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 "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1980.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Kovacevic"]
[Black "Seirawan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[Annotator "Yasser Seirawan"]
[BlackElo "unknown"]
[ECO "B07"]
[TimeControl "0"]
[WhiteElo "unknown"]
{ This is what happens when both wings are so hot that neither side dares
castle to either side. } 1. e4 { B07: Pirc Defence: Miscellaneous Systems } 1... d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 g6 4. Be2 Bg7 5. g4 { An unusual development. Black dare not
castle on the king side, and cannot castle on the queen side for many moves. } 5... c6 { Secures b5 to launch his own attack on white's queen side. Like black,
white can hardly castle on either side. } 6. g5 Nfd7 7. h4 b5 8. h5 { Both pawn
storms are in full swing, and the center is not stable. } 8... Rg8 { Black conserves
his rook to fight another time. } 9. hxg6 { Opening a file that black will
contest. } 9... hxg6 10. Nf3 b4 11. Nb1 a5 12. a4 c5 13. d5 { White gets more
space. } 13... Nb6 14. c4 Kd7 { Black's King finds refuge on the locked queen side.
This move also enables black to contest the open h-file. } 15. Nbd2 Rh8 16. Rg1 Kc7 17. Rb1 Rh3 18. b3 Qh8 19. Nf1 N8d7 20. Bf4 Ne5 21. Nxe5 Bxe5 22. Bxe5 Qxe5 { Black is solidly in control. } 23. f3 Bd7 24. Qc2 Qd4 25. Rg2 Rh1 26. Rf2 Qh8 { Maneuvering the queen for better hunting. } 27. f4 Qh4 28. Rd1 f6 29. gxf6 exf6 30. e5 $2 { An effort to break open the center for counter play
on black's king goes wrong. Perhaps 30. Bf3 relieves some of the pressure on
white. } 30... fxe5 31. fxe5 Rf8 { 31... dxe5 32. d6+ Kb8 gives white too much play. } 32. exd6+ Kb7 33. Bd3 { Exposing white's king. } 33... Re8+ { An accurate move that
wins all. Now 34. Be2 is refuted by 34. Rxf1+! } 0-1