In the early 60's, the Czechoslovak Kronstein played a match with Canadian McAdams in Venice.
The score was 11 ½ to 11 ½, and in the decisive game the evil Kronstein made a spectacular combination, the latest move, made with a defiant look, was a lady in check e4, which forced the abandonment of Canada.
As the fans of James Bond will remember, the above happens in the beginning of the James Bond movie "From Russia with Love", and the final position (where it took two white pawns central) is the departure we will remember today, between Boris Vasilievich Spassky and David Bronstein Ionovich, the USSR Championship in 1960, it is not surprising that Spassky has a soft spot for this game.
In 1960, though both belonged to the elite chess, no one was at his best; Bronstein had its greatest successes in the past, the highlight was the tie the match for the World Championship in 1951 with Botvinnik.
Spassky was in a critical point in his career after a break-bright in the chess world in 1955 with the conquest of the World Junior Championship, and finished just half a point behind the winners at the 22nd Soviet Championship, in 1960 seemed stalled progress, personally he was the same, his first marriage ended in divorce, "we were opposite-colored bishop" is the graphic description of the inconsistency with his wife.
Its stability and advancement came from the hand of his new coach, Igor Bondarevsky, who knew how to combine perfectly with the demand stimulus. "He has done much for me, not only for my chess knowledge, but also for my character," said Spassky.
Spassky won the 1965 Candidates matches in which he was entitled to challenge the world champion Tigran Petrosian, and although it was defeated in the first attempt, in 1966, returned to perform the feat in the next cycle in 1969 and won with Petrosian clarity, and became the tenth world champion.
He retired several years ago and is now a guest of honor at most big events, which displays his wealth of sympathy.
In the Soviet Championship in 1960 none of the contestants was having a very good tournament, but this game makes up for everything, Beauty won the tournament.
Kasparov believes that when Fischer Spassky included among the 10 strongest chess players in history took particular account of this item, highlighting the individual style and dynamic Russian, and extremely sharp opening repertoire, Fischer said that "... sitting with Spassky whether the same expression gives mate as if he is receiving. You can hang a piece, but its expression can not know if you made a fatal error or is a fantastically deep sacrifice. "
Remember the game with comments extracted from Spassky, Bronstein and Kasparov in the follow link:
The first picture reminded me the movie "Salo" ...
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