Fischer vs Durao! A “Petite Combinaison” In The Style Of Capablanca

November 27, 2021 NHaselton Chess Lectures

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American GM Bobby Fischer demonstrates brilliant endgame skills in a game vs Portuguese chess player Joaquim Durao!
In the end of the video as usual you can solve the daily puzzle!
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Robert James Fischer vs Joaquim Durao
Havana Olympiad qual-3 (1966), Havana CUB, rd 3, Oct-28
Formation: King’s Indian Attack (A07)
1. e4 e6 2. d3 c5 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. g3 g6 5. Bg2 Bg7 6. O-O Nge7
7. c3 O-O 8. d4 d6 9. dxc5 dxc5 10. Qe2 b6 11. e5 a5 12. Re1
Ba6 13. Qe4 Ra7 14. Nbd2 Bd3 15. Qh4 Nd5 16. Qxd8 Rxd8 17. a4
Rad7 18. Bf1 Bxf1 19. Kxf1 Nde7 20. Nc4 Nc8 21. Bg5 N6e7
22. Nfd2 h6 23. Bxe7 Rxe7 24. Ra3 Rc7 25. Rb3 Rc6 26. Ne4 Bf8
27. Ke2 Be7 28. f4 Kf8 29. g4 Ke8 30. Rf1 Rd5 31. Rf3 Rd8
32. Rh3 Bf8 33. Nxa5 Rc7 34. Nc4 Ra7 35. Nxb6 Nxb6 36. Rxb6
Rda8 37. Nf6+ Kd8 38. Rc6 Rc7 39. Rd3+ Kc8 40. Rxc7+ Kxc7
41. Rd7+ Kc6 42. Rxf7 c4 43. Nd7 Bc5 44. Nxc5 Kxc5 45. Rc7+
Kd5 46. b4
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Video Thumbnail Credits:
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https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Im_joaquim_durao.jpg
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