Bobby Fischer vs Boris Spassky

World Championship 28th · 1972 · Queen's Gambit Declined · 1/2-1/2 in 55 moves

The Game

White Bobby Fischer
Black Boris Spassky
Result 1/2-1/2
Event World Championship 28th
Site Reykjavik
Round 12
Date 1972.00.00
Opening Queen's Gambit Declined (D66)
Moves 55
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1/2-1/2

8/5p2/6kp/p4p2/2B5/1P2PK1P/8/4b3 w - - 0 56

All The Moves

  1. 1.c4 e6
  2. 2.Nf3 d5
  3. 3.d4 Nf6
  4. 4.Nc3 Be7
  5. 5.Bg5 h6
  6. 6.Bh4 O-O
  7. 7.e3 Nbd7
  8. 8.Rc1 c6
  9. 9.Bd3 dxc4
  10. 10.Bxc4 b5
  11. 11.Bd3 a6
  12. 12.a4 bxa4
  13. 13.Nxa4 Qa5+
  14. 14.Nd2 Bb4
  15. 15.Nc3 c5
  16. 16.Nb3 Qd8
  17. 17.O-O cxd4
  18. 18.Nxd4 Bb7
  19. 19.Be4 Qb8
  20. 20.Bg3 Qa7
  21. 21.Nc6 Bxc6
  22. 22.Bxc6 Rac8
  23. 23.Na4 Rfd8
  24. 24.Bf3 a5
  25. 25.Rc6 Rxc6
  26. 26.Bxc6 Rc8
  27. 27.Bf3 Qa6
  28. 28.h3 Qb5
  29. 29.Be2 Qc6
  30. 30.Bf3 Qb5
  31. 31.b3 Be7
  32. 32.Be2 Qb4
  33. 33.Ba6 Rc6
  34. 34.Bd3 Nc5
  35. 35.Qf3 Rc8
  36. 36.Nxc5 Bxc5
  37. 37.Rc1 Rd8
  38. 38.Bc4 Qd2
  39. 39.Rf1 Bb4
  40. 40.Bc7 Rd7
  41. 41.Qc6 Qc2
  42. 42.Be5 Rd2
  43. 43.Qa8+ Kh7
  44. 44.Bxf6 gxf6
  45. 45.Qf3 f5
  46. 46.g4 Qe4
  47. 47.Kg2 Kg6
  48. 48.Rc1 Ba3
  49. 49.Ra1 Bb4
  50. 50.Rc1 Be7
  51. 51.gxf5+ exf5
  52. 52.Re1 Rxf2+
  53. 53.Kxf2 Bh4+
  54. 54.Ke2 Qxf3+
  55. 55.Kxf3 Bxe1

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