(1) Ader - Fischer [B99]
Santiago Santiago, 1959



1.e4 c5
The Sicilian Defense

2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6
Nf6 attacks the e-pawn

5.Nc3
Defending the pawn. The sequence prohibits c2-c4 and the Maroczy bind (pawns on c4 and e4).

5...a6
The Najdorf variation.

6.Bg5
Fischer tried many different moves here, but used mostly Bc4 and Bg5

6...e6
idea Be7

7.f4
idea Qf3

7...Be7 8.Qf3 Qc7 9.0-0-0
All standard stuff

9...Nbd7 10.f5
More common is g2-g4, Bxf6 and g5

10...e5
A normal reaction. Black creates a hole on d5, but the f5-pawn now blocks the normal Nf5

11.Nb3 b5
idea b4 and Bb7 with pressure upon the fixed e4-pawn.

12.a3
To prevent b4, but a3 weakens the queenside.

12...Bb7
Two attacks upon e4

13.h4 Rc8
Delaying ...0-0, which would give white a target for the attack. Black is preparing the ...d5 break and stops Nd5 (Qxc2#)

14.Bd3
Over-protecting both c2 and e4

14...h5!
A lovely move, stopping g2-g4 and, in fact, stealing the g4 square for the Nf6

15.Kb1 Nb6
Idea Nc4xb2 and Qxc3

16.Nd2
Trying to stop Nc4

16...Ng4
Trading the bad Be7 for white's good Bg5

17.Bxe7 Qxe7
idea Rxc3!

18.Nf1
Diagram

18...Rxc3! 19.bxc3 d5
threat Qxa3

20.Qe2 0-0
Bringing the rook to the c-file and securing the king.

21.Bxb5
desparation

21...axb5 22.Qxb5 Nc4
Holding all material and threatening both Nf2 and Nxa3

23.Qb4
Stopping the biggest threat, but offering a path to simplification

23...Qxb4+ 24.cxb4 Nf2 25.Ng3 Nxa3+ 26.Kb2 Nc4+ 27.Kb3 Ne3
Marvelous technique

28.Rd2 Nxh1 29.Nxh1 dxe4
A full piece ahead and with the initiative

30.Ng3 Bd5+ 31.Ka4 Ra8+ 32.Kb5 Rb8+ 33.Kc5 Rc8+ 34.Kd6 Nc4+
[34...Bb7 ]

35.Kd7 Nxd2 36.Kxc8 Bc4
The white pawns cannot safely advance, and the advance of the black e-pawn will win the knight. 0-1