CHESS RESULTS : Fischer Wins Third Straight Against Spassky

Bobby Fischer scored his third straight win Wednesday in the ninth game of his chess match with Boris Spassky--a speedy 21-move victory that came in the shortest game of the match.

Fischer now holds a 4-2 lead in the “revenge match of the century” in Sveti Stefan, Yugoslavia.

For the first time in this match, Fischer, playing white, chose the exchange variation of the Ruy Lopez, a favorite opening that he used with great success in the 1960s. On move 17, Fischer introduced a new idea. Spassky’s reply was a serious mistake, and he resigned four moves later. The game lasted only three hours and 10 minutes.

Spassky has lost two games in a row because of blunders. He admitted that he has had kidney problems and back pains that interfere with his concentration. But he has not yet asked to postpone a game.

The tenth game is scheduled for today. The match will continue until one player wins 10 games. The match will shift to Belgrade after either player reaches five wins.

The moves of Wednesday’s game are listed below.

Fischer-Spassky 9: 1 e4 e5 2 Nf3 Nc6 3 Bb5 a6 4 Bxc6 dxc6 5 0-0 f6 6 d4 exd4 7 Nxd4 c5 8 Nb3 Qxd1 9 Rxd1 Bg4

10 f3 Be6 11 Nc3 Bd6 12 Be3 b6

13 a4 0-0-0 14 a5 Kb7 15 e5 Be7

16 Rxd8 Bxd8 17 Ne4 Kc6 18 axb6 cxb6

19 Nbxc5 Bc8 20 Nxa6 fxe5

21 Nb4+, Black resigns.