1.e4
c5
2.Nf3
e6
3.d4
cxd4
4.Nxd4
a6
5.Nc3
Nc6
6.Be3
Nf6
7.Bd3
d5
8.exd5
exd5
9.0-0
Bd6
10.Nxc6
bxc6
11.Bd4
0-0
12.Qf3
Be6
13.Rfe1
c5
14.Bxf6
Qxf6
15.Qxf6
gxf6
16.Rad1
Rfd8
17.Be2
Rab8
18.b3
c4
19.Nxd5
Bxd5
20.Rxd5
Bxh2+
21.Kxh2
Rxd5
22.Bxc4
Rd2
23.Bxa6
Rxc2
24.Re2
Rxe2
25.Bxe2
Rd8
26.a4
Rd2
27.Bc4
Ra2
28.Kg3
Kf8
29.Kf3
Ke7
30.g4
f5
31.gxf5
f6
32.Bg8
h6
33.Kg3
Kd6
34.Kf3
Ra1
35.Kg2
Ke5
36.Be6
Kf4
37.Bd7
Rb1
38.Be6
Rb2
39.Bc4
Ra2
40.Be6
h5
41.Bd7
The game was adjourned at this point, with Spassky sealing 41.Bd7. Spassky resigned because he quickly saw that, even with the best defense, he is lost. [41.Bd7
Kg4
42.b4
h4
43.a5
h3+
44.Kg1
Ra1+
45.Kh2
Rf1
46.a6
Rxf2+
47.Kg1
Kg3
48.Bb5
h2+
49.Kh1
Rg2
50.a7
Rg1#
; 41.Kh3
the correct move, to stop ...Kg4 41...Rxf2
but Byrne and Nei point out the correct path even had Spassky played the best defense 42.a5
(42.Kh4
Rh2#
) 42...h4
43.a6
Kg5
44.Bd5
(44.b4
Rf3+
45.Kg2
Kg4
46.a7
(46.b5
Ra3
47.Bc8
Ra2+
48.Kg1
Kg3
49.b6
Ra1#
) 46...Ra3
) 44...Ra2
45.Bb7
Ra3
46.Kg2
Kxf5
47.b4
Kg4
48.b5
h3+
49.Kf2
h2
50.b6
Rxa6
51.Bxa6
h1Q
] 0-1