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