Saturday, August 27, 2016

Grandmaster Game: Fischer vs Berliner

[Event "New York ch-US"]
[Date "1960.12.23"]
[Round "5"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Robert James Fischer"]
[Black "Hans Berliner"]
[ECO "B03"]

1. e4 Nf6 
2. e5 Nd5 
3. d4 d6 
4. c4 Nb6 
5. exd6 cxd6 
6. Nc3 g6 
7. Bd3 Bg7 
8. Nge2 Nc6 
9. Be3 O-O 
10. O-O e5 
11. d5 Ne7 
12. b3 Nd7 
13. Ne4 Nf5 
14. Bg5 f6 
15. Bd2 Nc5 
16. Nxc5 dxc5 
17. Bxf5 Bxf5 
18. f4 exf4 
19. Nxf4 Qd6 
20. Nh5 Rae8 
21. Nxg7 Kxg7 
22. Bf4 Qd7 
23. Qd2 Rf7 
24. Bh6+ Kg8 
25. Rae1 Rfe7 
26. Rxe7 Qxe7 
27. h3 Qe4 
28. Qf2 Qe7 
29. g4 Bd3 
30. Rd1 Be4 
31. d6 Qe5 
32. Bf4 Qc3 
33. d7 Rd8 
34. Qe2 Qf3 
35. Qxf3 Bxf3 
36. Bc7 1-0
Play through the game on Chessgames
 

Simple Checkmates: K+B+B vs K

W: Kh1, Bd1, Bb8
B: Kd5

White to play

Mate is possible in the corners and edges. Move the Bishops to diagonals next to each other.
1. Bb8-f4 already d1-h5 diag is controlled, this move controls c1-h6 diag
1. ...... Kd5-e4
2. Bf4-h6 if Bishop is attacked, go to the other side on the same diag
2. ...... Ke4-e5
3. Bd1-c2 increasing the cutoff to b1-h7 diag
3. ..... Ke5-d5
4. Bh6-g7 increasing the cutoff to a1-h8 diag
4 ..... Kd5-d6
5. Bc2-b3 increasing the cutoff to a2-g8 diag
5. ..... Kd6-c6
6. Bg7-f8 increasing the cutoff to a3-f8 diag
6. ..... Kc6-c7
7. Bb3-a4 increasing the cutoff to a4-e8 diag
7. ..... Kc7-b7
8. Bf8-b4 Kb7-a6
9. Kh1-g2 if you cannot increase the cutoff bring the King closer
9. ..... Ka6-b6
10. Kg2-f3 Kb6-a6
11. Kf3-e4 Ka6-b6
12. Ke4-d5 Kb6-a6
13. Kd5-c6 Ka6-a7
14. Bb4-a5 increasing the cutoff to a5-d8 diag
14. ..... Ka7-a6
15. Ba5-d8 if Bishop is attacked go to the other side of the same diagonal
15. ..... Ka6-a7
16. Ba4-b5 Ka7-b8
17. Bb5-a6 increasing the cutoff to a6-c8 diag
17. ..... Kb8-a7
18. Kc6-b5 Ka7-b8
19. Kb5-b6 leaving the black King with only 2 squares freedom
19. ..... Kb8-a8
20. Ba6-b7+ Ka8-b8
21. Bd8-c7#