Game of the Week: Fischer vs Spassky

by Merijn van Delft
11/11/2020 – In his "Game of the Week" show, Merijn van Delft takes a look at a classic encounter with the Queen's Gambit: Bobby Fischer's win against Boris Spassky in the sixth game of their legendary match in Reykjavik 1972. Fischer deviated from his usual 1.e4, and dared to play a Queen's Gambit against Spassky, at that time the world's greatest expert of that opening. Fischer won a model game. | Merijn's show is available at 16.00 UTC (17:00 CET, 12:00 EDT) and on-demand with a ChessBase Premium Account. You can register a Premium account here. | Photo: Skáksamband Íslands – Icelandic Chess Federation
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Game of the Week #437

Merijn van Delft: "It has been a very quiet week at top level chess, with the Tegernsee Masters being one of the very few exceptions. I'd like to mention Fier's cool win against Bluebaum. But this did give us the time to watch "The Queen's Gambit" on Netflix, and inspired by its main character Beth Harmon, we decided to revisit Fischer's classical win against Spassky in the Queen's Gambit at the 1972 World Championship match in Reykjavik."

Warming-up question: What would you play here with White?

 
B. Fischer - B. Spassky, Reykjavik 1972
Position after 17....Nd7

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No other World Champion was more infamous both inside and outside the chess world than Bobby Fischer. On this DVD, a team of experts shows you the winning techniques and strategies employed by the 11th World Champion.

Grandmaster Dorian Rogozenco delves into Fischer’s openings, and retraces the development of his repertoire. What variations did Fischer play, and what sources did he use to arm himself against the best Soviet players? Mihail Marin explains Fischer’s particular style and his special strategic talent in annotated games against Spassky, Taimanov and other greats. Karsten Müller is not just a leading international endgame expert, but also a true Fischer connoisseur.

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Merijn van Delft is an International Master from the Netherlands who lived in Hamburg for many years and is currently based in Amsterdam. After scoring a GM norm in 2017 he is eager for more. His ChessBase show on Wednesday evenings has been running for over ten years now.

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RHMLuck RHMLuck 11/14/2020 06:25
Is it possible to find commentators who seem to have looked at the game before recording and know what it is they want to say?
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