Bobby Fischer vs Boris Spassky

World Championship 28th · 1972 · Sicilian, Scheveningen · 1/2-1/2 in 45 moves

The Game

White Bobby Fischer
Black Boris Spassky
Result 1/2-1/2
Event World Championship 28th
Site Reykjavik
Round 4
Date 1972.00.00
Opening Sicilian, Scheveningen (B88)
Moves 45
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Final Position

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

8/5B2/3kp3/p1P2pp1/P7/3K2bP/6P1/8 b - - 0 45

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Nf3 d6
  3. 3.d4 cxd4
  4. 4.Nxd4 Nf6
  5. 5.Nc3 Nc6
  6. 6.Bc4 e6
  7. 7.Bb3 Be7
  8. 8.Be3 O-O
  9. 9.O-O a6
  10. 10.f4 Nxd4
  11. 11.Bxd4 b5
  12. 12.a3 Bb7
  13. 13.Qd3 a5
  14. 14.e5 dxe5
  15. 15.fxe5 Nd7
  16. 16.Nxb5 Nc5
  17. 17.Bxc5 Bxc5+
  18. 18.Kh1 Qg5
  19. 19.Qe2 Rad8
  20. 20.Rad1 Rxd1
  21. 21.Rxd1 h5
  22. 22.Nd6 Ba8
  23. 23.Bc4 h4
  24. 24.h3 Be3
  25. 25.Qg4 Qxe5
  26. 26.Qxh4 g5
  27. 27.Qg4 Bc5
  28. 28.Nb5 Kg7
  29. 29.Nd4 Rh8
  30. 30.Nf3 Bxf3
  31. 31.Qxf3 Bd6
  32. 32.Qc3 Qxc3
  33. 33.bxc3 Be5
  34. 34.Rd7 Kf6
  35. 35.Kg1 Bxc3
  36. 36.Be2 Be5
  37. 37.Kf1 Rc8
  38. 38.Bh5 Rc7
  39. 39.Rxc7 Bxc7
  40. 40.a4 Ke7
  41. 41.Ke2 f5
  42. 42.Kd3 Be5
  43. 43.c4 Kd6
  44. 44.Bf7 Bg3
  45. 45.c5+

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