The Symphony
Fischer opens 1.c4 for the first time in his life and plays a positional masterpiece. When it ends, Spassky himself joins the applause.
The key moments
- 1. c4Pawn to c4. Fischer, who always played e4, surprises the world.
- 26. f5Pawn to f5. The kingside storm begins.
- 38. Rxf6Rook takes f6. The defence collapses.
- 41. Qf4Queen to f4. Spassky resigns, and applauds.
All moves
1. c4 e6 2. Nf3 d5 3. d4 Nf6 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bg5 O-O 6. e3 h6 7. Bh4 b6 8. cxd5 Nxd5 9. Bxe7 Qxe7 10. Nxd5 exd5 11. Rc1 Be6 12. Qa4 c5 13. Qa3 Rc8 14. Bb5 a6 15. dxc5 bxc5 16. O-O Ra7 17. Be2 Nd7 18. Nd4 Qf8 19. Nxe6 fxe6 20. e4 d4 21. f4 Qe7 22. e5 Rb8 23. Bc4 Kh8 24. Qh3 Nf8 25. b3 a5 26. f5 exf5 27. Rxf5 Nh7 28. Rcf1 Qd8 29. Qg3 Re7 30. h4 Rbb7 31. e6 Rbc7 32. Qe5 Qe8 33. a4 Qd8 34. R1f2 Qe8 35. R2f3 Qd8 36. Bd3 Qe8 37. Qe4 Nf6 38. Rxf6 gxf6 39. Rxf6 Kg8 40. Bc4 Kh8 41. Qf4 1-0
Replay it on the living board
In When Kings Fall this game is replayed with living armies: Bobby Fischer commands the Light, Boris Spassky the Shadow. Every capture is a duel, the key moments are shown in slow motion with commentary, and the analysis mode shows Stockfish's evaluation after every move.