Romance in Durango

Robert James Fischer in Rosario, Argentina, on November 7, 1971, while giving a simultaneous chess exhibition against twenty opponents (+15 =4 –1). Photo: Perlas Ajedrecísticas.

Robert James Fischer – Arturo Lujambio
Simultaneous chess exhibition on twenty boards; Rosario, November 7, 1971
French Defence C17

Notes by Arturo Lujambio, Perlas Ajedrecísticas, PA37.

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e5 c5 5. a3 Ba5 6. b4! cxd4 7. Qg4 Ne7 8. Nb5 Bc7 9. Qxg7 Rg8 10. Qxh7. Here Bronstein recommended 10. ... a6 11. Nxc7+ Qxc7 12. Ne2! Bd7! for countering on the Queenside, but White stands better anyway. 10. ... Bxe5 11. Nf3 Rh8 12. Qd3 Bf6 13. Bf4. Here in a game Nezhmetdinov – Aramanovich, Tbilisi 1949, occurred 13. ... Ng6 14. Nc7+ Kf8 15. Bg3 e5 16. Nxa8 Nc6 17. Qb5 Kg8 with unclear play. Instead I played: 13. ... Nbc6 and Fischer was caught by surprise, but he speedily refuted my idea: 14. Nc7+ Kf8 15. Nxa8 e5 16. Bg3 Bf5 17. Qd2 e4 18. b5 e3 19. fxe3 dxe3 20. Qxe3 Bxa1 21. bxc6 Qxa8 22. Bd6 Qd8 23. Bb4 bxc6 24. Bd3 Be6 25. 0-0 Bf6 26. Ng5 Bxg5 27. Qxe6 Qe8 28. Bg6 Rh7 29. Bxh7 Kg7 30. Bc3+ 1 : 0.