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   Bobby Fischer

   The final match victory allowed Fischer to challenge World Champion Boris Spassky, whom he had never beaten (+0=2−3). ... Anatoly Karpov eventually emerged as his challenger, having defeated Spassky in an earlier Candidates match.
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   List of people who have beaten Bobby Fischer in chess

   The following people have beaten Bobby Fischer (1943–2008) in a regular game of chess—not a game played at odds. ... Fischer did not defeat Spassky until the third game of their 1972 World Championship match.
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   Boris Spassky

   Spassky won an exhibition match over Robert Hübner at Solingen, 1977 by 3½-2½, then defeated Lubomir Kavalek, also at Solingen, by 4/6 in another exhibition match. ... | Preceded by Tigran Petrosian | World Chess Champion 1969–1972 | Succeeded by Bobby Fischer |
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   Laugardalshöll

   Laugardalshöll is an indoor sporting arena located in Reykjavík, Iceland. ... Perhaps the most prominent event to be held at Laugardalshöll was the World Chess Championship 1972, often dubbed the "Match of the Century", in which American challenger Bobby Fischer defeated the Russia champion Boris Spassky.
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   1972

   1972 (MCMLXXII) was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... September 1 – Bobby Fischer defeats Boris Spassky in a chess match at Reykjavík, Iceland, becoming the first American chess champion (see Match of the Century).
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   1972 in chess

   Events in chess in 1972; ... Bobby Fischer defeats Boris Spassky in Reykjavik, to become the eleventh World Chess Champion.
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   World Chess Championship 1972

   This article uses algebraic notation to describe chess moves. ... The World Chess Championship 1972 was a match between challenger Bobby Fischer of the United States and defending champion Boris Spassky of the Soviet Union for the World Chess Championship.
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   1972 in the United States

   Events from the year 1972 in the United States. ... September 1 – Bobby Fischer defeats Boris Spassky in a chess match at Reykjavík, Iceland, becoming the first American chess champion (see Match of the Century).
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   Timeline of events in the Cold War

   May: The Huk revolt in the Philippines is defeated. ... September 1: Bobby Fischer defeats Russian Boris Spassky in a chess match at Reykjavík, Iceland, becoming the first official American chess champion (see Match of the Century).
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    Timeline of chess

    1972 - Bobby Fischer beats Boris Spassky for the World Chess Championship 1972, giving chess an unprecedented level of publicity. ... 1975 - Anatoly Karpov becomes the twelfth World Champion without having defeated the reigning champion as Fischer forfeits his crown.

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