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Fischer shocked the world by opening with 1.c4, which he virtually never did in big games.  His favorite was always 1.e4 as an opening.

Fischer shocked the world by opening with 1.c4, which he virtually never did in big games.  His favorite was always 1.e4 as an opening.

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'''''.   

 

 

Fischer quickly added another surprise by playing 3.d4, which turned the game into a Queen's Gambit which Fischer had also almost never played before in a big game.

== Pivotal move ==

== Pivotal move ==