[Event "Santiago"]
[Site "Santiago"]
[Date "1959.??.??"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Pachman, Ludek"]
[Black "Fischer, Robert James"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D07"]
[Annotator "GM Lubomir Kavalek/The Huffington Post"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "1959.??.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "CHI"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. d4 d5 4. e3 Nc6 $6 {A clumsy way to reach the Ragozin
variation. White usually forces black to move the knight to c6 after 1.d4 d5 2.
c4 e6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Nf3 Bb4 by giving a queen check 5.Qa4+. Pachman saved the
move and gained a tempo.} 5. Nc3 Bb4 6. Bd2 $1 ({The well-known opening
theoretician, works with a little trick, avoiding the strict Ragozin variation
} 6. Bd3 O-O 7. a3 dxc4 8. Bxc4 Bd6 {. For the time being, he keeps his light
bishop home.}) 6... O-O 7. a3 $1 ({Pachman: "After} 7. Qc2 dxc4 8. Bxc4 Bd6 {
we would reach the position from my game with Lilienthal, Moscow-Prague 1946.
It continued:} 9. Bb5 e5 10. Bxc6 exd4 11. Nxd4 bxc6 12. Na4 c5 13. Nxc5 Bxc5
14. Qxc5 Re8 15. Ba5 Ba6 16. O-O-O Ne4 17. Qc2 Qg5 18. Bc3 c5 19. Nb3 Rab8 20.
h4 Qe7 21. f3 Nxc3 22. Qxc3 Rb4 23. Kb1 Reb8 24. Qxc5 Qxc5 25. Nxc5 Rxb2+ 26.
Ka1 Bc4 27. Rd8+ Rxd8 28. Kxb2 Rd5 29. Nb3 Bxb3 30. axb3 Rd2+ 31. Kc3 Rxg2 32.
Ra1 h6 33. Rxa7 Rg3 34. b4 Rxf3 35. b5 Rxe3+ 36. Kd4 Rb3 37. Kc5 g5 38. Ra4 Kf8
39. hxg5 hxg5 40. Re4 f5 41. Re5 Kf7 42. Rxf5+ {draw. Fischer surprised me
after the game with his deep knowledge of the game. He knew where Lilienthal
could have played better."}) 7... Bxc3 8. Bxc3 Ne4 9. Qc2 a5 10. b3 b6 ({
Pachman: "After} 10... Nxc3 11. Qxc3 {white's bishop is more active.
Strategically, black struggles in such positions and Fischer tries to put
pressure with his pieces on the light squares."}) 11. Bb2 Ba6 12. Bd3 f5 {
Kmoch: "Black is playing a reformed Stonewall of great originality. The
absence of his important dark bishop does not cause the usual harm since his
light bishop is unusually well placed."} 13. Rc1 Rc8 14. O-O Rf6 {Protecting
the knight indirectly.} 15. Rfd1 Rh6 16. Bf1 $1 (16. cxd5 Bxd3 17. Rxd3 exd5 {
is premature, but now 17.cxd5 is a threat.}) 16... g5 $6 {Kmoch:" With this
advance, the attack attains its sacrificial stage."} 17. cxd5 $1 {"It seems
obvious, but it cost me 40 minutes," Pachman said. " I was not sure about the
complications, but decided not to avoid them."} g4 $2 {"This move took my
breath away," Pachman said. "Is it possible to sacrifice that much? Fischer
spent more than an hour before convincing himself that 17...Bxf1 18.dxc6 Bxg2
does not work."} ({Let's check it out:} 17... Bxf1 18. dxc6 {Pachman's
intention. Other moves don't seem to get the job done.} (18. Rxf1 exd5 {gives
black the edge. - Kmoch}) (18. Qxc6 {"! Kmoch" leaves black without any
satisfactory defense against the threat 19.dxe6 and 20.e7, for example:} Bxg2
$1 {Shattering the king's cover with a bishop sacrifice is the only way to
continue the attack.} ({For example:} 18... Be2 19. Re1 $1 Bxf3 20. gxf3 Nd2
21. dxe6 Qe8 22. Qxe8+ Rxe8 23. Kg2 $18) ({or} 18... Ba6 19. dxe6 Qf6 20. Ne5
$18) 19. Ne1 {Kmoch believed that by attacking the bishop, white gains a
decisive tempo for 20.dxe6. Other moves gain nothing.} (19. Kxg2 g4 20. Rg1
gxf3+ 21. Kxf3+ Kf7 22. dxe6+ Rxe6 23. Qb7 Qh4 $1 24. Rxc7+ Rxc7 25. Qxc7+ Re7
26. Qc4+ Re6 27. Qc7+ {with repetition.}) (19. dxe6 $2 Bxf3 20. e7 Rxc6 $19)
19... Nxf2 $1 {An astonishing, computer-like move, hanging two pieces at the
same time. It escaped Kmoch's attention. Black is fine:} 20. Kxg2 (20. Nxg2
Nxd1 21. Rxd1 Qxd5 $17) (20. Kxf2 $2 Bxd5 21. Qc3 Rxh2+ 22. Kf1 Qd6 {with a
decisive attack.}) 20... Nxd1 21. Rxd1 Qxd5+ $11) (18. Kxf1 exd5 19. Ne5 Nxe5
20. dxe5 g4 $1 (20... Rxh2 $2 21. Qc6 $1) {with a counterplay, leading to a
facinating draw after} 21. f3 gxf3 22. gxf3 Rg6 $1 23. fxe4 Qg5 24. exd5 Qg1+
25. Ke2 Qg2+ 26. Ke1 Qh1+ 27. Kd2 Qg2+ 28. Kc3 Rc6+ $3 29. dxc6 Qxc6+ {and the
white king can't escape a perpetual check.}) 18... g4 $1 {Narrowing white's
choices.} ({It is stronger than} 18... Bxg2 19. Kxg2 g4 {because white can play
} 20. Ng1 $5) 19. Ne5 ({After} 19. Kxf1 gxf3 20. gxf3 Rxh2 $1 21. fxe4 Qh4 {
black's attack is decisive, for example} 22. d5 (22. e5 f4 23. exf4 Rf8 $1 {
and white is doomed.}) 22... Qg4 23. Ke1 Qg1+ 24. Kd2 Rxf2+ 25. Kd3 fxe4+ 26.
Kc3 Qg7+ $19) 19... Bxg2 $1 20. Kxg2 Qh4 21. Kf1 $1 ({The defense} 21. Rh1 {is
self-mating after} Qh3+ 22. Kg1 Ng5 23. f4 gxf3 {threatening to win with 24...
Ne4; and after} 24. Rf1 Qg4+ $3 25. Kf2 (25. Nxg4 Nh3#) 25... Qh4+ 26. Kg1 Nh3#
) 21... Qxh2 22. Ke2 {Pachman gave his move two exclamation points, suggesting
that his brilliant king's run beats the attack. But he miscalculated. After 22.
..} Qxf2+ $1 ({White is fine after} 22... Nxf2 $2 23. Rf1 g3 24. Nf3 $14) 23.
Kd3 Rh2 $1 {and white is in dire straits, for example} 24. Bc3 (24. Qxf2 Nxf2+
25. Kc3 Ne4+ 26. Kc4 Rxb2 $19) 24... Qg3 25. Rd2 Nxd2 26. Bxd2 Qg2 27. Kc3 h5 {
and the kingside pawns are marching in.}) 18. Bxa6 gxf3 19. gxf3 (19. Bxc8 $2 {
allowed a mating attack:} Qg5 20. g3 Rxh2 $1 21. Bxe6+ Kg7 22. Kxh2 Qh5+ 23.
Kg1 Qh3 24. Qxc6 Qg2#) 19... Qg5+ 20. Kf1 $5 ({Pachman: "I was influenced by
the previous variation where the king ran to the center. In fact I should have
played} 20. Kh1 Qh5 21. Rg1+ Kh8 22. Rg2 Ng5 {and although it looks dangerous
for white, he has a winning continuation} (22... Rg8 23. Rxg8+ Kxg8 24. Rg1+
Kf8 25. Rg2 $18) 23. dxe6 $1 Nxf3 24. d5+ Nce5 25. Bxe5+ Nxe5 26. Qc3 {wins.
Now it gets realy complicated.}) 20... Rxh2 21. fxe4 ({Kmoch:"As natural as it
looks to eliminate this menancing knight, this move ought to lose. Correct is} 
21. Bxc8 $1 {Kmoch continues:} Qh5 (21... Qg2+ 22. Ke2 $18) (21... Rxf2+ 22.
Qxf2 Nxf2 23. Bxe6+ Kf8 24. Kxf2 Qh4+ 25. Ke2 Qh2+ 26. Kd3 Qxb2 27. dxc6 $18)
22. Bxe6+ (22. Ke1 $2 Qxf3 $19) (22. dxc6 $4 Qxf3 $19) 22... Kf8 23. Ke2 $1
Rxf2+ 24. Kd3 Rxc2 (24... Qxf3 25. dxc6 Rxc2 26. Kxc2 Nf2 27. Bc4 $18) {and now
} 25. Kxc2 $1 (25. Rxc2 $6 {Kmoch} Qxf3 $1 26. Re1 Ne7 {is fine for black.})
25... Qxf3 26. dxc6 Nf2 27. Bc4 Nxd1 28. Rxd1 {with good winning chances for
white. Pachman doesn't even analyze 21.Bxc8.}) 21... Rf8 $1 {("I simply
overlooked this beautiful move," Pachman admits.)} 22. e5 $2 ({Pachman wants
to keep the f-file closed because he thought that after} 22. Ke2 Rxf2+ 23. Kxf2
fxe4+ {black wins. But the combination is not correct: after} 24. Ke2 Qg4+ 25.
Kd2 Rf2+ 26. Kc3 Rxc2+ 27. Kxc2 {white has a huge material advantage and wins.}
) ({But after} 22. Ke2 {black can scramble with} Qg4+ 23. Ke1 fxe4 24. Be2 Qg6
25. Bf1 Ne7 {with roughly equal chances.}) ({Still, white has a simple defense
and instead of 22.Ke2, he can play} 22. Rd2 $5 {for example} fxe4 (22... Qg2+
23. Ke1 Rh1+ 24. Ke2 fxe4 25. Rxh1 Rxf2+ 26. Ke1 Rxd2 27. Qxd2 Qxh1+ 28. Bf1
$18) 23. Qxe4 exd5 24. Qxd5+ Qxd5 25. Bc4 Ne7 26. e4 {with good winning
chances.}) 22... f4 {(Pachman: "Fischer offered a draw with this move and I
have refused, mainly because I had one hour more on the clock. Still, the game
was so complicated that I was not sure I could win it." But Bobby was right.
With his last move, he leveled the playing field.)} 23. e4 $2 {Playing for a
win could have backfired.} ({Pachman should have run with his king:} 23. Ke2
Rxf2+ $1 24. Kxf2 fxe3+ 25. Ke2 Rf2+ 26. Kd3 Nb4+ $1 27. axb4 Qf5+ 28. Kc3
Rxc2+ 29. Rxc2 axb4+ 30. Kxb4 Qxc2 31. Rg1+ Kf8 {with roughly equal chances.})
23... f3 24. Ke1 Qg1+ $2 ({The game reaches a critical point and Bobby
blunders.  Kmoch:" This unfortunate never-miss-a-check loses, enabling the
white king to escape via d2." In a conversation with Kmoch, Fischer hinted on
two winning variations; the third was found by computers.    A. Pachman: "My
sigh of relief could have been noticed in the whole tournament hall. After I
refused the draw I worried about} 24... Rf4 {--threatening 25...Rg4 and 26...
Rg1+---} 25. Bf1 Qg1 {and what can black do about 26...Qxf1+! or 26...Rxe4+! I
planned to ignore it with} 26. dxc6 {but here Pachman didn't noticed} Rxf2 $1 (
{He only gave two variations:} 26... Rxe4+ 27. Kd2 Rxf2+ 28. Kc3 Rxc2+ 29. Kxc2
$11) (26... Qxf1+ 27. Kd2 Rxf2+ 28. Ke3 $1 $18) 27. Qxf2 Rxe4+ 28. Kd2 Qxf2+
29. Kc3 {with black's advantage. The white king is not yet safe and black has
two dangerous passed pawns on the kingside. As a matter of fact, Fischer told
Kmoch that it was winnable.}) ({B. The second winning way pointed out by
Fischer to Kmoch was} 24... Ne7 {with the idea} 25. d6 (25. dxe6 c6 26. Bf1 (
26. d5 b5 $19) (26. Qd3 Rh1+) 26... Qg1 27. Kd2 Rxf2+ 28. Kd3 Rxc2 29. Kxc2 Qg6
$19) (25. Qb1 exd5 26. Ba1 Rh1+ $1 27. Bf1 Rxf1+ 28. Kxf1 Rf4 29. Rc3 (29. Qd3
Qh6 30. Ke1 Rxe4+ $19) 29... Qh6 30. Ke1 Rxe4+ $19) 25... Ng6 26. dxc7 Nh4 27.
c8=Q Rh1+ 28. Bf1 Ng2# {Kmoch}) ({C. But even stronger than 24...Rf4 or 24...
Ne7 is the cold-blooded} 24... exd5 $1 {Destroying white's pawn center and
giving more space to the knight.} 25. exd5 (25. Qb1 b5 $1 26. Bxb5 Rb8 $1 27.
Qd3 (27. Rc3 Qg1+ 28. Kd2 Qxf2+ 29. Kc1 Nxd4 $19) (27. Bf1 Rxb3 $19) (27. a4
Rxb5 $19) 27... Rh1+ 28. Qf1 Rxf1+ 29. Bxf1 Rxb3 $19 {lk-4/7/08}) (25. Qxc6
Qg1+ 26. Kd2 Qxf2+ 27. Kc3 Qxb2+ 28. Kd3 f2 $1 $19) 25... Ne7 26. Bc4 {and
black has two winning choices: A.} b5 $1 {the best} ({B.} 26... Nf5 $1 27. d6+
(27. Bf1 Ne3 $1 28. Qe4 Ng2+ 29. Bxg2 fxg2 30. Ke2 Rxf2+ $1 31. Kd3 b5 $3 {
Closing the mating net.} 32. Kc3 (32. Qe3 Qg6+ 33. Kc3 g1=Q 34. Rxg1 Rc2+ 35.
Rxc2 Rxc2#) 32... Rh3+ $19) 27... Kh8 28. e6 (28. Bf1 Ne3 $1) 28... Ne3 $1 $19)
27. d6+ (27. Bxb5 Qg1+ 28. Bf1 Qxf1+ 29. Kd2 Qe2+ 30. Kc3 Nxd5#) 27... bxc4 28.
Qxc4+ Nd5 $3 29. Qxd5+ (29. Qf1 Ne3 $1) 29... Kh8 30. Qc4 Rh1+ 31. Qf1 Rxf1+
32. Kxf1 Rg8 33. Ke1 Qh6 34. Rxc7 Rg1#) 25. Kd2 $1 ({But not} 25. Bf1 $4 Qxf1+
$1 26. Kxf1 Rh1#) 25... Qxf2+ (25... Rxf2+ 26. Kd3 Qg2 27. Qxc6 $18) 26. Kc3
Qg3 27. Qd3 exd5 28. Rg1 Rg2 29. Rxg2 Qxg2 30. Qf1 dxe4 31. Qxg2+ fxg2 32. Rg1
Rf2 33. Bc4+ Kf8 34. Bd5 Rf3+ 35. Kc4 b5+ 36. Kc5 Ne7 37. Rxg2 Nxd5 38. Kxd5
Rxb3 39. Kxe4 b4 40. axb4 axb4 1-0

