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   Bobby Fischer

   Fischer defeated Bent Larsen in a summer 1962 exhibition game in Copenhagen for Danish TV. ... The Unknown Bobby Fischer.
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   List of people who have beaten Bobby Fischer in chess

   Ólafsson defeated Fischer in the 1958 Interzonal in Portoroz and the 1959 Candidates Tournament in Yugoslavia. ... How to Beat Bobby Fischer.
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   Boris Spassky

   Although Spassky did lose the title match, he performed much better than had the three other Candidates (Mark Taimanov, Bent Larsen, and Tigran Petrosian) whom Fischer had defeated convincingly on his approach to the finals. ... | Preceded by Tigran Petrosian | World Chess Champion 1969–1972 | Succeeded by Bobby Fischer |
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   Garry Kasparov

   At age 19, he was the youngest Candidate since Bobby Fischer, who was 15 when he qualified in 1958. ... Kasparov's first (quarter-final) Candidates match was against Alexander Beliavsky, whom Kasparov defeated 6–3 (four wins, one loss).
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   World Chess Championship

   The next championship, held in Reykjavík (Iceland) in 1972, saw the first non-Soviet finalist since before World War II (the first under FIDE), the young American, Bobby Fischer. Having defeated his Candidates opponents Mark Taimanov, Bent Larsen, and Tigran Petrosian (the first two by the previously unheard-of scores of 6–0), Fischer easily qualified to challenge Spassky.
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   Bent Larsen

   In 1970 he was 2nd in the Palma de Mallorca Interzonal, on 15/23, behind Bobby Fischer. ... In a playoff match for third place in the Candidates Tournament, he defeated Mikhail Tal at Eersel 1969 by 5.5-2.5 in a rematch of their 1965 encounter.
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   World Chess Championship 1972

   However, in the Candidates matches en route to becoming the challenger, Fischer had demolished such stalwarts as Mark Taimanov and Bent Larsen 6-0 (with no draws), and had won four games in a row in his match against former world champion Tigran Petrosian. ... | | | Bobby Fischer United States | 6 | |
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   Viktor Korchnoi

   In 1974, he lost the Candidates final to Karpov, who went on to win the World championship by forfeit against Bobby Fischer. ... He played a short match against Jan Timman – the strongest active non-Soviet player at that time – and comprehensively defeated him.
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   World Chess Championship 1963

   The 23-player single round-robin tournament was won convincingly by 18 year old American Bobby Fischer with 17.5 points out of 22 (13 wins, 9 draws, no losses), a margin of 2.5 points. ... Candidates Tournament
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    Timeline of chess

    1958 - Bobby Fischer qualifies for the 1959 Candidates Match, becoming the youngest ever Grandmaster. ... 1975 - Anatoly Karpov becomes the twelfth World Champion without having defeated the reigning champion as Fischer forfeits his crown.

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• Bobby Fischer,
• List of people who have beaten Bobby Fischer in chess,
• Boris Spassky,
• Garry Kasparov,
• World Chess Championship,
• Bent Larsen,
• World Chess Championship 1972,
• Viktor Korchnoi,
• World Chess Championship 1963,
• Timeline of chess