Fischer v. Spassky – Game 6 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.
This is the famous game in which Fischer did not play 1.e4. In all but three of his previous games as White, he had started with 1.e4 (the King-Pawn).
Round 6
Fischer-Spassky
Date: July 23, 1972 (*See note below.)
- 1. c4 e6
- 2. Nf3 d5
- 3. d4 Nf6
- 4. Nc3 Be7
- 5. Bg5 O-O
- 6. e3 h6
- 7. Bh4 b6
- 8. cxd5 Nxd5
- 9. Bxe7 Qxe7
- 10. Nxd5 exd5
- 11. Rc1 Be6
- 12. Qa4 c5
- 13. Qa3 Rc8
- 14. Bb5 a6
- 15. dxc5 bxc5
- 16. O-O Ra7
- 17. Be2 Nd7
- 18. Nd4 Qf8
- 19. Nxe6 fxe6
- 20. e4 d4
- 21. f4 Qe7
- 22. e5 Rb8
- 23. Bc4 Kh8
- 24. Qh3 Nf8
- 25. b3 a5
- 26. f5 exf5
- 27. Rxf5 Nh7
- 28. Rcf1 Qd8
- 29. Qg3 Re7
- 30. h4 Rbb7
- 31. e6 Rbc7
- 32. Qe5 Qe8
- 33. a4 Qd8
- 34. R1f2 Qe8
- 35. R2f3 Qd8
- 36. Bd3 Qe8
- 37. Qe4 Nf6
- 38. Rxf6 gxf6
- 39. Rxf6 Kg8
- 40. Bc4 Kh8
- 41. Qf4 1-0
Match score: Fischer 3 1/2, Spassky 2 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.