1972 World Chess Championship

GPTKB entity

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:football chess championship
gptkbp:arbiter	gptkb:Lothar_Schmid
gptkbp:attendedBy	spectators from around the world
gptkbp:broadcastOn	gptkb:television
gptkbp:challenge	gptkb:Bobby_Fischer
gptkbp:controversy	Fischer's demands and threats to withdraw disputes over playing conditions
gptkbp:country	gptkb:Iceland
gptkbp:date	1972
gptkbp:defendingChampion	gptkb:Boris_Spassky
gptkbp:endDate	1972-09-01
gptkbp:featuresCharacter	gptkb:Bobby_Fischer gptkb:Boris_Spassky
gptkbp:finalScore	12.5–8.5
gptkbp:followedBy	gptkb:1975_World_Chess_Championship
gptkbp:game	classical chess best of 24 games
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	1972 World Chess Championship
gptkbp:impact	increased chess popularity in the West inspired chess boom in the United States
gptkbp:language	gptkb:Russian English Icelandic
gptkbp:location	gptkb:Reykjavik
gptkbp:losses	gptkb:Boris_Spassky
gptkbp:mediaCoverage	extensive international
gptkbp:nickname	gptkb:Match_of_the_Century
gptkbp:notableFor	Cold War rivalry Fischer's only world title first American world chess champion
gptkbp:notableGame	gptkb:Game_3_(Fischer's_forfeit) gptkb:Game_6
gptkbp:numberOfPlayers	21
gptkbp:organizer	gptkb:FIDE
gptkbp:precededBy	gptkb:1969_World_Chess_Championship
gptkbp:referee	gptkb:Lothar_Schmid
gptkbp:sponsor	gptkb:Icelandic_Chess_Federation
gptkbp:startDate	1972-07-11
gptkbp:winner	gptkb:Bobby_Fischer
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Bobby_Fischer gptkb:Robert_Fischer gptkb:Pawn_Sacrifice
gptkbp:bfsLayer	5