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The 1972 Fischer – Spassky Times for Game 21

This article lists the times taken for the moves of the 21st and final game of the World Chess Championship Match between Boris Spassky and Bobby Fischer.  Fischer won this game to go 4 games ahead with only three to play.

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Game 21, August 31st-September 1st, 1972

    Spassky         Fischer
    White           Black
                    (ar)  (0:03)
 1. e4     (0:00)   c5    (0:04)
 2. Nf3    (0:01)   e6    (0:04)
 3. d4     (0:02)   cxd4  (0:04)
 4. Nxd4   (0:02)   a6    (0:04)
 5. Nc3    (0:04)   Nc6   (0:05)
 6. Be3    (0:05)   Nf6   (0:10)
 7. Bd3    (0:15)   d5    (0:14)
 8. exd5   (0:29)   exd5  (0:16)
 9. 0-0    (0:39)   Bd6   (0:19)
10. Nxc6   (0:53)   bxc6  (0:20)

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The 1972 Fischer – Spassky Times for Game 7

This article lists the times taken in Game 7 by Fischer and Spassky.
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Game 7, July 25th, 1972

Spassky       Fischer
White         Black
1. e4    (0:00)  (ar)  (0:05)
1. ...           c5    (0:06)
2. Nf3   (0:01)  d6    (0:06)
3. d4    (0:01)  cxd4  (0:06)
4. Nxd4  (0:01)  Nf6   (0:06)
5. Nc3   (0:02)  a6    (0:06)
6. Bg5   (0:04)  e6    (0:06)
7. f4    (0:05)  Qb6   (0:07)
8. Qd2   (0:07)  Qxb2  (0:07)
9. Nb3   (0:08)  Qa3   (0:10)
10. Bd3   (0:12)  Be7   (0:19)
11. 0-0   (0:20)  h6    (0:28)
12. Bh4   (0:55)  Nxe4  (0:37)

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The 1972 Fischer – Spassky Times for Game 4

This article lists the times taken by Bobby Fischer and Boris Spassky for their moves in Game 4 of their World Championship Chess Match in Reykjavik, Iceland, in 1972.

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Game 4, July 18th, 1972

    Fischer        Spassky
    White          Black
 1. e4    (0:07)   c5    (0:00)
 2. Nf3   (0:07)   d6    (0:00)
 3. d4    (0:07)   cxd4  (0:00)
 4. Nxd4  (0:07)   Nf6   (0:00)
 5. Nc3   (0:07)   Nc6   (0:00)
 6. Bc4   (0:08)   e6    (0:01)
 7. Bb3   (0:08)   Be7   (0:01)
 8. Be3   (0:16)   0-0   (0:02)
 9. 0-0   (0:16)   a6    (0:02)
10. f4    (0:18)   Nxd4  (0:03)

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