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Boris Spassky vs Bobby Fischer - Santa Monica 1966 - Gruenfeld Defense (D86) (Chessworld.net)

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â–ºPlaylists: http://www.chessworld.net/chessclubs/playlistvideosstructure.asp â–ºKingscrusher's Greatest Hit Videos! : http://tinyurl.com/6vvx6qe â–ºPlay FREE online chess at http://www.chessworld.net or realtime at http://www.chessclub.com/from/kingscrusher Annotated PGN: [Event "Santa Monica Rd: 8"] [Site "Santa Monica Rd: 8"] [Date "1966.07.28"] [Round "8"] [White "Boris Spassky"] [Black "Robert James Fischer"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "D87"] [Annotator "Tryfon"] [PlyCount "108"] [EventDate "1966.??.??"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Bc4 c5 8. Ne2 Nc6 9. Be3 O-O 10. O-O Qc7 11. Rc1 Rd8 12. Qe1 e6 13. f4 Na5 14. Bd3 f5 15. Rd1 b6 16. Qf2 cxd4 17. Bxd4 Bxd4 18. cxd4 Bb7 19. Ng3 Qf7 (19... Qg7) (19... Qg7 20. d5 fxe4 21. Bxe4 Bxd5 22. f5 Bxe4 (22... gxf5 23. Nxf5 exf5 24. Bxd5+ Kh8 25. Bxa8 Rxa8 26. Qxf5) 23. Rxd8+ Rxd8 24. f6 Qf7 25. Nxe4 h6 26. Qe3 Kh7 27. Rf3 Rd1+ 28. Kf2 Rd5 29. Rh3 h5 30. Ng5+ Rxg5 31. Qxg5) (19... Qg7) 20. d5 fxe4 21. dxe6 Qxe6 22. f5 (22. Bxe4 Rxd1 23. Rxd1 Bxe4 24. Re1) 22... Qf7 ( 22... gxf5 23. Nxf5 exd3 24. Qg3+ Kh8 (24... Kf7 25. Qg7+ Ke8 26. Nd6+ Rxd6 ( 26... Qxd6 27. Qf7#) 27. Rf8#) 25. Qg7#) (22... gxf5 23. Nxf5 exd3 24. Qg3+ Qg6 (24... Kf7 25. Qg7+ Ke8 26. Nd6+ Rxd6 (26... Qxd6 27. Qf7#) 27. Rf8#) 25. Ne7+) (22... gxf5 23. Nxf5 Qf6 24. Qe3 Kh8 25. Nh6 Qg6 26. Nf7+ Kg8 27. Nxd8) 23. Bxe4 Rxd1 24. Rxd1 Rf8 25. Bb1 Qf6 (25... Qe7) (25... Qc7) (25... Kh8 26. Qb2+) 26. Qc2 Kh8 (26... g5 27. Nh5 Qf7 28. Qe2 Nc4 29. h4 gxh4 30. Qg4+ Kh8 31. f6 Rg8 32. Qg7+ Rxg7 33. fxg7+ Qxg7 34. Nxg7 Kxg7 35. Rd7+) 27. fxg6 hxg6 28. Qd2 (28. Qxg6 Qf2+ 29. Kh1 Qxg2#) (28. Qxg6 Qf2+ 29. Kh1 Qxg2#) 28... Kg7 29. Rf1 Qe7 30. Qd4+ Rf6 31. Ne4 Bxe4 32. Bxe4 Qc5 33. Qxc5 Rxf1+ 34. Kxf1 bxc5 35. h4 Nc4 36. Ke2 Ne5 37. Ke3 Kf6 38. Kf4 Nf7 39. Ke3 g5 (39... Nh6 40. Kd3 Nf5 41. Kc4 Nxh4 42. Kxc5 Ke5 43. Bc6 Nf5 44. a4 g5 45. Bb7 Ne3 46. Kb5 g4 47. Ka6 Nc4 48. Kxa7 Nd6 49. a5) 40. h5 Nh6 41. Kd3 Ke6 42. Ba8 Kd6 43. Kc4 g4 44. a4 Ng8 45. a5 Nh6 46. Be4 g3 47. Kb5 Ng8 48. Bb1 Nh6 49. Ka6 Kc6 50. Ba2 Kd6 51. Kxa7 Kc7 52. Bd5 Ng4 53. Ka6 Nh6 54. Kb5 Ng8 (54... Ng4 55. a6) (54... Kd6 55. Kc4 ( 55. a6)) (54... Kd6 55. a6 Kxd5 56. a7) 1-0 Unannotated PGN: [Event "Santa Monica Rd: 8"] [Site "Santa Monica Rd: 8"] [Date "1966.07.28"] [EventDate "?"] [Round "8"] [Result "1-0"] [White "Boris Spassky"] [Black "Robert James Fischer"] [ECO "D86"] [WhiteElo "?"] [BlackElo "?"] [PlyCount "99"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Bc4 c5 8. Ne2 Nc6 9. Be3 O-O 10. O-O Qc7 11. Rc1 Rd8 12. Qe1 e6 13. f4 Na5 14. Bd3 f5 15. Rd1 b6 16. Qf2 cxd4 17. Bxd4 Bxd4 18. cxd4 Bb7 19. Ng3 Qf7 20. d5 fxe4 21. dxe6 Qxe6 22. f5 Qf7 23. Bxe4 Rxd1 24. Rxd1 Rf8 25. Bb1 Qf6 26. Qc2 Kh8 27. fxg6 hxg6 28. Qd2 Kg7 29. Rf1 Qe7 30. Qd4+ Rf6 31. Ne4 Bxe4 32. Bxe4 Qc5 33. Qxc5 Rxf1+ 34. Kxf1 bxc5 35. h4 Nc4 36. Ke2 Ne5 37. Ke3 Kf6 38. Kf4 Nf7 39. Ke3 g5 40. h5 Nh6 41. Kd3 Ke6 42. Ba8 Kd6 43. Kc4 g4 44. a4 Ng8 45. a5 Nh6 46. Be4 g3 47. Kb5 Ng8 48. Bb1 Nh6 49. Ka6 Kc6 50. Ba2 1-0 â–ºSubscribe for my regular chess videos: http://goo.gl/zpktUK â–ºSupport the channel by donating via PayPal: http://goo.gl/7HJcDq

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