In complicated positions, Bobby Fischer hardly had to be afraid of anybody.
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[Event "U.S. Championship"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1942.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Reshevsky, Samuel"]
[Black "Horowitz, Al"]
[Result "0-1"]
[Annotator "David Hayes"]
[BlackElo "0"]
[FEN "8/4Bppk/3Rb3/KP4P1/8/1r6/3p4/8 b - - 0 1"]
[SetUp "1"]
[TimeControl "0"]
[WhiteElo "0"]
{ Black failed to find the best move here.|Can you do better? } 1... Ra3+ { With this move white's king is forced to either block his own passed pawn,
or attempt to stop black's passed pawn. } ( { The simple move to protect black's
pawn is only good for a draw. } 1... Rb2 2. b6 Bb3 3. b7 d1=Q 4. g6+ fxg6 5. Rxd1 Bd5 ( { Black dare not try: } 5... Bxd1 6. Bb4 { The white pawn promotes. } ) 6. Rxd5 Rxb7 7. Bg5 Rf7 8. Kb6 Rf5 9. Rc5 Rxc5 10. Kxc5 { Draw. } ) 2. Kb4 ( { White can try: } 2. Kb6 Ra2 3. Kc6 ( 3. g6+ Kxg6 ( { Black dare not try: } 3... fxg6 4. Bg5 { Black's proud pawn falls next. } ) 4. Kc6 f6 5. Bd8 Bb3 6. b6 d1=Q 7. Rxd1 Bxd1 { Black wins with a large material advantage. } ) 3... Bb3 4. b6 d1=Q 5. g6+ fxg6 6. Rxd1 Bxd1 { Black wins with a large material advantage. } ) 2... Ra7 3. Bf8 Rd7 4. Rxd2 Rxd2 { Black wins with a large material advantage. } 0-1