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 "rated untimed match"] [Site "?"] [Date "1974.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Alburt"] [Black "Sveshnikov"] [Result "1-0"] [Annotator "David Hayes"] [BlackElo "0"] [FEN "2rr2k1/4qppp/bn6/p1bB4/4N3/6P1/PB2PP1P/2RQ1RK1 w - - 0 1"] [SetUp "1"] [TimeControl "0"] [WhiteElo "0"] 1. Rxc5 Rxc5 ( { Black can try: } 1... Rxd5 2. Rxd5 Nxd5 3. Qxd5 { White wins with a large material advantage. } ) 2. Qd4 Qf8 3. Nf6+ Kh8 4. Qe4 gxf6 5. Bxf6+ Kg8 6. Qg4+ Qg7 7. Qxg7# 1-0