Fischer v. Spassky – Game 18 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 18
Fischer-Spassky
Date: August 24, 1972 (*See note below.)
- 1. e4 c5
- 2. Nf3 d6
- 3. Nc3 Nc6
- 4. d4 cxd4
- 5. Nxd4 Nf6
- 6. Bg5 e6
- 7. Qd2 a6
- 8. O-O-O Bd7
- 9. f4 Be7
- 10. Nf3 b5
- 11. Bxf6 gxf6
- 12. Bd3 Qa5
- 13. Kb1 b4
- 14. Ne2 Qc5
- 15. f5 a5
- 16. Nf4 a4
- 17. Rc1 Rb8
- 18. c3 b3
- 19. a3 Ne5
- 20. Rhf1 Nc4
- 21. Bxc4 Qxc4
- 22. Rce1 Kd8
- 23. Ka1 Rb5
- 24. Nd4 Ra5
- 25. Nd3 Kc7
- 26. Nb4 h5
- 27. g3 Re5
- 28. Nd3 Rb8
- 29. Qe2 Ra5
- 30. fxe6 fxe6
- 31. Rf2 e5
- 32. Nf5 Bxf5
- 33. Rxf5 d5
- 34. exd5 Qxd5
- 35. Nb4 Qd7
- 36. Rxh5 Bxb4
- 37. cxb4 Rd5
- 38. Rc1+ Kb7
- 39. Qe4 Rc8
- 40. Rb1 Kb6
- 41. Rh7 Rd4
- 42. Qg6 Qc6
- 43. Rf7 Rd6
- 44. Qh6 Qf3
- 45. Qh7 Qc6
- 46. Qh6 Qf3
- 47. Qh7 Qc6
- 1/2-1/2
Match score: Fischer 10 1/2, Spassky 7 1/2
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.