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Svetozar Gligoric vs Robert James Fischer, 1970

This replay preserves the complete 70-ply score of Fischer playing Black across 35 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.

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White
Svetozar Gligoric
Black
Robert James Fischer
Event
Palma de Mallorca Interzonal
Year
1970
Result
0-1
Opening
A77 Benoni Defense: Classical Variation, Czerniak Defense, Tal Line

Opening reference: Benoni Defense: Classical Variation, Czerniak Defense, Tal Line (A77).

In this game, 20 half-moves are labelled opening, 50 middlegame and 0 endgame. The score contains 16 captures and 3 checks or mates; before a recorded move, the position offered a median of 34 legal choices. The source score ends after 35...Ra1 with the recorded result 0-1. 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.

  1. 6...g6 — Advance the g-pawn6...g6 was a leading choice in the fixed engine check.
  2. 13...Nxf3+ — Capture with check on f313...Nxf3+ was a leading choice in the fixed engine check.
  3. 21...Qe5 — Create pressure on b221...Qe5 was a leading choice in the fixed engine check.
  4. 29...Nd3 — Create pressure on b429...Nd3 was a leading choice in the fixed engine check.
  5. 35...Ra1 — Rook on the open a-file35...Ra1 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.

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Svetozar Gligoric vs Robert James Fischer, 1970

Start position

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Opening · 1.d4 to 10...Nbd7

  1. 1.d4 Claim central space

    Board fact: White moves the pawn from d2 to d4; from there it controls e5 and c5.

    Fixed engine check: Near the leading choice · d4 Nf6 Nf3 e6.

  2. 1...Nf6 Develop the knight

    Board fact: Black develops the knight from g8 to f6; from there it controls d5 and e4.

    Fixed engine check: Ranked first · Nf6 c4 e6 Nf3.

  3. 2.c4 Advance the c-pawn

    Board fact: White moves the pawn from c2 to c4; from there it controls d5.

    Fixed engine check: Ranked first · c4 e6.

  4. 2...e6 Advance the e-pawn

    Board fact: Black moves the pawn from e7 to e6; from there it controls d5 and f5.

    Fixed engine check: Ranked first · e6 Nc3.

  5. 3.Nc3 Develop the knight

    Board fact: White develops the knight from b1 to c3; from there it controls d5 and e4.

    Fixed engine check: Ranked first · Nc3 Bb4 Bd2 Bxc3.

  6. 3...c5 Change the pawn structure

    Board fact: Black moves the pawn from c7 to c5; the move changes the central pawn contact; from c5 it attacks White's pawn on d4.

    Fixed engine check: Near the leading choice · c5.

  7. 4.d5 Create pressure on e6

    Board fact: White moves the pawn from d4 to d5; from d5 it attacks Black's pawn on e6.

    Fixed engine check: Ranked first · d5 d6.

  8. 4...exd5 Exchange on d5

    Board fact: Black's pawn takes the pawn on d5; the move changes the central pawn contact; Black accepts doubled pawns on the d-file; from d5 it attacks White's pawn on c4; black is ahead by 1 conventional material point after the capture.

    Fixed engine check: Ranked first · exd5 cxd5.

  9. 5.cxd5 Recapture on d5

    Board fact: White's pawn recaptures the pawn on d5; the move changes the central pawn contact; material is level after the capture.

    Fixed engine check: Ranked first · cxd5 d6.

  10. 5...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 e4 g6 Bd3.

  11. 6.Nf3 Develop the knight

    Board fact: White develops the knight from g1 to f3; from there it controls d4 and e5.

    Fixed engine check: Ranked first · Nf3.

  12. 6...g6 Advance the g-pawn

    Board fact: Black moves the pawn from g7 to g6; from there it controls f5.

    Fixed engine check: Ranked first · g6 e4 a6 a4.

  13. 7.e4 Claim central space

    Board fact: White moves the pawn from e2 to e4; from there it controls d5 and f5.

    Fixed engine check: Near the leading choice · e4 a6.

  14. 7...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 h3.

  15. 8.Be2 Develop the bishop

    Board fact: White develops the bishop from f1 to e2; from there it controls c4, d3 and f3.

    Fixed engine check: Ranked first · Be2 Bg4 Nd2 Bxe2.

  16. 8...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 Nd2.

  17. 9.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: Near the leading choice · O-O Bg4 Bf4 Bxf3.

  18. 9...Re8 Rook on the semi-open e-file

    Board fact: Black moves the rook from f8 to e8; the rook now works on a semi-open e-file; from e8 it attacks White's pawn on e4.

    Fixed engine check: Near the leading choice · Re8 Nd2.

  19. 10.Nd2 Reroute the knight

    Board fact: White moves the knight from f3 to d2; from there it controls e4, c4 and f3.

    Fixed engine check: Ranked first · Nd2 Na6 f3 Nc7.

  20. 10...Nbd7 Develop the knight

    Board fact: Black develops the knight from b8 to d7; from there it controls e5, c5 and f6.

    Fixed engine check: Near the leading choice · Nbd7 a4.

Middlegame · 11.a4 to 35...Ra1

  1. 11.a4 Advance the a-pawn

    Board fact: White moves the pawn from a2 to a4.

    Fixed engine check: Near the leading choice · a4 Ne5 Ra3 g5.

  2. 11...Ne5 Improve the knight

    Board fact: Black moves the knight from d7 to e5; from there it controls c4, c6 and d3.

    Fixed engine check: Ranked first · Ne5 Ra3 a6 h3.

  3. 12.Qc2 Reposition the queen

    Board fact: White moves the queen from d1 to c2; from there it controls e4, c3 and d3.

    Fixed engine check: Near the leading choice · Qc2 Bd7.

  4. 12...g5 Advance the g-pawn

    Board fact: Black moves the pawn from g6 to g5; from there it controls f4.

    Fixed engine check: Ranked first · g5 Re1.

  5. 13.Nf3 Create pressure on e5

    Board fact: White moves the knight from d2 to f3; from f3 it attacks Black's knight on e5 and Black's pawn on g5.

    Fixed engine check: Playable; Re1 ranked higher · Nf3 Nxf3+.

  6. 13...Nxf3+ Capture with check on f3

    Board fact: Black's knight takes the knight on f3; the move checks White's king; from f3 it attacks White's pawn on h2; black is ahead by 3 conventional material points after the capture.

    Fixed engine check: Ranked first · Nxf3+ Bxf3 h6 Bd2.

  7. 14.Bxf3 Recapture on f3

    Board fact: White's bishop recaptures the knight on f3; from f3 it reinforces the pawn on e4; material is level after the capture.

    Fixed engine check: Ranked first · Bxf3.

  8. 14...h6 Advance the h-pawn

    Board fact: Black moves the pawn from h7 to h6; from h6 it reinforces the pawn on g5.

    Fixed engine check: Ranked first · h6 Bd1 Qe7.

  9. 15.Bd2 Develop the bishop

    Board fact: White develops the bishop from c1 to d2; from d2 it attacks Black's pawn on g5.

    Fixed engine check: Ranked first · Bd2 Qe7 Rae1.

  10. 15...a6 Advance the a-pawn

    Board fact: Black moves the pawn from a7 to a6.

    Fixed engine check: Ranked first · a6 Be2 Ng4 h3.

  11. 16.Be2 Create pressure on a6

    Board fact: White moves the bishop from f3 to e2; from e2 it attacks Black's pawn on a6.

    Fixed engine check: Ranked first · Be2 Bd7 f4 g4.

  12. 16...Qe7 Create pressure on e4

    Board fact: Black moves the queen from d8 to e7; from e7 it attacks White's pawn on e4.

    Fixed engine check: Ranked first · Qe7 Rae1 Ng4 a5.

  13. 17.Rae1 Improve the rook

    Board fact: White moves the rook from a1 to e1; from e1 it reinforces the rook on f1.

    Fixed engine check: Ranked first · Rae1 Ng4 h3 Ne5.

  14. 17...Qe5 Create pressure on c3

    Board fact: Black moves the queen from e7 to e5; from e5 it attacks White's knight on c3 and White's pawn on d5.

    Fixed engine check: Playable; Bd7 ranked higher · Qe5 Kh1.

  15. 18.Kh1 Reposition the king

    Board fact: White moves the king from g1 to h1; from h1 it reinforces the pawn on g2.

    Fixed engine check: Ranked first · Kh1 Qd4.

  16. 18...Qd4 Create pressure on c3

    Board fact: Black moves the queen from e5 to d4; from d4 it attacks White's knight on c3 and White's bishop on d2.

    Fixed engine check: Ranked first · Qd4 f3.

  17. 19.f3 Advance the f-pawn

    Board fact: White moves the pawn from f2 to f3; from there it controls e4.

    Fixed engine check: Ranked first · f3 Bd7 a5 b5.

  18. 19...Nh5 Reroute the knight

    Board fact: Black moves the knight from f6 to h5; from there it controls f4 and f6.

    Fixed engine check: Ranked first · Nh5 Nd1 Bd7 b3.

  19. 20.Nb5 Create pressure on d4

    Board fact: White moves the knight from c3 to b5; from b5 it attacks Black's queen on d4 and Black's pawn on d6.

    Fixed engine check: Recorded move; Nd1 ranked higher · Nb5 axb5 Bxb5 Qe5.

  20. 20...axb5 Exchange on b5

    Board fact: Black's pawn takes the knight on b5; the move changes the central pawn contact; Black accepts doubled pawns on the b-file; from b5 it attacks White's pawn on a4; black is ahead by 3 conventional material points after the capture.

    Fixed engine check: Ranked first · axb5 Bxb5 Qe5 Bc3.

  21. 21.Bxb5 Recapture on b5

    Board fact: White's bishop recaptures the pawn on b5; from b5 it attacks Black's rook on e8; black is ahead by 2 conventional material points after the capture.

    Fixed engine check: Ranked first · Bxb5 Qe5 Bc3 Qe7.

  22. 21...Qe5 Create pressure on b2

    Board fact: Black moves the queen from d4 to e5; from e5 it attacks White's pawn on b2 and White's pawn on d5.

    Fixed engine check: Ranked first · Qe5.

  23. 22.Bc3 Create pressure on e5

    Board fact: White moves the bishop from d2 to c3; from c3 it attacks Black's queen on e5.

    Fixed engine check: Ranked first · Bc3 Qe7 Bxg7 Kxg7.

  24. 22...Qe7 Create pressure on e4

    Board fact: Black moves the queen from e5 to e7; from e7 it attacks White's pawn on e4.

    Fixed engine check: Ranked first · Qe7 Bxe8 Qxe8 Bxg7.

  25. 23.Bxe8 Exchange on e8

    Board fact: White's bishop takes the rook on e8; from e8 it attacks Black's pawn on f7; white is ahead by 3 conventional material points after the capture.

    Fixed engine check: Ranked first · Bxe8 Qxe8 Bxg7 Kxg7.

  26. 23...Qxe8 Recapture on e8

    Board fact: Black's queen recaptures the bishop on e8; from e8 it attacks White's pawn on a4 and White's pawn on e4; material is level after the capture.

    Fixed engine check: Ranked first · Qxe8 Bxg7 Kxg7 Qc3+.

  27. 24.Bxg7 Exchange on g7

    Board fact: White's bishop takes the bishop on g7; from g7 it attacks Black's pawn on h6; white is ahead by 3 conventional material points after the capture.

    Fixed engine check: Ranked first · Bxg7 Kxg7 Qc3+ f6.

  28. 24...Kxg7 Recapture on g7

    Board fact: Black's king recaptures the bishop on g7; from g7 it reinforces the pawn on f7; material is level after the capture.

    Fixed engine check: Ranked first · Kxg7 b4 cxb4 Qb2+.

  29. 25.b4 Create pressure on c5

    Board fact: White moves the pawn from b2 to b4; from b4 it attacks Black's pawn on c5.

    Fixed engine check: Ranked first · b4 b6 Qb2+ f6.

  30. 25...cxb4 Exchange on b4

    Board fact: Black's pawn takes the pawn on b4; the pawn is now passed; the move changes the central pawn contact; Black accepts doubled pawns on the b-file; black is ahead by 1 conventional material point after the capture.

    Fixed engine check: Ranked first · cxb4 Qb2+ Qe5 Qxb4.

  31. 26.Qb2+ A forcing check

    Board fact: White moves the queen from c2 to b2; the move checks Black's king; from b2 it attacks Black's pawn on b4.

    Fixed engine check: Ranked first · Qb2+ Qe5 Qxe5+ dxe5.

  32. 26...Qe5 Answering the check

    Board fact: Black answers the check by moving the queen from e8 to e5; from e5 it attacks White's queen on b2 and White's pawn on d5.

    Fixed engine check: Ranked first · Qe5 Qxe5+.

  33. 27.Qxb4 Exchange on b4

    Board fact: White's queen takes the pawn on b4; from b4 it attacks Black's pawn on b7 and Black's pawn on d6; material is level after the capture.

    Fixed engine check: Ranked first · Qxb4 Nf4 Rb1 Nd3.

  34. 27...Nf4 Create pressure on d5

    Board fact: Black moves the knight from h5 to f4; from f4 it attacks White's pawn on d5 and White's pawn on g2.

    Fixed engine check: Ranked first · Nf4 Rb1 Nd3 Qd2.

  35. 28.Rd1 Improve the rook

    Board fact: White moves the rook from e1 to d1; from there it controls d4, d5 and d3.

    Fixed engine check: Near the leading choice · Rd1 b6.

  36. 28...b6 Advance the b-pawn

    Board fact: Black moves the pawn from b7 to b6; from there it controls c5.

    Fixed engine check: Ranked first · b6.

  37. 29.Rf2 Improve the rook

    Board fact: White moves the rook from f1 to f2; from there it controls f3.

    Fixed engine check: Recorded move; Rd2 ranked higher · Rf2 Nd3 Qxb6 Nxf2+.

  38. 29...Nd3 Create pressure on b4

    Board fact: Black moves the knight from f4 to d3; from d3 it attacks White's queen on b4 and White's rook on f2.

    Fixed engine check: Ranked first · Nd3 Qxb6 Nxf2+ Qxf2.

  39. 30.Qxb6 Exchange on b6

    Board fact: White's queen takes the pawn on b6; from b6 it attacks Black's pawn on d6; white is ahead by 1 conventional material point after the capture.

    Fixed engine check: Ranked first · Qxb6 Nxf2+ Qxf2 Rxa4.

  40. 30...Nxf2+ Capture with check on f2

    Board fact: Black's knight takes the rook on f2; the move checks White's king; from f2 it attacks White's rook on d1 and White's pawn on e4; black is ahead by 4 conventional material points after the capture.

    Fixed engine check: Ranked first · Nxf2+ Qxf2 Rxa4 h3.

  41. 31.Qxf2 Recapture on f2

    Board fact: White's queen recaptures the knight on f2; from f2 it reinforces the pawn on f3; black is ahead by 1 conventional material point after the capture.

    Fixed engine check: Ranked first · Qxf2 Rxa4 h3 Bd7.

  42. 31...Rxa4 Exchange on a4

    Board fact: Black's rook takes the pawn on a4; the rook now occupies the open a-file; from a4 it attacks White's pawn on e4; black is ahead by 2 conventional material points after the capture.

    Fixed engine check: Ranked first · Rxa4 h3 Qf6 Qc2.

  43. 32.Kg1 Reposition the king

    Board fact: White moves the king from h1 to g1; from g1 it reinforces the queen on f2.

    Fixed engine check: Playable; h3 ranked higher · Kg1 Ra1 Qf1 Ba6.

  44. 32...Ra1 Rook on the open a-file

    Board fact: Black moves the rook from a4 to a1; the rook now occupies the open a-file; from a1 it attacks White's rook on d1.

    Fixed engine check: Ranked first · Ra1 Qf1 Ba6 Rxa1.

  45. 33.Qe1 Reposition the queen

    Board fact: White moves the queen from f2 to e1; from there it controls e4, c3 and e3.

    Fixed engine check: Ranked first · Qe1 Rxd1 Qxd1 g4.

  46. 33...Ra2 Rook on the open a-file

    Board fact: Black moves the rook from a1 to a2; the rook now occupies the open a-file; from a2 it attacks White's pawn on g2.

    Fixed engine check: Playable; Rxd1 ranked higher · Ra2 Qg3 Qb2 h3.

  47. 34.Qg3 Create pressure on e5

    Board fact: White moves the queen from e1 to g3; from g3 it attacks Black's queen on e5 and Black's pawn on g5.

    Fixed engine check: Ranked first · Qg3 Qf6 h3 Bd7.

  48. 34...Qb2 Create pressure on g2

    Board fact: Black moves the queen from e5 to b2; from b2 it attacks White's pawn on g2.

    Fixed engine check: Ranked first · Qb2 h3 Qf6 Rc1.

  49. 35.h4 Create pressure on g5

    Board fact: White moves the pawn from h2 to h4; from h4 it attacks Black's pawn on g5.

    Fixed engine check: Ranked first · h4 Ra1 Rxa1 Qxa1+.

  50. 35...Ra1 Rook on the open a-file

    Board fact: Black moves the rook from a2 to a1; the rook now occupies the open a-file; from a1 it attacks White's rook on d1.

    Fixed engine check: Ranked first · Ra1 Rxa1 Qxa1+ Kh2.

PGN

[Event "Palma de Mallorca Interzonal"] [Site "?"] [Date "1970.??.??"] [White "Gligoric, Svetozar"] [Black "Fischer, Robert James"] [Result "0-1"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 c5 4. d5 exd5 5. cxd5 d6 6. Nf3 g6 7. e4 Bg7 8. Be2 O-O 9. O-O Re8 10. Nd2 Nbd7 11. a4 Ne5 12. Qc2 g5 13. Nf3 Nxf3+ 14. Bxf3 h6 15. Bd2 a6 16. Be2 Qe7 17. Rae1 Qe5 18. Kh1 Qd4 19. f3 Nh5 20. Nb5 axb5 21. Bxb5 Qe5 22. Bc3 Qe7 23. Bxe8 Qxe8 24. Bxg7 Kxg7 25. b4 cxb4 26. Qb2+ Qe5 27. Qxb4 Nf4 28. Rd1 b6 29. Rf2 Nd3 30. Qxb6 Nxf2+ 31. Qxf2 Rxa4 32. Kg1 Ra1 33. Qe1 Ra2 34. Qg3 Qb2 35. h4 Ra1 0-1

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 sha256:9ef176fd8cba76d2edb4d74a95b1cc4e5e467dae1b3a2f066aa1bff1134c6993 and pins it in the selection manifest.
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