Spassky v. Fischer – Game 9 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 9
Spassky-Fischer
Date: August 1, 1972 (*See note below.)
- 1. d4 Nf6
- 2. c4 e6
- 3. Nf3 d5
- 4. Nc3 c5
- 5. cxd5 Nxd5
- 6. e4 Nxc3
- 7. bxc3 cxd4
- 8. cxd4 Nc6
- 9. Bc4 b5
- 10. Bd3 Bb4+
- 11. Bd2 Bxd2+
- 12. Qxd2 a6
- 13. a4 O-O
- 14. Qc3 Bb7
- 15. axb5 axb5
- 16. O-O Qb6
- 17. Rab1 b4
- 18. Qd2 Nxd4
- 19. Nxd4 Qxd4
- 20. Rxb4 Qd7
- 21. Qe3 Rfd8
- 22. Rfb1 Qxd3
- 23. Qxd3 Rxd3
- 24. Rxb7 g5
- 25. Rb8+ Rxb8
- 26. Rxb8+ Kg7
- 27. f3 Rd2
- 28. h4 h6
- 29. hxg5 hxg5
- 1/2-1/2
Match score: Fischer 5 1/2, Spassky 3 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.