Fischer Decoded Part One Continued

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In this segment of Fischer decoded I will present th third example of Fischer's love affair with the Exchange variation of the Ruy Lopez. Once again we see the deceptively simple way in which he develops. However he also showed he could play by analogy and respect chess heritage. In the next game he follows the example of Lasker.

Fischer v Unzicker Siegen 1970

1.e4e5 2.Nf3Nc6 3.Bb5a6 4.Bc6dc6 5.0-0f6 6.d4ed4 7.Nd4Nge7 The other idea is 7...c5 8.Nb3Qd1 Fischer v Portisch Havanna 1966.
8.Be3Ne7-g6 9.Nd2Bd6 10.Nc4 -Simple pure development. Efficiency is the name of the game.
10...0-0 11.Qd3 Kasparov found this interesting. Fischer departed from other tries by White.
What is so appealing about these moves is that there is no magic to them.
11...Ne5 12.Ne5be5 13.f4Bd6 14.f5! - Here Fischer is playing by analogy in following Lasker v Capablanca
1914.This was another hallmark of Fischer. He respected chess heritage and he always sought inspiration from previous generations of chess players. Clearly he had a massive store of patterns.

14...Qe7 15.Bf4Bf4 -Fisher has accomplished the removal of a defender with a simple aim in mind-break through with either e4-e5 or g4-g5.It is all built around the pawn structure.

16.Rf4Bd7 17.Re1Qc5 18.c3Rae8 19.g4!Qd6 20.Qg3Re7 21.Nf3c5 22.e5! Break through. 22...fe5
23.Rfe4Bc6 24.Re5Rfe8 25.Re7Re7 26.Ne5h6 27.h4 with the idea of g4-g5.Fischer from some time back saw that his king side majority was going to be decisive.This is the sustainable initiative in action.

27...Bd7 28.Qf4Qf6 29.Re2! Bc8 (29..Qh4 30.Ng6!) 30.Qc4Kh7 31.Ng6Re2 32.Qe2Bd7 and here Fischer converts in a simple but deadly way.He understood so well when to let go of one advantage to get a better one.

33.Qe7Qe7 34.Ne7 here Fischer's knight dominates. 34...g5 35.hg5hg5 36.Nd5Bc6 37.Nc7Bf3 38.Ne8 Fischer combats a threat with a threat if ...Bg4 then Nf6. 38...Kh6 39.Nf6Kg7 40.Kf2! That is the hallmark of Fischer. The equal or stronger threat. 40....Bd1 41.Nd7c4 42.Kg3 1-0

So what can we learn and apply from this trilogy of Spanish games?

1) Clear and simple development is the key

2) Playing by analogy is important.This means respecting chess history and stop pretending that
    chess began with Kasparov.

3) Build plans around the pawn structures and pawn majorities.

4) Look for opportunities to create favourable imbalances.

5) Seek the most efficient plans by creating weaknesses, creating pressure, removing key defenders

6) With white its important to break through in many positions.

7) Meet threats with equal or stronger threats.

I hope I made Fischer's games easier to understand. Lets not look at him as if he visited us from another planet. Its important to note that Michael Adams and Anand have some of the traits of Fischer. Straightforward development is a component of their chess.Kasparov followed Fischer in preferring the white side of the Spanish game. I hope everyone reading this will find something they can apply to their games.