Fischer was a master of clarity and a king of artful positioning. His opponents would see where he was going but were powerless to stop him.
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[Event "Hong Kong"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1984.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Chandler"]
[Black "Rogers"]
[Result "1-0"]
[BlackElo "unknown"]
[ECO "B01"]
[TimeControl "0"]
[WhiteElo "unknown"]
1. e4 { B01: Scandinavian Defence } 1... d5 2. exd5 Qxd5 3. Nc3 Qa5 4. d4 Nf6 5. Nf3 c6 6. Bc4 Bg4 { Generally speaking, black cannot post this Bishop on g4. White
has an h3/g4 one-two punch that gives him an excellent game. Note that white
may not play the trick 7. Bxf7+ Kxf7 8. Ne5+ followed by 9. Nxg4, because of
8... Qxe5+! followed by 9... Bxd1. } 7. h3 Bh5 8. Bd2 e6 9. Nd5 Qd8 10. Nxf6+ Qxf6 { Black's final error. This natural move is not playable given the
outcome of this game. Instead, black should play 10... gxf6 with good
potential. } 11. g4 { Black's misery begins. This is why black must not play
Bg4 in most lines of the Center Counter. } 11... Bg6 12. Qe2 { White must refrain
from playing the apparent trap, 12. Bg5? Bxc2! } 12... Bxc2 { To make room for the
black queen to avoid Bg5. } 13. Rc1 Qg6 14. Bf4 Bb4+ 15. Kf1 Bb1 { Where else
does black put this bishop out of harm's way? } 16. Rxb1 Qxb1+ 17. Kg2 Qg6 18. Bd3 f5 19. Bxf5 { So far so book. } 19... Qf6 { Given the outcome of this game, black
may wish he had tried 19. Qf7, but after 19. Ng5 Qe7 21. Nxe6 Kf7 22. Qc4
black remain in misery. } 20. Bg5 Qf7 21. Bxe6 Qc7 22. Bb3+ Kf8 23. Ne5 Be7 { 23... Nd7 is no better 24. Qf3+ Nf6 25. Bxf6 Ke8 26. Bf7+ Qxf7 27. Nxf7
Rf8. } 24. Re1 Ke8 { Plans Bxg5. } 25. Nf7 { Black resigned here. There might
have continued 25. Nf7 Na6 (25... Rf8? allows mate in two) 26. Bxe7 and mate
in a few more moves. } 1-0