Boris Spassky vs Bobby Fischer

St Stefan/Belgrade m · 1992 · Sicilian, Closed · 1/2-1/2 in 39 moves

The Game

White Boris Spassky
Black Bobby Fischer
Result 1/2-1/2
Event St Stefan/Belgrade m
Site Belgrade
Round 24
Date 1992.00.00
Opening Sicilian, Closed (B23)
Moves 39
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Final Position

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

8/3n4/p1r3pp/2Pkp3/8/1N2K1P1/P6P/2R5 w - - 11 40

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Ne2 Nf6
  3. 3.Nbc3 d6
  4. 4.g3 g6
  5. 5.Bg2 Nc6
  6. 6.O-O Bg7
  7. 7.d4 cxd4
  8. 8.Nxd4 Bg4
  9. 9.Nde2 Qc8
  10. 10.f3 Bh3
  11. 11.Bxh3 Qxh3
  12. 12.Bg5 O-O
  13. 13.Qd2 h6
  14. 14.Be3 Kh7
  15. 15.Rac1 Qd7
  16. 16.Nd5 Nxd5
  17. 17.exd5 Ne5
  18. 18.b3 b5
  19. 19.Bd4 Rac8
  20. 20.f4 Ng4
  21. 21.Bxg7 Kxg7
  22. 22.Nd4 Nf6
  23. 23.c4 bxc4
  24. 24.bxc4 e6
  25. 25.dxe6 fxe6
  26. 26.Rfe1 Rfe8
  27. 27.Nb3 a6
  28. 28.Qd4 Rc6
  29. 29.Red1 e5
  30. 30.fxe5 Rxe5
  31. 31.Qxe5 dxe5
  32. 32.Rxd7+ Nxd7
  33. 33.Rd1 Nf6
  34. 34.c5 Kf7
  35. 35.Rc1 Nd7
  36. 36.Kf2 Ke6
  37. 37.Ke3 Kd5
  38. 38.Rd1+ Ke6
  39. 39.Rc1 Kd5

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