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In this video, GM Susan Polgar reveals what we can learn by examining the critical moments from Bobby Fischer’s games. Bobby had great intuition for these moments, which is one of the reasons he was able to achieve such win so many games - he rarely missed an opportunity.
For many moves in a chess game, we have a few reasonable choices. We can pick any of them without winning or losing the game there and then. However, there are certain times where we get a golden chance to win or save the game; if we miss the move, our chance is gone.
While recognizing these opportunities is a matter of practice, there are a number of signs that such a move might exist. One of these is tension in the position. If one side’s forces are all busy defending other pieces or squares, there might be a way to increase the pressure a little bit more and crack the defense.
We see a great example in the first of Bobby Fischer’s games in this video (part of Susan Polgar’s The Art of Attack - Intermediate). Bobby, playing Black, has a pawn on the 7th rank, blocked by a White Rook. Spending a few moves to double Rooks on the 7th rank seems sensible but White has a passed pawn too. Doubling Rooks would allow White’s a-pawn to promote, meaning the best Black could achieve would be a draw by perpetual check. Instead, sensing the pressure, Bobby finds a devastating move, deciding the game immediately.
The next position is also delicately balanced. Bobby has White and 2 of his pieces are under attack but he has a nice pin on his opponent’s Queen. Fischer’s move, however, ignores both the attacks and the pin, taking advantage of another feature in the position. At the end of the combination, it looks like Black is level on material but Fischer has seen further ahead and emerges a pawn up after his next move. An important point is that Bobby has not only won a pawn, he’s also achieved a superior position. This will have been taken into account before starting the tactic.
Susan Polgar goes on to show many more examples from Bobby Fischer’s games, including a timely trade into a winning endgame and ways to capitalize on a space advantage.
Enjoy the video and remember to check out the complete course here.