Robert James Fischer vs Karl Robatsch, Scandinavian Defense, Ilundain Variation (B01)
1962 Varna Olympiad Finals
Karl Robatsch was one of the best Austrian players in history. He contributed a lot to chess theory and had a great career. Compared to Fischer, though, he was a weak player, which this game proves. He prepared the Scandinavian Defense against Fischer. An opening which is considered slightly dubious for black to start with, but the line he played (with g6, Bg7, 0-0) is definitely just losing. Bobby Fischer’s specialty was breaking up kingside structures with a fianchettoed bishop. He referred to it as “sack, sack, mate”. He would simply push his pawns up the board, weaken the structure and checkmate. That’s exactly what happened in this game. At move 10 he was winning!
His plan was so simple and effective that there was nothing Robatsch could do about it. He simply sat and watched his kingside get destroyed and his king getting killed.
Game moves:
1. e4 d5 2. exd5 Qxd5 3. Nc3 Qd8 4. d4 g6 5. Bf4 Bg7 6. Qd2
Nf6 7. O-O-O c6 8. Bh6 O-O 9. h4 Qa5 10. h5 gxh5 11. Bd3 Nbd7
12. Nge2 Rd8 13. g4 Nf8 14. gxh5 Ne6 15. Rdg1 Kh8 16. Bxg7+
Nxg7 17. Qh6 Rg8 18. Rg5 Qd8 19. Rhg1 Nf5 20. Bxf5 1-0