In complicated positions, Bobby Fischer hardly had to be afraid of anybody.
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[Event "rated untimed match"]
[Site "St. Petersburg"]
[Date "2014.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Hayrapetyan"]
[Black "Khairullin"]
[Result "1-0"]
[BlackElo "0"]
[FEN "3rr2k/4N2p/2P1Q1p1/8/1q1b4/8/P5BP/5R1K w - - 0 1"]
[SetUp "1"]
[TimeControl "0"]
[WhiteElo "0"]
{ Black has a strong position, but the threat of pawn promotion is decisive.
White dare not try: } 1. c7 ( 1. Qd7 Rxd7 2. cxd7 Qxe7 3. dxe8=Q+ Qxe8 { Black
wins with a large material advantage. } ) 1... Rc8 ( { No time for: } 1... Qxe7 2. Qxe7 Rxe7 3. cxd8=Q+ Kg7 4. Qxe7+ Kh6 5. Rf7 Bf6 6. Qxf6 Kh5 7. Rxh7+ Kg4 8. Bf3# ) 2. Qxc8 { Not an easy move to see. Even harder to make. } 2... Rxc8 ( { Black
can try: } 2... Qxe7 3. Qxe8+ Qxe8 4. Bb7 Kg7 5. c8=Q Qxc8 6. Bxc8 { White
wins with a large material advantage. } ) 3. Nxc8 Qc4 ( { No better is: } 3... Qc5 4. Nd6 Qxc7 5. Rf8+ Kg7 6. Ne8+ Kxf8 7. Nxc7 { White wins with a large
material advantage. } ) 4. Nd6 Qxc7 5. Rf8+ Kg7 6. Ne8+ Kxf8 7. Nxc7 1-0