Fischer v. Spassky – Game 8 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 8
Fischer-Spassky
Date: July 27, 1972 (*See note below.)
- 1. c4 c5
- 2. Nc3 Nc6
- 3. Nf3 Nf6
- 4. g3 g6
- 5. Bg2 Bg7
- 6. O-O O-O
- 7. d4 cxd4
- 8. Nxd4 Nxd4
- 9. Qxd4 d6
- 10. Bg5 Be6
- 11. Qf4 Qa5
- 12. Rac1 Rab8
- 13. b3 Rfc8
- 14. Qd2 a6
- 15. Be3 b5
- 16. Ba7 bxc4
- 17. Bxb8 Rxb8
- 18. bxc4 Bxc4
- 19. Rfd1 Nd7
- 20. Nd5 Qxd2
- 21. Nxe7+ Kf8
- 22. Rxd2 Kxe7
- 23. Rxc4 Rb1+
- 24. Bf1 Nc5
- 25. Kg2 a5
- 26. e4 Ba1
- 27. f4 f6
- 28. Re2 Ke6
- 29. Rec2 Bb2
- 30. Be2 h5
- 31. Rd2 Ba3
- 32. f5+ gxf5
- 33. exf5+ Ke5
- 34. Rcd4 Kxf5
- 35. Rd5+ Ke6
- 36. Rxd6+ Ke7
- 37. Rc6 1-0
Match score: Fischer 5, Spassky 3
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.