CHESS RESULTS : Fischer Traps Spassky, Now Leads 6-3

Bobby Fischer won Game 16 of his $5-million rematch with Boris Spassky on Wednesday, his first victory since the match shifted to Belgrade, Yugoslavia, eight days ago. Fischer now leads, 6-3, with seven draws. He needs four more wins to end the match.

Wednesday’s game was decided in the opening. Playing Black, Fischer lured Spassky into a position that had been considered favorable to White for 30 years. But Fischer’s 14th move revealed a new idea that overturned that assessment. Although Fischer later described his idea as “an old trap,” it was new to Spassky and to other grandmasters.

The 17th game is scheduled today. The moves of Wednesday’s game are listed below.

Spassky-Fischer 16: 1 d4 Nf6 2 c4 c5 3 d5 d6 4 Nc3 g6 5 e4 Bg7 6 Bg5 h6

7 Bh4 g5 8 Bg3 Qa5 9 Bd3 Nxe4 10 Bxe4 Bxc3+ 11 bxc3 Qxc3+ 12 Kf1 f5

13 Rc1 Qf6 14 h4 g4 15 Bd3 f4 16 Ne2 fxg3 17 Nxg3 Rf8 18 Rc2 Nd7 19 Qxg4 Ne5 20 Qe4 Bd7 21 Kg1 0-0-0 22 Bf1 Rg8 23 f4 Nxc4 24 Nh5 Qf7 25 Qxc4 Qxh5

26 Rb2 Rg3 27 Be2 Qf7 28 Bf3 Rdg8 29 Qb3 b6 30 Qe3 Qf6 31 Re2 Bb5 32 Rd2 e5 33 dxe6 Bc6 34 Kf1 Bxf3, White Resigns.