This article lists the times taken by each player for the moves of game 8 of the 1972 Fischer Spassky World Chess Championship Match in Reykjavik, Iceland.
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Game 8, July 27, 1972
Fischer Spassky
White Black
(ar) (0:10)
1. c4 (0:10) c5 (0:01)
2. Nc3 (0:11) Nc6 (0:02)
3. Nf3 (0:13) Nf6 (0:13)
4. g3 (0:15) g6 (0:14)
5. Bg2 (0:16) Bg7 (0:14)
6. 0-0 (0:16) 0-0 (0:14)
7. d4 (0:16) cxd4 (0:14)
8. Nxd4 (0:16) Nxd4 (0:14)
9. Qxd4 (0:17) d6 (0:16)
10. Bg5 (0:25) Be6 (0:24)
11. Qf4 (0:25) Qa5 (1:23)
12. Rac1 (0:25) Rab8 (1:31)
13. b3 (0:30) Rfc8 (1:33)
14. Qd2 (0:35) a6 (1:35)
15. Be3 (0:40) b5 (1:40)
16. Ba7 (0:43) bxc4 (1:41)
17. Bxb8 (0:43) Rxb8 (1:41)
18. bxc4 (0:51) Bxc4 (1:41)
19. Rfd1 (0:54) Nd7 (1:45)
20. Nd5 (0:58) Qxd2 (1:46)
21. Nxe7+ (0:58) Kf8 (1:52)
22. Rxd2 (0:58) Kxe7 (1:53)
23. Rxc4 (0:59) Rb1+ (1:54)
24. Bf1 (0:59) Nc5 (1:54)
25. Kg2 (1:02) a5 (1:55)
26. e4 (1:05) Ba1 (2:01)
27. f4 (1:12) f6 (2:01)
28. Re2 (1:19) Ke6 (2:04)
29. Rec2 (1:22) Bb2 (2:08)
30. Be2 (1:25) h5 (2:11)
31. Rd2 (1:28) Ba3 (2:11)
32. f5+ (1:32) gxf5 (2:12)
33. exf5+ (1:34) Ke5 (2:12)
34. Rcd4 (1:38) Kxf5 (2:12)
35. Rd5+ (1:40) Ke6 (2:13)
36. Rxd6+ (1:41) Ke7 (2:13)
37. Rc6 (1:43) 1-0 (2:14)
(ar) indicates the player's arrival.
Spassky took 59 minutes for move 11, which was by far the longest time taken in any move of this 21 game match.
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