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Played in January 1972, this game bad a startling beginning and a stunning ending.
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Game 6 of the world [[chess]] championship between [[Bobby Fischer]] and [[Boris Spassky]] is considered by many to be the greatest chess game ever played.  It started with a surprise, and ended with one too.  The attendees erupted in applause at its conclusion, with even the defeated Spassky also applauding in an historic display of sportsmanship.
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Game 6 of the world [[chess]] championship between [[Bobby Fischer]] and [[Boris Spassky]] is considered by many to be the greatest chess game ever played.  Played in January 1972, this game bad a startling beginning and a stunning ending.  The attendees erupted in applause at its conclusion, with even the defeated Spassky also applauding in an historic display of sportsmanship.
    
This game, which lasted 41 moves, can be compared with the [[perfect game]] in the World Series by Don Larsen, or other very rare sporting achievements that near perfection.
 
This game, which lasted 41 moves, can be compared with the [[perfect game]] in the World Series by Don Larsen, or other very rare sporting achievements that near perfection.
 
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