Battle of the Centuries

GPTKB entity

Statements (62)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:event
gptkbp:audience millions
gptkbp:birth_date 1937
1943
gptkbp:broadcasts televised event
gptkbp:chess_opening gptkb:Nimzo-Indian_Defense
exceptional
e4
d4
changed competitive chess
promoted chess in Russia
gptkbp:controversy paranoia
political pressure
gptkbp:cultural_impact inspired films
inspired documentaries
inspired books
gptkbp:date gptkb:1980
July 11, 1972
gptkbp:death_date gptkb:2008
living
gptkbp:duration several months
gptkbp:end_date September 3, 1972
gptkbp:famous_for gptkb:Queen's_Gambit
Cold War tensions
gptkbp:famous_quote I am a chess player.
gptkbp:game_length gptkb:public_square
gptkbp:has_nationality gptkb:Native_American_tribe
gptkbp:historical_context Cold War rivalry
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Battle of the Centuries
gptkbp:impact popularized chess
gptkbp:is_a_venue_for gptkb:Reykjavik
gptkbp:legacy influenced future players
respected elder statesman
increased chess interest
gptkbp:location gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:Author
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:The_Tsar
The Chess Wizard
gptkbp:notable_for gptkb:Fischer's_29..._Rxe5
gptkb:Spassky's_10._Bg5
gptkbp:notable_games gptkb:Game_3
gptkb:King_and_Pawn_Endgame
gptkb:Game_6
Rook and Pawn Endgame
gptkbp:notable_quote Chess is life.
gptkbp:number_of_games gptkb:6
gptkbp:number_of_matches reclusive
active in chess community
gptkbp:opened gptkb:Sicilian_Defense
gptkbp:participants gptkb:Boris_Spassky
gptkb:Bobby_Fischer
gptkbp:referee gptkb:Lothar_Schmid
gptkbp:result Fischer won
gptkbp:significance gptkb:chess_match
gptkbp:style aggressive
positional
gptkbp:tactics strategic
brilliant
gptkbp:title gptkb:chess_match
gptkbp:type gptkb:chess_match
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Gonzalo_Queipo_de_Llano_y_Sierra
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6