This Week's ChessVideos Show: Spassky-Fischer and the Blockade
Last week's show was a Nimzo-Indian that saw White's creative attacking play break through Black's attempts at a blockade; this time, the Nimzo-Indian blockade holds firm. It's game five of the 1972 Spassky-Fischer match and this game, won by Fischer, tied it up at 2.5-2.5. The game was cut short by a blunder, but even before that moment Fischer's deep strategy had proven effective, and at best White would have had to grovel for a draw.
The game is a nice complement to last week's show, and for those of you unfamiliar with the game and the blockading ideas therein, it will be a useful brick in the edifice of your chess knowledge. The show is here and it's free (free registration required if you're new to the site), and will be available on-demand for the next month or so.
Reader Comments (2)
Wasn't this called the Hübner variation? At the time it go a lot of attention as White's game was very difficult to play once Black got the pawn structure blocked. I look forward to watching the show.
[DM: It still is - I hope my promo didn't suggest otherwise.]
The opening in question was discussed in the latest edition of Gary Lane's column "Opening Lanes" at chesscafe.com; so "the Chess Mind " readers could do no worse than to have a look to supplement the show! :o)