Bisguier Plays the Schliemann Against Spassky

Submitted by NM GreenLaser on Sat, 10/24/2009 at 12:54pm.

Arthur Bisguier was born October 8, 1929. He became an International Grandmaster in 1957. He remembers when "there were so few of us." He was the US Junior Champion in 1948 and 1949. He was the US Open Champion in 1950, 1956, and 1959. Fischer won the US Open in 1957 on tiebreaks when he was tied for first with Bisguier. In 1954, Bisguier won the US Championship. Bisguier played in five Olympiads for the US. He was in two interzonals (1955 and 1962). He won the US Senior Championship in 1989, 1997, and 1998. Bisguier is believed to have played more chess players than anyone in history in tournaments and exhibitions. In 2005, he was named "Dean of American Chess." Two volumes of his games have been published under the title "The Art of Bisguier" in 2003 and 2008.

In the following game, Bisguier faced the future World Champion, Boris Spassky. Spassky played three matches for that title. He lost in his challenge to Tigran Petrosian in 1966. He won the title against Petrosian in 1969. He lost his title to Fischer in 1972. Spassky played the Ruy Lopez which Bisguier answered with the Schliemann Defense. The notes will show other games in which Bisguier played the Schliemann and games in which Spassky played both sides. In this game, Bisguier obtained such a good position that Spassky gave up a rook in order to have enough counterplay to get a new queen. The end result is determined by whether or not getting a new queen is going to provide enough counterplay.

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by jlueke - 18 days ago
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Thanks for posting this.  I've been looking for a sound and sharp response to the Ruy and this looks pretty interestung

by townhousecrackers - 29 days ago
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Greenlaser, I probably should of seen that myself, but also thanks for explaining the PGN. And, I owe you another thanks for the good article. Keep them coming

by NM GreenLaser - 29 days ago
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townhousecrackers, move 4...Nf6 is the game move. If you use the prompts to get to that, it will be highlighted in yellow. Use the bar at the right of the move list to get that move on the bottom of the move list window. The move 4...exf5 will then be near the top. Click on that to play the line. If you click on the box labeled PGN, you will be able to read the moves and the notes. If you highlight either the move list or the PGN, you will be able to copy (Control-C) and paste (Control-V) those moves to a word processor for easier reading, printing, or playing.

by townhousecrackers - 29 days ago
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GreenLaser, I dont see 4. exf5 on the move list and im not sure what the pgn is

by 1wa - 31 days ago
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Lonnie: Outstanding insight. Thanks again

by NM GreenLaser - 31 days ago
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imaginati0n7, the moves are shown at the right of the game board. Click on the bar at the right of the move list to move down (or up). The last move of the game is on the list followed by the lines that White avoided by resigning. The mouse can click on those moves to play them on the game board.

by imaginati0n7 - 31 days ago
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i cant see it because its late - but I wish annotators would put down why White resigned any help???

by NM GreenLaser - 31 days ago
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by NM GreenLaser - 31 days ago
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Hoklanie, William Lombardy is still living in New York. He has not been playing rated games for years, with the exception of the US Amateur Team Championship - East last February. He was board 1 and I was board 2 on the same team. He is writing a couple of books.

by NM GreenLaser - 31 days ago
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townhousecrackers, that move is shown on the move list and in the pgn.

by Hoklanie - 31 days ago
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Whatever happened to William Lombardy?  He just kind of dropped off the map.

by townhousecrackers - 31 days ago
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The Schliemann is very interesting, but why not 4. exf5? what refutes that?

by NM GreenLaser - 32 days ago
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bigmac26, yes typo. theresalion was the first to report that. I'm not shouting, but hoping this is noticed: WHITE RESIGNED

by NM GreenLaser - 32 days ago
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lubo, yes it is a joke, a parody,  a send up, and satire. I found it on a reputable and important chess site (TWIC). The Nobel Peace Prize is political and FIDE is political. Both were targeted. I left the link for your amusement without suggesting who FIDE might actually prefer as world champion if FIDE were to select a national leader for the position.

by bigmac26 - 32 days ago
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black resigned????? typo...

by lubo - 32 days ago
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GreenLaser, I think this Obama -world champion is some kind of a joke. Because he recently got Nobel price for piece... well ... I don't know why he was the one awarded but I'm not that much into politics. Anyway, it's just a joke ;)

by danthebugman - 32 days ago
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Cool game, thanks for sharing.  Love the Schliemann Cool.

by NM GreenLaser - 33 days ago
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theresalion, thanks for reading what I was only typing (keyboarding). I wanted to enter White resigned at that point instead of letting the 0-1 and the analysis speak for the result. Thanks for only two ??. When I go to sleep, I count the day's ?s. I assume that the incorrect statement is the reason for your earlier question.

by theresalion - 33 days ago
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i saw black resigned next move,typo??

by theresalion - 33 days ago
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whats wrong with 67 ...nf8+, draw??

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