Spassky v. Fischer – Game 19 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 19
Spassky-Fischer
Date: August 27, 1972 (*See note below.)
- 1. e4 Nf6
- 2. e5 Nd5
- 3. d4 d6
- 4. Nf3 Bg4
- 5. Be2 e6
- 6. O-O Be7
- 7. h3 Bh5
- 8. c4 Nb6
- 9. Nc3 O-O
- 10. Be3 d5
- 11. c5 Bxf3
- 12. Bxf3 Nc4
- 13. b3 Nxe3
- 14. fxe3 b6
- 15. e4 c6
- 16. b4 bxc5
- 17. bxc5 Qa5
- 18. Nxd5 Bg5
- 19. Bh5 cxd5
- 20. Bxf7+ Rxf7
- 21. Rxf7 Qd2
- 22. Qxd2 Bxd2
- 23. Raf1 Nc6
- 24. exd5 exd5
- 25. Rd7 Be3+
- 26. Kh1 Bxd4
- 27. e6 Be5
- 28. Rxd5 Re8
- 29. Re1 Rxe6
- 30. Rd6 Kf7
- 31. Rxc6 Rxc6
- 32. Rxe5 Kf6
- 33. Rd5 Ke6
- 34. Rh5 h6
- 35. Kh2 Ra6
- 36. c6 Rxc6
- 37. Ra5 a6
- 38. Kg3 Kf6
- 39. Kf3 Rc3+
- 40. Kf2 Rc2+
- 1/2-1/2
Match score: Fischer 11, Spassky 8
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.