The Boston Globe Boston, Massachusetts Wednesday, July 19, 1972 - Page 56
Fischer-Spassky World Chess
At Reykjavik, Iceland
Fourth Match
Fischer (White) Spassky (Black)
1. e4 c5
2. Nf3 d6
3. d4 cxd4
4. Nxd4 Nf6
5. Nc3 Nc6
6. Bc4 e6
7. Bb3 Be7
This is Fischer's favorite way of meeting the Sicilian defense.
8. Be3 O-O
9. O-O a6
10. f4 Nxd4
11. Bxd4 b5
12. a3 Bb7
13. Qd3 a5
14. e5 dxe5
15. fxe5 Nd7
16. Nxb5
(White accepts the pawn sacrifice at the cost of allowing black considerable counter-play).
16. … Nc5
17. Bxc5 Bxc5+
18. Kh1 Qg5
19. Qe2 Rad8
20. Rad1 Rxd1
21. Rxd1 h5
22. Nd6 Ba8
23. Bc4 h4
24. h3 Be3
25. Qg4 Qxe5
26. Qxh4 g5
It is too dangerous for black to take off the QN pawn since white would then be able to break through black's defenses with NxP.
27. Qg4 Bc5
Black now definitely has the upper hand.
28. Nb5 Kg7
29. Nd4 Rh8
30. Nf3 Bxf3
31. Qxf3 Bd6
32. Qc3 Qxc3
33. bxc3 Be5
Fischer has emerged safe and sound from the melee and the game now looks likely to end in a draw.
34. Rd7 Kf6
35. Kg1 Bxc3
36. Be2 Be5
37. Kf1 Rc8
38. Bh5 Rc7
39. Rxc7 Bxc7
40. a4 Ke7
41. Ke2 f5
42. Kd3 Be5
43. c4 Kd6
44. Bf7 Bg3
45. c5+ 1/2-1/2
Spassky (needing 12 points) leads Fischer (needing 12½ points) 2½-1½.
CAPTION: It's A Draw—This is how the board looked at end of fourth game in world chess championship. (AP)
In Anglo-Saxon chess notation, each file on the playing board is listed according to the first initial of the piece originally posted on it, while ranks are numbered from 1-8 away from the player. A rank is a row of eight squares parallel to the white and black sides. Files are perpendicular to the ranks.
An example of a move in descriptive notation would be “P-QB4” or pawn to queen's bishop four, with the initial of the moving piece followed by the designation of the square moved to.
The symbol “X” indicates a capture. The symbol &lduqo;O-O” indicates a castling maneuver. “CH” means a move has placed an opponent's king in check. The symbol “M” or mate means checkmate and the game is over. The symbol “KT” is used for knight.
