Examine moves that smite! A good eye for smites is far more important than a knowledge of strategical principles.
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[Event "US Chess Championship"]
[Site "New York, NY"]
[Date "1963.??.??"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Burne, Robert"]
[Black "Fischer, Robert"]
[Result "0-1"]
[Annotator "David Hayes"]
[BlackElo "0"]
[ECO "E60"]
[TimeControl "0"]
[WhiteElo "0"]
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. g3 c6 { Instead of the automatic Bg7, Fischer takes time
to insure that he too can establish a center pawn. } ( { Alternatively... } 3... Bg7 4. Bg2 c6 5. e4 { Now black must contend with white's center pawn
trio. } ) 4. Bg2 d5 5. cxd5 cxd5 { Now black has a foothold in the center. } 6. Nc3 Bg7 7. e3 O-O 8. Nge2 Nc6 9. O-O b6 10. b3 Ba6 11. Ba3 { Note the symmetry
of this position. 6 of the 8 files are mirrors of each other. How does
Fischer take advantage of the minor imbalances of the position? } 11... Re8 { Getting
out of a pin, and preparing e5. } 12. Qd2 e5 13. dxe5 Nxe5 { Black have very
active knights for the price of a weak isolated center pawn. } 14. Rfd1 { Breaking the pin and putting even more pressure on the isolani (a noun
invented by GM Aron Nimzovich to describe an isolated pawn). Surpisingly,
this is the game losing move because it weakens f2. Rad1 is better. } 14... Nd3 { Fischer creates an octopus knight by ramming it into white's guts. Note how
it attacks or controls nearly everything on white's side of the board. } 15. Qc2 { White plans to capture two pieces for the price of a rook. } 15... Nxf2 { A
fantastic sacrifice. } 16. Kxf2 Ng4+ 17. Kg1 ( { Of course not: } 17. Kf3 Rxe3+ 18. Kxg4 Bc8+ 19. Kf4 Bh6# ) 17... Nxe3 { Black's rampaging knight forks many
valuable pieces gaining time on white's queen. } 18. Qd2 { Does the knight take
the rook or the bishop? Which would you take? } 18... Nxg2 19. Kxg2 { There is only
one move that maintains a decisive advantage for black.|Can you find it? } 19... d4 { Sacrificing a pawn to open the long white diagonal. } 20. Nxd4 Bb7+ 21. Kf1 ( { White can try: } 21. Kg1 Bxd4+ 22. Qxd4 Re1+ 23. Kf2 Qxd4+ 24. Rxd4 Rxa1 { Black wins with a large material advantage. } ) 21... Qd7 { Black takes full
advantage of the white squares and threatens Qh3+ where it would support Bh6
and Be3. Sadly, this is the last move of the game. White resigned here.
Why?|Fischer was bitterly disappointed that he was not allowed to play a
beautiful combination for the win. Let's see how it could have played out. } 22. Qf2 ( { White can try to defend against an eventual Be3: } 22. Nc2 Qh3+ 23. Kg1 Bxc3 { The queen cannot recapture because it must defend against Qg2#. } 24. Qf2 Bxa1 25. Rxa1 { Black wins with a large material advantage. } ) 22... Qh3+ 23. Kg1 Re1+ 24. Rxe1 Bxd4 25. Qxd4 Qg2# 0-1