Reno Gazette-Journal Reno, Nevada Saturday, February 19, 1972 - Page 5
EVANS ON CHESS
S. Poduschrin, USSR
Problem: (02/19/1972) White mates in two.
Stockfish Analysis.
Fischer to the Summit
For the first time in history the U.S. produced a contender for the world championship when Bobby Fischer smashed Tigran Petrosian in Buenos Aires last October. Finally Bobby earned a title shot which will pit him against Russia's Boris Spassky in spring '72.
Argentina got its money's worth for a $12,000 purse — banner headlines and worldwide publicity. Some 5,000 fans jammed the San Martin theater every round, overflowing into the lobby to follow each move on large demonstration boards. Halfway the feverish betting odds dropped to even money when Fischer got mired in 3 draws after losing the second game which shattered his 20-game winning streak. The score was tied after round 5.
The turning point came when Petrosian suddenly drew into his shell, adopting the usual waiting game which had served him so well during his reign as world champion. He set up a cramped, sluggish formation and then shuttled to and fro along his back row. Perhaps he felt that his best chance lay in tempting Fischer to overreach himself. No such luck. Bobby swept the last 4 games to post 6½-2½.
6th match game |
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White: Petrosian 1 N-KB3 2 P-QN3 3 B-N2 4 P-B4 5 P-Q3 6 P-K3 7 B-K2(a) 8 QN-Q2 9 0-0 10 P-K4 11 N-K1 12 B-N4 13 QxB 14 Q-K2 15 N-B2 16 KR-B1(b) 17 B-R3? 18 N-K1 19 PxP(c) 20 B-N2 21 N/1-B3 22 P-QR3 23 Q-Q1 24 P-QR4 25 PxP 26 PxP 27 NxN 28 Q-K2 29 QxN 30 Q-R2 31 QxQch 32 R-B7ch 33 P-N4 34 R-R2 35 RxR 36 P-R5 37 P-R6 38 K-B1 39 K-K2 40 K-Q3 41 N-N1 42 N-K2 43 R-N2ch 44 R-N1 45 R-N2 46 P-B3 47 R-B2 48 R-R2ch 49 R-N2ch 50 R-R2 51 R-R1 52 R-R7(d) 53 R-Q7 54 R-Q5ch 55 N-B1 56 R-Q7 57 N-K2 58 R-QN7 59 RxP 60 NxPch 61 KxP 62 K-K3 63 K-K2 64 P-R4 65 P-R5 66 K-K1 White Resigns |
Black: Fischer P-QB4 P-Q4 P-B3 P-Q5 P-K4 N-K2 KN-B3 B-K2 0-0 P-QR3 P-QN4 BxB Q-B1 N-Q2 R-N1 Q-K1 B-Q3 P-N3 PxP N-N3 R-R1 N-R4 Q-B2 PxP P-B5 N/3xBP NxN NxB KR-N1 B-N5 KxQ K-K3 B-B6 R-QB1 RxR R-QR1 R-R2 P-N4 K-Q3 K-B4 K-N4 B-R4 KxP R-QB2 B-K8 K-R4 R-QN2 K-N4 B-N5 R-QB2 R-B1 B-R4 B-N3 B-B4 K-R5 B-N5 K-N6 R-QR1 R-R8 PxN R-Q8ch B-B4ch R-KR8 K-B5 R-R7ch K-Q6 |
(a) Passive. More active is 7 PxP, BPxP 8 P-KN3 with a reverse Benoni defense. |
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PROBLEM SOLUTION: 1 Q-B1! (Not 1 Q-K3? K-Q8! Or 1 Q-B3? B-N7! but they're good tries).
