Word: countergambit
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...boiling inside, and that is not good for him. But he is a strong player, and it is too early to count him out." Two days later, Fischer opened the tenth game of the 24-game tournament with his favorite gambit: arriving nine minutes late. Spassky's countergambit: arriving three minutes after Fischer. In the actual game, Fischer, who has not been beaten since opening day, won a smashing victory in 56 moves to lead by 61 points to 31 (more than halfway to the 121 he needs to become champion). Said Larsen: "This looks like...
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