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Subject: Re: Looking for a game Fisher - Benko, 1963

Author: Otello Gnaramori

Date: 03:09:37 11/24/01

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On November 24, 2001 at 06:00:41, Ian Aston wrote:

>On November 24, 2001 at 05:14:40, Otello Gnaramori wrote:
>
>>On November 24, 2001 at 04:21:54, Ian Aston wrote:
>>
>>>On November 24, 2001 at 04:04:51, Otello Gnaramori wrote:
>>>
>>>>On November 24, 2001 at 00:25:32, Christophe Theron wrote:
>>>>
>>>>>I have the following position
>>>>>
>>>>>[D]r3qr1k/pp3pbp/2pn4/7Q/3pP3/2NB3P/PPP3P1/R4RK1 w - -
>>>>>
>>>>>from a game played in 1963 between Fisher and Benko.
>>>>>
>>>>>Fisher played Rf6!
>>>>
>>>>I would add that it is a wonderful example of positional sacrifice. It is easy
>>>>to find that the only way for Black to defend against White attack on h7 is to
>>>>push the pawn in f5. The Fisher's move is to prevent that pushing and is going
>>>>to win , since the capture of the Rook leads to the mate.
>>>
>>>Then it is a tactical sacrifice.
>>>
>>>IA
>>
>>I meant that the sacrifice was made thanks to a decisive positional advantage.
>
>Hi Otello,
>
>I remember reading your 99% tactics posts so I was a little surprised to see you
>writing about positional sacrifices. Thanks for clarifying what you actually
>meant.
>

Tactics is still more than 90% of chess.

Regards.

>IA
>
>>
>>Otello.
>>
>>>
>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>Can somebody please have a look in your databases and dig out the complete game
>>>>>for me?
>>>>>
>>>>>Thanks in advance!
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>    Christophe



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