Keres - Fischer, CT 1959

The next game in 18 Memorable Games is game no.14 in My 60 Memorable Games and no.55 in Predecessors IV. The PGN is given below, along with punctuation from the notes of Fischer and Kasparov.

[Event "Candidates Tournament"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1959.??.??"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Keres, P."]
[Black "Fischer, R."]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B99"]

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.Bg5 e6 7.f4 Be7 8.Qf3 Qc7 9.O-O-O Nbd7 10.Be2 {GK: !?} 10...b5 11.Bxf6 Nxf6 12.e5 {BF: !?; GK: !} 12...Bb7 13.exf6 {BF: !?; GK: !} 13...Bxf3 14.Bxf3 14...Bxf6 {GK: !} 15.Bxa8 d5 16.Bxd5 Bxd4 17.Rxd4 exd5 18.Nxd5 Qc5 19.Re1+ Kf8 20.c3 20...h5 {BF: !; GK: !} 21.f5 {GK: !?} 21...Rh6 {BF: !; GK: !} 22.f6 {BF: ?; GK: !?} 22...gxf6 {GK: !} 23.Nf4 {GK: ?!} 23...h4 24.Rd8+ {BF: ?; GK: ?!} 24...Kg7 25.Ree8 {GK: ?} 25...Qg1+ 26.Kd2 Qf2+ 27.Ne2 27...Rg6 {GK: !} 28.g3 28...f5 {GK: !} 29.Rg8+ Kf6 30.Rxg6+ fxg6 31.gxh4 31...Qxh2 {BF: ?; GK: ?} 32.Rd4 {BF: !; GK: !} 32...Qh1 33.Kc2 {GK: !} 33...Ke5 34.a4 Qf1 35.Nc1 {GK: !} 35...Qf2+ 36.Kb3 {BF: ?; GK: ?} 36...bxa4+ 37.Ka3 Qc2 38.Nd3+ Kf6 39.Nc5 39...Qc1 {BF: !; GK: !} 40.Rxa4 Qe3 41.Nxa6 {BF: ?; GK: ?!} 41...f4 42.Rd4 42...Kf5 {BF: !; GK: !} 43.Nb4 43...Qe7 {BF: !; GK: !} 44.Kb3 Qxh4 45.Nd3 g5 46.c4 Qg3 47.c5 f3 48.Kc4 f2 49.Nxf2 Qxf2 50.c6 Qxb2 51.Kc5 Qc3+ 52.Kd5 g4 53.Rc4 Qe5# 0-1

Sequences with a difference of opinion and therefore worth a closer look are:

• 12.e5 {BF: !?; GK: !}, 13.exf6 {BF: !?; GK: !}, 14...Bxf6 {GK: !}
  
• 21.f5 {GK: !?}, 22.f6 {BF: ?; GK: !?}, 22...gxf6 {GK: !}, 23.Nf4 {GK: ?!}, 24.Rd8+ {BF: ?; GK: ?!}, 25.Ree8 {GK: ?}
  
• 27...Rg6 {GK: !}, 28...f5 {GK: !}
  
• 33.Kc2 {GK: !}, 35.Nc1 {GK: !}

To play through the complete game, along with lots of interesting comments, see...

Paul Keres vs Robert James Fischer, Bled ct 1959
http://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1043999

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