Chess Olympiad 1972

GPTKB entity

Statements (53)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:chess_match
gptkbp:broadcasts Television coverage
gptkbp:cultural_impact Chess in popular culture
gptkbp:duration 16 days
gptkbp:event_type Team chess tournament
gptkbp:final_standings Soviet Union 1st, Hungary 2nd
gptkbp:gameplay 150
gptkbp:held_in gptkb:Skopje
gptkbp:historical_impact Increased popularity of chess
gptkbp:historical_significance Symbol of East-West rivalry
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Chess Olympiad 1972
gptkbp:involved_countries 40 countries
gptkbp:legacy Influence on future tournaments
gptkbp:location gptkb:Macedonia
gptkbp:media_coverage Extensive
gptkbp:notable_event Soviet dominance in chess
Karpov's rise in chess
Fischer's victory over Spassky
Hungary's strong performance
Tal's comeback
gptkbp:notable_match gptkb:Spassky_vs._Tal
gptkb:Fischer_vs._Karpov
gptkb:Fischer_vs._Spassky
Tal vs. Karpov
Karpov vs. Portisch
gptkbp:notable_player gptkb:Mikhail_Tal
gptkb:Lajos_Portisch
gptkb:Anatoly_Karpov
gptkb:Bobby_Fischer
gptkbp:notable_players gptkb:Mikhail_Tal
gptkb:Lajos_Portisch
gptkb:Mikhail_Botvinnik
gptkb:Vassily_Smyslov
gptkb:Anatoly_Karpov
gptkb:Boris_Spassky
gptkb:Paul_Keres
gptkb:Viktor_Korchnoi
gptkb:Bobby_Fischer
gptkb:Tigran_Petrosian
gptkbp:number_of_teams gptkb:40
gptkbp:opened gptkb:Ruy_Lopez
gptkb:Sicilian_Defense
gptkbp:opening_ceremony September 3, 1972
September 17, 1972
gptkbp:organizer gptkb:FIDE
gptkbp:rounds gptkb:14
gptkbp:runner_up gptkb:Hungary
gptkbp:significance gptkb:Cold_War_chess_rivalry
gptkbp:sponsor Various sponsors
gptkbp:winner gptkb:Monarch
gptkbp:year gptkb:1972
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Karpov
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4