(1) Fischer,R (2785) - Spassky,B (2660) [D59]
Wch28-Reykjavik (6), 1972



1.c4 e6 2.Nf3 d5 3.d4 Nf6 4.Nc3 Be7 5.Bg5 0-0 6.e3 h6 7.Bh4 b6
[7...Nbd7 8.Rc1 b6 9.cxd5 exd5 Tartakover (9...Nxd5? 10.Bxe7 Qxe7 11.Nxd5 exd5 12.Rxc7 ) 10.Bb5!+/- Capablanca] 8.cxd5 [8.Be2 Bb7 9.Bxf6 Bxf6 10.cxd5 exd5 11.0-0 Korchnoi-Geller/Suchumi/1971/]
8...Nxd5 9.Bxe7 Qxe7 10.Nxd5 exd5 11.Rc1 Be6 12.Qa4 c5 13.Qa3 Rc8 14.Bb5! a6
[14...Kf8 /\ c4, a6, b5 15.dxc5 bxc5 (15...Rxc5! 16.Rxc5 Qxc5! 17.Kd2 (17.Qxc5+ bxc5 18.Kd2 Ke7 19.Rc1 Kd6 /\ 20...Nd7 Zelinskis) 17...Qxa3 18.bxa3 Nd7 19.Bxd7 Bxd7 20.Ne5 Be8 21.Rc1 Ke7 22.Kd3 f6 23.Nf3 Kd6 24.Kd4 Bd7 25.Nd2 Re8 26.f3 g5 1/2/Zelinskis-Sichov/corr/1971) 16.b3 c4 17.Qxe7+ Kxe7 18.Nd4 a6 19.Ba4+/- Timman; 14...Qb7 /\ 15... c4 Pachmann 15.dxc5 bxc5 16.Rxc5 Rxc5 17.Qxc5 a6 18.Bd3 Qxb2 19.0-0 Nd7 (19...Qxa2? 20.Nd4 ) 20.Qc6 Rb8 21.Nd4 Qb6 22.Rc1+/= Timman]
15.dxc5 bxc5 16.0-0 Ra7
[16...Qb7 Geller 17.Ba4! Qb6 18.Ne5 /\ 19.Nd3 18...a5 (18...Ra7 19.f4! (19.Nd3 Rac7 ) ) 19.f4! (19.Nd3 Na6 ) 19...f6 20.f5 Bf7 (20...fxe5 21.fxe6 Na6 22.e4! ) 21.Nxf7 Kxf7 22.Rfd1+/- Andersson; 16...Qa7 Larsen 17.Be2 (17.Ba4 a5 18.Ne5 f6! 19.Nd3 Na6= ) ; 16...Nc6 Donner 17.Bxc6 Rxc6 18.Ne5! (18.Nd4 Rc7 19.Nb3 d4!<=> ) 18...Rc7 19.Nd3+/- ]
17.Be2 Nd7
[17...c4 18.Qxe7 Rxe7 19.Nd4 Nc6 Tal 20.Nxe6 fxe6 21.b3 Na5 22.bxc4 Nxc4 23.e4+/- Rec7 24.Bg4 Purdy; 17...a5 18.Rc3 Nd7 19.Rfc1 Re8 20.Bb5+/- Furman-Geller/USSR ch/1970/] 18.Nd4! /\ 19.Nb3, 19.Ne6
18...Qf8
? Timman [>=18...Kf8+/- Purdy; >=18...Nf8+/- Purdy; >=18...Nf6 19.Nb3 Nd7~~ Timman (19...Ne4 20.f3! (20.Bf3 c4 21.Qxe7 Rxe7 22.Bxe4 (22.Nd4 Nc5 23.b3 cxb3! 24.axb3 Nd3 25.Ra1 Nb4-/+ ) 22...cxb3! (22...dxe4 23.Nd4+/- ) 23.Rxc8+ Bxc8 24.Bxd5 bxa2 25.Bxa2 Rb7= 26.Rc1 Bf5 Timman) 20...c4 21.Qxe7 Rxe7 22.Nd4 (22.fxe4 cxb3= ) 22...Nc5 23.b3 _|_ +/-/+/= Timman; 19...c4+/- Purdy) 20.Bb5 Nf6 ] 19.Nxe6! fxe6 20.e4! d4? [>=20...Nf6 Purdy 21.exd5 exd5 22.Bf3+/- Timman; 20...c4 21.Qh3 Qf7 22.Bh5 (22.Bg4 Re8 23.exd5 exd5 24.Rfe1 Ne5 (24...Rxe1+ 25.Rxe1 Kf8 ) 25.Bh5 g6 26.Qg3 Rae7 27.f4 Nd3 (27...Kh7!? ) 28.Rxe7 Rxe7 29.Bxg6 Qxf4 30.Bf7+! Kxf7 31.Rf1 Qxf1+ 32.Kxf1 Re1+ 33.Qxe1 Nxe1 34.Kxe1+- Tal) 22...Qe7 (22...g6? 23.Bg4+- ) 23.exd5 exd5 24.Rfe1 Qf6 25.Bg4+- Timman]
21.f4 Qe7
[>=21...Kh8 /\ 22.e5 Nb6 22.Bc4 /\ 23.e5 +/- 22...e5 23.fxe5 Qe7 24.e6 Ne5 25.Qg3! Nxc4? 26.Rf7+- Timman]
22.e5 Rb8
[22...Nb6? 23.f5 /\ 24.f6 23...exf5? (23...c4 24.Qa5 Qc5 25.b4! Qb5 (>=25...Qc6 26.Rf4 ) 26.a4!! Nxa4 27.Rxc4! Rxc4 28.Qd8++- -> Timman) 24.Qb3++- Purdy]
23.Bc4 Kh8
[>=23...Nb6 24.Qxc5 (24.Qb3!+- Tal) 24...Nxc4 25.Qxc4 Rxb2 26.Qxd4 (26.f5 Qg5 ) 26...Rab7 Purdy (26...Rxa2? 27.f5 Rd7 28.f6!+- ) ]
24.Qh3 Nf8 25.b3 a5 26.f5 exf5 27.Rxf5 Nh7 28.Rcf1
[28.Rf7?? Ng5 ] 28...Qd8 29.Qg3 Re7 30.h4 Rbb7 31.e6! Rbc7 32.Qe5 Qe8 [32...d3 33.R5f3+- Timman]
33.a4 Qd8 34.R1f2 Qe8 35.R2f3 Qd8 36.Bd3 Qe8 37.Qe4 Nf6
[37...Rxe6 38.Rf8+ Nxf8 39.Rxf8+ Qxf8 40.Qh7# ]
38.Rxf6 gxf6 39.Rxf6 Kg8 40.Bc4
/\ 41.Rf7 Timman
40...Kh8 41.Qf4 1-0