[Event "Stockholm Interzonal"]

[Site "Stockholm SWE"]

[Date "1962.02.17"]
[Round "13"]
[White "Robert James Fischer"]
[Black "Eugenio Maciel German"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C43"]
[EventDate "1962.??.??"]
[PlyCount "59"]
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.d4 exd4
{Not the move I would play, I would consider it probably an innacuracy
if not a mistake.}
( 3...Nxe4 4.Bd3 d5 5.Nxe5 Nd7 6.Nxd7 Bxd7 7.O-O {A more common line.}
)
4.e5 Ne4 5.Qe2
{More logical was Qxd4 which is by far the most played move. The
downside to this move is that it blocks the e2 bishop but most
importantly that it allows Bb4+ when c3 fails to the simple dxc3!
After Bb4+ White would need to play Kd1. Interestingly, Fischer had
already played in this position in a simul exhibition in 1964.}
5...Nc5
( 5...Bb4+ 6.Kd1 Nc5 7.Bg5 d3 8.cxd3 f6?? 9.exf6+ Kf7 10.Ne5+ Ke6 {
Every move lost.} 11.Nc6+ {Was how Fischer ended this game in his
simul in 1964. Next move White wins the queen.} )
6.Nxd4 Nc6 7.Nxc6
{An interesting moment in the game, with which pawn should we take?}
7...bxc6
( 7...dxc6 {Opening the d-file would only benefit Black as it is not
so easy for Black to get his queen out of the way, and blocking the
d-file with the common Bd6 is impossible due to the d6 bishop.} 8.Nc3
Be7 9.Be3 O-O 10.Rd1 {With and edge for White, Black is somewhat
cramped.} )
8.Nc3 Rb8 9.f4
{Supporting the e5 pawn.}
9...Be7 10.Qf2!
{The queen can go to many places to unblock the e2 bisohp but I think
this is the best place. Firstly it prepares the creation of a battery
with Be3 which would pressurize Black's queenside, secondly, the queen
can go to the kingside if needed in just one move.}
10...d5 11.Be3 Nd7 12.O-O-O
{Some people may be surprised about this "risky" choice but I consider
it a good move. Sure, there is an open b-file but how is Black going
to take advantage of it? He literally can't move his queen and there
is no other piece that can aim at b2 in a quick manner. Fischer knows
Black position is cramped and that he will need to invest some time to
reorganize his forces, meanwhile, Fischer will have fun with the
initiative.}
12...O-O 13.g4
{A logical move, starting to expand on the kingside, ready to attack.}
13...Bb4 14.Ne2
{Probably the best move and a instructive one. Instead of passively
defending against the threat of Bxc3 (doubling the pawns and cutting
White's kingside position in two after which he may be in serious long
and short term problems) with Bd2, Fischer gets the knight out of the
way to maybe bring him to the kingside via g3-f5. Just like in Ruy
Lopez Fashion.}
14...Nb6 15.Nd4
{Covering the c4-square and relocating the knight to a better square.

If kicked with c5 it would land a fork on c6 so Black must defend

against this threat.}
15...Qe8 16.c3 Be7 17.f5 c5
{Now that c6 is protected and the knight cant go to f5 Black is happy
to kick it.}
18.Nb5 d4 19.Bf4 dxc3 20.Nxc3 Na4 21.Bb5 Rxb5 22.Nxa4 Rb4 23.Nc3 Bb7?
{I am not sure about that bishop's placement altough it is hard to
recommend any other move for Black. I consider this move as a bad move
as it blocks the b-file and invites White to centralize his rook.
Engines suggest the amazing Bh4! after which Black is OK, with pieces
comming of the board. I dont think a human could play that tho.}
24.Rhe1 Kh8
{Possibly trying to vacate the g8-square for a rook to come there if
needed. This looks a little bit dubious, I would prefer Bc6.}
25.f6
{If only the e8 square was free, Black could have survived with Bf8.}
25...Bd8
{Black needs to retreat as gxf6 would lose a piece due to the pin down
the e-file.}
26.Bg5 Rd4 27.fxg7+ Kxg7 28.Bf6+ Kg8 29.Qh4 Rxd1+ 30.Nxd1
{And after Black's last hope of Fischer playing Rxd1? dissapeared, he
resigned. The threat of Checkmate needs to be parried, the problem is
that after Bxf6 White would not play Qxf6? but exf6! renewing the
thread of mate and attacking the queen.}
1-0