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 "????.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Unknown"] [Black "Unknown88"] [Result "1-0"] [Annotator "David Hayes"] [BlackElo "0"] [FEN "5r2/ppp3pp/4k1b1/3Nr3/6P1/1B6/P1P4P/4R1K1 w - - 0 1"] [SetUp "1"] [TimeControl "0"] [WhiteElo "0"] 1. Nb6+ Kd6 ( { Black can try: } 1... Kf6 2. Nd7+ { White forks nearly everything black has. } 2... Ke7 3. Nxe5 { White wins with a large material advantage. } ) 2. Nc4+ ( { White should not capture the rook hoping for Kxe5 and Nd7+. } 2. Rxe5 cxb6 3. Rd5+ Kc7 { Black maintains a material advantage. } ) 2... Kd5 3. Nxe5+ Kd4 4. Nxg6 hxg6 { White wins with a large material advantage. } 1-0