AThe Ottawa Journal Ottawa, Ontario, Canada Saturday, March 13, 1971 - Page 45
First Test For Fischer
Bobby Fischer, U.S.A., the West's bright hope, will meet Mark Taimanov, USSR, in the Challenger's Knock-out match tourney of the world series this month, in a best of 10 games match. In the recent Interzonal of the series, Fischer defeated him in the game given below.
The other three matches, Petrosian, USSR vs. Heubner, W. Germany; Geller, USSR, vs. Korchnoi, USSR; Larsen vs. Uhlmann, E. Germany, are also scheduled for March. The winners meet in July, and the final two survivors in September. The winner of that to play world champion Boris Spassky, USSR, for the title in a 24-game match in 1972.
Robert James Fischer vs Mark Taimanov
Palma de Mallorca Interzonal (1970), Palma de Mallorca ESP, rd 19, Dec-06
Sicilian Defense: Paulsen Variation. Modern Line (B44) 1-0
https://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1044335
11. Be3 Bd7(a)
22. Rfd1(b) e5
35. Qxe5(c) Rdb8
36. Bf5(d) Qxe5 … 58. Kb5 1-0
(a) Like Fischer's 5th, another strange-looking move instead of the expected 11. … B-N2. Black has a weak QNP which must be protected with a R, which may be the reason for the text.
(b) With two targets at Black's QN3 and Q3 White has all the play.
(c) Now Black cannot exchange either Q or R without immediate loss.
(d) Preventing N-K3 and pointing up the usual superiority of B and R vs. N and R in an open position. That, plus the engineering of a passed QRP proves decisive.
Chess by D.M. LeDain, The Ottawa Journal Ottawa, Ontario, Canada Saturday, March 13, 1971 Tikhanov vs. Shmeliev, USSR,...
Posted by Bobby Fischer's True History on Sunday, May 3, 2020
Tikhanov vs. Shmeliev, USSR, 1970. White to play and win.
FEN 3r2k1/ppp1q1pp/2n5/2Pp2N1/3Pb3/8/PP1Q2PP/4RBK1 w - - 0 1
1. RxB! PxR
2. B-B4ch K-B1
3. Q-B4ch K-K1
4. B-B7ch K-Q2
5. Q-B5ch Resigns
1. Rxe4 dxe4
2. Bc4+ Kf8
3. Qf4+ Ke8
4. Bf7+ Kd7
5. Qf5+
