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Reshevsky, Samuel Herman vs Fischer, Robert James

New York/Los Angeles m • Los Angeles • 1961

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1961. The generational clash between Samuel Reshevsky — America's longtime #1 — and the teenage Fischer who was about to supplant him. Their bitter rivalry produced intense, combative chess.

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New York/Los Angeles m

Reshevsky, Samuel Herman vs Fischer, Robert James
Los Angeles • 1961
1/2-1/2
Start
White King
Black King
End
1.c4Nf62.d4g63.Nc3Bg74.e4O-O5.Be2d66.Nf3e57.O-ONc68.Be3Re89.dxe5dxe510.Qxd8Nxd811.Nb5Ne612.Ng5Re713.Rfd1c614.Nxe6Bxe615.Nc3Rd716.Rxd7Bxd717.Rb1Ng418.Bd2Be619.f3Nf620.Be3Bf821.Rd1Nd722.Na4f623.h4Be724.g3Kf825.Kg2Ke826.Kf2Bf727.Kg2Rc828.f4exf429.gxf4f530.exf5gxf531.b3Ra832.Bd3Be633.Nc3Kf734.Ne2Nc535.Bc2Ne436.Kf3Rg837.Rg1Rxg138.Bxg1Bxh439.Bxa7h540.Nd4Nd641.Bb8Bf642.Ke3Bxd4+43.Kxd4Ne444.Bxe4fxe445.Kxe4Kg646.f5+Bxf5+47.Kd4Bb148.a3Bc249.b4b550.Kc5Ba451.cxb5cxb552.Kd41/2-1/2

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Result

1/2-1/2

Draw

Moves

52

Opening

E97

King's Indian Defense: Orthodox Variation, Modern System

Date

1961.??.??

Moves

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