Spassky had thought about the possibility of a surprise 1.c4 opening, and had told his advisers that he would handle it with Tartakower's Defense in response (7...b6). Spassky had played this defense often in tournaments '''''and had never lost with it'''''. Spassky even embellished it with a Queen's Gambit, which Fischer declined. | Spassky had thought about the possibility of a surprise 1.c4 opening, and had told his advisers that he would handle it with Tartakower's Defense in response (7...b6). Spassky had played this defense often in tournaments '''''and had never lost with it'''''. Spassky even embellished it with a Queen's Gambit, which Fischer declined. |