Tahl made a rather surprising decision to try and outplay Fischer in a strategic battle. He played the Petrosian System which aims t stifle black's play and the way Fischer decided to meet it just didn't give him enough counterplay. Much to Tahl's surprise, Fischer grabbed a Pawn that Tahl's intuition told him was a bad idea and in an unclear position Fischer played a weak move that got him in serious trouble. The final position was truly unusual in that Fischer had no moves that offered even the slightest chance of resistance.
Thursday, June 4, 2015
Tahl vs Fischer 1959 Candidates Tournament
Here's a game from the aforementioned book, The World's Greatest Chess Games. The game only scored 9 points (out of 15) in the voting, but I like it because of the amazing position reached after Tahl's 31. Na5.
Tahl made a rather surprising decision to try and outplay Fischer in a strategic battle. He played the Petrosian System which aims t stifle black's play and the way Fischer decided to meet it just didn't give him enough counterplay. Much to Tahl's surprise, Fischer grabbed a Pawn that Tahl's intuition told him was a bad idea and in an unclear position Fischer played a weak move that got him in serious trouble. The final position was truly unusual in that Fischer had no moves that offered even the slightest chance of resistance.
Tahl made a rather surprising decision to try and outplay Fischer in a strategic battle. He played the Petrosian System which aims t stifle black's play and the way Fischer decided to meet it just didn't give him enough counterplay. Much to Tahl's surprise, Fischer grabbed a Pawn that Tahl's intuition told him was a bad idea and in an unclear position Fischer played a weak move that got him in serious trouble. The final position was truly unusual in that Fischer had no moves that offered even the slightest chance of resistance.
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