Spassky v. Fischer – Game 15 of 1972 Championship Match
In honor of the 40th anniversary of the Fischer-Spassky match for the chess world championship, I am publishing the games of the match on the anniversary date of each of the games.
Round 15
Spassky-Fischer
Date: August 17, 1972 (*See note below.)
- 1. e4 c5
- 2. Nf3 d6
- 3. d4 cxd4
- 4. Nxd4 Nf6
- 5. Nc3 a6
- 6. Bg5 e6
- 7. f4 Be7
- 8. Qf3 Qc7
- 9. O-O-O Nbd7
- 10. Bd3 b5
- 11. Rhe1 Bb7
- 12. Qg3 O-O-O
- 13. Bxf6 Nxf6
- 14. Qxg7 Rdf8
- 15. Qg3 b4
- 16. Na4 Rhg8
- 17. Qf2 Nd7
- 18. Kb1 Kb8
- 19. c3 Nc5
- 20. Bc2 bxc3
- 21. Nxc3 Bf6
- 22. g3 h5
- 23. e5 dxe5
- 24. fxe5 Bh8
- 25. Nf3 Rd8
- 26. Rxd8+ Rxd8
- 27. Ng5 Bxe5
- 28. Qxf7 Rd7
- 29. Qxh5 Bxc3
- 30. bxc3 Qb6+
- 31. Kc1 Qa5
- 32. Qh8+ Ka7
- 33. a4 Nd3+
- 34. Bxd3 Rxd3
- 35. Kc2 Rd5
- 36. Re4 Rd8
- 37. Qg7 Qf5
- 38. Kb3 Qd5+
- 39. Ka3 Qd2
- 40. Rb4 Qc1+
- 41. Rb2 Qa1+
- 42. Ra2 Qc1+
- 43. Rb2 Qa1+
- 1/2-1/2
Match score: Fischer 9, Spassky 6
If you want to download the pgn file for the game, here’s a link.
*Note: See my post of game 1 for a note about the dates of the games in this match.