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showing how strong defence opens doors for tactical strikes and psychological advantage
It requires no specific playing strength to enjoy
a very human kind of chess
The first point of contact usually comes in the form of a pawn exchange which leads to the opening of the position
Karolyi: Fischer - Spassky 1972 (paperback) Holz d5 a5 A) 8Match of the Century Revisited The World Championship match between Fischer and Spassky in Reykjavik 1972 was played at the height of the Cold War. The image of a lone American genius defeating the Soviet machine captivated a worldwide audience unlike anything else in chess history. Exactly fifty years later, Fischer Spassky 1972 takes a fresh look at both the chess and the human aspects of this monumental match. Bobby Fischer is one of the greatest