CHESS RESULTS : Spassky Defeats Fischer in Game 4; Match Tied

Former world chess champion Boris Spassky defeated Bobby Fischer in the fourth game of the “Revenge Match of the Century” on Sunday in Sveti Stefan, Yugoslavia. The score is now 1-1, with two draws.

Spassky, playing white, opened with the Queen’s Gambit, which Fischer accepted for the first time in his public career.

Spassky responded cautiously, and Fischer gained a small advantage.

However, in trying for a win, Fischer rashly weakened his position, particularly at move 28.

Spassky took charge and notched his first victory over Fischer since their historic world championship match in Reykjavik, Iceland, in 1972.

The fifth game is scheduled for Wednesday. The match will continue until one player wins 10 games.

The moves of Sunday’s game are listed below.

Spassky-Fischer 4:

1 d4 d5 2 c4 dxc4 3 Nf3 Nf6

4 e3 e6 5 Bxc4 c5 6 0-0 a6

7 dxc5 Qxd1 8 Rxd1 Bxc5

9 b3 Nbd7 10 Bb2 b6 11 Nc3 Bb7

12 Rac1 Be7 13 Nd4 Rc8 14 f3 b5

15 Be2 Bc5 16 Kf1 Ke7 17 e4 g5

18 Nb1 g4 19 Ba3 b4 20 Rxc5 Nxc5

21 Bxb4 Rhd8 22 Na3 gxf3

23 gxf3 Nfd7 24 Nc4 Ba8

25 Kf2 Rg8 26 h4 Rc7 27 Nc2 Rb8

28 Ba3 h5 29 Rg1 Kf6 30 Ke3 a5

31 Rg5 a4 32 b4 Nb7 33 b5 Nbc5

34 Nd4 e5 35 Nxe5 Nxe5

36 Rf5+ Kg7 37 Rxe5 Nxe4

38 Bd3 Rc3 39 Bb4 Rxd3+

40 Kxd3 Nf6 41 Bd6 Rc8

42 Rg5+ Kh7 43 Be5 Ne8

44 Rxh5+ Kg6 45 Rg5+ Kh7

46 Bf4 f6 47 Rf5 Kg6

48 b6 Rd8 49 Ra5 Bxf3

50 h5+, Black Resigns.