Miguel Najdorf vs. Robert James Fischer, 1966
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The final position after 31. Nxd6
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| White | Miguel Najdorf |
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| Black | Robert James Fischer |
| Result | 1–0 |
| Date | 27 July 1966 |
| Event | Piatigorsky Cup |
| Round | 7 |
| Site | Santa Monica USA |
| Opening | E75 |
| Moves | 31 |
| Analysis | Stockfish 19, depth 22 |
| Critical moments | None |
Miguel Najdorf vs. Robert James Fischer is a chess game played on 27 July 1966 at Santa Monica USA, in round 7 of “Piatigorsky Cup”. Miguel Najdorf, with the white pieces, won in 31 moves. The opening is classified as ECO E75. The engine found no critical moment: no single move cost either side 20 points of winning chances.
The game
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Be2 O-O 6. Bg5 c5 7. d5 e6 8. Nf3 h6 9. Bh4 exd5 10. cxd5 g5 11. Bg3 b5 12. Nd2 a6 13. O-O Re8 14. Qc2 Qe7 15. Rae1 Nbd7 16. a4 b4 17. Nd1 Ne5 18. Ne3 Ng6 19. Nec4 Nf4 20. Bxf4 gxf4 21. e5 dxe5 22. Bf3 Qf8 23. Nxe5 Bb7 24. Ndc4 Rad8 25. Nc6 Rxe1 26. Rxe1 Re8 27. Rd1 Rc8 28. h3 Ne8 29. N6a5 Rb8 30. Qf5 Nd6 31. Nxd6 1–0
Conclusion
The game ended 1–0 after 31. Nxd6. Miguel Najdorf was clearly ahead: the engine gives 95% winning chances. In the engine's grading, White made none, and Black made none.
PGN
[Event "Piatigorsky Cup"] [Site "Santa Monica USA"] [Date "1966.07.27"] [Round "7"] [White "Miguel Najdorf"] [Black "Robert James Fischer"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "E75"] [PostmortemId "60ec9cded6"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Be2 O-O 6. Bg5 c5 7. d5 e6 8. Nf3 h6 9. Bh4 exd5 10. cxd5 g5 11. Bg3 b5 12. Nd2 a6 13. O-O Re8 14. Qc2 Qe7 15. Rae1 Nbd7 16. a4 b4 17. Nd1 Ne5 18. Ne3 Ng6 19. Nec4 Nf4 20. Bxf4 gxf4 21. e5 dxe5 22. Bf3 Qf8 23. Nxe5 Bb7 24. Ndc4 Rad8 25. Nc6 Rxe1 26. Rxe1 Re8 27. Rd1 Rc8 28. h3 Ne8 29. N6a5 Rb8 30. Qf5 Nd6 31. Nxd6 1-0