The 1972 Fischer – Spassky Times for Game 9

This article lists the times taken for the moves of the 1972 Fischer-Spassky World Chess Championship Match.

Game 9, August 1st, 1972

    Spassky        Fischer
    White          Black
                   (ar)  (0:10)
 1. d4    (0:00)   Nf6   (0:12)
(When Fischer appeared, Spassky had already left and did not come back until 4 minutes after Fischer's move.)
    (ar)  (0:04)
 2. c4    (0:04)   e6    (0:13)
 3. Nf3   (0:05)   d5    (0:14)
 4. Nc3   (0:06)   c5    (0:22)
 5. cxd5  (0:07)   Nxd5  (0:22)

 6. e4             Nxc3
 7. bxc3           cxd4
 8. cxd4  (0:08)   Nc6   (0:23)
 9. Bc4   (0:16)   b5    (0:43)
10. Bd3   (0:19)   Bb4+  (0:46)
11. Bd2   (0:19)   Bxd2+ (0:49)
12. Qxd2  (0:19)   a6    (0:51)
13. a4    (0:41)   0-0   (0:55)
14. Qc3   (0:46)   Bb7   (0:56)
15. axb5  (0:53)   axb5  (0:56)
16. 0-0   (0:59)   Qb6   (0:58)
17. Rab1  (1:08)   b4    (1:03)
18. Qd2   (1:26)   Nxd4  (1:14)
19. Nxd4  (1:27)   Qxd4  (1:15)
20. Rxb4  (1:27)   Qd7   (1:20)
21. Qe3   (1:28)   Rfd8  (1:23)
22. Rfb1  (1:31)   Qxd3  (1:27)
23. Qxd3  (1:31)   Rxd3  (1:27)
24. Rxb7  (1:31)   g5    (1:30)
25. Rb8+           Rxb8
26. Rxb8+          Kg7
27. f3    (1:37)   Rd2   (1:32)
28. h4    (1:38)   h6    (1:41)
29. hxg5           hxg5
    ½-½

(ar) indicates the arrival of the player at the board.

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