Bobby Fischer's last barrier to a title match

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Fischer's last barrier to a title match
Bobby Fischer - Tigran Petrosian
Candidates Match Buenos Aires 1971
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 a6 5.Bd3 Nc6 6.Nxc6 bxc6 7.0--0 d5 8.c4 Nf6 9.cxd5 cxd5 10.exd5 exd5 11.Nc3 Be7 12.Qa4+ Qd7 13.Re1 Qxa4 14.Nxa4 Be6 15.Be3 0--0 16.Bc5 Rfe8 17.Bxe7 Rxe7 18.b4 Kf8 19.Nc5 Bc8 20.f3 Rea7 21.Re5 Bd7 22.Nxd7+ Rxd7 23.Rc1 Rd6 24.Rc7 Nd7 25.Re2 g6 26.Kf2 h5 27.f4 h4 28.Kf3 f5 29.Ke3 d4+ 30.Kd2 Nb6 31.Ree7 Nd5 32.Rf7+ Ke8 33.Rb7 Nxb4 34.Bc4 Black resigned in view of [34.Rh7] 34...Nc6 35.Rh7 Rf6 36.Rh8+ Rf8 37.Bf7+ Former World Champion Tigran Petrosian was Fisher's last barrier to a title match agains Boris Spasky. Petrosian defeated Botvinik in 1966 but lost the title 3 years
later to Boris Spasky who was Fisher's next opponent. 1--0

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  • @YZB25

    Umm.. I guess if you Realise you are going to LOSE in all

    variations anyway, why continue, the game is over.

    Thats why.

  • 13. Bb5 ?

  • @YZM25

    Nope. These players are the strongest chess players in the world, hence their title, Grandmaster. If one grandmaster sees a forced mate in 4 or 5 moves, wouldn't the other grandmaster see it as well? Why would he struggle to the bitter end when he knows it's a dead loss. If it's a tricky endgame with hope, then yes, he should struggle to the bitter end. However, in this game, Fischer played Bc4 intending the following mate @5:02. 1. Bc4 ... 2. Rh7 Rf6 3. Rh8+ Rf6 4. Bf7+ Kd8 5. Rxf8++.

  • @YZM25

    Nope. These players are the strongest chess players in the world, hence their title, Grandmaster. If one grandmaster sees a forced mate in 4 or 5 moves, wouldn't the other grandmaster as well. Why would he/she struggle to the bitter end when they know it's a dead loss. If its a tricky endgame with hopes, then yes, you should struggle to the bitter end. However, in this game, Fischer played Bc4 intending the following mate @5:02. 1. Bc4 ... 2. Rh7 Rf6 3. Rh8+ Rf6 4. Bf7+ Kd8 5. Rxf8++.

  • Why do chess grandmasters always give up when they realise they're gonna lose? Shouldn't they at least play to the bitter end?

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