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A famous Fischer position from 1960 against Letelier


Here’s the whole game. Go to move 19 for Black to see what he did. Letelier Martner,Rene - Fischer,Robert James [E70]Olympiad–14 Preliminaries D Leipzig (8), 24.10.1960

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4 0–0 5.e5 Ne8 6.f4 d6 7.Be3 c5 8.dxc5 Nc6 9.cxd6 exd6 10.Ne4 Bf5 11.Ng3 Be6 12.Nf3 Qc7 13.Qb1 dxe5 14.f5 e4 15.fxe6 exf3 16.gxf3 f5 17.f4 Nf6 18.Be2 Rfe8 19.Kf2 Rxe6 20.Re1 Rae8 21.Bf3 Rxe3 22.Rxe3 Rxe3 23.Kxe3 Qxf4+ and White Resigned as after 24.Kxf4 Bh6 is mate.

 

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