[Event "World Championship 28th"]
[Site "Reykjavik"]
[Date "1972.07.16"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Spassky, Boris V"]
[Black "Fischer, Robert James"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A77"]
[WhiteElo "2660"]
[BlackElo "2785"]
[Annotator "Houdini 3 x64"]
[PlyCount "92"]
[EventDate "1972.07.11"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 c5 4. d5 exd5 5. cxd5 d6 6. Nc3 g6 7. Nd2 Nbd7 8. e4
Bg7 9. Be2 O-O 10. O-O Re8 11. Qc2 Nh5 {
The novelty introduced by Fisher borrowed from Dragoljub Velimirovic,} 12. Bxh5
gxh5 13. Nc4 (13. Nf3 Ne5 14. Kh1 Nxf3 15. gxf3 Bd7 16. Rg1 Kh8 17. Bg5 Bf6 18.
f4 Bxg5 19. fxg5 Qe7 20. f3 Rg8 21. Ne2 h6 22. Qc3+ Kh7 23. gxh6 Kxh6 $11)
13... Ne5 14. Ne3 Qh4 $2 {
This doesn't look too good, but Spasski missed the correct move.} (14... a6 15.
a4 (15. f3 b5 16. Ne2 h4 $11) 15... Ng4 $11) 15. Bd2 $2 $11 {
Leaves g4 square open for black knight} (15. f3 Qe7 (15... Qf6 16. a4 Bd7 17.
Bd2 Rac8 18. Kh1 a6 19. a5 Bh6 20. h3 Bxe3 21. Bxe3 Bb5 22. Rfd1 Qg7 (22... Ra8
23. f4 Nd7 24. Re1 Kh8 25. Ra3 Qg6 (25... Bc4 26. e5 $18) 26. Rb3 b6 27. axb6
Nxb6 28. Nxb5 axb5 $18) 23. Bg1 f6 24. f4 Ng6 25. Bh2 Qe7 26. Qf2 Rcd8 27. Ra3
Qd7 28. Qf3 h4 29. Rb3 Re7 30. f5 Ne5 31. Bxe5 Rxe5 32. Qg4+ Kh8 33. Qxh4 $18)
16. a4 Bd7 17. Bd2 b6 18. Rae1 h4 19. Nb5 a6 20. Nc7 Bxa4 21. Qxa4 Qxc7 22. Qc2
b5 23. Nf5 Qd8 24. f4 Ng6 25. Nxg7 Kxg7 26. Re3 b4 27. Rh3 Kh8 28. f5 Ne5 29.
Rf4 f6 30. Rfxh4 $14) 15... Ng4 16. Nxg4 (16. h3 Nxe3 17. Bxe3 $11 {
The pair of bishop is gone}) 16... hxg4 {Black pawn structure is back to normal
} 17. Bf4 Qf6 18. g3 {
This move is often quoted as a bad one. I can't real find why.} Bd7 19. a4 b6
20. Rfe1 a6 {
Here game is almost equal with a very slight advantage to black [%eval -16,31]}
21. Re2 $2 $15 {[%eval -50,28]} ({Houdini 3 x64:} 21. Ra3 Qg6 {[%eval -16,31]}
22. Rb3 Reb8 23. Qe2 Bd4 24. Qd3 Bxc3 25. Rxc3 Bxa4 26. Qd2 $11) 21... b5 {
[%eval -43,28]} 22. Rae1 {[%eval -47,29]} Qg6 {[%eval -59,28]} 23. b3 {
[%eval -42,29]} Re7 {[%eval -47,30]} 24. Qd3 {[%eval -43,32]} Rb8 {
[%eval -49,30]} 25. axb5 $15 {[%eval -62,31]} ({Houdini 3 x64:} 25. Qd2 Rbe8
26. axb5 Bxc3 27. Qxc3 Bxb5 28. Re3 Rxe4 29. Qc2 Rxe3 30. Qxg6+ hxg6 31. Rxe3
Rxe3 32. fxe3 c4 33. bxc4 Bxc4 34. e4 Bd3 35. e5 dxe5 36. Bxe5 a5 37. Kf2 Be4
38. d6 Bc6 39. Ke3 Kf8 40. Kf4 Bd7 41. Ke4 a4 42. Bb2 Be6 43. Kd4 Ke8 44. Kc5
Kd7 45. Bc1 Bb3 $15 {[%eval -49,30]}) 25... axb5 {[%eval -52,29]} 26. b4 {
[%eval -67,31]} c4 {[%eval -69,32]} 27. Qd2 {[%eval -74,32]} Rbe8 {
[%eval -83,30]} 28. Re3 $17 {[%eval -145,30]} ({Houdini 3 x64:} 28. e5 dxe5 29.
Bg5 f6 30. Be3 Rf7 31. Ra1 f5 32. Bc5 f4 33. Ne4 Rd8 34. Nd6 Rff8 35. Qe1 Rf6
36. Ne4 Ra6 37. Rea2 Bc8 38. Rxa6 Bxa6 $15) 28... h5 {[%eval -144,29]} 29. R3e2
{[%eval -185,31]} (29. Rd1 Bxc3 30. Qxc3 Rxe4 31. Rxe4 Rxe4 32. Ra1 Qf5 33.
Ra8+ Re8 34. Rxe8+ Bxe8 35. f3 Qxd5 36. Bh6 Qe5 37. Qxe5 dxe5 38. Kf2 Bc6 39.
fxg4 hxg4 $17) 29... Kh7 $15 {[%eval -83,31]} ({Houdini 3 x64:} 29... Bxc3 30.
Qxc3 Rxe4 31. Rxe4 Rxe4 32. Ra1 Qf5 33. Ra8+ Re8 34. Rxe8+ Bxe8 35. f3 Qxd5 36.
Bh6 Qe5 37. Qxe5 dxe5 38. Kf2 Bc6 39. fxg4 hxg4 $17) 30. Re3 {[%eval -82,32]}
Kg8 {[%eval -16,39]} 31. R3e2 {[%eval -188,32]} (31. e5 dxe5 32. R3e2 h4 33.
Bg5 hxg3 34. fxg3 $17) 31... Bxc3 {[%eval -189,30]} 32. Qxc3 {[%eval -175,31]}
Rxe4 {[%eval -172,33]} 33. Rxe4 {[%eval -167,30]} Rxe4 {[%eval -169,31]} 34.
Rxe4 {[%eval -153,33]} (34. Ra1 Qf5 35. Ra8+ Re8 36. Rxe8+ Bxe8 37. f3 Qxd5 38.
Bh6 Qe5 39. Qxe5 dxe5 40. Kf2 Bc6 41. fxg4 hxg4 $17) 34... Qxe4 {
[%eval -152,35]} 35. Bh6 {[%eval -149,36]} Qg6 {[%eval -161,34]} 36. Bc1 {
[%eval -171,34]} (36. Bd2 f6 37. Qe3 Kf7 38. Qa7 Qb1+ 39. Kg2 $17) 36... Qb1 {
[%eval -156,35]} 37. Kf1 $2 $19 {[%eval -191,34]} ({Houdini 3 x64:} 37. Qe1 f6
38. Bd2 Qh7 39. Qe3 Kf7 40. Qa7 Qb1+ 41. Kg2 Qf5 42. Kf1 Kg6 43. Qd4 $17) 37...
Bf5 {[%eval -183,33]} 38. Ke2 $2 $19 {
The last two white moves expose the white king [%eval -266,34]} ({
Houdini 3 x64:} 38. Ke1 Bg6 39. f3 gxf3 40. Kf2 Qe4 $19 {Slightly better})
38... Qe4+ {[%eval -261,33]} 39. Qe3 {[%eval -265,33]} Qc2+ {[%eval -274,33]}
40. Qd2 {[%eval -277,33]} Qb3 {[%eval -351,33]} 41. Qd4 $4 $19 {
Enormous blunder [%eval -1166,24]} ({Houdini 3 x64:} 41. Ke1 c3 42. Qg5+ Bg6
43. Qd8+ Kh7 44. Qxd6 c2 45. Qf4 Qxd5 $19 {
Position is certainly lost but it will take a little longer}) 41... Bd3+ {
Spasski resigned after this move. Game was lost: [%eval -1145,25]} 42. Ke1
Qxb4+ 43. Kd1 Qb3+ 44. Ke1 b4 45. Bb2 c3 46. Qxd3 Qxb2 {
Nothing can stop the black b and c pawns} 0-1

