CHESS RESULTS : Fischer, Spassky Play to Third Straight Draw

Bobby Fischer and Boris Spassky, rivals in the most lucrative chess match ever played, agreed to their third straight draw Sunday in Belgrade, Yugoslavia. The two former world champions will continue their $5-million rematch until one player wins 10 games. Fischer currently leads, 5-3, with seven draws.

Sunday’s game began with a surprise as Fischer, playing White, scrapped his favorite 1 e4 for 1 c4, a move he has used only four times in his career. A critical situation arose after Spassky chose a risky sacrifice of his bishop at move 23. Fischer missed the strongest 30th move, and the draw was agreed upon three moves later.

The 16th game is scheduled for Wednesday.

The moves of Sunday’s game are listed below.

Fischer-Spassky 15: 1 c4 e6

2 Nf3 Nf6 3 g3 d5 4 Bg2 Be7 5 0-0 0-0

6 d4 Nbd7 7 Nbd2 b6 8 cxd5 exd5

9 Ne5 Bb7 10 Ndf3 Ne4 11 Bf4 Ndf6

12 Rc1 c5 13 dxc5 bxc5 14 Ng5 Nxg5

15 Bxg5 Ne4 16 Bxe7 Qxe7

17 Bxe4 dxe4 18 Nc4 e3 19 f3 Rad8

20 Qb3 Rfe8 21 Rc3 Bd5 22 Rfc1 g6

23 Qa3 Bxf3 24 exf3 e2 25 Re1 Rd1

26 Kf2 Rxe1 27 Kxe1 Qd7 28 Qb3 Qh3

29 Ne3 Qxh2 30 g4 Rb8 31 Qd5 Rxb2

32 Qd8+ Kg7 33 Nf5+ gxf5, Drawn.