This was Fischer's first game in his first U.S. Championship, which
he won at the age of 14.
Bobby Fischer-NM Arthur Feuerstein
U.S. Championship 1957/58 King's Indian Attack
Notes by Fischer from Bobby Fischer's Games of Chess.
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.g3 Nf6 4.d3 d5 5. Nbd2 Be7 6.Bg2 O-O 7.O-O Nc6 8.Re1 Qc7 9.Qe2 Rd8
Fischer-Better is 9...Bd7. Then if 10.e5 Ne8; followed by 11...f6.
Better is 9...b5.
10.e5
This is the key move in this type of position (when Black places his pawns on d5 and e6). The pawn on e5 cuts Black's position in half and makes it difficult to maneuver the pieces between the queenside and kingside.
10...Ne8
Better is 10�Nd7.
11.c3
Fischer-If immediately 11.Nf1, then 11...Nd4 12.Qd1 (12.Nxd4 cxd4 and Black has good play on the c-file) 12...Bd7 13.c3 Nxf3+ 14. Qxf3 Bc6 or 14...b5 with a good game for Black.
11...b5
Fischer-On the right path.
12.Nf1 b4 13.Bf4
Fischer-Overprotecting the KP. Preventing ...f6 and preparing a King-side attack.
13...Qa5?
Fischer-A strategic mistake. Correct is 13...bxc3 14.bxc3 Rb8. As played, Black does not obtain enough play on the queenside to counterbalance White's coming attack on the other wing.
14.c4! Nc7
Fischer-Where is the Knight going?
15.h4
Fischer-The key move to White's attack. White's plan is to (a) advance the h-pawn to h6, forcing a weakness at f6; (b) maneuver a Knight to g4; (c) trade off Black's KB. The outcome of the game depends on the execution of this plan.
15...Qb6 16.h5 b3
Fischer-With the idea of artificially isolating White's c-pawn.
17.a3 dxc4 18.dxc4 Ba6
Fischer-Better is 18...Bb7 followed by 19...Nd4.
19.N1h2 Rac8 20.h6 g6 21.Bg5 Nd4
A better try is 21...Bxg5 22. Nxg5 Nd4 23.Qe3 Nf5 24.Qf4 Rd4 25.Ng4 Ne8 (not 25...Rxf4 26. Nf6+ Kf8 27.Nd7+) 26.Re4 Bxc4.
22.Qe3 Bxg5
Fischer-If 22...Nc2, then 23.Qf4 with an overpowering attack.
23.Qxg5 Ne8
Fischer-Reinforcements. If 24...Bxc4, then 25.Ng4 with a strong attack.
24.Ng4 Nf5 25.Rac1 Qc7 26.Nd2
This Knight threatens both to take the b-pawn and to move to e4, aiming at the f6 square.
26...Rd4
Fischer-If instead 26...Qb6, then 27. Ne4 (threatening Ngf6+, and Black's Queen is too far away to defend the kingside.
27.Nxb3 Rxc4 28.Rcd1 Ra4
If 28...Rc2, then 29.Be4 Rxb2 30.Nf6+ or if 28...Qe7, then 29. Qxe7 Nxe7 30.Ne3 Ra4 31.Rd7, winning. Possibly Black should try 28...Qb6 29.Nd2 Rd4 30.Nf3 Rxd1 31.Rxd1 Qxb2.
29.Re4!
Fischer-With the indirect plan of dislodging Black's Knight on f5.
29...Bb5
Here Grandmaster Chernin gives a better defense for Black with 29�Rxe4 30.Bxe4 Be2. Fischer likely saw this and intended 31.Bxf5! Bxd1 (31�exf5 32.Nf6+ Nxf6 33.Qxf6 Kf8 34.Nxc5! Qxc5 35.Rd8+) 32.Nf6+ Kh8 (32�Nxf6 33.Qxf6 Kf8 34.Bxe6 Bxb3 35.Qg7+ winning or 32�Kf8 33.Nxh7+ Kg8 34.Nf6+ Kf8 35.h7 Kg7 36.h8=Q+ Kxh8 37.Qh6#) 33.Nxe8 Qd8 34.Qxd8 Rxd8 35.Nd6 Kg8 (35�Rxd6 36.exd6 Bxb3 37.d7) 36.Bxe6! fxe6 37.Nxc5 Bg4 38.Nce4 winning (Analysis by Chernin).
30.Rc1
Fischer-In order to draw Black's Queen away from the defense of the kingside.
30...Qb6 31.Nd2
Fischer-This brings White's Knight into the game with decisive effect. There is no adequate defense against 32. Rxa4 and 33.Ne4.
31...Rxe4 32.Nxe4 Bd3
Fischer-Loses flatly. The only way to avoid immediate disaster is 32... Qd8 33.Qxd8 Rxd8 34.Rxc5, with an easy endgame win.
33.Ngf6+ Kh8
Fischer-If 33...Nxf6, then 34.Nxf6+ Kh8 35.g4 Nd4 36.Ne4 Qd8 37.Rxc5, winning.
34.g4 Bxe4 35.Bxe4 Nd4 36.Nxe8 Qd8 37.Qxd8 Rxd8 38.Nd6 Ne2+ 39.Kf1 Nxc1 40.Nxf7+ Kg8 41.Nxd8 Nb3 42. Ke2 Nd4+ 43.Kd3 Kf8 44.Nc6 1-0