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.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf World Chess Championship match ⓘ
chess competition ⓘ
sporting event ⓘ
BobbyFischerNationality United States ⓘ
BobbyFischerScore 12.5 ⓘ
BobbyFischerTitleAfterMatch World Chess Champion ⓘ
BorisSpasskyNationality Soviet Union ⓘ
BorisSpasskyScore 8.5 ⓘ
BorisSpasskyTitleBeforeMatch World Chess Champion ⓘ
category World Chess Championship ⓘ
challenger Bobby Fischer ⓘ
chronologicalOrder 29th World Chess Championship match ⓘ
country Iceland ⓘ
defendingChampion Boris Spassky ⓘ
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 ⓘ
location Iceland ⓘ
Reykjavík ⓘ
linked to: Reykjavík, Iceland
loser Boris Spassky ⓘ
matchFormat best of 24 games ⓘ
mediaCoverageType global television and newspaper coverage ⓘ
nextEdition World Chess Championship 1975 ⓘ
nickname Match of the Century ⓘ
notableFor end of Soviet dominance in World Chess Championship ⓘ
intense Cold War political context ⓘ
massive global media coverage ⓘ
numberOfGamesScheduled 24 ⓘ
openingCeremonyLocation Reykjavík ⓘ
linked to: Reykjavík, Iceland
openingGame1 Queen’s Gambit Declined ⓘ
openingGame6 Sicilian Defense, Najdorf Variation ⓘ
linked to: Sicilian Defence
organizer FIDE ⓘ
pointsRequiredToWin 12.5 ⓘ
politicalSignificance symbolic confrontation between United States and Soviet Union ⓘ
previousEdition World Chess Championship 1969 ⓘ
resultingChampionNationality American ⓘ
sport chess ⓘ
startDate 1972-07-11 ⓘ
timeControl classical ⓘ
titleContested World Chess Champion ⓘ
venue Laugardalshöll ⓘ
winner Bobby Fischer ⓘ
year 1972 ⓘ

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Pawn Sacrifice → mainSubject → World Chess Championship 1972 ⓘ
Pawn Sacrifice → basedOn → 1972 World Chess Championship ⓘ
linked to: World Chess Championship 1972
World Chess Championship 1972 → chronologicalOrder → 29th World Chess Championship match ⓘ
linked to: World Chess Championship 1972
Boris Spassky → notableMatch → World Chess Championship 1972 ⓘ
Boris Spassky → participatedIn → World Chess Championship 1972 ⓘ