(2) Spassky,B (2660) - Fischer,R (2785) [B46]
World Championship 28th Reykjavik (21), 31.08.1972



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