[Event "Belgrade"] [Site "?"] [Round "27"] [White "Fischer"] [Black "Spassky"] [ECO "C68"] [Opening "Spanish: Exchange, 4...dxc6"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Bxc6 dxc6 5. O-O f6 6. d4 exd4 7. Nxd4 c5 8. Ne2 Qxd1 9. Rxd1 Bd7 10. Nbc3 Ne7 {This takes control of the important d5 square, and the knight can be developed later at g6.} 11. Bf4 O-O-O 12. Rd2 { This is a new idea. Fischer intends to create pressure on the d-file. But the standard plan with 12.Bg3 makes more sense.} 12... Ng6 13. Bg3 Ne5 14. Bxe5 { 14.b3 prevents the knight from entering at c4, but the pawn can go there instead.} 14... c4 15. Nd5 Bd6 16. Rad1 Be6 { This position is even. fxe5 Rad1 c4} 17. Kf1 Bc5 {Black's active bishops give him the advantage, but Fischer manages to redeploy his knights and keep the balance.} 18. Ng1 Bg4 {Rxd8+ Rxd8 Rxd8+ Kxd8 Nce2 Ke7} 19. Ke1 b5 20. c3 { Kf6 h3} 20... Bh5 {Ng3 24.g4 is more active. Bf7} 21. Nf3 g6 {Nf1 g5!? This is an attempt to rattle White's position and create some targets for the bishops. But it allows White to establish strong outposts on the weakened light squares. } 22. Ke2 {Bg6 N3d2! With this move Fischer completes his defensive program. Now the game is even, but Spassky presses on. h5 Ne3} 22... c6 {Kf3 Bf7 The exchange of dark-squared bishop for knight would bring Black nothing. Ndf1 a5 Ke2 Be6 Ng3 Kg6} 23. a3 {Bf7 Ngf5 6 Kf3 Bd7 Kg3 Be6 h4! Fischer loses patience, but 38.Ke2 would also have been equal. Bd7 hxg5 Kxg5 Nh4} 23... Bg4 {Now Black has to play carefully in order to maintain the balance. Nxg4 41.Nf3+ Bxf3 42. Kxf3 h4 hxg4 Nf5} 24. a4 {f3 gxf3 Kxf3} 24... Bf8 { This prevents the White knight from reaching e7 and d6.} 25. Ne3 {Kh5 Nf5} 25... Bc5 {The bishop at c5 dominates the knight at f5, preventing it from entering. So a draw was agreed. g4+ would have been too risky: Kg5 Ng7 Kf6 Ne8+? Kf7 Nc7 Be7 followed by Bg5 and Black is better.} *