World Chess Championship 1972
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The World Chess Championship 1972 was the iconic Cold War-era title match in Reykjavík between Bobby Fischer and Boris Spassky, widely regarded as one of the most famous chess matches in history.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| 1972 World Chess Championship | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
World Chess Championship match
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chess competition ⓘ sporting event ⓘ |
| BobbyFischerNationality | United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| BobbyFischerScore | 12.5 ⓘ |
| BobbyFischerTitleAfterMatch | World Chess Champion NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| BorisSpasskyNationality | Soviet Union NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| BorisSpasskyScore | 8.5 ⓘ |
| BorisSpasskyTitleBeforeMatch | World Chess Champion NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category | World Chess Championship NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| challenger | Bobby Fischer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| chronologicalOrder | 29th World Chess Championship match NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Iceland ⓘ |
| defendingChampion | Boris Spassky NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| endDate | 1972-09-01 ⓘ |
| era | Cold War ⓘ |
| finalScore | 12.5–8.5 in favor of Bobby Fischer ⓘ |
| game1Result | win for Boris Spassky ⓘ |
| game2Result | win for Boris Spassky by forfeit ⓘ |
| game3Result | win for Bobby Fischer ⓘ |
| governingBody | FIDE NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| location |
Iceland
NERFINISHED
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Reykjavík NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| loser | Boris Spassky NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| matchFormat | best of 24 games ⓘ |
| mediaCoverageType | global television and newspaper coverage ⓘ |
| nextEdition | World Chess Championship 1975 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nickname | Match of the Century NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
end of Soviet dominance in World Chess Championship
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intense Cold War political context ⓘ massive global media coverage ⓘ |
| numberOfGamesScheduled | 24 ⓘ |
| openingCeremonyLocation | Reykjavík NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| openingGame1 | Queen’s Gambit Declined NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| openingGame6 | Sicilian Defense, Najdorf Variation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| organizer | FIDE NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| pointsRequiredToWin | 12.5 ⓘ |
| politicalSignificance | symbolic confrontation between United States and Soviet Union ⓘ |
| previousEdition | World Chess Championship 1969 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| resultingChampionNationality | American ⓘ |
| sport | chess ⓘ |
| startDate | 1972-07-11 ⓘ |
| timeControl | classical ⓘ |
| titleContested | World Chess Champion NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| venue | Laugardalshöll NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| winner | Bobby Fischer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| year | 1972 ⓘ |
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1972 World Chess Championship