(1) Spassky,B (2660) - Fischer,R (2785) [B97]
Wch28-Reykjavik (7), 1972



1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.Bg5 e6 7.f4 Qb6 8.Qd2 Qxb2 9.Nb3 Qa3
[9...Nc6 10.Bxf6 (10.a3 /\ 11.Ra2 +- 10...Na5! ) 10...gxf6 11.Na4 Qa3 12.Nb6 Rb8 13.Nc4 Qa4 14.Be2 (14.Rd1 ) 14...b5 15.Nxd6+ Bxd6 16.Qxd6 Qb4+ /+/= Timman; 9...Nbd7 10.a3 Nc5 ] 10.Bd3 Be7 11.0-0 h6! 12.Bh4 [12.Bxf6 Bxf6 13.e5 Be7! (13...dxe5 14.Ne4 exf4 (14...Qe7 15.Nxf6+ gxf6 16.fxe5 fxe5 17.Qc3 Nc6 18.Be4N ) 15.Nxf6+ gxf6 16.Qc3! Nd7 17.Rxf4N ) 14.Rae1!~~ Timman (14.f5 dxe5 ; 14.Ne4 d5 ) ] 12...Nxe4 13.Nxe4 Bxh4 14.f5! [14.Qc3 0-0 Timman] 14...exf5 15.Bb5+ [15.Nxd6+? Qxd6 16.Bb5+ Ke7-+ Purdy; 15.Qf4 Be7 Timman]
15...axb5
[15...Ke7 16.Qf4 (16.Qc3 Nc6 17.Qxg7 Be6-/+ ) 16...g5 (16...fxe4 17.Qxf7+ Kd8 18.Qxg7+- ) 17.Qe3! (17.Nxg5 Bxg5 18.Rae1+ Kd8 (18...Be6 19.Qxf5 ) 19.Qd4! axb5 20.Qb6+ (20.Qxh8+ Kc7-/+ ) 20...Kd7 21.Rxf5 Nc6 22.Rxf7+ (22.Rd5 Be7-/+ ) 22...Be7-/+ ) 17...Be6! (17...fxe4 18.Qxe4+ Be6 19.Bc4!+- d5 20.Bxd5 Qd6 21.Rad1 ; 17...axb5 18.Nxd6+! Be6 (18...Kd8 19.Rad1+- ) 19.Nxf5++- ) 18.Bc4 Bxc4 19.Rxf5N Timman 19...Be6 20.Raf1! ] 16.Nxd6+ Kf8 [16...Ke7? 17.Nxb5+- /\ 18.Qb4 Purdy/Timman]
17.Nxc8 Nc6 18.Nd6
[18.Qd7 g6 19.Nd6 (19.Qxb7 Kg7 20.Nb6 Qa7 21.Qxc6 Rab8 -/+/-+ Timman) 19...Ne5! (19...Be7 20.Nxf5! gxf5 (20...Rd8 ; 20...Qa7+ ) 21.Qxf5 ~/=/-/+ Timman) 20.Qxb7 Qxd6! 21.Qxa8+ Kg7 22.Qb7 (22.Qa7! Ng4 23.Qd4+~~ Timman) 22...Rb8 23.Rad1 (23.Qa7 Ng4 24.g3 (24.Qd4+! Timman) 24...Bxg3!-+ Tal) 23...Bf2+!! 24.Kxf2 (24.Kh1 Qxd1!-+ ) 24...Ng4+-+ Tal; 18.Qf4 Rxc8 19.Qxh4 Qe7 Purdy; 18.Rxf5 Rxc8 19.Qd7 Ne7-+ Timman]
18...Rd8 19.Nxb5 Qe7!?
[19...Rxd2 20.Nxa3 Rd5 Purdy 21.Nc4 g6 22.Rad1=/+ Timman] 20.Qf4 g6 21.a4 Bg5 -/+/-+ [21...Kg7-+ Purdy /\ 22... Rhe8 Timman 22.a5! /\ 23.a6 Timman] 22.Qc4 Be3+ 23.Kh1 f4 24.g3 g5 [24...Ne5! 25.Qe4? (25.Qe2 g5-+ ; 25.Qc3! >< /^ a(1-h8) Timman) 25...f5 26.Qg2 f3!-+ Tal] 25.Rae1 /\ 26.gf gf 27.Rf4 Timman
25...Qb4
[25...Ne5 26.Qe4! ; 25...Rd4? 26.N5xd4 Qe4+ 27.Rf3 Timman]
26.Qxb4+ Nxb4 27.Re2 Kg7
[>=27...Nc6 Gligoric 28.gxf4 gxf4 (28...Bxf4 29.Nc5 ) 29.c3 /\ 30.N3d4 29...Kg7 30.Rg2+ Kh7 (30...Kf6 31.N3d4-/+ ) 31.N3d4!-/+ Timman] 28.Na5 b6 [>=28...Rd7 29.Nc4 Rhd8 (29...Rc8? 30.Nbd6! ) 30.Nxe3 fxe3 31.Rxe3 (31.c3 Nd5 32.c4 Nb6-+ ) 31...Nxc2 32.Ref3 Re7-+ Timman]
29.Nc4 Nd5 30.Ncd6 Bc5
[>=30...Kg6 31.c4 /\ 32.Nf7 31...Nf6 32.Rg2 (32.a5 bxa5 33.gxf4 Bxf4 34.c5 Ne8-+ ) 32...Nh5! (32...fxg3 33.Rxg3 Bc5 34.Rgf3N ; 32...Bc5 33.Nb7 /\ 34.gf~/=) 33.Re2 -/+/-+ Timman] 31.Nb7 Rc8?! [31...Ne3!-+ Tal 32.Nxd8 (32.Rfe1 f3! 33.Rf2 /\ 34.Nc5 (33.Nxd8 Rxd8 34.Rf2 Ng4 35.Rxf3?? Rd2!-+ Purdy) 33...Ng4 34.Rxf3 Rd2 35.Nxc5 bxc5 36.Re7!= Rf8 (36...Rxh2+ 37.Kg1 Rf8 38.Nd6 ) 37.h3 Timman) 32...Nxf1 ]
32.c4 Ne3 33.Rf3 Nxc4 34.gxf4 g4 35.Rd3 h5 36.h3! Na5 37.N7d6 Bxd6 38.Nxd6 Rc1+ 39.Kg2 Nc4 40.Ne8+! Kg6 41.h4!
Abgabezug [41.Rd5 f6 (41...Rc2 42.Rg5+ Kh6 43.Rxc2 Ne3+ 44.Kg3 Nxc2 45.Nd6+- Timman) 42.h4 (42.Re6 Kf7 (42...Rf8 43.h4= ) 43.f5 Rxe8 44.Rd7+ Kf8 45.Rxf6+= Timman) 42...Rc3!-/+ Gligoric] 41...f6 42.Re6 Rc2+ 43.Kg1 [43.Kg3 Rf8 /\ 44... Nd2 45... Nf1# Timman]
43...Kf5 44.Ng7+ Kxf4
[44...Kg6? 45.f5+! (45.Ne8 Rf8 46.Rd5-/+ ) 45...Kxg7 46.Rd7+ Kf8 47.Rd8++- ] 45.Rd4+ Kg3 [45...Kf3 46.Rd3+= Timman] 46.Nf5+ Kf3 47.Ree4 [47.Rd3+ Kf4 48.Ng3! +- Keene 48...Rc1+! (48...Nd2 49.Rxf6+ Ke5= Timman) 49.Kf2 Rc2+! 50.Ke1 Rc1+ 51.Ke2 Rc2+! 52.Kd1 Rd2+! 53.Rxd2 Nxd2 54.Kxd2 Kxg3-/+ Nei; 47.Re1 +- Januss 47...Rg2+ 48.Kh1 g3!-/+ Lehmann (48...Rc2 49.Rf1+ Ke2 50.Ng3+ Ke3 51.Nf5+= Timman) ] 47...Rc1+ 48.Kh2 Rc2+ 49.Kg1 1/2-1/2