CHESS RESULTS : Fischer, Spassky Play to a Draw

Boris Spassky staved off defeat in his $5-million chess match with Bobby Fischer by drawing the 27th game Saturday in Belgrade, Yugoslavia. The score remains 9-5 in Fischer’s favor, with 13 draws.

Fischer needs one more victory to win the match.

Weekly chess column: B5

Fischer-Spassky 27: 1 e4 e5

2 Nf3 Nc6 3 Bb5 a6 4 Bxc6 dxc6

5 0-0 f6 6 d4 exd4 7 Nxd4 c5

8 Ne2 Qxd1 9 Rxd1 Bd7 10 Nbc3 Ne7

11 Bf4 0-0-0 12 Rd2 Ng6 13 Bg3 Ne5

14 Bxe5 fxe5 15 Rad1 c4 16 Kf1 Bc5

17 Ng1 Bg4 18 Rxd8+ Rxd8

19 Rxd8+ Kxd8 20 Nce2 Ke7 21 Ke1 b5

22 c3 Kf6 23 h3 Bh5 24 Ng3 Bf7

25 Nf3 g6 26 Nf1 g5 27 Ke2 Bg6

28 N3d2 h5 29 Ne3 c6 30 Kf3 Bf7

31 Ndf1 a5 32 Ke2 Be6 33 Ng3 Kg6

34 a3 Bf7 35 Ngf5 Be6 36 Kf3 Bd7

37 Kg3 Be6 38 h4 Bd7 39 hxg5 Kxg5

40 Nh4 Bg4 41 Nxg4 hxg4 42 Nf5 a4

43 f3 gxf3 44 Kxf3 Bf8 45 Ne3 Kh5

46 Nf5 Bc5, Drawn.