Monday, August 03, 2009

What happened next? XI

Ciocaltea v Fischer, 1965.


White to play.

What happened next?

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7 comments:

Richard James said...

This was R3 of the Capablanca Memorial in which Fischer played by Telex. The game was a draw, with Bobby being 2 pawns down for much of the game. It was notable for being the first occasion on which he played Alekhine's Defence. He was not to repeat this opening until 1970, when he played it in 4 tournament games, subsequently playing in 3 times against Spassky in 1972.

Anything else? A quick look at contemporary reports reveals nothing else out of the ordinary.

ejh said...

Three times against Spassky?

Tom Chivers said...

Something else Richard, apparently! And if it had just been that Bobby played the Alekhine ---- the position featured would have been after 1.e4 :)

Richard James said...

Thanks, Justin.

Twice against Spassky...

Morgan Daniels said...

Once against Spassky!

This is a fun game. Your turn, Tom.

Naisortep said...

Ciocaltea first move was transmitted to Bobby as 1.d4 so Fischer responded with his usual 1..Nf6. It was discovered later that the move Ciocaltea had played was Actually 1.e4 but rather than complain Bobby said he would not change his move. So the game started 1.e4 Nf6

Morgan Daniels said...

I think Nargit's on the money...