Boris Spassky vs Bobby Fischer

World Championship 28th · 1972 · Sicilian, Najdorf · 1-0 in 31 moves

The Game

White Boris Spassky
Black Bobby Fischer
Result 1-0
Event World Championship 28th
Site Reykjavik
Round 11
Date 1972.00.00
Opening Sicilian, Najdorf (B97)
Moves 31
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

r1b1k3/1p2b3/p1P1RQ2/1P3n2/5Pp1/1N5r/3N2KP/R7 b q - 0 31

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Nf3 d6
  3. 3.d4 cxd4
  4. 4.Nxd4 Nf6
  5. 5.Nc3 a6
  6. 6.Bg5 e6
  7. 7.f4 Qb6
  8. 8.Qd2 Qxb2
  9. 9.Nb3 Qa3
  10. 10.Bxf6 gxf6
  11. 11.Be2 h5
  12. 12.O-O Nc6
  13. 13.Kh1 Bd7
  14. 14.Nb1 Qb4
  15. 15.Qe3 d5
  16. 16.exd5 Ne7
  17. 17.c4 Nf5
  18. 18.Qd3 h4
  19. 19.Bg4 Nd6
  20. 20.N1d2 f5
  21. 21.a3 Qb6
  22. 22.c5 Qb5
  23. 23.Qc3 fxg4
  24. 24.a4 h3
  25. 25.axb5 hxg2+
  26. 26.Kxg2 Rh3
  27. 27.Qf6 Nf5
  28. 28.c6 Bc8
  29. 29.dxe6 fxe6
  30. 30.Rfe1 Be7
  31. 31.Rxe6

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