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A CHESS LESSON FOR JR AND LARRY PARR
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In the position where Fischer blundered with Bxh2, the
White King is nearer the center, his pawn on b5 restricts
the Black King, and not one of his pawns is *fixed* on
the wrong color square, where it might be attacked and
won by Black's Bishop. Note that even though many of
White's pawns *are* on dark squares, they are not fixed;
this is important.

Now then, let us compare Black's situation; Black's
King is still on the back rank, so he is behind in tempi*.
His pawns are safe enough for now, and he is not down
any material. His Bishop is the equal of White's, and
because there is so little to work with, the odds of
Black being able to hold a draw are good. But not quite
so good that the two players readily agree to save time
and swap colors for their next game -- White can try to
make something of his advantages here, however small
they may be. The single threat of trading down to a
K & p ending is White's trump card, for Black's inferior
King position could lose such a game perforce. Hence,
if a diagonal is challenged, Black may well have to yield
in order to avoid a losing trade. Or not -- it depends.


To make your case you have to provide evidence
that players of Fischer's calibre would have had
trouble drawing the position. At the very least,
why not give us some of your White wins from the
position vs. strong computers, or even against some
strong human opposition, say within 500 rating points
of the combatants in the match?

Perhaps some stronger players can describe
Black's drawing method in the position, and
whether there are any pitfalls to worry about.

DK