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Throwback to 1972 Fischer – Spassky World Championship Match #TweetOftheDay

By nikita

Posted on July 11, 2022

The World Chess Championship Match 1972 between the challenger Bobby Fischer of the United States and defending champion Boris Spassky of the Soviet Union started on July 11th, 50 years ago. The match took place in the Laugardalshöll arena in Reykjavík, Iceland, and has been dubbed the Match of the Century. Fischer won the match 12½–8½, becoming the eleventh undisputed world champion, thus ending the 24 years of Soviet domination in the World Chess Championship.

One of the most famous World Championship matches of all time, the one between Bobby Fischer and Boris Spassky, began #OnThisDay 50 years ago in Reykjavik, Iceland, with the first game.

?: Herbert Behrens / Anefo & Verhoeff, Bert / Anefo

<1/2> pic.twitter.com/g3CXJ1dwL2
— International Chess Federation (@FIDE_chess) July 11, 2022

11/07/1972 Reykjavík❤
Kick-off: Spassky played 1.d4?#ChessConnectsUs pic.twitter.com/HQfnTUqdHI
— Judit Polgar (@GMJuditPolgar) July 11, 2022

Julio 11

1971.- El piloto mexicano de F1 Pedro Rodríguez muere en las "200 Millas de Nuremberg".

1972.- Comienza en Islandia, el Campeonato del Mundo de Ajedrez entre el defensor Boris Spasski, y el aspirante Bobby Fischer. Fischer se proclamó campeón el 1 de septiembre. pic.twitter.com/fSZWt7KsHi
— Fénix_XY (@Fenix_XY) July 11, 2022

Hace exactamente 50 años…un día como hoy de 1972#Spassky exponía su título mundial ante #BobbyFischer…#ElMatchDelSiglo y los pormenores… dos llamados telefónicos salvaron el papelón deportivo

Mi crónica en @infobaedeportes @infobae https://t.co/lPgL3nMOsU
— CARLOS A. ILARDO (@ajedrezCAIchess) July 11, 2022

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