Bobby Fischer played the final game of the candidates match against Petrosian today exactly 49 years ago. He was the first player the ever beat Petrosian 4 games in a row and he went on as we know to become the World Champion and an icon in Chess.

It is also today that we have the US Championship starting. Lets hope we will have another icon like Fischer from that event.


02:50 Keeping the edge by undoubling the Rooks
03:45 Getting a plus pawn on the Queenside
04:45 & 05:40 Munching on pawns
05:26 The King attacks
06:45 Blocking the defender
07:15 The final blow


Below is the .pgn [Event "Fischer - Petrosian Candidates Final"]
[Site "Buenos Aires ARG"]
[Date "1971.10.26"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Robert James Fischer"]
[Black "Tigran Vartanovich Petrosian"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C10"]
[PlyCount "91"]
[EventDate "1971.09.30"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nc6 4. Nf3 Nf6 5. exd5 exd5 6. Bb5 Bg4 7. h3 Bxf3 8.
Qxf3 Be7 9. Bg5 a6 10. Bxc6+ bxc6 11. O-O O-O 12. Rfe1 h6 13. Bh4 Qd7 14. Re2 a5 15. Rae1 Bd8 16. b3 Rb8 17. Na4 Ne4 18. Bxd8 Rbxd8 19. Qf4 Qd6 20. Qxd6 cxd6 21. c4 Nf6 22. Rc1 Rb8 23. cxd5 cxd5 24. f3 Nh5 25. Rc6 Nf4 26. Rd2 Rfe8 27. Rxd6 Re1+ 28. Kf2 Rh1 29. Kg3 Nh5+ 30. Kh4 g6 31. Rxd5 Re8 32. Rxa5 Ree1 33. Nc3 Nf4 34. Kg4 Ne6 35. Re5 f5+ 36. Kg3 f4+ 37. Kh4 Kh7 38. Ne4 g5+ 39. Kg4 Ng7 40. Nxg5+ hxg5 41. Rxe1 Rxe1 42. Kxg5 Ne6+ 43. Kf5 Re2 44. Rxe2 Nxd4+ 45. Ke5 Nxe2 46. a4 1-0

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