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   List of people who have beaten Bobby Fischer in chess

   Warner defeated Fischer in their only meeting, at the 1955 U.S. Junior Championship in Nebraska. ... How to Beat Bobby Fischer.
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   Bobby Fischer

   The U.S. Department of the Treasury had warned Fischer beforehand that his participation was illegal as it violated President George H. W. Bush's Executive Order 12810 that implemented United Nations sanctions against engaging in economic activities in Yugoslavia. ... List of people who have beaten Bobby Fischer in chess
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   World Chess Championship

   After the 1962 Candidates Tournament, Bobby Fischer publicly alleged that the Soviets had colluded to prevent any non-Soviet – specifically him – from winning. ... If a champion was defeated, he had a right to join in a three way match three years later with his successor and the next challenger.
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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. ... Politics threatened Kasparov's semi-final against Viktor Korchnoi, which was scheduled to be played in Pasadena, California.
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   The Game of the Century (chess)

   Byrne threatens Fischer's queen; Fischer brings his rook into play, misplacing Byrne's king. ... Fischer, Bobby.
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   Piatigorsky Cup

   Although Soviet-U.S. tension over the Vietnam War seemed to threaten Soviet participation in the event, the Soviet Chess Federation sent World Champion Tigran Petrosian and challenger Boris Spassky. ... Spassky had defeated Fischer in the eighth round, but they met for the second time in the penultimate round.
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   First-move advantage in chess

   However, GM Paul Keres responded in Chess magazine, "We just don't believe it!" ... Bobby Fischer: The Wandering King.
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   Mikhail Tal

   He later defeated Timman in a 1988 exhibition match. ... "It is also important to remember that Bobby Fischer was a real chess gentleman during games.
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   Viktor Korchnoi

   In his first match, he defeated American Samuel Reshevsky at Amsterdam 1968 by (+3 =5 -0). ... He has equal records against Botvinnik and Bobby Fischer.
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    Development of the World Chess Championship

    A defeated champion would have the right to a return match, a provision which enabled Botvinnik to regain his title from Vasily Smyslov in 1958 and from Mikhail Tal in 1961. ... After the 1962 Candidates Tournament, Bobby Fischer publicly alleged that the Soviets had colluded to prevent any non-Soviet – specifically him – from winning.

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• Development of the World Chess Championship