This article lists the times taken for the moves of game 12 of the 1972 World Chess Championship Match between Bobby Fischer and Boris Spassky.
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Game 12, August 8-9, 1972
Fischer Spassky
White Black
(ar) (0:09)
1. c4 (0:10)
(Spassky arrived 30 seconds after Fischer's clock was started and then disappeared until five minutes after Fischer made his move.)
1. ... e6 (0:05)
2. Nf3 (0:11) d5 (0:06)
3. d4 (0:11) Nf6 (0:06)
4. Nc3 (0:11) Be7 (0:06)
5. Bg5 (0:11) h6 (0:06)
6. Bh4 (0:12) 0-0 (0:06)
7. e3 (0:12) Nbd7 (0:06)
8. Rc1 (0:17) c6 (0:09)
9. Bd3 (0:20) dxc4 (0:09)
10. Bxc4 (0:20) b5 (0:10)
11. Bd3 (0:21) a6 (0:11)
12. a4 (0:40) bxa4 (0:12)
13. Nxa4 (0:49) Qa5+ (0:12)
14. Nd2 (0:51) Bb4 (0:16)
15. Nc3 (0:54) c5 (0:20)
16. Nb3 (1:01) Qd8 (0:45)
17. 0-0 (1:03) cxd4 (0:47)
18. Nxd4 (1:03) Bb7 (0:48)
19. Be4 (1:13) Qb8 (0:53)
20. Bg3 (1:21) Qa7 (0:54)
21. Nc6 (1:21) Bxc6 (0:55)
22. Bxc6 (1:21) Rac8 (0:59)
23. Na4 (1:23) Rfd8 (1:14)
24. Bf3 (1:32) a5 (1:20)
25. Rc6 (1:42) Rxc6 (1:25)
26. Bxc6 (1:43) Rc8 (1:26)
27. Bf3 (1:44) Qa6 (1:36)
28. h3 (1:46) Qb5 (1:38)
29. Be2 (1:47) Qc6 (1:42)
30. Bf3 (1:48) Qb5 (1:43)
31. b3 (1:53) Be7 (1:48)
32. Be2 (1:54) Qb4 (1:51)
33. Ba6 (1:58) Rc6 (1:53)
34. Bd3 (2:02) Nc5 (2:06)
35. Qf3 (2:09) Rc8 (2:07)
36. Nxc5 (2:13) Bxc5 (2:09)
37. Rc1 (2:15) Rd8 (2:12)
38. Bc4 (2:17) Qd2 (2:19)
39. Rf1 (2:17) Bb4 (2:22)
40. Bc7 (2:20) Rd7 (2:29)
41. Qc6(s) (2:38) Qc2
42. Be5 Rd2 (2:29)
43. Qa8+ (2:40) Kh7 (2:30)
44. Bxf6 (2:41) gxf6 (2:30)
45. Qf3 (2:42) f5 (2:31)
46. g4 (2:54) Qe4 (2:38)
47. Kg2 (2:58) Kg6 (2:45)
48. Rc1 (3:03) Ba3 (2:45)
49. Ra1 (3:04) Bb4 (2:48)
50. Rc1 (3:09) Be7 (3:08)
51. gxf5+ exf5
52. Re1 (3:16) Rxf2+ (3:17)
53. Kxf2 (3:16) Bh4+ (3:17)
54. Ke2 (3:16) Qxf3+
55. Kxf3 Bxe1
½-½
(ar) indicates the player’s arrival at the board.
(s) indicates a sealed move.
According to my notes, it looks like, for once, both players were on time to the adjournment session.
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