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Sub:
Fischer-Spassky game 5
Date:
1/01/2006 7:16:49 PM Mountain Standard Time
From:
sebacrispo
To:
service@Chess-poster.com
Hello.
Excuse me,
but my level is not good enough to understand why
Spassky resigned on game
five against
Fischer.
What is the definitive advantage for
Fischer?
Thank you.
Chess-poster.com
Dear viewer,
Before Fischer's last move (27. ... BxP) the game was quite even
in position and pieces for both players. When Spassky
moved his Queen (27. Qc2), Fischer
visualized that taking the white a4 Pawn
with his Bishop would define the game on his favor.
In order to understand this advantage you need to analyze the
possible variants available to Spassky
after Fischer's last move:
Robert Fischer
Boris Spassky
1. If Spassky takes the Bishop with his Queen, Fischer's Queen
may take the white e4 Pawn. This is a powerful move for
this threatens mate at g2 (QxP++) or
taking the white Bishop at e1 with the
same consequences.
2. On the other side, any move the white Queen makes other than
taking the a4 Bishop, Fischer will exchange his Bishop
for white's d1 Bishop and
forcing Spassky's Queen to
capture the black Bishop.
This again, allows Fischer to take the white e4 Pawn and
no matter what Spassky does, Fischer
still has a potential mate, superior
position or a c4 Pawn capture to follow.
The above scenarios leave Spassky with a very weak situation in
position and pieces with a vulnerable King exposed, a bad Bishop with limited mobility,
and a Queen committed to protect
his King.
As you may know, most professional Chess players resign when
they feel their position is hopeless. They do it quite often
long before the game should end rather than being checkmated.
Next, try
yourself the game like if you were playing as Boris Spassky
(white) in the move when he resigned and see if you are able to beat the computer:
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