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- Uruguay beat Soviet Union with a 116th-minute winner, Brazil won a six-goal thriller against Cubillas's like-minded Peruvians and Italy shrugged off a sluggish start to the tournament by hammering the hosts 4-1 in Toluca.
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The winner of the this tournament would in turn play the champion in a match for the title. A defeated champion was entitled to a rematch the following year, after which the 3-year cycle would resume; Botvinnik benefited from this rule twice, in 1958 and 1961. [30]
Mar 29, 2020 · The 1970 match USSR vs Rest of the World, "an epoch-making battle" in the words of GM Garry Kasparov, had virtually all the top players—including GM Bobby Fischer—together for one week in Belgrade, the capital of what was then Yugoslavia.
- Peter Doggers
Spassky makes the top board best score (individual gold, 79.2%), ahead of Fischer (silver, 76.9%) and then Larsen (bronze, 76.5% - from the B Final). There are record numbers of spectators, especially on the day of the Fischer - Spassky encounter, which is won by Spassky.
- Nathaniel Green
- Wilhelm Steinitz (1886-94) Steinitz is often considered the "father of positional chess." He defeated Johannes Zukertort in the first-ever world championship, held in 1886.
- Emanuel Lasker (1894-1921) Lasker, a highly practical player, was the longest-reigning world champion in chess history. He won the title from Steinitz in 1894 and held it all the way until 1921.
- Jose Raul Capablanca (1921-27) Capablanca, a chess prodigy and one of the best endgame players ever, defeated Lasker 4-0 in 1921 to become world champion.
- Alexander Alekhine (1927-35, 1937-46) Alekhine, known for his attacking play and deep combinations, is the only world champion to die while holding the title.
The team that wins the final receives the FIFA World Cup Trophy, and its name is engraved on the bottom side of the trophy. [4] Of 80 different nations that have appeared in the tournament, 13 have made it to the final, and 8 have won.
The Challenger was victorious winning 3 games and achieving the necessary 6.5 points to win the title at the end of game 10. Ding Liren (since 2023 and from China) is the current World Chess Champion.
The 1972 World Chess Championship match between Fischer and Boris Spassky was a tremendous contest that ultimately concluded Fischer's untouchable 1970-1972 period (and even his career...). Game six was a breaking point and a model demonstration of how to defeat hanging pawns.
