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FIDE World Chess Championship 1972
URI:
https://gptkb.org/entity/FIDE_World_Chess_Championship_1972
GPTKB entity
Statements (50)
Predicate
Object
gptkbp:instanceOf
gptkb:chess_player
gptkbp:broadcastOn
gptkb:television
gptkbp:challenge
gptkb:Boris_Spassky
gptkbp:championships
gptkb:Bobby_Fischer
gptkbp:city
gptkb:Reykjavik
gptkbp:country
gptkb:Iceland
gptkbp:countryOfVenue
gptkb:Iceland
gptkbp:defendingChampion
gptkb:Boris_Spassky
gptkbp:endDate
1972-09-01
gptkbp:finalScore
12.5–8.5
gptkbp:firstAppearance
1972-07-11
gptkbp:FischerEloRating
2785
gptkbp:FischerNationality
gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:FischerScore
12.5
gptkbp:FischerTitleAfterMatch
gptkb:World_Chess_Champion
gptkbp:followedBy
FIDE World Chess Championship 1975
gptkbp:game
best of 24 games
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
FIDE World Chess Championship 1972
gptkbp:impact
increased chess popularity in the West
political symbolism during Cold War
gptkbp:lastTestDate
1972-08-31
gptkbp:location
gptkb:Reykjavik
gptkbp:losses
gptkb:Boris_Spassky
gptkbp:mediaCoverage
extensive international
gptkbp:nickname
gptkb:Match_of_the_Century
gptkbp:notableEvent
Fischer's demands and disputes
Game 2 forfeit by Fischer
delayed start due to Fischer's absence
gptkbp:notableFor
gptkb:Fischer–Spassky_rivalry
Cold War significance
Fischer becoming first American world chess champion
gptkbp:notableGame
gptkb:Game_6
Game 1 (Fischer blundered bishop)
Game 3 (Fischer forfeit)
gptkbp:numberOfPlayers
21
gptkbp:officialName
gptkb:World_Chess_Championship_1972
gptkbp:organizedBy
gptkb:FIDE
gptkbp:precededBy
FIDE World Chess Championship 1969
gptkbp:SpasskyEloRating
2660
gptkbp:SpasskyNationality
gptkb:Soviet_Union
gptkbp:SpasskyScore
8.5
gptkbp:SpasskyTitleBeforeMatch
gptkb:World_Chess_Champion
gptkbp:startDate
1972-07-11
gptkbp:subjectOf
books
documentaries
films
gptkbp:venue
gptkb:Laugardalshöll
gptkbp:winner
gptkb:Bobby_Fischer
gptkbp:bfsParent
gptkb:FIDE_World_Chess_Championship_series
gptkbp:bfsLayer
7