Bobby Fischer (March 9, 1943 – January 17, 2008) was an American chess grandmaster and the eleventh World Chess Champion.

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Iceland on July 5, 1972, after they walked out of a meeting representatives of Bobby Fischer, Spassky's challenger from America. Credit: AP At the time of their famous match, the Soviet Union had ...

AP FILE - Reigning chess world champion Boris Spassky, left, of Russia, and international grandmaster Bobby Fischer of the United States ... The 1972 World Chess Championship in Reykjavik, Iceland, ...

MOSCOW (AP) — Boris Spassky, a Soviet-era world chess champion who lost his title to American Bobby ... When Fischer won the international chess crown in Reykjavik, Iceland, the then-29-year ...

In 1972, the Russian played the legendary ‘Match of the Century’ against American grandmaster Bobby Fischer in Reykjavik, Iceland — a chess battle that ended up becoming a proxy for the Cold War. The ...

Fifty years ago, the Cold War was transposed to a chessboard as Bobby Fischer of the United States ... the two finalists have always been Soviet). Iceland, as neutral country, hosts the match. Fischer ...

Back in 1972, Spassky locked horns with Bobby Fischer in the "the match of the century" in Reykjavik, Iceland. Listen to Story Boris Spassky was the 10th world chess champion Spassky made his debut at ...

Q: How was Spassky’s record against Bobby Fischer before the 1972 World ... What happened in the 1972 World Chess Championship between Spassky and Fischer? A: The 1972 championship match in Reykjavik, ...

Boris Spassky, a Soviet-era world chess champion who lost his title to American Bobby Fischer in a legendary ... as the “Match of the Century.” When Fischer won the international chess crown in ...

1972 – Loses the World Chess Championship to Bobby Fischer in Reykjavik, Iceland, in a match that became a Cold War symbol. 1980s-1990s – Plays in several high-profile chess tournaments, though never ...