Fischer vs Rossetto - 1959 Annotated

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Fischer,Robert James - Rossetto,Hector Result: Fischer Wins
Mar del Plata 04/05/1959




Rossetto









Fischer


B41: Sicilian: Kan Variation: 5 c4 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 a6 5.c4 Qc7 6.Nc3 Nf6 7.Bd3 Nc6 8.Be3 Nxd4 9.Bxd4 Bc5 10.Bc2 d6 11.0-0 Bd7 12.Na4 Bxd4 13.Qxd4 Rd8 14.Rfd1 0-0 15.Rac1 Qa5 16.Qb6 Qxb6 17.Nxb6 Bc6 last book move

18.f3 Controls g4

18...Nd7 19.Nd5
Decoy: d5

19...Bxd5 [19...exd5 20.exd5 Decoy]

20.exd5 e5 21.b4 g6 Covers f5

22.Ba4 b6 23.Rd3 f5 24.Ra3 Nb8
[24...a5!? 25.bxa5 Nc5+/= ]

25.c5+/- bxc5 26.bxc5 dxc5 27.Rxc5 Kg7 28.Rb3 Rf7 [28...h5 29.Kf2+/- ]

29.d6!+- Deflection: d6

29...Nd7? [29...Rxd6 30.Rxe5 Discovered attack (30.Rxb8 Deflection) ]

30.Rc7 Nf8 [30...Nf6 31.Rbb7 Rxc7 32.dxc7+- (32.Rxc7+?! Kf8+/= ) ]

31.Rbb7 Rxc7 32.dxc7 [32.Rxc7+?! Kf6= ]

32...Rc8 33.Bb3 a5 34.a4 h6 35.h3 g5 [35...Kf6 36.Rb8 Rxc7 37.Rxf8+ Kg5 38.Ra8+- ]

36.g4 fxg4 37.hxg4

1-0

Analysis completed by the Fritz11 engine.