Spassky v. Fischer – Game 17 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 17
Spassky-Fischer
Date: August 22, 1972 (*See note below.)
- 1. e4 d6
- 2. d4 g6
- 3. Nc3 Nf6
- 4. f4 Bg7
- 5. Nf3 c5
- 6. dxc5 Qa5
- 7. Bd3 Qxc5
- 8. Qe2 O-O
- 9. Be3 Qa5
- 10. O-O Bg4
- 11. Rad1 Nc6
- 12. Bc4 Nh5
- 13. Bb3 Bxc3
- 14. bxc3 Qxc3
- 15. f5 Nf6
- 16. h3 Bxf3
- 17. Qxf3 Na5
- 18. Rd3 Qc7
- 19. Bh6 Nxb3
- 20. cxb3 Qc5+
- 21. Kh1 Qe5
- 22. Bxf8 Rxf8
- 23. Re3 Rc8
- 24. fxg6 hxg6
- 25. Qf4 Qxf4
- 26. Rxf4 Nd7
- 27. Rf2 Ne5
- 28. Kh2 Rc1
- 29. Ree2 Nc6
- 30. Rc2 Re1
- 31. Rfe2 Ra1
- 32. Kg3 Kg7
- 33. Rcd2 Rf1
- 34. Rf2 Re1
- 35. Rfe2 Rf1
- 36. Re3 a6
- 37. Rc3 Re1
- 38. Rc4 Rf1
- 39. Rdc2 Ra1
- 40. Rf2 Re1
- 41. Rfc2 g5
- 42. Rc1 Re2
- 43. R1c2 Re1
- 44. Rc1 Re2
- 45. R1c2 1/2-1/2
Match score: Fischer 10, Spassky 7
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.