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1972 Fischer–Spassky match
URI:
https://gptkb.org/entity/1972_Fischer–Spassky_match
GPTKB entity
Statements (49)
Predicate
Object
gptkbp:instanceOf
gptkb:chess_player
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs
gptkb:Match_of_the_Century
gptkbp:arbiter
gptkb:Lothar_Schmid
gptkbp:award
$250,000
gptkbp:Bobby_Fischer_nationality
gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:Bobby_Fischer_title_after_match
gptkb:World_Chess_Champion
gptkbp:Bobby_Fischer_title_before_match
gptkb:Challenger
gptkbp:Boris_Spassky_nationality
gptkb:Soviet_Union
gptkbp:Boris_Spassky_title_after_match
Former World Chess Champion
gptkbp:Boris_Spassky_title_before_match
World Champion
gptkbp:broadcastOn
television and radio
gptkbp:coldWarContext
yes
gptkbp:culturalSignificance
subject of books and films
gptkbp:date
1972
gptkbp:draws
11
gptkbp:event
gptkb:World_Chess_Championship_1972
gptkbp:finalScore
12.5–8.5
gptkbp:firstAppearance
July 11, 1972
gptkbp:Fischer_absence
missed opening ceremony and Game 2
gptkbp:Fischer_age
29
gptkbp:Fischer_demands
special lighting, cameras, and audience restrictions
gptkbp:Fischer_rating
2785 (July 1972)
gptkbp:Fischer_wins
7
gptkbp:forfeit
gptkb:Game_2_by_Fischer
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
1972 Fischer–Spassky match
gptkbp:impact
increased popularity of chess in the US
gptkbp:lastTestDate
August 31, 1972
gptkbp:location
gptkb:Reykjavík,_Iceland
gptkbp:losses
gptkb:Boris_Spassky
gptkbp:mediaCoverage
extensive international
gptkbp:notableBook
gptkb:Bobby_Fischer_Goes_to_War
gptkbp:notableFilm
gptkb:Pawn_Sacrifice
gptkbp:notableGame
gptkb:Game_6
gptkbp:numberOfPlayers
21
gptkbp:openingCeremony
July 1, 1972
gptkbp:openingGame1
gptkb:Nimzo-Indian_Defense
gptkbp:openingGame6
gptkb:Queen's_Gambit_Declined
gptkbp:organizer
gptkb:Fédération_Internationale_des_Échecs
gptkbp:playsFor
gptkb:Bobby_Fischer
gptkb:Boris_Spassky
gptkbp:significance
end of Soviet dominance in chess
gptkbp:Spassky_age
35
gptkbp:Spassky_rating
2660 (July 1972)
gptkbp:Spassky_response
agreed to most demands
gptkbp:Spassky_wins
3
gptkbp:sponsor
gptkb:Icelandic_Chess_Federation
gptkbp:winner
gptkb:Bobby_Fischer
gptkbp:bfsParent
gptkb:chess_player
gptkbp:bfsLayer
5