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CHESS RESULTS : Fischer Wins, Takes 5-2 Lead Over Spassky

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Bobby Fischer won Game 11 in his chess match against Boris Spassky on Sunday, giving him a commanding 5-2 lead in the “revenge match of the century” in Sveti Stefan, Yugoslavia.

Fischer has dominated play in the last five games. Sunday’s game represented his most powerful performance yet.

The match now moves to Belgrade, where it will continue until one player wins 10 games. The exact date of Game 12 has not been announced. The moves of Sunday’s game are listed below.

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Fischer-Spassky 11: 1 e4 c5 2 Nf3 Nc6 3 Bb5 g6 4 Bxc6 bxc6 5 O-O Bg7 6 Re1 e5 7 b4 cxb4 8 a3 c5 9 axb4 cxb4 10 d4 exd4 11 Bb2 d6 12 Nxd4 Qd7 13 Nd2 Bb7 14 Nc4 Nh6 15 Nf5 Bxb2 16 Ncxd6+ Kf8 17 Nxh6 f6 18 Ndf7 Qxd1 19 Raxd1 Ke7 20 Nxh8 Rxh8 21 Nf5+ gxf5 22 exf5+ Be5 23 f4 Rc8 24 fxe5 Rxc2 25 e6 Bc6 26 Rc1 Rxc1 27 Rxc1 Kd6 28 Rd1+ Ke5 29 e7 a5 30 Rc1 Bd7 31 Rc5+ Kd4 32 Rxa5 b3 33 Ra7 Be8 34 Rb7 Kc3 35 Kf2 b2 36 Ke3 Bf7 37 g4 Kc2 38 Kd4 b1Q 39 Rxb1 Kxb1 40 Kc5 Kc2 41 Kd6, Black Resigns.

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