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The World Chess Championship

Updated to Include Fischer-Spassky Match

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Author: Svetozar Gligoric and R.G. Wade
Publication Date: September 29, 2012
Notation Type: DN - Descriptive
Page Count: 234

The official Chess Championship of the World was inaugurated with the 1948 tournament. Between then and the 1972 victory of Bobby Fischer, there have been ten matches between champion and challenger, involving only seven players - Botvinnik, Bronstein, Smyslov, Tal, Petrosian, Spassky and Fischer. Of these, all but Bronstein have won the championship.

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