Fischer vs Spassky – 50 years ago

Half a century ago, exactly on this day, the most famous chess match in history began: Boris Spassky vs Bobby Fischer in Reykjavik, Iceland. Five year ago we celebrated the event by reporting on it, game for game, as if it was all taking place live. Today we bring you links to all the reports we published at the time, starting with our full report on the drama that surrounded game one. It contains original film footage which nobody should miss.

Did Boris Spassky ever play a rematch with Bobby Fischer after he

The Match of All Time: The Inside Story of the legendary 1972

Spassky v Fischer, Reykjavik, 1972 by Edward Winter

Bobby Fischer: Showdown in Reykjavik

Bobby Fischer, The CIA, and the KGB.

Chess.com - It's the 50th anniversary of the Match of the

The Cold War on a chessboard 50 years ago - Gulf Times

50 Years Later: Why Fischer Vs. Spassky Was The Greatest World

SI Flashback: Bobby Fischer - Sports Illustrated

The Cold War on a chessboard 50 years ago, Sports

Review: The Road to Reykjavik & Fischer – Spassky 1972 - Forward Chess

Column: So many lives would be different if we'd had 'The Queen's

Chess Life Magazine - August 2022 Issue

Boris Spassky, left and Bobby Fischer analyze their match in Sveti

Bobby Fischer would not be Bobby Fischer in today's world - The