Fischer v. Spassky – Game 20 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 20
Fischer-Spassky
Date: August 29, 1972 (*See note below.)
- 1. e4 c5
- 2. Nf3 Nc6
- 3. d4 cxd4
- 4. Nxd4 Nf6
- 5. Nc3 d6
- 6. Bg5 e6
- 7. Qd2 a6
- 8. O-O-O Bd7
- 9. f4 Be7
- 10. Be2 O-O
- 11. Bf3 h6
- 12. Bh4 Nxe4
- 13. Bxe7 Nxd2
- 14. Bxd8 Nxf3
- 15. Nxf3 Rfxd8
- 16. Rxd6 Kf8
- 17. Rhd1 Ke7
- 18. Na4 Be8
- 19. Rxd8 Rxd8
- 20. Nc5 Rb8
- 21. Rd3 a5
- 22. Rb3 b5
- 23. a3 a4
- 24. Rc3 Rd8
- 25. Nd3 f6
- 26. Rc5 Rb8
- 27. Rc3 g5
- 28. g3 Kd6
- 29. Nc5 g4
- 30. Ne4+ Ke7
- 31. Ne1 Rd8
- 32. Nd3 Rd4
- 33. Nef2 h5
- 34. Rc5 Rd5
- 35. Rc3 Nd4
- 36. Rc7+ Rd7
- 37. Rxd7+ Bxd7
- 38. Ne1 e5
- 39. fxe5 fxe5
- 40. Kd2 Bf5
- 41. Nd1 Kd6
- 42. Ne3 Be6
- 43. Kd3 Bf7
- 44. Kc3 Kc6
- 45. Kd3 Kc5
- 46. Ke4 Kd6
- 47. Kd3 Bg6+
- 48. Kc3 Kc5
- 49. Nd3+ Kd6
- 50. Ne1 Kc6
- 51. Kd2 Kc5
- 52. Nd3+ Kd6
- 53. Ne1 Ne6
- 54. Kc3 Nd4
- 1/2-1/2
Match score: Fischer 11 1/2, Spassky 8 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.