  We examine the prospects for the resonance spin flavour precession as a
solution to the solar neutrino problem. We study seven different realistic
solar magnetic field profiles and, by numerically integrating the evolution
equations, perform a fit of the event rates for the three types of solar
neutrino experiments (Ga, Cl and SuperKamiokande) and a fit of the energy
spectrum of the recoil electrons in SuperKamiokande. A $\chi^2$ analysis shows
that the quality of the rate fits is excellent for two of the field profiles
and good for all others with $\chi^2 /d.o.f.$ always well below unity.
Regarding the fits for the energy spectrum, their quality is better than that
for the small mixing angle MSW solution of the solar neutrino problem, at the
same level as that for the large mixing angle MSW solution but worse than that
for the vacuum oscillations one. The experimental data on the spectrum are
however largely uncertain especially in the high energy sector, so that it is
too early yet to draw any clear conclusions on the likeliest type of particle
physics solution to the solar neutrino problem.
