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#Cold War

3 entries across 2 sections of the encyclopedia.

Championship

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  1. Championship World Chess Championship 1972

    The Match of the Century — Bobby Fischer takes the title from Boris Spassky in Reykjavík, ending 24 years of Soviet dominance of the championship.

Players

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  1. Player Bobby Fischer

    The first American world champion — a singular force who took the title in 1972 and never defended it. His shadow over the modern game has not lifted.
  2. Player Boris Spassky

    The tenth world champion, whose 1972 Reykjavík match with Bobby Fischer brought chess into global politics — and out of it again.