Spassky v. Fischer – Game 5 of 1972 Championship Match
The game featured Spassky using almost all his time for the 27 moves. Had the game continued longer, he would have had to make 13 moves in 19 minutes!
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 5
Spassky-Fischer
Date: July 20, 1972 (*See note below.)
- 1. d4 Nf6
- 2. c4 e6
- 3. Nc3 Bb4
- 4. Nf3 c5
- 5. e3 Nc6
- 6. Bd3 Bxc3+
- 7. bxc3 d6
- 8. e4 e5
- 9. d5 Ne7
- 10. Nh4 h6
- 11. f4 Ng6
- 12. Nxg6 fxg6
- 13. fxe5 dxe5
- 14. Be3 b6
- 15. O-O O-O
- 16. a4 a5
- 17. Rb1 Bd7
- 18. Rb2 Rb8
- 19. Rbf2 Qe7
- 20. Bc2 g5
- 21. Bd2 Qe8
- 22. Be1 Qg6
- 23. Qd3 Nh5
- 24. Rxf8+ Rxf8
- 25. Rxf8+ Kxf8
- 26. Bd1 Nf4
- 27. Qc2 Bxa4
- 0-1
Match score: Fischer 2 1/2, Spassky 2 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.