Boris Spassky vs Bobby Fischer

St Stefan/Belgrade m · 1992 · Sicilian, Closed · 1-0 in 43 moves

The Game

White Boris Spassky
Black Bobby Fischer
Result 1-0
Event St Stefan/Belgrade m
Site Belgrade
Round 20
Date 1992.00.00
Opening Sicilian, Closed (B24)
Moves 43
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

2r1k3/R3n2p/2bR2p1/8/1p2P3/1P5P/2P5/5BK1 b - - 6 43

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Ne2 Nf6
  3. 3.Nbc3 e6
  4. 4.g3 Nc6
  5. 5.Bg2 Be7
  6. 6.O-O d6
  7. 7.d3 a6
  8. 8.a3 Qc7
  9. 9.f4 b5
  10. 10.Kh1 O-O
  11. 11.Be3 Bb7
  12. 12.Bg1 Rab8
  13. 13.h3 Ba8
  14. 14.g4 b4
  15. 15.axb4 cxb4
  16. 16.Na4 Nd7
  17. 17.Qd2 Rfc8
  18. 18.b3 a5
  19. 19.g5 Bf8
  20. 20.Ra2 Ne7
  21. 21.Nd4 g6
  22. 22.Nb2 Bg7
  23. 23.Nc4 d5
  24. 24.Nxa5 dxe4
  25. 25.dxe4 e5
  26. 26.Ne2 exf4
  27. 27.Nxf4 Ne5
  28. 28.Nd3 Rb5
  29. 29.Nxe5 Qxe5
  30. 30.Nc4 Qxg5
  31. 31.Be3 Qh4
  32. 32.Nd6 Bc3
  33. 33.Qf2 Qxf2
  34. 34.Rxf2 Rbb8
  35. 35.Nxc8 Rxc8
  36. 36.Ra7 Kf8
  37. 37.Bh6+ Ke8
  38. 38.Bg5 f6
  39. 39.Bxf6 Bxf6
  40. 40.Rxf6 Bc6
  41. 41.Kg1 Bd7
  42. 42.Rd6 Bc6
  43. 43.Bf1

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