Reno Gazette-Journal Reno, Nevada Saturday, June 03, 1972 - Page 5
EVANS ON CHESS
N. Guttmann, U.S.A.
Problem: (06/03/1972) White mates in two.
Stockfish Analysis.
Spassky Speaks
“I'm still king,” declared Boris Spassky, 35, in a recent Moscow interview after posting a dismal tie for 6th in a field of 18 grandmasters at the Alekhine Memorial Tournament, one of his rare appearances. But if his performance was any indication of his form, the chain-smoking world champion stands a slim chance of defending his title against America's Bobby Fischer, 29, this summer.
“It's hard for me to say who will in this match. I would not care to make any prediction. I like Fischer's style very much. I like the purity of his play —very logical. His personality is very explosive, but he is very interesting. I like him.
“I'm a lazy Russian bear. I don't take months to prepare for a tournament the way the old masters did. But I make up for it by working much harder while the game is in progress. Spassky's drive has faltered since he won the title from a countryman in 1969. Gone is the panache and daring of his early days which so delighted Soviet chess buffs. His chief assets are iron discipline and rock-steady nerves. He holds a healthy plus score (3 wins, 2 draws) against his challenger, stemming from their first encounter where Fischer was surprised by a dashing
gambit rarely seen in modern competition.
Mar Del Plata 1960 |
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White: SPASSKY 1 P-K4 2 P-KB4 3 N-KB3 4 P-KR4 5 N-K5 6 P-Q4 7 N-Q3 8 BxP 9 N-B3 10 PxN 11 B-K2 12 0-0 13 BxNP 14 BxB 15 Q-N4 16 Q-N3 17 QR-K1 18 K-R1 19 BxP 20 B-K5ch 21 QxNch 22 RxP 23 K-N1 24 R-B2 25 R-K4 26 Q-Q4! 27 R-K5! 28 Q-K4 29 R-B4 |
Black: FISCHER P-K4 PxP P-KN4 P-N5 N-KB3 P-Q3 NxP B-N2 NxN P-QB4 PxP N-B3 0-0 RxB P-B4 PxP K-R1 R-KN1 B-B1! NxB R-N2 QxPch Q-N5(a) B-K2 Q-N4(b) R-KB1(c) R-Q1 Q-R5 Resigns (d) |
(a) Missing 23…Q-N6! 24 QxQ, RxQ with a promising endgame. |
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PROBLEM SOLUTION: 1 B-Q4! threatening 2 Q-R4 mate. If 1…Q-K8 2 B-B3. If 1…N-R4 2 QxKBP. If 1…Q-N6ch 2 BxQ.
