31 août 1972 - World Chess Championship 1972 Spassky vs Fischer
Description:
The World Chess Championship 1972 was a match for the World Chess Championship between challenger Bobby Fischer of the United States and defending champion Boris Spassky of the Soviet Union.The match took place in the Laugardalshöll arena in Reykjavík, Iceland, and has been dubbed the Match of the Century.
Fischer became the first American born in the United States to win the world title, and the second American overall (Wilhelm Steinitz, the first world champion, became a naturalized American citizen in 1888).
Ajouté au bande de temps:
Date:
31 août 1972
Maintenaint
~ Il y a 51 ans
