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Fischer, Robert James vs Taimanov, Mark E

Candidats qf3 • Vancouver • 1971

Fischer vs Taimanov — 6-0Top 100

1971. Fischer defeated Taimanov 6-0 in their Candidates quarterfinal — a result so shocking that Taimanov was punished by Soviet authorities who assumed he must have thrown the match. He hadn't; Fischer was simply that good.

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Candidats qf3

Fischer, Robert James vs Taimanov, Mark E
Vancouver • 1971
1-0
Start
White King
Black King
End
1.e4c52.Nf3Nc63.d4cxd44.Nxd4e65.Nb5d66.Bf4e57.Be3Nf68.Bg5Qa5+9.Qd2Nxe410.Qxa5Nxa511.Be3Kd712.N1c3Nxc313.Nxc3Kd814.Nb5Be615.O-O-Ob616.f4exf417.Bxf4Nb718.Be2Bd719.Rd2Be720.Rhd1Bxb521.Bxb5Kc722.Re2Bf623.Rde1Rac824.Bc4Rhf825.b4a526.Bd5Kb827.a3Rfd828.Bxf7Bc329.Bd2d530.Rd1d431.Bxc3Rxc332.Kb2d333.Kxc3dxe234.Re1Nd635.Bh5Nb5+36.Kb2axb437.axb4Rd438.c3Rh439.Bxe2Nd640.Rd1Kc741.h3Rf442.Rf1Re443.Bd3Re544.Rf2h545.c4Rg546.Kc3Kd747.Ra2Kc848.Kd4Kc749.Ra7+Kd850.c5bxc5+51.bxc5Ne852.Ra2Nc753.Bc4Kd754.Rb2Kc655.Bb3Nb5+56.Ke3Kxc557.Kf4Rg658.Bd1h459.Kf5Rh660.Kg5Nd661.Bc2Nf7+62.Kg4Ne5+63.Kf4Kd464.Rb4+Kc365.Rb5Nf766.Rc5+Kd467.Rf5g5+68.Kg4Ne5+69.Kxg5Rg6+70.Kxh4Rxg271.Bd1Rg872.Bg4Ke473.Kg3Rg774.Rf4+Kd575.Ra4Ng676.Ra6Ne577.Kf4Rf7+78.Kg5Rg7+79.Kf5Rf7+80.Rf6Rxf6+81.Kxf6Ke482.Bc8Kf483.h4Nf384.h5Ng585.Bf5Nf386.h6Ng587.Kg6Nf388.h7Ne5+89.Kf61-0

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Result

1-0

White wins

Moves

89

Opening

B44

Sicilian Defense: Taimanov Variation

Date

1971.??.??

Moves

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