Classic game replay
Robert James Fischer vs Robert Graham Wade, 1960
This replay preserves the complete 89-ply score of Fischer playing White across 45 numbered moves. The board can be advanced one ply at a time; the notes stick to observable board changes rather than guessing at the players’ intentions.
On this page
- White
- Robert James Fischer
- Black
- Robert Graham Wade
- Event
- Buenos Aires
- Year
- 1960
- Result
- 1-0
- Opening
- C92 Ruy Lopez: Closed
Opening reference: Ruy Lopez: Closed (C92).
In this game, 20 half-moves are labelled opening, 57 middlegame and 12 endgame. The score contains 20 captures and 4 checks or mates; before a recorded move, the position offered a median of 32 legal choices. The source score ends after 45.b5 with the recorded result 1-0. Its termination tag was not retained, so this record does not infer whether the game ended by resignation, time or another cause.
Practice positions
The daily trainer uses a short set of positions from this complete score. Each link goes to the exact half-move rather than only the numbered move.
- 7.Bb3 — Create pressure on f77.Bb3 was a leading choice in the fixed engine check.
- 16.a4 — Create pressure on b516.a4 was a leading choice in the fixed engine check.
- 28.Qe6+ — A forcing check28.Qe6+ was a leading choice in the fixed engine check.
- 35.Ne3 — Develop the knight35.Ne3 was a leading choice in the fixed engine check.
- 38.Ng4 — Reroute the knight38.Ng4 was a leading choice in the fixed engine check.
Replay with move-by-move board facts
The board, fact panel and transcript use the same legal score. “Fixed engine check” means Stockfish 17.1, one thread, a fixed 25,000-node search and 3 candidate lines. It compares moves under one reproducible setting; it does not claim to reconstruct a player’s thoughts.
Start position
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Opening · 1.e4 to 10...Re8
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1.e4
Claim central space
Board fact: White moves the pawn from e2 to e4; from there it controls d5 and f5.
Fixed engine check: Ranked first · e4 e5 Nf3 Nc6.
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1...e5
Claim central space
Board fact: Black moves the pawn from e7 to e5; from there it controls d4 and f4.
Fixed engine check: Ranked first · e5 Nf3 Nc6 d4.
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2.Nf3
Develop the knight
Board fact: White develops the knight from g1 to f3; from f3 it attacks Black's pawn on e5.
Fixed engine check: Ranked first · Nf3 Nc6 d4 exd4.
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2...Nc6
Develop the knight
Board fact: Black develops the knight from b8 to c6; from there it controls d4 and e5.
Fixed engine check: Ranked first · Nc6 d4 exd4 Nxd4.
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3.Bb5
Develop the bishop
Board fact: White develops the bishop from f1 to b5; from b5 it attacks Black's knight on c6.
Fixed engine check: Ranked first · Bb5 a6.
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3...a6
Create pressure on b5
Board fact: Black moves the pawn from a7 to a6; from a6 it attacks White's bishop on b5.
Fixed engine check: Ranked first · a6.
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4.Ba4
Create pressure on c6
Board fact: White moves the bishop from b5 to a4; from a4 it attacks Black's knight on c6.
Fixed engine check: Ranked first · Ba4 Nf6.
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4...Nf6
Develop the knight
Board fact: Black develops the knight from g8 to f6; from f6 it attacks White's pawn on e4.
Fixed engine check: Ranked first · Nf6 O-O Nxe4 d4.
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5.O-O
Kingside castling
Board fact: White castles kingside, moving the king to g1 and the rook to f1. The move changes king safety and develops the rook in one turn.
Fixed engine check: Ranked first · O-O Nxe4.
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5...Be7
Develop the bishop
Board fact: Black develops the bishop from f8 to e7; from there it controls c5, d6 and f6.
Fixed engine check: Ranked first · Be7 d3 b5 Bb3.
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6.Re1
Improve the rook
Board fact: White moves the rook from f1 to e1; from there it controls e4 and e3.
Fixed engine check: Ranked first · Re1.
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6...b5
Create pressure on a4
Board fact: Black moves the pawn from b7 to b5; from b5 it attacks White's bishop on a4.
Fixed engine check: Ranked first · b5 Bb3.
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7.Bb3
Create pressure on f7
Board fact: White moves the bishop from a4 to b3; from b3 it attacks Black's pawn on f7.
Fixed engine check: Ranked first · Bb3.
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7...O-O
Kingside castling
Board fact: Black castles kingside, moving the king to g8 and the rook to f8. The move changes king safety and develops the rook in one turn.
Fixed engine check: Ranked first · O-O c3 d6 h3.
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8.c3
Advance the c-pawn
Board fact: White moves the pawn from c2 to c3; from there it controls d4.
Fixed engine check: Ranked first · c3.
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8...d6
Advance the d-pawn
Board fact: Black moves the pawn from d7 to d6; from there it controls e5 and c5.
Fixed engine check: Ranked first · d6 h3 Be6 d4.
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9.h3
Advance the h-pawn
Board fact: White moves the pawn from h2 to h3.
Fixed engine check: Ranked first · h3 Na5 Bc2 Nd7.
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9...Qd7
Create pressure on h3
Board fact: Black moves the queen from d8 to d7; from d7 it attacks White's pawn on h3.
Fixed engine check: Near the leading choice · Qd7 d4.
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10.d4
Change the pawn structure
Board fact: White moves the pawn from d2 to d4; the move changes the central pawn contact; from d4 it attacks Black's pawn on e5.
Fixed engine check: Ranked first · d4 Bb7 Nbd2 exd4.
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10...Re8
Improve the rook
Board fact: Black moves the rook from f8 to e8; from e8 it reinforces the bishop on c8.
Fixed engine check: Ranked first · Re8.
Middlegame · 11.Nbd2 to 39.Rxf3
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11.Nbd2
Develop the knight
Board fact: White develops the knight from b1 to d2; from there it controls e4, c4 and f3.
Fixed engine check: Ranked first · Nbd2 Bb7 Nf1 exd4.
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11...Bf8
Reposition the bishop
Board fact: Black moves the bishop from e7 to f8; from there it controls d6.
Fixed engine check: Ranked first · Bf8 Bc2 Bb7 a3.
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12.d5
Change the pawn structure
Board fact: White moves the pawn from d4 to d5; the move changes the central pawn contact; from d5 it attacks Black's knight on c6.
Fixed engine check: Ranked first · d5 Ne7.
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12...Ne7
Create pressure on d5
Board fact: Black moves the knight from c6 to e7; from e7 it attacks White's pawn on d5.
Fixed engine check: Ranked first · Ne7 Nf1 h6 a4.
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13.Nf1
Reroute the knight
Board fact: White moves the knight from d2 to f1; from there it controls e3.
Fixed engine check: Ranked first · Nf1 Ng6 a4 Rb8.
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13...g6
Advance the g-pawn
Board fact: Black moves the pawn from g7 to g6; from there it controls f5.
Fixed engine check: Near the leading choice · g6 a4 Bb7 N3h2.
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14.c4
Change the pawn structure
Board fact: White moves the pawn from c3 to c4; the move changes the central pawn contact; from c4 it attacks Black's pawn on b5.
Fixed engine check: Ranked first · c4 Bg7.
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14...Bg7
Develop the bishop
Board fact: Black develops the bishop from f8 to g7; from there it controls f6.
Fixed engine check: Ranked first · Bg7 c5.
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15.c5
Create pressure on d6
Board fact: White moves the pawn from c4 to c5; from c5 it attacks Black's pawn on d6.
Fixed engine check: Ranked first · c5 c6 Ng3 Qc7.
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15...Nh5
Reroute the knight
Board fact: Black moves the knight from f6 to h5; from there it controls f4 and f6.
Fixed engine check: Playable; dxc5 ranked higher · Nh5 a4 dxc5 axb5.
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16.a4
Create pressure on b5
Board fact: White moves the pawn from a2 to a4; from a4 it attacks Black's pawn on b5.
Fixed engine check: Ranked first · a4 Rb8 c6 Qd8.
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16...dxc5
Exchange on c5
Board fact: Black's pawn takes the pawn on c5; the move changes the central pawn contact; Black accepts doubled pawns on the c-file; black is ahead by 1 conventional material point after the capture.
Fixed engine check: Ranked first · dxc5 axb5 Bb7 bxa6.
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17.axb5
Exchange on b5
Board fact: White's pawn takes the pawn on b5; the move changes the central pawn contact; White accepts doubled pawns on the b-file; from b5 it attacks Black's pawn on a6; material is level after the capture.
Fixed engine check: Ranked first · axb5 Bb7 bxa6 Rxa6.
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17...Bb7
Develop the bishop
Board fact: Black develops the bishop from c8 to b7; from b7 it attacks White's pawn on d5.
Fixed engine check: Ranked first · Bb7 bxa6 Bxa6 Ne3.
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18.bxa6
Exchange on a6
Board fact: White's pawn takes the pawn on a6; the pawn is now passed; the move changes the central pawn contact; from a6 it attacks Black's bishop on b7; white is ahead by 1 conventional material point after the capture.
Fixed engine check: Ranked first · bxa6 Bxa6.
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18...Bxa6
Recapture on a6
Board fact: Black's bishop recaptures the pawn on a6; from a6 it attacks White's knight on f1; material is level after the capture.
Fixed engine check: Ranked first · Bxa6.
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19.Be3
Develop the bishop
Board fact: White develops the bishop from c1 to e3; from e3 it attacks Black's pawn on c5.
Fixed engine check: Near the leading choice · Be3 Nf4 Bxf4 exf4.
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19...c4
Create pressure on b3
Board fact: Black moves the pawn from c5 to c4; from c4 it attacks White's bishop on b3.
Fixed engine check: Ranked first · c4 Ba4.
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20.Ba4
Create pressure on d7
Board fact: White moves the bishop from b3 to a4; from a4 it attacks Black's queen on d7.
Fixed engine check: Ranked first · Ba4 Bb5 Bxb5 Qxb5.
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20...Bb5
Create pressure on a4
Board fact: Black moves the bishop from a6 to b5; from b5 it attacks White's bishop on a4.
Fixed engine check: Ranked first · Bb5 Bxb5 Qxb5 Qc2.
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21.Bxb5
Exchange on b5
Board fact: White's bishop takes the bishop on b5; from b5 it attacks Black's queen on d7 and Black's pawn on c4; white is ahead by 3 conventional material points after the capture.
Fixed engine check: Ranked first · Bxb5.
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21...Qxb5
Recapture on b5
Board fact: Black's queen recaptures the bishop on b5; from b5 it attacks White's pawn on b2 and White's pawn on d5; material is level after the capture.
Fixed engine check: Ranked first · Qxb5 Qc2 Rxa1 Rxa1.
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22.Qc2
Create pressure on c4
Board fact: White moves the queen from d1 to c2; from c2 it attacks Black's pawn on c4.
Fixed engine check: Ranked first · Qc2 Rxa1 Rxa1 Nc8.
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22...f5
Change the pawn structure
Board fact: Black moves the pawn from f7 to f5; the move changes the central pawn contact; from f5 it attacks White's pawn on e4.
Fixed engine check: Ranked first · f5 N1d2 Rxa1 Rxa1.
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23.Rxa8
Exchange on a8
Board fact: White's rook takes the rook on a8; the rook now occupies the open a-file; from a8 it attacks Black's rook on e8; white is ahead by 5 conventional material points after the capture.
Fixed engine check: Ranked first · Rxa8 Rxa8 Bg5 Nc8.
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23...Rxa8
Recapture on a8
Board fact: Black's rook recaptures the rook on a8; the rook now occupies the open a-file; from a8 it reinforces the king on g8; material is level after the capture.
Fixed engine check: Ranked first · Rxa8.
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24.g4
Create pressure on h5
Board fact: White moves the pawn from g2 to g4; from g4 it attacks Black's knight on h5 and Black's pawn on f5.
Fixed engine check: Ranked first · g4 Nf6 gxf5 gxf5.
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24...fxe4
Exchange on e4
Board fact: Black's pawn takes the pawn on e4; the move changes the central pawn contact; Black accepts doubled pawns on the e-file; from e4 it attacks White's knight on f3; black is ahead by 1 conventional material point after the capture.
Fixed engine check: Ranked first · fxe4 Qxe4 Nf6 Qxe5.
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25.Qxe4
Recapture on e4
Board fact: White's queen recaptures the pawn on e4; from e4 it attacks Black's pawn on c4 and Black's pawn on e5; material is level after the capture.
Fixed engine check: Ranked first · Qxe4 Nf6 Qc2 Nfxd5.
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25...Nf6
Create pressure on e4
Board fact: Black moves the knight from h5 to f6; from f6 it attacks White's queen on e4 and White's pawn on d5.
Fixed engine check: Ranked first · Nf6 Qxe5 Nexd5 Qe6+.
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26.Qxe5
Exchange on e5
Board fact: White's queen takes the pawn on e5; from e5 it attacks Black's knight on e7 and Black's knight on f6; white is ahead by 1 conventional material point after the capture.
Fixed engine check: Ranked first · Qxe5 Nexd5 Qe6+ Kh8.
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26...Qxd5
Exchange on d5
Board fact: Black's queen takes the pawn on d5; from d5 it attacks White's queen on e5 and White's knight on f3; material is level after the capture.
Fixed engine check: Recorded move; Nexd5 ranked higher · Qxd5 Qxe7.
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27.Qxe7
Exchange on e7
Board fact: White's queen takes the knight on e7; from e7 it attacks Black's knight on f6 and Black's bishop on g7; white is ahead by 3 conventional material points after the capture.
Fixed engine check: Ranked first · Qxe7 Qxf3 Qe6+ Kh8.
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27...Qxf3
Exchange on f3
Board fact: Black's queen takes the knight on f3; from f3 it attacks White's bishop on e3 and White's pawn on f2; material is level after the capture.
Fixed engine check: Ranked first · Qxf3 Qe6+.
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28.Qe6+
A forcing check
Board fact: White moves the queen from e7 to e6; the move checks Black's king; from e6 it attacks Black's knight on f6 and Black's pawn on c4.
Fixed engine check: Ranked first · Qe6+ Kh8.
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28...Kh8
Answering the check
Board fact: Black answers the check by moving the king from g8 to h8; from h8 it reinforces the bishop on g7.
Fixed engine check: Ranked first · Kh8 Bd4.
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29.Bd4
Create pressure on f6
Board fact: White moves the bishop from e3 to d4; from d4 it attacks Black's knight on f6.
Fixed engine check: Ranked first · Bd4 Rf8 Re3 Qa8.
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29...Rf8
Rook on the semi-open f-file
Board fact: Black moves the rook from a8 to f8; the rook now works on a semi-open f-file; from there it controls f6.
Fixed engine check: Ranked first · Rf8 Re3 Qa8 Qxc4.
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30.Re3
Rook on the open e-file
Board fact: White moves the rook from e1 to e3; the rook now occupies the open e-file; from e3 it attacks Black's queen on f3.
Fixed engine check: Ranked first · Re3 Qa8 Qxc4 Nd5.
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30...Qb7
Create pressure on b2
Board fact: Black moves the queen from f3 to b7; from b7 it attacks White's pawn on b2.
Fixed engine check: Ranked first · Qb7.
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31.Qxc4
Exchange on c4
Board fact: White's queen takes the pawn on c4; from c4 it attacks Black's pawn on c7; white is ahead by 1 conventional material point after the capture.
Fixed engine check: Ranked first · Qxc4 Nd5 Rb3 Qa8.
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31...Nd5
Create pressure on e3
Board fact: Black moves the knight from f6 to d5; from d5 it attacks White's rook on e3.
Fixed engine check: Ranked first · Nd5 Rb3 Qa8 Ra3.
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32.Rb3
Create pressure on b7
Board fact: White moves the rook from e3 to b3; from b3 it attacks Black's queen on b7.
Fixed engine check: Ranked first · Rb3 Qa8 Ra3 Qd8.
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32...Nb6
Create pressure on c4
Board fact: Black moves the knight from d5 to b6; from b6 it attacks White's queen on c4.
Fixed engine check: Near the leading choice · Nb6 Qc5 Kg8 Bxg7.
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33.Bxg7+
Capture with check on g7
Board fact: White's bishop takes the bishop on g7; the move checks Black's king; from g7 it attacks Black's rook on f8; white is ahead by 4 conventional material points after the capture.
Fixed engine check: Near the leading choice · Bxg7+ Kxg7 Qc2 Kg8.
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33...Kxg7
Recapture on g7
Board fact: Black's king recaptures the bishop on g7; from g7 it reinforces the rook on f8; white is ahead by 1 conventional material point after the capture.
Fixed engine check: Ranked first · Kxg7 Qc2.
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34.Qd4+
A forcing check
Board fact: White moves the queen from c4 to d4; the move checks Black's king; from d4 it attacks Black's knight on b6.
Fixed engine check: Near the leading choice · Qd4+ Kg8.
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34...Kg8
Answering the check
Board fact: Black answers the check by moving the king from g7 to g8; from g8 it reinforces the rook on f8.
Fixed engine check: Ranked first · Kg8 Ne3 Qa8 Rd3.
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35.Ne3
Develop the knight
Board fact: White develops the knight from f1 to e3; from there it controls d5, c4 and f5.
Fixed engine check: Ranked first · Ne3.
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35...Rf7
Rook on the semi-open f-file
Board fact: Black moves the rook from f8 to f7; the rook now works on a semi-open f-file; from f7 it attacks White's pawn on f2.
Fixed engine check: Ranked first · Rf7 Qd2.
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36.g5
Advance the g-pawn
Board fact: White moves the pawn from g4 to g5; from there it controls f6.
Fixed engine check: Ranked first · g5 h5.
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36...h5
Advance the h-pawn
Board fact: Black moves the pawn from h7 to h5.
Fixed engine check: Ranked first · h5 Rb5 Qc6 Rc5.
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37.Rd3
Rook on the open d-file
Board fact: White moves the rook from b3 to d3; the rook now occupies the open d-file; from there it controls d4, c3 and e3.
Fixed engine check: Near the leading choice · Rd3 Kh7 Ng2 Rd7.
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37...Qf3
Create pressure on e3
Board fact: Black moves the queen from b7 to f3; from f3 it attacks White's knight on e3 and White's pawn on f2.
Fixed engine check: Recorded move; Nd7 ranked higher · Qf3 Ng4 hxg4 Rxf3.
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38.Ng4
Reroute the knight
Board fact: White moves the knight from e3 to g4; from there it controls e5, e3 and f6.
Fixed engine check: Ranked first · Ng4 hxg4 Rxf3 Rxf3.
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38...hxg4
Exchange on g4
Board fact: Black's pawn takes the knight on g4; the move changes the central pawn contact; Black accepts doubled pawns on the g-file; from g4 it attacks White's pawn on h3; black is ahead by 2 conventional material points after the capture.
Fixed engine check: Ranked first · hxg4 Rxf3 Rxf3 Qe4.
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39.Rxf3
Exchange on f3
Board fact: White's rook takes the queen on f3; from f3 it attacks Black's rook on f7; white is ahead by 7 conventional material points after the capture.
Fixed engine check: Ranked first · Rxf3 Rxf3 Qe4 Kg7.
Endgame · 39...gxf3 to 45.b5
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39...gxf3
Recapture on f3
Board fact: Black's pawn recaptures the rook on f3; the move changes the central pawn contact; white is ahead by 2 conventional material points after the capture.
Fixed engine check: Ranked first · gxf3 Qd8+ Kg7 Kh2.
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40.Qe4
Create pressure on f3
Board fact: White moves the queen from d4 to e4; from e4 it attacks Black's pawn on f3 and Black's pawn on g6.
Fixed engine check: Ranked first · Qe4 Kg7 Qe5+ Kh7.
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40...Kg7
Activate the king
Board fact: Black moves the king from g8 to g7; from there it controls f6.
Fixed engine check: Ranked first · Kg7 Qe5+ Kh7 Qe8.
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41.Qe5+
A forcing check
Board fact: White moves the queen from e4 to e5; the move checks Black's king; from e5 it attacks Black's pawn on c7.
Fixed engine check: Ranked first · Qe5+ Kg8 Kh2 Kh7.
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41...Kg8
Answering the check
Board fact: Black answers the check by moving the king from g7 to g8; from g8 it reinforces the rook on f7.
Fixed engine check: Ranked first · Kg8 Qe8+ Kg7 Qd8.
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42.h4
Advance the h-pawn
Board fact: White moves the pawn from h3 to h4; from h4 it reinforces the pawn on g5.
Fixed engine check: Ranked first · h4 Kh7 Qe6 Kg7.
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42...Kh7
Activate the king
Board fact: Black moves the king from g8 to h7; from h7 it reinforces the pawn on g6.
Fixed engine check: Near the leading choice · Kh7 Qe6 Kg7 h5.
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43.b4
Advance the b-pawn
Board fact: White moves the pawn from b2 to b4; from there it controls c5.
Fixed engine check: Playable; Qe6 ranked higher · b4 Nc4 Qe6 Nd6.
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43...Nc4
Create pressure on e5
Board fact: Black moves the knight from b6 to c4; from c4 it attacks White's queen on e5.
Fixed engine check: Ranked first · Nc4 Qe6 Nd6 b5.
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44.Qe6
Create pressure on f7
Board fact: White moves the queen from e5 to e6; from e6 it attacks Black's rook on f7 and Black's knight on c4.
Fixed engine check: Ranked first · Qe6 Nd6 b5 Rg7.
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44...Nd6
Improve the knight
Board fact: Black moves the knight from c4 to d6; from there it controls e4, c4 and f5.
Fixed engine check: Ranked first · Nd6 b5 Rf4 b6.
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45.b5
Advance the b-pawn
Board fact: White moves the pawn from b4 to b5; from there it controls c6.
Fixed engine check: Ranked first · b5 Rg7 b6 Nb7.
PGN
Sources and checking
Score source: Chess Database, version 1 by Ana Schaigorodsky (2016), licensed under CC BY 4.0. LibreChess selected the exact score identified by sha256:3ad86999c0b6e206d9d7bdbcdfca0e4e120bbc98df56bb586865796c6f85405a and pins it in the selection manifest.
Exact Figshare tags:White="Fischer, Robert James"; Black="Wade, Robert Graham"; Event="Buenos Aires"; Date="1960.07.19"; Result="1-0". LibreChess parsed the main line with chess.js and stores normalised SAN. Source comments, side variations and termination detail were not retained.
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