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Sports & Betting History on Twitter: "1972: American chess grandmaster Bobby Fischer playing Russian champion Boris Spassky in the most publicized world title match ever played… https://t.co/yQDgKBkPn3"
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![Aug. 08, 1972 - 12th game in the World Chess Championship ends in a draw.: Bobby Fischer, the American title contender, now leads Boris Spassky, the Russian champion , by seven games Aug. 08, 1972 - 12th game in the World Chess Championship ends in a draw.: Bobby Fischer, the American title contender, now leads Boris Spassky, the Russian champion , by seven games](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/E10ECX/aug-08-1972-12th-game-in-the-world-chess-championship-ends-in-a-draw-E10ECX.jpg)
Aug. 08, 1972 - 12th game in the World Chess Championship ends in a draw.: Bobby Fischer, the American title contender, now leads Boris Spassky, the Russian champion , by seven games
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Pawn Sacrifice is a 2014 American biographical drama film. It is based on the true story about Bobby Fischer challenge Boris Spassky on 1972 World Chess Championship in Iceland during the Cold
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