Reshevsky’s game against Fischer was interesting. Playing black, Fischer attempted to simplify by exchanges, but found himself in the unpleasant situation of having to defend a cramped position for the entire game. Reshevsky inexorably improved his position never giving Fischer a chance. Even so, wrapping up the game still required considerable technical skill and Reshevsky still had it.
[Event "US Championship, New York"]
[Site ""]
[Date "1965.12.25"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Samuel Reshevsky"]
[Black "Robert Fischer"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E43"]
[Annotator "Reshevsky/Stockfish 17.1"]
[PlyCount "121"]
[EventDate "1965.??.??"]
{E43: Nimzo-Indian: Rubinstein} 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 b6 5. Bd3
Bb7 6. Nf3 O-O 7. O-O Bxc3 8. bxc3 {Here's an interesting situation. Fischer
could now expose Reshevsky's K with 8.Bxf3, but to do so would open the g-file
which would afford white more than ample compensation. In the 380 games in my
database that reached this position nobody has played it.} Be4 9. Qc2 Bxd3 (
9... Bxf3 {What happens after this? Here is Stockfish's top line after about 5
minutes.} 10. gxf3 c5 11. Kh1 Nc6 12. Rg1 Rc8 13. Rg3 g6 14. d5 Ne7 15. e4 Nh5
16. Rh3 e5 17. Bh6 {A complicated position that will require precise defense
by black.}) 10. Qxd3 d6 11. e4 e5 {Risky. Reshevsky suggested 11...h6 to preve
nt white's next move.} 12. Bg5 (12. dxe5 {fails to gain any advantage.} dxe5
13. Nxe5 Qxd3 14. Nxd3 Rd8 15. Nf4 Nxe4 {Black is at least equal.}) ({Better is
} 12. Nh4 $16) 12... Nbd7 (12... h6 13. Bh4 Qe7 14. Nd2 Nbd7 15. Rae1 Rfe8 {
with equal chances. Petersons,A-Nikolaevsky,Y Soviet Union 1967}) 13. Nh4 {
Reshevsky' ro pst his N on f5 and open up lline by advancing his f-Pawn. It's
instructive to watch him accomplaih this.} h6 14. Bd2 {An excellent move. This
B will prove more valuable than the N.} Re8 15. Rae1 Nf8 16. Nf5 $18 Ng6 17. f4
exd4 (17... exf4 18. Bxf4 {White will now double Rs on the f-file after which
his attacking chances would be greatly enhanced.}) 18. cxd4 c6 {Attempting to
obtain counterplay in the center with ...d5, but Reshevsky's next move
prevents it.} 19. d5 cxd5 20. cxd5 Ne7 {He simply wants the well placed N to
vacate f5.} 21. Ng3 {Reshevsky stated that the spectators were expecting him
to sacrifice the N, but with best play the game would be drawn.} (21. Nxg7 Kxg7
{and the best line runs} 22. Bc3 Rc8 23. g4 Rxc3 24. Qxc3 Qc8 25. Qb2 Qxg4+ 26.
Kh1 Qh4 27. e5 dxe5 28. d6 Nf5 29. fxe5 Ng3+ 30. Kg1 Nxf1 31. exf6+ Kf8 32.
Rxe8+ Kxe8 33. Qe5+ Kd7 34. Qe7+ Kc6 35. Qc7+ Kb5 36. Qxf7 Qg4+ 37. Kxf1 Qf4+
38. Ke2 Qe5+ 39. Kf3 Qf5+ {Draws}) 21... Rc8 22. Bc3 Ng6 23. Bd4 Kh7 {Because
there is nothing to do to improve his position nor is there is there any way
to generate counterplay Fischer is reduced to making noncommittal moves. It's
odd that his K will eventually be trapped on the h-file.} 24. Nf5 Rc7 25. Kh1
Rg8 26. Re3 Nh5 27. Ref3 Nf6 28. Rh3 b5 29. g4 {White has maximized the
effectiveness of his pieces and now moves in for the kill.} Nxg4 30. Qg3 Qe8 {
Retreat of the N would have lost immediately.} (30... Nf6 31. Qg5 Rh8 32. Nxh6
gxh6 33. Rxh6+ Kg7 34. Rxh8 Qxh8 35. Bxf6+) 31. Nxd6 (31. Qxg4 Qxe4+ 32. Rhf3
Ne7 33. Nxe7 Rxe7 34. Bc3 Qxd5 {and black can possibly put up a successful
defense.}) 31... Qe7 32. e5 Nf6 {Here Reshevsky refuses to get sidetracked by
the capture of a meaningless P with 33.Nxb5 nor does he fall for 33.exf6 which
allows black to equalize with 33...Qxd6} 33. f5 ({Don't do} 33. Nxb5 Nxd5 34.
f5 Rc2 $18) 33... Nxd5 34. fxg6+ fxg6 35. Nf7 (35. Rf7 {Threatening mate with
Rxh6+ and even though it wins the Q black can struggle on.} Qxf7 36. Nxf7 Rxf7
37. Qb3 Rd8 38. Rd3 Rf5 39. e6 Nf4 40. Rd1 Nxe6 41. Qxe6 Rfd5 42. Qe3 {White
has consolidated his position and is winning though it will take some time.})
35... Qxf7 {Fischer misses his last chances of offering meaningful resistance.}
(35... Rgc8 36. Ng5+ Kg8 37. Qg2 Nb4 {White is winning, but there is no
immediate forced win and he can look forward to a lengthy struggle.}) 36. Rxf7
Rxf7 37. e6 Rf1+ 38. Kg2 Rf5 39. Rh4 Re8 40. Qd6 Ref8 41. h3 Rc8 42. Re4 Rc2+
43. Kg3 Rd2 {Excellent defense.} (43... Nc3 44. Re1 Rg5+ 45. Kf3 Rf5+ 46. Ke3
Nd5+ (46... Nxa2 47. Qe7 {and black gets mated.}) 47. Ke4 Nf6+ 48. Bxf6 Rxf6
49. Qd7 {wins}) 44. e7 Rg5+ 45. Rg4 Nxe7 46. Rxg5 hxg5 47. Qxe7 Rxd4 48. Qxa7 {
[%mdl 4096]} Rf4 {This position is mot as simple as it looks! White has a Q vs
R+3Ps, but he still has to find the way to exploit it! The only way to do that
is to transfer the K to the Q-side then eliminated black’s b-Pawn even if it
means sacrificing the Q for the R. But there is another problem...he has to
keep black's K out of play. Reshevsky is up to the task and the following play
is very instructive.} 49. Qe7 Rf5 50. Qe8 {Black is now forced to allow
white's K to reach the Q-side.} Rc5 {The R is the only piece that has a move
and it must defend the b-Pawn, but this allows white's K to get to where it
needs to be.} 51. Kf3 Rc2 52. Qe6 Rc1 53. Qb3 Rc5 54. Ke4 Rf5 55. Kd4 Kh8 56.
Kc3 Kh7 57. Kb4 Re5 58. a3 Kh6 (58... Rf5 59. Qd3 Kg8 60. Qxb5 Rf4+ (60...
Rxb5+ 61. Kxb5 Kf8 62. Kc6 Ke8 63. Kc7 {etc.}) 61. Qc4+ Kf8 62. a4 Ke7 63. Kb5
Rxc4 64. Kxc4 Kd6 65. Kd4 Kc6 66. Ke4 Kb6 67. Kf3 Ka5 68. Kg4 Kxa4 {Black's K
is too far away.} 69. Kxg5 Kb5 70. Kxg6 Kc5 71. Kxg7 Kd5 72. h4 Ke5 73. h5 Kf5
74. h6) 59. Qg8 {Threatening mate.} g4 60. h4 {Renewing the threat.} g5 61. h5
{[%mdl 512] Black resigned. A brilliant finish...if he takes the P Qh7# and if
he doesn't Qh8#} 1-0
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