AThe Province Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada Saturday, July 10, 1965 - Page 53
Snitzer Aimed To Win But Settled For Draw
Fred Snitzer, a Brooklyn expert, went gunning for big game recently when he faced Grand Master Bobby Fischer, the United States champion, in Fischer's simultaneous exhibition at the Church Center of the United Nations.
Meeting the issue squarely, Snitzer, as Black in a Ruy Lopez, diverted the debut into a line much favored by Alekhine in his formative years, 6 … B-B4. Fischer's reply, 7 NxP, led to much lively play. Had White played 14 PxN, incidentally, 14 PxBP would have recovered the piece adequately.
Experience, however, seemed to prevail when White played 17 B-B4 with a big lead in development for the pawn minus. But Black made a remarkable recovery with the bizarre 22 … BxP.
The move 23 … R-N2 was most unexpected and sharp. Thus, after 24 … RxN, had White played 25 RxN, Black could have replied 25 … RxB, etc.
Soon after 30 … PxR, with two pawns to the good, Black had an academic win in hand. In the finale, however, some curious oversights occurred.
Black erred when he played 41 … K-K4. Then, White could have drawn by 42 RxRch, KxR; 43 KxP, followed by the capture of Black's king knight pawn.
On the other hand, White's next move, 42 R-N8, should have lost. Black, no doubt elated that he had gone so far unscathed, was satisfied to divide the point without investigating his winning chances.
