spassky played a second match for the world title in the
Estraden (Variety) Theatre. } 1. c4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 c5 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Nf3 Nc6 6. g3 Nf6 7. Bg2 Be7 8. O-O O-O 9. Bg5 cxd4 10. Nxd4 h6 11. Be3 Bg4 12. Nb3 Be6 13. Rc1 Re8 14. Re1 Qd7 15. Bc5 $1 Rac8 16. Bxe7 Qxe7 17. e3 Red8 18. Qe2 Bg4 19. f3 Bf5 20. Rcd1 Ne5 21. Nd4 Bg6 22. Bh3 Rc4 $5 23. g4 Rb4 24. b3 Nc6 25. Qd2 Rb6 26. Nce2 $6 Bh7 27. Bg2 Re8 28. Ng3 Nxd4 29. exd4 Re6 30. Rxe6 Qxe6 31. Rc1 Bg6 32. Bf1 $6 ( 32. Rc7 { gives counteraction. } ) 32... Nh7 33. Qf4 Nf8 34. Rc5 Bb1 35. a4 Ng6 36. Qd2 Qf6 37. Kf2 $6 ( { More resistance offers } 37. Bb5 Rd8 38. Qe3 Nf4 39. Ne2 Ne6 40. Rc1 ) 37... Nf4 38. a5 $2 { Petrosian breaks in time trouble. } ( 38. Rc3 Ne6 39. Bb5 Rd8 40. Ne2 { defends properly. } ) 38... Bd3 $1 39. Nf5 Qg5 $1 40. Ne3 $2 ( 40. Qd1 Bxf5 41. gxf5 { prolongs the game. } ) 40... Qh4+ 41. Kg1 Bxf1 { Spassky had collapsed in game one. It was Petrosian's turn this time. } ( 41... Bxf1 42. Nxf1 Re2 { is horrible. } ) 0-1
[Event "Wch27"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "1969.??.??"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Spassky, Boris"]
[Black "Petrosian, Tigran"]
[Result "1-0"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[ECO "D41"]
[EventDate "1969.??.??"]
[PlyCount "59"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. d4 c5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. e4 Nxc3 7. bxc3 cxd4 8. cxd4 Bb4+ 9. Bd2 Bxd2+ 10. Qxd2 O-O 11. Bc4 Nc6 12. O-O b6 13. Rad1 $1 Bb7 { Spassky has studied this variation. } 14. Rfe1 Rc8 15. d5 $1 exd5 $5 ( { Right is } 15... Na5 16. Bd3 exd5 17. e5 { (Polugaevsky-Tal, Moscow 1969). } ) 16. Bxd5 Na5 $2 ( { Correct is } 16... Qe7 ) 17. Qf4 Qc7 18. Qf5 $1 Bxd5 19. exd5 Qc2 20. Qf4 $5 ( { The simple } 20. Qxc2 Rxc2 21. Re7 $1 { leads to an excellent endgame. } ) 20... Qxa2 $2 ( { Geller finds the last resort } 20... Rce8 $1 21. d6 Rxe1+ 22. Rxe1 Qd3 $1 ) 21. d6 $1 Rcd8 22. d7 Qc4 23. Qf5 h6 24. Rc1 Qa6 25. Rc7 b5 26. Nd4 Qb6 27. Rc8 $1 { They fight for the control over rank eight. } 27... Nb7 ( { The finest combination gives } 27... b4 28. Re8 $1 Qxd4 29. Rxf8+ Rxf8 30. Rxf8+ Kxf8 31. Qc5+ $1 ) 28. Nc6 Nd6 29. Nxd8 $1 Nxf5 30. Nc6 { Spassky increased the lead, when Petrosian blundered in game eight. } 1-0
[Event "Wch27"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "1969.??.??"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Petrosian, Tigran"]
[Black "Spassky, Boris"]
[Result "1-0"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[ECO "E48"]
[EventDate "1969.??.??"]
[PlyCount "75"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 O-O 5. Bd3 b6 6. Ne2 d5 7. O-O dxc4 8. Bxc4 Bb7 9. f3 $1 c5 10. a3 cxd4 11. axb4 dxc3 12. Nxc3 Nc6 $6 { Pawn a7 becomes a weakness after the next move. } ( { Geller prefers } 12... Qc7 $5 13. Be2 Rd8 14. Qe1 Nc6 ) 13. b5 $1 Ne5 14. Be2 Qc7 15. e4 Rfd8 16. Qe1 Qc5+ 17. Qf2 Qe7 $6 ( { More actively defends } 17... Nfd7 $1 18. Be3 Qb4 $1 { (Geller). } ) 18. Ra3 $1 Ne8 19. Bf4 Ng6 20. Be3 Nd6 21. Rfa1 Nc8 22. Bf1 f5 23. exf5 exf5 24. Ra4 Re8 25. Bd2 $1 Qc5 $2 ( { Black's suffering continues in } 25... Kh8 26. h4 Ne5 ) 26. Qxc5 $1 bxc5 27. Rc4 Re5 28. Na4 a6 ( 28... Nb6 29. Rxc5 $1 ) 29. Nxc5 $1 { Superior positional play is crowned by a 'petite combinaison'. } 29... axb5 30. Nxb7 $1 Rxa1 31. Rxc8+ Kf7 32. Nd8+ Ke7 33. Nc6+ Kd7 34. Nxe5+ Kxc8 35. Nxg6 hxg6 36. Bc3 Rb1 37. Kf2 b4 38. Bxg7 1-0
[Event "Wch27"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "1969.??.??"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Spassky, Boris"]
[Black "Petrosian, Tigran"]
[Result "0-1"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[ECO "E12"]
[EventDate "1969.??.??"]
[PlyCount "111"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. a3 Bb7 5. Nc3 d5 6. e3 Nbd7 7. cxd5 exd5 8. Be2 Bd6 9. b4 O-O 10. O-O a6 11. Qb3 Qe7 $1 12. Rb1 $6 ( 12. Bb2 { is more useful (Geller). } ) 12... Ne4 $2 13. a4 Ndf6 14. b5 Nxc3 15. Qxc3 Ne4 16. Qc2 $6 ( 16. Qb3 { loses no time. } ) 16... Rfc8 17. Bb2 c6 18. bxc6 Bxc6 19. Qb3 Qd7 20. Ra1 b5 21. a5 $6 ( 21. axb5 $5 Bxb5 22. Bxb5 Qxb5 23. Qxb5 axb5 24. Rxa8 Rxa8 25. Ra1 Rxa1+ 26. Bxa1 { and White can survive yhe endgame (Korchnoi). } ) 21... Bb7 22. Ne5 Qd8 23. Rfd1 Qh4 24. g3 Qe7 25. f3 $2 { This weakening is unnecessarily. } 25... Ng5 26. h4 Ne6 27. f4 f6 28. Nf3 Nd8 29. Kf2 Nf7 30. Nd2 Rc4 $1 { If White accepts the sacrifice, he cannot stop the two connected passed pawns. } 31. Qd3 Re8 32. Bf3 Bb4 33. Ba3 Bxa3 34. Rxa3 Nd6 35. Re1 f5 36. Raa1 Ne4+ 37. Bxe4 fxe4 38. Qb1 Qd7 39. Ra2 Rec8 40. Nxc4 $5 { Otherwise Black will develop an overwhelming attack. } 40... dxc4 41. d5 $5 { If White chooses a passive defence, Petrosian will have to prove the decisive
strength of his advantage. } 41... Bxd5 42. Rd1 c3 $1 43. Rc2 Qh3 44. Rg1 Qg4 45. Kg2 Qf3+ 46. Kh2 Qxe3 47. f5 Qc5 48. Rf1 b4 49. f6 b3 50. Rcf2 c2 51. Qc1 e3 52. f7+ Kf8 53. Rf5 b2 54. Qxb2 c1=Q 55. Qxg7+ Kxg7 56. Rg5+ { Spassky experi
enced the claws of the Tiger. Boris survived in the next games and the score
became 8-8. } 0-1
[Event "Wch27"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "1969.??.??"]
[Round "17"]
[White "Spassky, Boris"]
[Black "Petrosian, Tigran"]
[Result "1-0"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[ECO "B42"]
[EventDate "1969.??.??"]
[PlyCount "115"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 5. Bd3 Nc6 6. Nxc6 bxc6 7. O-O d5 8. Nd2 Nf6 9. b3 Bb4 10. Bb2 $1 a5 ( { The pointe is } 10... Bxd2 11. Qxd2 dxe4 12. Qg5 ) 11. c3 Be7 12. c4 O-O 13. Qc2 h6 14. a3 Ba6 15. Rfe1 Qb6 16. exd5 cxd5 17. cxd5 Bxd3 18. Qxd3 Rfd8 19. Nc4 Qa6 20. Qf3 Rxd5 21. Rad1 Rf5 22. Qg3 Rg5 23. Qc7 Re8 24. Bxf6 gxf6 25. Rd7 Rc8 26. Qb7 Qxb7 27. Rxb7 Kf8 28. a4 Bb4 29. Re3 Rd8 30. g3 Rd1+ 31. Kg2 Rc5 32. Rf3 f5 $2 ( { Correct is } 32... Kg7 ) 33. g4 $1 { White grabs the chance. } 33... Rd4 34. gxf5 exf5 35. Rb8+ Ke7 36. Re3+ Kf6 37. Rb6+ Kg7 38. Rg3+ Kf8 39. Rb8+ Ke7 40. Re3+ Kf6 41. Rb6+ Kg7 42. Rg3+ Kf8 43. Rxh6 f4 44. Rgh3 $1 { White wants to conquer the overprotected pawn a5. } 44... Kg7 ( { Boleslavsky regards } 44... Rg5+ 45. Kf3 Ke7 { as drawn, but } 46. R3h5 Rxh5 47. Rxh5 Rd3+ 48. Kg4 $1 Rxb3 49. Rb5 $1 { wins for White. } ) 45. R6h5 $1 f3+ 46. Kg3 Rxh5 47. Rxh5 Rd3 48. Nxa5 Kg6 49. Rb5 Bxa5 50. Rxa5 Rxb3 51. Ra8 Ra3 52. a5 Kf5 53. a6 Kg6 54. a7 Kg7 55. h4 Kh7 56. h5 Kg7 57. h6+ Kh7 58. Kf4 { Black will lose both f-pawns.
Spassky took the lead again. } 1-0
[Event "Wch27"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "1969.??.??"]
[Round "19"]
[White "Spassky, Boris"]
[Black "Petrosian, Tigran"]
[Result "1-0"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[ECO "B94"]
[EventDate "1969.??.??"]
[PlyCount "47"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Bg5 Nbd7 7. Bc4 Qa5 8. Qd2 h6 $5 9. Bxf6 Nxf6 10. O-O-O e6 11. Rhe1 Be7 $6 ( 11... Bd7 $1 12. f4 O-O-O { develops safely (Boleslavsky). } ) 12. f4 O-O 13. Bb3 Re8 14. Kb1 Bf8 { Spassky wants to see blood. } 15. g4 $1 ( 15. Nd5 Qxd2 16. Nxf6+ gxf6 17. Rxd2 { achieves a better endgame. } ) 15... Nxg4 16. Qg2 Nf6 { Petrosian avoids weaknesses in his position. } 17. Rg1 Bd7 18. f5 Kh8 $1 { The king leaves the diagonal a2-g8. } ( { Poor is } 18... exf5 $2 19. exf5 b5 20. Qg6 ) 19. Rdf1 Qd8 $2 ( { Correct is } 19... Qe5 $1 { (Bondarevsky) } 20. Nf3 Qc5 21. Nh4 Qe5 22. Nf3 $11 ) 20. fxe6 fxe6 21. e5 $1 dxe5 22. Ne4 $1 Nh5 $1 ( { Petrosian avoids } 22... Nxe4 $2 23. Rxf8+ $1 ) ( { and } 22... exd4 23. Rxf6 $1 ) 23. Qg6 $1 ( { Tigran expected } 23. Nf3 ) 23... exd4 ( { The first pointe is } 23... Nf4 24. Rxf4 $1 exf4 25. Nf3 Qb6 26. Rg5 $3 Bc6 ( 26... Qd8 27. Ne5 ) 27. Nf6 Be4 28. Qxh6+ $1 { (Geller). } ) 24. Ng5 { Spassky took a decisive lead and won the
match with 12 1/2 - 10 1/2 (+6, =13, -4). He became world champion in June
1969.  Petrosian played well. He showed his good form in the next Soviet
championship and won the playoff against Polugaevsky. } ( { The second point is } 24. Ng5 hxg5 25. Qxh5+ Kg8 26. Qf7+ Kh7 27. Rf3 g4 28. Rxg4 ) 1-0
[Event "USSR-World [board 2]"]
[Site "Belgrade"]
[Date "1970.??.??"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Fischer, Bobby"]
[Black "Petrosian, Tigran"]
[Result "1-0"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[ECO "B13"]
[EventDate "1970.??.??"]
[PlyCount "77"]

{ The adventures of Fischer in Yugoslavia 1959 and Curacao 1962 have been
described. Bobby refused to participate in Amsterdam 1964, because he found
the payment too low. He started with a score of 8 1/2  / 10 in the interzonal
tournament, Sousse 1967, and left!  When he played a mini-match of four games
against Petrosian in 1970, he had not encountered a top player in three years.
A sensation happened. Fischer had become the greatest strategist in the
history of chess. } 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 cxd5 4. Bd3 Nc6 5. c3 Nf6 6. Bf4 Bg4 7. Qb3 Na5 8. Qa4+ Bd7 9. Qc2 e6 10. Nf3 Qb6 11. a4 { A novelty prevents an exchange by 11...Bb5. } 11... Rc8 12. Nbd2 Nc6 13. Qb1 { Now 13...Nb4 needed attention. } 13... Nh5 14. Be3 h6 15. Ne5 Nf6 ( { Fischer analyses } 15... Nxe5 $6 16. dxe5 Bc5 17. a5 Qc7 18. Nf3 $1 ) 16. h3 Bd6 17. O-O Kf8 $2 { This move sustains a white attack on the f-file. } ( 17... Qc7 18. Ndf3 O-O { completes a normal development. } ) 18. f4 Be8 19. Bf2 $1 Qc7 ( { Avoids } 19... g6 $6 20. f5 $1 gxf5 21. Bxf5 exf5 $2 22. Qxf5 Nd8 23. Bh4 ) 20. Bh4 Ng8 21. f5 Nxe5 22. dxe5 Bxe5 23. fxe6 Bf6 24. exf7 Bxf7 25. Nf3 Bxh4 26. Nxh4 Nf6 27. Ng6+ Bxg6 28. Bxg6 Ke7 $1 { The last chance. } 29. Qf5 Kd8 30. Rae1 Qc5+ 31. Kh1 Rf8 32. Qe5 $1 Rc7 ( 32... Qc7 33. Qxd5+ $1 ) 33. b4 Qc6 34. c4 dxc4 35. Bf5 Rff7 36. Rd1+ Rfd7 37. Bxd7 Rxd7 38. Qb8+ Ke7 39. Rde1+ 1-0
[Event "USSR-World [board 2]"]
[Site "Belgrade"]
[Date "1970.??.??"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Petrosian, Tigran"]
[Black "Fischer, Bobby"]
[Result "0-1"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[ECO "A37"]
[EventDate "1970.??.??"]
[PlyCount "132"]

1. c4 g6 2. Nc3 c5 3. g3 Bg7 4. Bg2 Nc6 5. Nf3 e6 6. O-O Nge7 7. d3 O-O 8. Bd2 d5 9. a3 b6 10. Rb1 Bb7 11. b4 $6 cxb4 12. axb4 dxc4 13. dxc4 Rc8 { The hanging pawns are vulnerable. } 14. c5 $5 bxc5 15. bxc5 Na5 16. Na4 Bc6 $1 17. Qc2 Nb7 18. Rfc1 Qd7 19. Ne1 $1 Nd5 ( 19... Bxa4 20. Rxb7 $1 { (Fischer). } ) 20. Nb2 Bb5 21. Ned3 $6 ( 21. Nbd3 $1 a6 22. Qb3 { defends properly (Petrosian). } ) 21... Bd4 22. Qb3 Nxc5 23. Nxc5 Rxc5 24. Rxc5 Bxc5 25. Nd3 Bxd3 26. Qxd3 Rd8 27. Bf3 Qc7 28. Bg5 Be7 29. Bxe7 Qxe7 30. Qd4 $2 e5 $1 31. Qc4 Nb6 32. Qc2 Rc8 33. Qd3 Rc4 34. Bg2 Qc7 35. Qa3 Rc3 36. Qa5 Rc5 37. Qa3 a5 38. h4 Nc4 39. Qd3 Nd6 40. Kh2 Kg7 41. Rd1 Ne8 42. Qd7 $6 Qxd7 43. Rxd7 Nf6 $2 ( { Fischer gives the easy win } 43... Nc7 $1 44. Be4 a4 45. Bb1 Nb5 ) 44. Ra7 Ng4+ 45. Kg1 Rc1+ 46. Bf1 Ra1 47. e4 a4 48. Kg2 Ra2 49. Rxf7+ $1 Kxf7 50. Bc4+ Ke7 51. Bxa2 a3 52. Kf3 Nf6 53. Ke3 Kd6 54. f4 $1 Nd7 55. Bb1 $2 { Petrosian blunders. } ( { The hard fight } 55. Bc4 $1 Nc5 56. f5 gxf5 57. exf5 Na6 $1 58. g4 $1 Nb4 59. g5 a2 60. Bxa2 Nxa2 61. g6 hxg6 62. fxg6 { results in a draw. } ) 55... Nc5 56. f5 Na6 57. g4 Nb4 58. fxg6 hxg6 59. h5 gxh5 60. gxh5 Ke6 61. Kd2 Kf6 62. Kc3 a2 63. Bxa2 Nxa2+ 64. Kb2 Nb4 65. Kc3 Nc6 66. Kc4 Nd4 { Fischer won the mini-match with 3-1 (+2, =2). } 0-1
[Event "1.f"]
[Site "Vancouver"]
[Date "1971.??.??"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Taimanov, Mark"]
[Black "Fischer, Bobby"]
[Result "0-1"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[BlackElo "2740"]
[ECO "E97"]
[EventDate "1971.??.??"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[WhiteElo "2620"]

{ Fischer won the interzonal Palma de Mallorca 1970. His opponent in the
quarterfinal was Taimanov. } 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Nf3 O-O 6. Be2 e5 7. O-O Nc6 8. d5 Ne7 9. Bd2 Ne8 10. Rc1 f5 11. exf5 gxf5 12. Ng5 $5 { Taimanov plays actively against Fischer's favourite opening. } 12... h6 13. Ne6 Bxe6 14. dxe6 Qc8 15. Qb3 c6 $1 16. Bh5 $6 ( 16. f4 e4 17. Be3 { has more effect. } ) 16... Qxe6 17. Qxb7 Nf6 18. Be2 Rfb8 19. Qa6 Rxb2 20. Rfd1 e4 $6 21. Qa3 Rb7 22. Bf4 d5 23. cxd5 cxd5 24. Nb5 Ng6 25. Nd4 Qd7 26. Qe3 { Black has allowed a blockade of the centre. } 26... Kh7 27. h3 Rf8 28. Ba6 $6 { Heroic play leads to difficulties. } 28... Rb6 29. Rc7 Qa4 30. Rxg7+ $1 Kxg7 31. Bxh6+ Kf7 32. Be2 Rfb8 33. Nxf5 Rb1 34. Rxb1 Rxb1+ 35. Kh2 Qd7 { White has no real attack. } 36. Nd4 $2 ( 36. Ng3 Qc7 37. Qd2 $1 { keeps an effective defence line. } ) 36... Qd6+ 37. g3 Qb4 38. Nc6 Qb6 39. Nxa7 Qxe3 40. Bxe3 Re1 0-1
[Event "1.f"]
[Site "Vancouver"]
[Date "1971.??.??"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Fischer, Bobby"]
[Black "Taimanov, Mark"]
[Result "1-0"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[BlackElo "2620"]
[ECO "B44"]
[EventDate "1971.??.??"]
[PlyCount "177"]
[WhiteElo "2740"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 e6 5. Nb5 d6 6. Bf4 e5 7. Be3 Nf6 8. Bg5 Qa5+ $6 9. Qd2 Nxe4 10. Qxa5 Nxa5 11. Be3 $1 { Fischer exerts pressure for a pawn. } 11... Kd7 12. N1c3 Nxc3 13. Nxc3 Kd8 14. Nb5 Be6 15. O-O-O b6 16. f4 $1 { He avoids the capture on d6. } 16... exf4 17. Bxf4 Nb7 18. Be2 $1 Bd7 19. Rd2 Be7 20. Rhd1 Bxb5 21. Bxb5 Kc7 22. Re2 Bf6 23. Rde1 Rac8 24. Bc4 Rhf8 25. b4 a5 26. Bd5 $1 { White threatens 27.Re7+. } 26... Kb8 27. a3 Rfd8 { The pawn is returned for activity. } 28. Bxf7 Bc3 29. Bd2 d5 30. Rd1 d4 31. Bxc3 Rxc3 32. Kb2 d3 33. Kxc3 dxe2 34. Re1 Nd6 35. Bh5 Nb5+ $2 ( { Correct ia } 35... Rc8+ $1 36. Kd3 Nc4 ) 36. Kb2 axb4 37. axb4 Rd4 38. c3 Rh4 39. Bxe2 Nd6 40. Rd1 Kc7 41. h3 Rf4 42. Rf1 Re4 43. Bd3 Re5 44. Rf2 h5 45. c4 Rg5 46. Kc3 Kd7 47. Ra2 Kc8 48. Kd4 Kc7 49. Ra7+ Kd8 50. c5 $2 ( { White misses the subtle win } 50. Ra6 Kc7 51. c5 bxc5+ 52. bxc5 Ne8 53. Rg6 { (Balashov) } 53... Rxg6 54. Bxg6 Nf6 55. h4 ) 50... bxc5+ 51. bxc5 Ne8 $1 52. Ra2 Nc7 53. Bc4 Kd7 54. Rb2 Kc6 55. Bb3 $5 Nb5+ 56. Ke3 Kxc5 57. Kf4 Rg6 58. Bd1 h4 59. Kf5 Rh6 60. Kg5 Nd6 61. Bc2 Nf7+ 62. Kg4 Ne5+ 63. Kf4 Kd4 64. Rb4+ Kc3 65. Rb5 Nf7 66. Rc5+ Kd4 67. Rf5 g5+ 68. Kg4 Ne5+ 69. Kxg5 Rg6+ 70. Kxh4 Rxg2 71. Bd1 Rg8 72. Bg4 Ke4 73. Kg3 Rg7 74. Rf4+ Kd5 75. Ra4 Ng6 76. Ra6 Ne5 77. Kf4 Rf7+ 78. Kg5 Rg7+ 79. Kf5 Rf7+ 80. Rf6 Rxf6+ 81. Kxf6 Ke4 $4 ( { The nicest draw gives } 81... Nd3 82. h4 Nf4 83. Kf5 Kd6 { (Botvinnik). } ) 82. Bc8 $1 Kf4 ( { Pointes are } 82... Nf3 83. Bb7+ ) ( { and } 82... Nd3 83. Bf5+ ) 83. h4 Nf3 84. h5 Ng5 85. Bf5 Nf3 86. h6 Ng5 87. Kg6 Nf3 88. h7 Ne5+ 89. Kf6 { Taimanov lost again. } 1-0
[Event "1.f"]
[Site "Vancouver"]
[Date "1971.??.??"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Taimanov, Mark"]
[Black "Fischer, Bobby"]
[Result "0-1"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[BlackElo "2740"]
[ECO "E97"]
[EventDate "1971.??.??"]
[PlyCount "83"]
[WhiteElo "2620"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Nf3 O-O 6. Be2 e5 7. O-O Nc6 8. d5 Ne7 9. Bd2 Ne8 10. Rc1 f5 11. Qb3 $1 { Taimanov diverts from game one. } 11... b6 12. exf5 gxf5 13. Ng5 Nf6 14. f4 h6 15. fxe5 dxe5 16. c5 $2 { Taimanov plays too hasty. } ( { Correct is } 16. Nf3 Ng6 { and now } 17. c5 $1 ) 16... Nfxd5 17. Nxd5 Nxd5 18. cxb6 axb6 19. Rc6 $5 Kh8 { Taimanov thinks for one hour and fourteen minutes. } 20. Nf3 ( { Commentators regard } 20. Qh3 Nf6 21. Bc3 { as good for White, but } 21... f4 $1 22. Qh4 Bb7 23. Ne6 Qd7 24. Nxg7 Qxg7 { refutes this idea. } ) 20... Bb7 21. Rg6 Nf4 $1 22. Bxf4 exf4 23. Rd1 Qe7 24. Re6 Qc5+ 25. Kf1 Rfd8 26. Rxd8+ Rxd8 { Black has taken over the attack. } 27. Qa4 Qc1+ 28. Kf2 Bf8 29. b4 Be4 30. Re8 $6 Bc6 $1 31. Qxc6 Qxc6 32. Rxd8 Qf6 33. Rc8 Qe7 34. Kf1 Kh7 35. Nd4 Bg7 36. Nb5 Be5 37. a3 Qd7 38. Ra8 f3 39. gxf3 Bxh2 40. Kg2 Qg7+ 41. Kxh2 Qe5+ 42. Kg1 0-1
[Event "1.f"]
[Site "Vancouver"]
[Date "1971.??.??"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Fischer, Bobby"]
[Black "Taimanov, Mark"]
[Result "1-0"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[BlackElo "2620"]
[ECO "B47"]
[EventDate "1971.??.??"]
[PlyCount "141"]
[WhiteElo "2740"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Qc7 5. Nc3 e6 6. g3 a6 7. Bg2 Nf6 8. O-O Nxd4 9. Qxd4 Bc5 10. Bf4 d6 11. Qd2 h6 12. Rad1 e5 13. Be3 Bg4 14. Bxc5 dxc5 15. f3 Be6 16. f4 Rd8 $6 ( { Theory will become } 16... O-O 17. Qd6 Qa5 $5 { (Rodriguez-Palermo, Buenos Aires 1973). } ) 17. Nd5 Bxd5 18. exd5 e4 19. Rfe1 Rxd5 20. Rxe4+ Kd8 21. Qe2 Rxd1+ 22. Qxd1+ Qd7 23. Qxd7+ Kxd7 24. Re5 b6 $2 ( { Black ends the pressure in the endgame with } 24... Kd6 $1 25. a4 $1 a5 26. b3 b6 { and he gets the time for ..Re8 (Radulescu). } ) 25. Bf1 a5 26. Bc4 Rf8 27. Kg2 Kd6 28. Kf3 Nd7 29. Re3 Nb8 30. Rd3+ Kc7 31. c3 Nc6 32. Re3 Kd6 33. a4 $1 Ne7 34. h3 Nc6 35. h4 $1 { White threatens to advance his pawns on the kingside. } 35... h5 36. Rd3+ Kc7 37. Rd5 f5 38. Rd2 Rf6 39. Re2 Kd7 40. Re3 g6 41. Bb5 Rd6 42. Ke2 Kd8 $6 ( { Or } 42... Rf6 43. Kd3 Rd6+ 44. Kc4 Rf6 45. Re1 Rd6 46. Re2 $1 Rf6 47. Re3 Rd6 48. Rd3 { and the exchange has been forced. } ) 43. Rd3 $1 Kc7 44. Rxd6 Kxd6 45. Kd3 Ne7 46. Be8 Kd5 47. Bf7+ Kd6 48. Kc4 Kc6 49. Be8+ Kb7 50. Kb5 Nc8 $1 51. Bc6+ Kc7 52. Bd5 Ne7 53. Bf7 $1 Kb7 54. Bb3 $1 Ka7 $1 55. Bd1 Kb7 56. Bf3+ Kc7 57. Ka6 Nc8 58. Bd5 $1 Ne7 59. Bc4 $1 Nc6 60. Bf7 Ne7 61. Be8 Kd8 { Black seems to escape, but Sherlock Fischer outwits Watson Taimanov. } 62. Bxg6 $1 Nxg6 63. Kxb6 Kd7 64. Kxc5 Ne7 65. b4 $1 axb4 66. cxb4 Nc8 67. a5 Nd6 68. b5 Ne4+ 69. Kb6 Kc8 ( { After } 69... Nd6 70. a6 Nc8+ 71. Kc5 { White wins on the kingside. } ) 70. Kc6 Kb8 71. b6 { A wonderful endgame. } 1-0
[Event "1.f"]
[Site "Vancouver"]
[Date "1971.??.??"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Taimanov, Mark"]
[Black "Fischer, Bobby"]
[Result "0-1"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[BlackElo "2740"]
[ECO "D80"]
[EventDate "1971.??.??"]
[PlyCount "92"]
[WhiteElo "2620"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Bg5 Ne4 5. Bh4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 dxc4 7. e3 Be6 8. Rb1 b6 9. Be2 Bh6 10. Nf3 c6 11. Ne5 Bg7 12. f4 Bd5 13. O-O Nd7 14. Nxc4 O-O 15. a4 c5 16. Ne5 Nxe5 17. dxe5 f6 18. Rb2 Be6 19. Rd2 Qc7 20. Bg4 Qc8 21. Bf3 Rb8 22. Qe2 Rd8 23. Rfd1 Rxd2 24. Qxd2 Qe8 25. exf6 exf6 26. Qd6 Rc8 27. a5 Bf8 28. Qd2 Be7 29. Bd5 Qf7 30. Bxe6 Qxe6 31. Qd7 Kf7 32. Qxa7 bxa5 33. e4 Qc6 34. Rd7 Qxe4 35. h3 a4 36. Bf2 Kf8 37. c4 a3 38. Qxa3 Ra8 39. Qb2 Ke8 40. Qb5 Kf8 41. Rd1 Qxf4 42. Bxc5 Bxc5+ 43. Qxc5+ Kg7 44. Rf1 Qe4 45. Qc7+ Kh6 46. Rxf6 $4 { Taimanov collapses completely. } 46... Qd4+ 0-1
[Event "1.f"]
[Site "Vancouver"]
[Date "1971.??.??"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Fischer, Bobby"]
[Black "Taimanov, Mark"]
[Result "1-0"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[BlackElo "2620"]
[ECO "B33"]
[EventDate "1971.??.??"]
[PlyCount "86"]
[WhiteElo "2740"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 e6 5. Nb5 d6 6. Bf4 e5 7. Be3 Nf6 8. Bg5 Be6 { Taimanov plays the main variation this time. } 9. N1c3 $1 a6 10. Bxf6 gxf6 11. Na3 Nd4 12. Nc4 f5 13. exf5 Nxf5 14. Bd3 Rc8 15. Bxf5 Rxc4 16. Bxe6 fxe6 17. Qe2 ( 17. Qh5+ Kd7 { supports the black development. } ) 17... Rd4 $2 { Taimanov fails again. } ( { Correct is } 17... Qc7 $1 ) 18. O-O Qg5 19. Rad1 Qf5 20. Rxd4 exd4 21. Ne4 Be7 ( 21... d5 22. Ng3 Qf6 23. Re1 { leads to positional problems (Tal). } ) 22. Rd1 Qe5 23. Qd3 Rf8 24. Qxd4 Qxd4 25. Rxd4 d5 26. Nc3 Bc5 27. Rd2 Rf4 28. g3 Rc4 29. Ne2 Ra4 30. a3 Kd7 31. Kg2 b5 32. c3 a5 33. Nd4 b4 34. Nb3 Bb6 35. axb4 axb4 36. c4 Kc6 ( { More resistance offers } 36... Kd6 37. Rc2 dxc4 38. Rxc4 e5 ) 37. c5 Bc7 38. Nd4+ Kd7 39. f4 e5 40. c6+ Kc8 41. Nb5 Ra2 42. f5 Bd8 43. Rxd5 Rxb2+ { Fischer had
won the match over ten games with 6-0. It was a sensation.  Taimanov had a
book of a dissident in his luggage. He was arrested in Moscow. } 1-0
[Event "2.f"]
[Site "Denver"]
[Date "1971.??.??"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Fischer, Bobby"]
[Black "Larsen, Bent"]
[Result "1-0"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[BlackElo "2660"]
[ECO "C19"]
[EventDate "1971.??.??"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[WhiteElo "2760"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e5 Ne7 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. bxc3 c5 7. a4 Nbc6 8. Nf3 Bd7 9. Bd3 $5 Qc7 10. O-O c4 11. Be2 f6 12. Re1 Ng6 $6 ( { Less risk takes } 12... fxe5 13. dxe5 O-O ) 13. Ba3 fxe5 14. dxe5 Ncxe5 15. Nxe5 Nxe5 16. Qd4 $1 Ng6 17. Bh5 Kf7 $5 18. f4 $1 { Fischer attacks in a lovely way. } 18... Rhe8 19. f5 $1 exf5 20. Qxd5+ Kf6 ( { Avoids } 20... Be6 21. Rxe6 Rxe6 22. Qxf5+ Rf6 23. Qd5+ Re6 24. Rf1+ { (suetin). } ) 21. Bf3 $6 ( 21. Bd6 $1 Qc8 22. Bf3 $1 Bc6 23. Qd4+ Kf7 24. Qxc4+ { gives fine winning chances. } ) 21... Ne5 $1 22. Qd4 Kg6 23. Rxe5 Qxe5 ( { Not } 23... Rxe5 $2 24. Bd6 ) 24. Qxd7 Rad8 25. Qxb7 Qe3+ $2 { Larsen misses the draw in the complicated skirmish. } ( { Correct is } 25... Qxc3 26. Qc6+ $1 Kg5 27. Bc1+ f4 28. h4+ $1 Kf5 $1 29. g4+ fxg3 30. Kg2 $1 Qd4 $1 { (Suetin) } 31. Kxg3 Qxa1 32. Bg4+ Ke5 33. Qc5+ Kf6 34. Qf2+ Ke5 35. Qe1+ Kd5 { and perpetual check. } ) 26. Kf1 Rd2 27. Qc6+ Re6 28. Bc5 $1 Rf2+ 29. Kg1 Rxg2+ $1 30. Kxg2 Qd2+ 31. Kh1 Rxc6 32. Bxc6 Qxc3 33. Rg1+ Kf6 34. Bxa7 g5 35. Bb6 Qxc2 36. a5 Qb2 ( 36... Qa2 $1 { offers the last chance. } ) 37. Bd8+ Ke6 38. a6 Qa3 39. Bb7 Qc5 40. Rb1 c3 41. Bb6 1-0
[Event "2.f"]
[Site "Denver"]
[Date "1971.??.??"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Larsen, Bent"]
[Black "Fischer, Bobby"]
[Result "0-1"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[BlackElo "2760"]
[ECO "B36"]
[EventDate "1971.??.??"]
[PlyCount "108"]
[WhiteElo "2660"]

1. c4 c5 2. Nf3 g6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nc6 5. e4 Nf6 6. Nc3 d6 7. Be2 Nxd4 8. Qxd4 Bg7 9. Bg5 h6 10. Be3 O-O 11. Qd2 Kh7 12. O-O Be6 13. f4 Rc8 14. b3 Qa5 15. a3 a6 16. f5 Bd7 17. b4 Qe5 $1 { Fischer defends well. } 18. Rae1 Bc6 19. Bf4 Nxe4 20. Nxe4 Qxe4 21. Bd3 Qd4+ 22. Kh1 Rce8 23. Be3 Qc3 24. Bxh6 Qxd2 25. Bxd2 Be5 $2 ( { Correct is } 25... e5 $1 ) 26. Bf4 Bxf4 27. Rxf4 gxf5 28. Rxf5 $2 ( { The king is attacked by } 28. Re3 $1 Rg8 29. Bxf5+ Kh6 ( 29... Kg7 $2 30. Rg3+ Kf8 31. Be6 ) 30. Bh3 $1 Rg7 31. b5 $1 axb5 32. cxb5 Bd5 ( 32... Bxb5 $2 33. Rh4+ Kg5 34. Rb4 $1 ) 33. Rh4+ Kg5 34. Rd4 $1 Be6 35. Bxe6 fxe6 36. Rxe6 { White has won a pawn (Joop Piket). } ) 28... Kg7 29. Rg5+ Kh6 30. h4 e6 31. Rf1 f5 32. Re1 Rf7 33. b5 axb5 34. cxb5 Bd7 35. g4 Ra8 36. gxf5 exf5 37. Bc4 $2 ( { Equality keeps } 37. Reg1 $1 Re7 $1 38. Bxf5 Bxf5 39. Rxf5 Rxa3 ) 37... Ra4 38. Rc1 Bxb5 $1 39. Bxf7 Rxh4+ 40. Kg2 Kxg5 41. Bd5 Ba6 42. Rd1 Ra4 43. Bf3 Rxa3 44. Rxd6 Ra2+ 45. Kg1 Kf4 46. Bg2 Rb2 47. Rd7 b6 48. Rd8 Be2 49. Bh3 Bg4 50. Bf1 Bf3 51. Rb8 Be4 52. Ba6 Ke3 53. Rc8 Rb1+ 54. Kh2 Kf4 0-1
[Event "2.f"]
[Site "Denver"]
[Date "1971.??.??"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Fischer, Bobby"]
[Black "Larsen, Bent"]
[Result "1-0"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[BlackElo "2660"]
[ECO "B88"]
[EventDate "1971.??.??"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[WhiteElo "2760"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Bc4 e6 7. Bb3 Be7 8. Be3 O-O 9. f4 Bd7 10. O-O a6 11. f5 Qc8 $2 12. fxe6 Bxe6 $2 ( { No matter loses } 12... fxe6 13. Nf5 Qc7 14. Bf4 Ne8 ) 13. Nxe6 fxe6 14. Na4 $1 Rb8 15. Nb6 Qe8 16. Bxe6+ Kh8 17. Bf5 Ne5 18. Qd4 Qh5 19. Nd5 Nxd5 20. Qxd5 Qe2 21. Ba7 Rbe8 22. Rf2 Qb5 23. c3 Bh4 24. g3 Qxd5 25. exd5 Bf6 26. Raf1 Nc4 27. Be6 Ra8 28. Bd4 Bxd4 29. cxd4 Rxf2 30. Rxf2 b5 31. Kf1 g6 32. b3 Na3 33. Ke2 Ra7 34. Rf8+ Kg7 35. Rd8 b4 36. Rxd6 Nb5 37. Rb6 Nxd4+ 38. Kd3 Nxe6 39. Rxe6 a5 40. Kd4 Kf7 41. Re2 1-0
[Event "2.f"]
[Site "Denver"]
[Date "1971.??.??"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Larsen, Bent"]
[Black "Fischer, Bobby"]
[Result "0-1"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[BlackElo "2760"]
[ECO "E97"]
[EventDate "1971.??.??"]
[PlyCount "66"]
[WhiteElo "2660"]

1. c4 g6 2. Nf3 Bg7 3. d4 Nf6 4. Nc3 O-O 5. e4 d6 6. Be2 e5 7. O-O Nc6 8. d5 Ne7 { Fischer plays his beloved defence. } 9. Nd2 c5 10. Rb1 Ne8 11. b4 b6 12. a4 f5 13. a5 Nf6 14. Qa4 Bd7 15. Qa3 Bh6 $1 { Black prevents f4. } 16. Bd3 Qc7 17. bxc5 bxc5 18. exf5 gxf5 $5 19. Bc2 a6 20. Nde4 $1 Bxc1 21. Nxf6+ Rxf6 22. Rfxc1 Raf8 { Fischer starts an attack, despite the exchanges. } 23. Rb6 Bc8 24. Ne2 $6 ( { The thematic defence } 24. f4 $1 Ng6 25. Ne2 exf4 26. Rf1 Qe7 $1 27. Nxf4 Nxf4 28. Rxf4 Qe1+ 29. Rf1 Qd2 30. Rf2 Qe1+ 31. Rf1 { ends with a perpetual. } ) 24... f4 25. Be4 Nf5 26. Rc6 Qg7 { Black's attack has become very strong. } 27. Rb1 $2 ( { White pieces are properly placed in } 27. Kh1 $1 { (Murey) } 27... Nh4 28. Rg1 ) 27... Nh4 $1 28. Qd3 Bf5 29. Kh1 ( { Or } 29. Rd1 Nxg2 $1 ) 29... f3 $1 30. Ng3 fxg2+ 31. Kg1 Bxe4 32. Qxe4 Nf3+ 33. Kxg2 Nd2 0-1
[Event "2.f"]
[Site "Denver"]
[Date "1971.??.??"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Fischer, Bobby"]
[Black "Larsen, Bent"]
[Result "1-0"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[BlackElo "2660"]
[ECO "B88"]
[EventDate "1971.??.??"]
[PlyCount "91"]
[WhiteElo "2760"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Bc4 e6 7. Bb3 Be7 8. Be3 O-O 9. O-O Bd7 10. f4 Qc8 $6 11. f5 $1 { Larsen wanted to prevent this move,
but Fischer plays it anyway as a positional sacrifice. } 11... Nxd4 12. Bxd4 exf5 13. Qd3 fxe4 14. Nxe4 Nxe4 15. Qxe4 Be6 16. Rf3 ( { Faster will end } 16. Rae1 $1 Qc6 $2 17. Qf4 Rae8 $4 18. Qg3 g6 19. Rxe6 { (Janosevic-Musil, Yugoslavia 1972). } ) 16... Qc6 17. Re1 Qxe4 18. Rxe4 d5 19. Rg3 $1 g6 20. Bxd5 Bd6 $2 ( 20... Bxd5 21. Rxe7 Rfe8 { leads to a defendable endgame (Gipslis). } ) 21. Rxe6 $1 Bxg3 22. Re7 Bd6 23. Rxb7 Rac8 ( { Larsen prefers } 23... a5 { after the game, but } 24. c4 Rae8 25. Rd7 Bb4 26. a3 Re7 27. axb4 Rxd7 28. bxa5 { favours White. } ) 24. c4 a5 25. Ra7 { Black can grab his last chance with a natural move. } 25... Bc7 $2 ( { Larsen does not believe in } 25... Bc5 $1 26. Bxc5 Rxc5 27. Kf2 { but } 27... Rfc8 28. Bxf7+ Kf8 29. Bd5 Rxc4 $1 30. Bxc4 Rxc4 31. Rxa5 Rc2+ 32. Kf3 Rxb2 { might draw. } ) 26. g3 Rfe8 27. Kf1 Re7 28. Bf6 Re3 29. Bc3 h5 30. Ra6 Be5 31. Bd2 Rd3 32. Ke2 Rd4 33. Bc3 Rcxc4 34. Bxc4 Rxc4 35. Kd3 Rc5 36. Rxa5 Rxa5 37. Bxa5 Bxb2 38. a4 Kf8 39. Bc3 Bxc3 40. Kxc3 Ke7 41. Kd4 Kd6 42. a5 f6 43. a6 Kc6 44. a7 Kb7 45. Kd5 h4 46. Ke6 { Fischer played a fantastic endgame. } 1-0
[Event "2.f"]
[Site "Denver"]
[Date "1971.??.??"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Larsen, Bent"]
[Black "Fischer, Bobby"]
[Result "0-1"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[BlackElo "2760"]
[ECO "B21"]
[EventDate "1971.??.??"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[WhiteElo "2660"]

1. f4 c5 2. Nf3 g6 3. e4 Bg7 4. Be2 Nc6 5. O-O d6 6. d3 e6 7. Na3 Nge7 8. c3 O-O 9. Be3 a6 10. d4 cxd4 11. Nxd4 b5 12. Nxc6 Nxc6 13. Qd2 Qc7 14. Rad1 Rd8 15. Nc2 Rb8 16. a3 Na5 17. e5 Bf8 18. b4 Nc6 19. Nd4 $1 { Larsen gives a pawn for the attack. } 19... dxe5 20. fxe5 Nxe5 21. Bg5 Rd5 22. Qf4 Bg7 23. h4 $6 Rb7 ( { Risk takes } 23... Qxc3 24. Bf6 ) 24. Bf6 Bxf6 25. Qxf6 Qxc3 26. h5 gxh5 $5 ( 26... Rxd4 $1 27. Qxe5 Rd3 28. Qg5 Qd4+ $1 29. Kh1 Qe3 { tries to win. } ) 27. Kh1 ( { Larsen avoids } 27. Nxe6 fxe6 28. Rxd5 exd5 29. Qd8+ Kg7 30. Qf6+ { because he wants to win. } ) 27... Ng4 28. Bxg4 hxg4 29. Qh6 Bd7 30. Rf4 ( 30. Rxf7 Kxf7 31. Qxh7+ { leads to a perpetual (Suetin). } ) 30... f5 { The game can end peacefully. } 31. Qf6 $2 ( { Larsen avoids } 31. Qg5+ $1 Kf7 32. Qh5+ Ke7 33. Qg5+ Kf7 { because he wants to lose. } ) 31... Bc8 32. Rff1 Rf7 33. Qh6 Bb7 34. Nxe6 Qf6 $1 35. Qe3 Re7 36. Rde1 Rd6 37. Qg5+ Qxg5 38. Nxg5 Rxe1 39. Rxe1 Bd5 40. Re8+ Kg7 { Again Fischer had won with 6-0, an incredible result. } 0-1
[Event "cf"]
[Site "Buenos Aires"]
[Date "1971.??.??"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Fischer, Bobby"]
[Black "Petrosian, Tigran"]
[Result "1-0"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[BlackElo "2640"]
[ECO "B33"]
[EventDate "1971.??.??"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[WhiteElo "2760"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nc6 5. Nb5 d6 6. Bf4 e5 7. Be3 Nf6 8. Bg5 Be6 9. N1c3 a6 10. Bxf6 gxf6 11. Na3 d5 { Petrosian diverts from the sixth match game Fischer-Taimanov. } 12. exd5 Bxa3 13. bxa3 Qa5 14. Qd2 O-O-O 15. Bc4 $2 ( { Correct is the immediate } 15. Rd1 ) 15... Rhg8 $1 { A chess enthusiast had sent this move to Petrosian. The
electricity fails at this moment. Fischer thinks redheaded in the darkness. } 16. Rd1 Bf5 $2 ( { He does not play the prepared } 16... Rxg2 { A fine endgame brings } 17. Ne4 Qb6 18. Qe3 Qxe3+ 19. fxe3 Bg4 20. Rb1 Bf3 { (Timman). } ) 17. Bd3 Bxd3 18. Qxd3 Nd4 19. O-O Kb8 20. Kh1 Qxa3 21. f4 Rc8 22. Ne4 Qxd3 23. cxd3 Rc2 24. Rd2 Rxd2 25. Nxd2 f5 26. fxe5 Re8 27. Re1 Nc2 28. Re2 Nd4 29. Re3 Nc2 30. Rh3 $1 Rxe5 31. Nf3 Rxd5 32. Rxh7 Rxd3 33. h4 Ne3 $2 ( { The best defence is } 33... Nd4 $1 34. Ng5 $1 f6 35. Nh3 $1 { (Kholmov) } 35... Rg3 $1 36. h5 Rg4 37. h6 Rh4 38. Kh2 f4 { Black will be able to hold the position. } ) 34. Rxf7 Rd1+ 35. Kh2 Ra1 36. h5 f4 37. Rxf4 Rxa2 38. Re4 Nxg2 39. Kg3 Ra5 40. Ne5 { Fischer had won his last
twenty games in the interzonal and candidates' matches. } 1-0
[Event "cf"]
[Site "Buenos Aires"]
[Date "1971.??.??"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Petrosian, Tigran"]
[Black "Fischer, Bobby"]
[Result "1-0"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[BlackElo "2760"]
[ECO "D82"]
[EventDate "1971.??.??"]
[PlyCount "63"]
[WhiteElo "2640"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Bf4 Bg7 5. e3 c5 6. dxc5 Qa5 7. Rc1 Ne4 8. cxd5 Nxc3 9. Qd2 Qxa2 10. bxc3 Qa5 11. Bc4 Nd7 $5 12. Ne2 Ne5 $5 13. Ba2 Bf5 $2 ( { Correct is } 13... Qxc5 { (Petrosian). } ) 14. Bxe5 Bxe5 15. Nd4 Qxc5 16. Nxf5 gxf5 17. O-O Qa5 $6 ( { The defence } 17... O-O 18. Qd3 Qc8 { consolidates the position. } ) 18. Qc2 f4 19. c4 fxe3 20. c5 Qd2 21. Qa4+ Kf8 22. Rcd1 Qe2 23. d6 { A pawn avalanche approaches the black king. } 23... Qh5 $6 ( { A counterattack starts } 23... Bxh2+ $1 { (Loktev) } 24. Kxh2 Qh5+ 25. Kg1 e2 26. dxe7+ Kg7 27. Rd5 exf1=Q+ 28. Kxf1 Qg6 $1 29. Qd4+ f6 30. Rd8 h5 31. Qd7 Kh6 { (Petrosian) appears to hold, but } 32. Rxa8 Rxa8 33. Qd8 Qe8 34. Qxa8 $1 Qxa8 35. Bf7 { wins for White. } ) 24. f4 e2 25. fxe5 exd1=Q 26. Rxd1 Qxe5 27. Rf1 f6 28. Qb3 Kg7 29. Qf7+ Kh6 30. dxe7 f5 31. Rxf5 Qd4+ 32. Kh1 { Even Fischer could lose. A great game was needed. } 1-0
[Event "cf"]
[Site "Buenos Aires"]
[Date "1971.??.??"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Fischer, Bobby"]
[Black "Petrosian, Tigran"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[BlackElo "2640"]
[ECO "C11"]
[EventDate "1971.??.??"]
[PlyCount "66"]
[WhiteElo "2760"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 dxe4 5. Nxe4 Be7 6. Bxf6 gxf6 7. g3 $6 f5 8. Nc3 Bf6 9. Nge2 Nc6 $1 10. d5 exd5 $1 ( { Petrosian improves on } 10... Nb4 { (Rauzer-Mazel, Leningrad 1934). } ) 11. Nxd5 ( 11. Qxd5 Bxc3+ 12. Nxc3 Qe7+ 13. Be2 Be6 ) 11... Bxb2 12. Bg2 O-O 13. O-O Bh8 $1 { Black needs the bishop for the defence. } 14. Nef4 Ne5 15. Qh5 Ng6 16. Rad1 ( { More success will have } 16. Nh3 $1 { in Bellon-Segal, Dortmund 1980. } ) 16... c6 17. Ne3 Qf6 18. Kh1 Bg7 19. Bh3 Ne7 20. Rd3 Be6 21. Rfd1 Bh6 22. Rd4 Bxf4 23. Rxf4 Rad8 24. Rxd8 ( { Better is } 24. Rb1 $1 { (Kholmov). } ) 24... Rxd8 25. Bxf5 Nxf5 26. Nxf5 Rd5 27. g4 Bxf5 28. gxf5 h6 29. h3 Kh7 30. Qe2 Qe5 31. Qh5 Qf6 32. Qe2 Qe5 33. Qh5 Qf6 $2 { Petrosian misses the threefold repetition of moves. } ( 33... Rd7 34. Rh4 Qf6 { keeps the advantage. } ) 1/2-1/2
[Event "cf"]
[Site "Buenos Aires"]
[Date "1971.??.??"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Petrosian, Tigran"]
[Black "Fischer, Bobby"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[BlackElo "2760"]
[ECO "B36"]
[EventDate "1971.??.??"]
[PlyCount "40"]
[WhiteElo "2640"]

1. c4 c5 2. Nf3 g6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nc6 5. e4 Nf6 6. Nc3 d6 7. f3 Nxd4 8. Qxd4 Bg7 9. Be3 O-O 10. Qd2 Qa5 11. Rc1 Be6 12. b3 Rfc8 13. Be2 a6 14. Nd5 Qxd2+ 15. Kxd2 Nxd5 16. cxd5 Bd7 17. Rxc8+ Rxc8 18. Rc1 Rxc1 19. Kxc1 Kf8 20. Kc2 e6 1/2-1/2
[Event "cf"]
[Site "Buenos Aires"]
[Date "1971.??.??"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Fischer, Bobby"]
[Black "Petrosian, Tigran"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[BlackElo "2640"]
[ECO "C42"]
[EventDate "1971.??.??"]
[PlyCount "75"]
[WhiteElo "2760"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nxe5 d6 4. Nf3 Nxe4 5. d4 Nf6 6. Bd3 Be7 7. h3 O-O 8. O-O c6 ( { More active is } 8... Re8 9. c4 Nc6 { (Fischer-Georghiu, Buenos Aires 1970). } ) 9. Re1 Nbd7 10. Bf4 Re8 11. c4 Nf8 12. Nc3 a6 13. Qb3 Ne6 14. Bh2 Bf8 15. Re2 b5 $1 16. Qc2 Bb7 17. Rae1 g6 18. b4 $5 bxc4 19. Bxc4 Nc7 20. Bb3 ( { Slihjtly better is } 20. Rxe8 $1 Ncxe8 21. Qb3 d5 22. Bd3 { (Korchnoi). } ) 20... Rxe2 21. Rxe2 Ncd5 22. a3 a5 23. Nxd5 cxd5 $1 24. b5 a4 $1 25. Ba2 ( { The pointe shows } 25. Bxa4 Qa5 26. Bb3 Qxa3 { (Shamkovich). } ) 25... Qb6 26. Qb1 Ra5 27. Rb2 Ne4 28. Bf4 Nc3 29. Qc2 Rxb5 30. Rxb5 Nxb5 31. Qxa4 Qa6 $1 32. Qxa6 Bxa6 33. Be3 ( { Avoids } 33. a4 $4 Nc3 { (Korchnoi). } ) 33... Nxa3 34. Bxd5 Bc4 35. Bc6 Nc2 36. Bd2 Be2 37. Be4 Bxf3 38. Bxc2 1/2-1/2
[Event "cf"]
[Site "Buenos Aires"]
[Date "1971.??.??"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Petrosian, Tigran"]
[Black "Fischer, Bobby"]
[Result "0-1"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[BlackElo "2760"]
[ECO "A06"]
[EventDate "1971.??.??"]
[PlyCount "132"]
[WhiteElo "2640"]

1. Nf3 c5 2. b3 d5 3. Bb2 f6 $1 4. c4 d4 5. d3 e5 6. e3 ( { Proper prophylaxis brings } 6. g3 $1 Nc6 7. Bg2 ) 6... Ne7 7. Be2 Nec6 8. Nbd2 Be7 9. O-O O-O 10. e4 a6 11. Ne1 b5 12. Bg4 Bxg4 13. Qxg4 Qc8 14. Qe2 Nd7 15. Nc2 Rb8 16. Rfc1 Qe8 17. Ba3 Bd6 18. Ne1 g6 19. cxb5 axb5 20. Bb2 Nb6 21. Nef3 Ra8 22. a3 Na5 23. Qd1 Qf7 24. a4 $6 bxa4 25. bxa4 c4 $1 26. dxc4 Nbxc4 27. Nxc4 Nxc4 28. Qe2 Nxb2 29. Qxb2 Rfb8 30. Qa2 $6 Bb4 31. Qxf7+ Kxf7 32. Rc7+ Ke6 $1 33. g4 $1 ( { Petrosian does not like } 33. Rxh7 Bc3 34. Rd1 Rxa4 ) 33... Bc3 34. Ra2 Rc8 35. Rxc8 Rxc8 36. a5 Ra8 37. a6 Ra7 38. Kf1 g5 39. Ke2 Kd6 40. Kd3 Kc5 41. Ng1 $6 ( { More useful is } 41. h4 { and an exchange. } ) 41... Kb5 42. Ne2 Ba5 { Black will gain a pawn as a reward for his excellent restriction. } 43. Rb2+ $2 { Petrosian blunders right after the resumption. } ( { Correct is } 43. Ng3 $1 Kxa6 $1 { (Korchnoi) } ( 43... Rxa6 44. Nf5 Rc6 45. Rc2 { The rooks are exchanged. } ) 44. Nh5 Rf7 45. Rb2 { White might survive by passive restriction. } ) 43... Kxa6 44. Rb1 Rc7 45. Rb2 Be1 46. f3 Ka5 47. Rc2 Rb7 48. Ra2+ Kb5 49. Rb2+ Bb4 50. Ra2 Rc7 51. Ra1 Rc8 52. Ra7 $6 ( { More resistance offers } 52. Ra2 $1 { but } 52... Rc7 53. Ra1 Rc6 $1 54. Ra2 Bc3 $1 55. Ra3 Kb4 56. Ra2 Be1 $1 57. Ra1 Bf2 { looks horrible for White. } ) 52... Ba5 $1 53. Rd7 ( { Or } 53. Rxh7 Bb6 $1 54. Rf7 Ra8 55. Rxf6 Ra3+ { (Shamkovich). } ) 53... Bb6 54. Rd5+ Bc5 55. Nc1 Ka4 56. Rd7 Bb4 57. Ne2 Kb3 58. Rb7 Ra8 59. Rxh7 Ra1 60. Nxd4+ exd4 61. Kxd4 Rd1+ 62. Ke3 Bc5+ 63. Ke2 Rh1 64. h4 Kc4 65. h5 Rh2+ 66. Ke1 Kd3 { Petrosian was demoralised
because he had played well and only scored 2 1/2 out of 6. Fischer had crushed
'the other guy's ego'. } 0-1