8 Qe2
8 e5!?
8 Bf4!?
8 ... Be7
8 ... a6!?
8 ... a6!? 9 Rd1 Qc7 10 Bg5 Be7
11 Rac1 0-0 12 Bb3 h6 13 Bf4 e5.
8 ... a6 9 Rd1 b5 10 Bb3 Qc7
11 Bf4 Bb7 12 Rac1 b4.
8 ... Be7
8 Qe2 Be7
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Position after 23 Qg6.
Position after 24 Ng5!! 1-0
Position after 18 Rad1
Position after 18 Rad1
Position after 18 Rad1
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ASSIAC THE DELIGHTS OF CHESS (An Excerpt)
“It was the twenty-sixth title match in the history (as from Steinitz) of the chess world championship. The match began on 14 April in the traditional venue, Moscow’s Estrada Theatre, and the
1 500 seats had been sold out for many weeks.
The challenger was slightly favoured by the experts, but no one could deny the toughness and experience of the reigning champion.
As a matter of fact, even though Black in the first game, the defending champion won it, and the next three games were drawn. When Spassky equalised the score in the fifth game and, winning two more, led by two points after the eighth game, many experts considered the match to be practically decided.
But it certainly wasn’t, for in the tenth and eleventh game the world champion, playing at the top of his form, could vanquish the challenger, thereby equalising again and holding on up to 8:8 after the sixteenth game.
In the very difficult seventeenth, thanks to a mistake of his fatigued opponent, Spassky went ahead; the next one was a draw, and in the nineteenth, no doubt the most brilliant game of the entire match, Spassky once again established a lead by 2 points. He was playing White.”
1 500 seats had been sold out for many weeks.
The challenger was slightly favoured by the experts, but no one could deny the toughness and experience of the reigning champion.
As a matter of fact, even though Black in the first game, the defending champion won it, and the next three games were drawn. When Spassky equalised the score in the fifth game and, winning two more, led by two points after the eighth game, many experts considered the match to be practically decided.
But it certainly wasn’t, for in the tenth and eleventh game the world champion, playing at the top of his form, could vanquish the challenger, thereby equalising again and holding on up to 8:8 after the sixteenth game.
In the very difficult seventeenth, thanks to a mistake of his fatigued opponent, Spassky went ahead; the next one was a draw, and in the nineteenth, no doubt the most brilliant game of the entire match, Spassky once again established a lead by 2 points. He was playing White.”
Spassky-Petrosian, Game 19, 1969:
Position after 23 Qg6.
23 ... exd4
[23 ... Nf4 24 Rxf4 exf4
25 c3 Qe7 26 Bc2 Ba4
27 Bxa4 b5 28 Nc6 Qh4
29 Nd6.]
24 Ng5!!:
[23 ... Nf4 24 Rxf4 exf4
25 c3 Qe7 26 Bc2 Ba4
27 Bxa4 b5 28 Nc6 Qh4
29 Nd6.]
24 Ng5!!:
Position after 24 Ng5!! 1-0
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Position after 18 Rad1
White commands more territory on all three fronts—queenside, center, kingside—whereas Black only controls his back rank. White is developmentally complete given his ready strike force but Black still has mobilization issues to solve. In fact, it seems like the only thing he can do is react to White’s game plans. Nonetheless, his position isn't so easy to crack because it doesn't contain any fundamental weaknesses.
Position after 18 Rad1
18 ... Be6 19 Bd4 Rb8
20 Ba7 Ra8 21 Bf2 Qc8.
18 ... Ne6 19 Nd5 h6 20 c4 g5
21 Rf1 gxf4 22 Bxf4 Nxd5
23 exd5 Nxf4 24 Qxf4 Qd7
25 Rde1 Rxe1 26 Rxe1 Rb8.
18 ... Qe7 19 Bd4 h6
20 Nd5 Nxd5 21 Bxg7 Kxg7
22 exd5 Qd8 23 Rxe8 Qxe8
24 Qc3+ Kg8 25 Rd4.
18 ... N6d7 19 Nd5 Rb8
20 Ba7 Ra8 21 Bd4 Bxd4+
22 Qxd4 h6 23 e5 Ne6
24 Qe3 c6 25 Nb6.
20 Ba7 Ra8 21 Bf2 Qc8.
18 ... Ne6 19 Nd5 h6 20 c4 g5
21 Rf1 gxf4 22 Bxf4 Nxd5
23 exd5 Nxf4 24 Qxf4 Qd7
25 Rde1 Rxe1 26 Rxe1 Rb8.
18 ... Qe7 19 Bd4 h6
20 Nd5 Nxd5 21 Bxg7 Kxg7
22 exd5 Qd8 23 Rxe8 Qxe8
24 Qc3+ Kg8 25 Rd4.
18 ... N6d7 19 Nd5 Rb8
20 Ba7 Ra8 21 Bd4 Bxd4+
22 Qxd4 h6 23 e5 Ne6
24 Qe3 c6 25 Nb6.
Position after 18 Rad1
18 ... Qd7 19 Bd4 Qd8
20 Qf2 N6d7 21 Bxg7 Kxg7
22 Nd5 Nf6 23 e5 Nxd5
24 Bxd5 Qd7 25 Bg2 Qf5.
18 ... N8d7 19 Bd4 Nf8
20 Qf2 N6d7 21 Bxg7 Kxg7
22 Nd5 Nf6 23 e5 Nxd5
24 Bxd5 Qd7 25 Bg2 Qf5.
18 ... Bd7 19 e5 dxe5
20 fxe5 Rxe5 21 Bxb7 Re8
22 Bxa8 Qxa8 23 Bf4 Rxe1+
24 Rxe1 Qc6 25 Kh2.
18 ... Nh5 19 g4 Nf6
20 e5 N6d7 21 exd6 c6
22 Ne4 h6 23 c4 Nf6.
20 Qf2 N6d7 21 Bxg7 Kxg7
22 Nd5 Nf6 23 e5 Nxd5
24 Bxd5 Qd7 25 Bg2 Qf5.
18 ... N8d7 19 Bd4 Nf8
20 Qf2 N6d7 21 Bxg7 Kxg7
22 Nd5 Nf6 23 e5 Nxd5
24 Bxd5 Qd7 25 Bg2 Qf5.
18 ... Bd7 19 e5 dxe5
20 fxe5 Rxe5 21 Bxb7 Re8
22 Bxa8 Qxa8 23 Bf4 Rxe1+
24 Rxe1 Qc6 25 Kh2.
18 ... Nh5 19 g4 Nf6
20 e5 N6d7 21 exd6 c6
22 Ne4 h6 23 c4 Nf6.
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