Boris Spassky vs Bobby Fischer

World Championship 28th · 1972 · Nimzo-Indian Defense · 1-0 in 56 moves

The Game

White Boris Spassky
Black Bobby Fischer
Result 1-0
Event World Championship 28th
Site Reykjavik
Round 1
Date 1972.00.00
Opening Nimzo-Indian Defense (E56)
Moves 56
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/1p6/1P1K4/pk6/8/8/5B2/8 b - - 3 56

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.Nf3 d5
  4. 4.Nc3 Bb4
  5. 5.e3 O-O
  6. 6.Bd3 c5
  7. 7.O-O Nc6
  8. 8.a3 Ba5
  9. 9.Ne2 dxc4
  10. 10.Bxc4 Bb6
  11. 11.dxc5 Qxd1
  12. 12.Rxd1 Bxc5
  13. 13.b4 Be7
  14. 14.Bb2 Bd7
  15. 15.Rac1 Rfd8
  16. 16.Ned4 Nxd4
  17. 17.Nxd4 Ba4
  18. 18.Bb3 Bxb3
  19. 19.Nxb3 Rxd1+
  20. 20.Rxd1 Rc8
  21. 21.Kf1 Kf8
  22. 22.Ke2 Ne4
  23. 23.Rc1 Rxc1
  24. 24.Bxc1 f6
  25. 25.Na5 Nd6
  26. 26.Kd3 Bd8
  27. 27.Nc4 Bc7
  28. 28.Nxd6 Bxd6
  29. 29.b5 Bxh2
  30. 30.g3 h5
  31. 31.Ke2 h4
  32. 32.Kf3 Ke7
  33. 33.Kg2 hxg3
  34. 34.fxg3 Bxg3
  35. 35.Kxg3 Kd6
  36. 36.a4 Kd5
  37. 37.Ba3 Ke4
  38. 38.Bc5 a6
  39. 39.b6 f5
  40. 40.Kh4 f4
  41. 41.exf4 Kxf4
  42. 42.Kh5 Kf5
  43. 43.Be3 Ke4
  44. 44.Bf2 Kf5
  45. 45.Bh4 e5
  46. 46.Bg5 e4
  47. 47.Be3 Kf6
  48. 48.Kg4 Ke5
  49. 49.Kg5 Kd5
  50. 50.Kf5 a5
  51. 51.Bf2 g5
  52. 52.Kxg5 Kc4
  53. 53.Kf5 Kb4
  54. 54.Kxe4 Kxa4
  55. 55.Kd5 Kb5
  56. 56.Kd6

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