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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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    Bobby Fischer

    Robert James "Bobby" Fischer (March 9, 1943 – January 17, 2008) was the eleventh World Chess Champion. ... Fischer defeated Bent Larsen in a summer 1962 exhibition game in Copenhagen for Danish TV.
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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. ... Ciocâltea defeated Fischer at the 1962 Varna Olympiad.
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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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    Searching for Bobby Fischer

    Searching for Bobby Fischer is a 1993 film based on the life of prodigy chess player Joshua Waitzkin, played by Max Pomeranc. ... Zilber, Latvian chess champion in 1958, defeated the teenage Tal in 1952, and during most of the 1980s was homeless and regarded as one the top players in Washington Square Park.
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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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    Chess960

    One of 960 possible starting positions. Chess960, or Fischer Random Chess, is a chess variant invented by former World Champion Bobby Fischer.
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    Timeline of chess

    1975 - Anatoly Karpov becomes the twelfth World Champion without having defeated the reigning champion as Fischer forfeits his crown. ... 2008 - Former World Champion Bobby Fischer dies in Iceland at age 64.
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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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    William Lombardy

    Lombardy defeated future World Chess Champion Boris Spassky in their individual game. ... In 1972, Bobby Fischer was scheduled to play a match against Boris Spassky for the World Chess Championship.
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    Chess

    A champion defeated in a match had a right to play a rematch a year later. ... For example, J. K. Rowling's Harry Potter plays "Wizard's Chess" while the characters of Star Trek prefer "Tri-Dimensional Chess" and the hero of Searching for Bobby Fischer struggles against adopting the aggressive and misanthropic views of a real chess grandmaster.

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