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Bobby Fischer vs Jacek Bednarski
Havana Olympiad qual-3 (1966), Havana CUB, rd 5, Oct-30
Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation (B90)  ·  1-0

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Jan-02-12  notyetagm: One year later ...
Jan-03-12  notyetagm: Game Collection: JOSEKI: APA: ATTACK PRINCIPAL ATTACKER (DISCOVER

Fischer vs J B Bednarski, 1966 12 Nd4-f3! attacks the Black h4-queen principal attacker

Aug-29-12  TheFocus: This is game 55 in Fischer's <My 60 Memorable Games>.
Aug-13-13  notyetagm: Fischer vs J B Bednarski, 1966

Game Collection: APA: ATTACK PRINCIPAL ATTACKER (DISC. ATTACK) 12 Nd4-f3! attacks the Black h4-queen principal attacker

Aug-13-13
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  Jarman: Spamming Collection: Jan-02-12, Jan-03-12, Aug-13-13. IN CASE YOU MISSED IT!
Aug-13-13  The Last Straw: <Jarman> He is NOT trolling. He is pointing out tactical examples to HELP you. Stop trolling, and accept this.
Aug-13-13
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  AylerKupp: And with 2 responses in 3 years I would certainly not call this successful trolling.
Aug-13-13  notyetagm: Fischer vs J B Bednarski, 1966

<The Last Straw: <Jarman> He is NOT trolling. He is pointing out tactical examples to HELP you. Stop trolling, and accept this.>

Svidler missed this theme when he lost Game 2 against Ushenina. He overlooked 30 ♕e6-d7+!, <ATTACKING PRINCIPAL ATTACKER> Black d4-bishop in the <DISCOVERY CHAIN>, intending to meet 30 ... ♖f2-f7+ with the simple 31 ♕d7x♗d4.

If Svidler(!) can miss it, then it must be important.

:-)

Aug-14-13
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  Jarman: <The Last Straw>, I didn't say he was trolling, but spamming. Do you happen to know the difference?

And yes, repeatedly posting the very same link *is* spamming as he keeps trying to get attention.

Aug-14-13  notyetagm: <Jarman: ... And yes, repeatedly posting the very same link *is* spamming as he keeps trying to get attention.>

I am not trying to get attention. I am refreshing my memory, my <PATTERN RECOGNITION>.

Why would I post here if I wanted to get attention? How many people on the Internet have visited this page?? Maybe 50???

Aug-14-13  Isilimela: Notice after move 19 0-0-0! how all Bobby's pieces are poised for the final attack. He wins in essence by applying the military maxim of concentration of force - "the decisive, synchronized application of superior fighting power".
Aug-14-13  The Last Straw: <Jarman> He is NOT spamming. These are different links to different collections. He is attempting to teach everyone a lesson about tactics by posting diagrams like a puzzle then leading to collections where you can find more such games.. Well, until you come along and complain that he is spamming or whatever you want to call it.
Aug-14-13  notyetagm: Fischer vs J B Bednarski, 1966

<The Last Straw: <Jarman> He is NOT spamming. These are different links to different collections. He is attempting to teach <<<everyone>>> a lesson about tactics >

Not everyone. Myself. :-)

Oct-17-13  capafischer1: The sustained attack reminds one of paul morphy. Fischer was relentless with the initiative.
Oct-25-14  Garech: Fantastic tactical play from Fischer. It's interesting that this is the only time in the database that 7...Nbd7 was played against him, as this move is now considered best in modern theory, and the reason why 6.Bc4 has fallen out of fashion and 6.Be3 has become the main move. (Of course, 6.Bg5 is another of the old mainlines, but, as with 6.Bc4, 6.Be3 has become much more popular).

7...Nbd7 is preferred nowadays with the idea of 8...Nc5, but not with the intention of taking on e4, IIRC - and this game is a great example of why that's the case.

-Garech

-Garech

Oct-25-14  Shams: <Garech> Seems to me that at top level, the most popular move lately has been 6.h3-- a move Fischer himself went 4-0 with in the early 60s: Repertoire Explorer: Robert James Fischer (white)
Oct-25-14
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  perfidious: It took many a year despite Fischer's advocacy, but Weaver Adams' legacy 6.h3 has proven hardy after all--far more enduring than his dogmatic approach regarding open games.
Oct-25-14  Garech: <Shams>

Sure thing, you may be right about the current trend. I was going by figures in the database for the most popular sixth move, where Be3 has 5,671 games and h3 has 791 games, and is only the eighth most popular choice (although it scores somewhat better). According to Wikipedia, too, 6.Be3 (and the English attack) has become the modern mainline:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sicili...

Also: I was slightly out in my first post. The mainline nowadays, after 6.Bc4, is of course ...e6 first, and only then Nbd7-c5, as mentioned.

-Garech

Jan-25-15  Helmy: Qe2???

the best continuation is: Kf6!!!

and Black loses his Queen

Jan-17-16  bobbyperez: What a magical game!Black was attacking,but the attack was lost at black and the attack was in thee hand of white.
Jun-17-23  BenRedic: This game is annotated by Fischer in Boys Life february 1967.
Jun-17-23
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  Sally Simpson: Hi Ben,

Edward Winter has a page dedicated to Fischer's Boy Life articles.

https://www.chesshistory.com/winter...

Interesting reading. You do get the feeling he was enjoying doing them. Apparently after his first column over 1,000 readers sent in letters and solutions to a mate in 4 he set them.


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White to play, mate in 4.

Does anybody know who composed this?

All Bobby's columns have been published in a book; https://www.amazon.co.uk/Checkmate-...

Mar-25-25  Zugzwangovich: <Alaric>: Black resigns because 22...Qxe6?? taking back the piece falls into 23.Qxb7+ Ke8 24.Re1! pinning the queen.

Isn't 24.Qxa8+ just as good as if not better than 24.Re1?

Apr-09-25
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  Honza Cervenka: Instead of 18.Nf4 it was possible to play also 18.Nc7+ Qxc7 19.Bxe6 Nxe6 20.Qxe6+ Ne7 21.0-0-0 with overwhelming attack.
Apr-09-25
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  Honza Cervenka: A cute alternative finish could be 22.Qxb7+ Nc7 23.Nd5 Qb8 24.Ne5+ dxe5 25.Nb6+ Ke8 26.Qc6+ Kf7 27.Rd7+ Be7 28.Bxe7 Nxe7 29.Rxe7+ Kxe7 30.Qd7+ Kf6 31.h4 Ne6 32.Rf1+ Nf4 33.Nd5#
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