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Witnesses, friends of finalists Bobby Fischer and Boris Spassky, along with industry experts comment on the 1972 World Chess Championship, the “Match of the Century.” Spassky of the USSR, the reigning World Chess Champion at the time, was up two when he granted Fischer’s request for the games to be held in a private room sans cameras. Many believe this was a psychological ploy by Fischer that Spassky indulged–and it was the beginning of Spassky’s downfall as Fischer won this third match held backstage. The championship began on July 11, 1972 and by the last game, which took place on August 31, Fischer won: 12 and a half to eight and a half–the first U.S.-born American to win the title of World Chess Champion. The game was in Reykjavík, Iceland, and due to its hype as a Cold War confrontation, it attracted worldwide media attention.

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In an interview that took place after Bobby Fischer became the eleventh World Chess Champion after defeating Boris Spassky at the 1972 World Chess Championship, Fischer discusses the possibility of a rematch with Spassky. He is confident that he could beat Spassky if they were to rematch, but he also praises Spassky and tells the interviewer that Spassky was the best chess player that he ever faced. In fact, there was a rematch between Fischer and Spassky 20 years later in 1992, which Fischer won. The 1972 World Chess Championship went on to be dubbed the Match of the Century and with its conclusion, Bobby Fischer became the first American born in the United States to win the title. The match took place during the heart of the Cold War between an American and a Soviet, so the match gained a lot of media attention.

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Bobby Fischer Interviewed After 1972 World Chess Championship appeared first on Witnify.