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Bobby Fischer defeated Spassky

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    Bobby Fischer

    Fischer defeated Bent Larsen in a summer 1962 exhibition game in Copenhagen for Danish TV. ... 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

    Letelier defeated Fischer in 1959 at Mar del Plata, in a game which according to Mednis (How to Beat Bobby Fischer), featured Fischer's worst move ever. ... Fischer did not defeat Spassky until the third game of their 1972 World Championship match.
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    Boris Spassky

    In the 1974 Candidates' matches, Spassky first defeated American Robert Byrne in Puerto Rico with 4½/6 (+3 =3 -0). ... | Preceded by Tigran Petrosian | World Chess Champion 1969–1972 | Succeeded by Bobby Fischer |
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    Laugardalshöll

    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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    World Chess Championship 1972

    Finally satisfied with the camera, Bobby settled down for the match. ... Fischer vs Spassky Documentary BBC Documentary
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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. ... Spassky won only one more game in the rest of the match and was eventually well beaten by Fischer by a score of 12.5 – 8.5.
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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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    Bent Larsen

    Larsen defeated the seven World Champions who held the title from 1948 to 1985. He won games against Mikhail Botvinnik, Vasily Smyslov, Mikhail Tal, Tigran Petrosian, Boris Spassky, Bobby Fischer, and Anatoly Karpov.
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    1972 in chess

    Bobby Fischer defeats Boris Spassky in Reykjavik, to become the eleventh World Chess Champion.
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    Piatigorsky Cup

    U.S. Champion Bobby Fischer declined an invitation after his demand for a $2000 appearance fee was refused by the tournament organizers. ... Spassky had defeated Fischer in the eighth round, but they met for the second time in the penultimate round.

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