Wolfgang Uhlmann's Master Plan against Bobby Fischer

Today we are diving into a fascinating and slightly forgotten chess game: Robert James Fischer versus Wolfgang Uhlmann, played in 1960 in Buenos Aires. Fischer was only 17 years old. Uhlmann, 24, was one of the world’s leading experts in the French Defense — and in this game, he shows exactly why. In this game we can see how to attack a pawn chain, how to use dynamic piece placement, and how to convert kingside pressure into a winning endgame. Fischer fights until the end, but Black’s coordination was flawless.

You will see:
• How to attack a pawn chain in the French Defense using the …f6 break
• How to launch a kingside pawn storm with precise calculation
• How to convert an attack into a winning endgame using passed pawns
• Why activity beats structure


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Fischer – Uhlmann
Buenos Aires 1960, 2. Juli 1960

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e5 c5 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. bxc3 Ne7 7. Nf3 Bd7 8. a4 Qa5 9. Qd2 Nbc6 10. Bd3 c4 11. Be2 f6 12. Ba3 Ng6 13. O-O O-O-O 14. Bd6 Nce7 15. Nh4 Rde8 16. Nxg6 hxg6 17. exf6 gxf6 18. h3 Nf5 19. Bh2 g5 20. f4 Nd6 21. Bf3 g4 22. hxg4 f5 23. g5 Re7 24. Bg3 Be8 25. Qe3 Ne4 26. Bxe4 dxe4 27. Kf2 Reh7 28. Rfb1 Qd5 29. Qe1 Rh1 30. Qxh1 e3+ 31. Kg1 Rxh1+ 32. Kxh1 e2 33. Rb5 Bxb5 34. axb5 Qxb5 35. Re1 a5 36. Rxe2 a4 37. Rxe6 a3 38. g6 Qd7 39. Re5 b6 40. Bh4 a2 41. Re1 Qg7 42. Ra1 Qxg6 0 - 1


Photos from: https://commons.wikimedia.org/
Wolfgang Uhlmann: Photographer Rob Mieremet / Anefo
Robert James Fischer: Photographer unknown



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