The Chess Mind

According to the Chess Cafe's calendar, August 31 is noteworthy for three events in chess history: the death of Andre Philidor (1795), the birth of Petar Trifunovic, and the death of Moshe Czerniak. Yet, noteworthy as those events are, there's a fourth I think even more significant taken as a chess event: it was the day of Fischer's championship-clinching victory in game 21 over Boris Spassky in their 1972 match! Granted, the game was adjourned and Spassky only telephoned in his resignation (without resumption) the next day, but all the real work occured on the 31st.

So, to commemorate the day, that game, along with games from the three players mentioned above, are offered for your replaying pleasure here. Enjoy!