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The '''Match of the Century''' was the world [[chess]] championship in 1972, at the height of the [[Cold War]], between the champion [[Boris Spassky]] of the [[Soviet Union]] and the challenger [[Bobby Fischer]] of the [[United States]].  Fischer was first American born player to contest for the world championship, and the [[communist]] Soviet Union had held the title for 24 years.
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The '''Match of the Century''' was the world [[chess]] championship in 1972, at the height of the [[Cold War]], between the champion [[Boris Spassky]] of the [[Soviet Union]] and the challenger [[Bobby Fischer]] of the [[United States]].  Fischer was first [[American]]-born player to ever contest for the world championship, and the [[communist]] Soviet Union had held the title for 24 years.
    
The drama and quality of play were spectacular, and [[Fischer-Spassky Game 6]] is considered perhaps the finest ever.  The score was tied at the time of this game and Fischer's victory in it turned the tide in his favor, and he never looked back as he won the title and returned a national hero.
 
The drama and quality of play were spectacular, and [[Fischer-Spassky Game 6]] is considered perhaps the finest ever.  The score was tied at the time of this game and Fischer's victory in it turned the tide in his favor, and he never looked back as he won the title and returned a national hero.
 
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