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From the Archive Bobby Fischer and Boris Spassky in Iceland

Chess match between Boris Spassky right and Robert Fischer left during World Chess Olympiad in Havana Stock Photo - Alamy

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When the Icelandic Chess Federation made a bid to host the 1972 world title match between Soviet icon Boris Spassky and American challenger Bobby

The Match of All Time : The Inside Story of the legendary 1972 Fischer-Spassky World Chess Championship in Reykjavik (Paperback)

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From the archive, 2 September 1972: Bobby Fischer wins World Chess Championship, Sport

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