[Event "Candidates' Tournament"] [Site "?"] [Round "0"] [White "Fischer"] [Black "Petrosian"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "C12"] [Opening "French: MacCutcheon"] 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 Bb4 5. e5 h6 6. Bd2 Bxc3 7. Bxc3 Ne4 8. Ba5 O-O 9. Bd3 Nc6 {Black develops with tempo at the bishop's expense.} 10. Bc3 Nxc3 11. bxc3 { White is worse because of his doubled c-pawns and backward development.} 11... f6 12. f4 {Since White is lagging behind in development he desperately tries to keep the position closed. 12.exf6 Qxf6 13.Nf3 e5 when Black's initiative would give him a big advantage.} 12... fxe5 13. fxe5 Ne7 { The knight makes way for operations against White's center and queenside.} 14. Nf3 c5 15. O-O Qa5 16. Qe1 Bd7 { Black is building up his forces for an attack against White's doubled c- pawns. } 17. c4 Qxe1 18. Rfxe1 dxc4 19. Be4 {White sacrifices a pawn to free his pieces up. 19.Bxc4 b5 20.Bd3 c4 allows Black to stabilize his queenside advantage.} 19... cxd4 20. Bxb7 Rab8 21. Ba6 Rb4 22. Rad1 d3 { Petrosian eliminates the remaining obstacle and creates a passed pawn.} 23. cxd3 cxd3 24. Rxd3 Bc6 {Black has the advantage due to, the White bishop being offside while his minor pieces have an excellent post on d5.} 25. Rd4 { 25.Nd4 Bd5 would leave the White pieces in each others way.} 25... Rxd4 26. Nxd4 Bd5 27. a4 Rf4 28. Rd1 Ng6 29. Bc8 Kf7 30. a5 Nxe5 31. a6 { With Black being a clear pawn up White's chances rest with the a-pawn.} 31... Rg4 32. Rd2 Nc4 33. Rf2+ Ke7 34. Nb5 Nd6 35. Nxd6 { 35.Nxa7 Rc4 Wins material for Black.} 35... Kxd6 36. Bb7 Bxb7 37. axb7 Kc7 38. h3 {38.Rf7+ Kb8 39.Kf2 a5 40.Re7 Rg6 41.Rd7 e5 42.Rd5 Ra6 when White has no good way of stopping the a-pawns advance.} 38... Rg5 39. Rb2 Kb8 40. Kf2 Rd5 41. Ke3 Rd7 42. Ke4 Rxb7 43. Rf2 {White resigned because he is two pawns down.} 0-1