Candidates qf3
San Juan 1974 San Juan 1974| Date | Type | Elo Average | Games | Rounds |
| 1974 | Match | 2623 | 6 | 6 |
| Name | ELO | Points | ||
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GM Spassky, Boris V | 2650 | 4.5 | |
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GM Byrne, Robert E | 2595 | 1.5 | |
Candidates qf3 Games
| White | Black | Result | Round | Date | Opening | View |
| Byrne, R | Spassky, B | ½-½ | 1 | 1974 | B81 Sicilian, Scheveningen, Keres attack |   |
| Spassky, B | Byrne, R | ½-½ | 2 | 1974 | B92 Sicilian, Najdorf, Opovcensky variation |   |
| Byrne, R | Spassky, B | 0-1 | 3 | 1974 | C95 Ruy Lopez, closed, Breyer, 10.d4 | |
| Spassky, B | Byrne, R | 1-0 | 4 | 1974 | B93 Sicilian, Najdorf, 6.f4 | |
| Byrne, R | Spassky, B | ½-½ | 5 | 1974 | B81 Sicilian, Scheveningen, Keres attack | |
| Spassky, B | Byrne, R | 1-0 | 6 | 1974 | B52 Sicilian, Canal-Sokolsky attack, 3...Bd7 | |