Fischer Spassky Game 9 – 1972 World Championship Match

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.

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