634:(bronze). A total of 444 players take part, representing 63 countries, although Albania withdraw after 10 rounds. For the first time, the Olympiad stages both Men's and Women's events concurrently at the same venue, although there is considerable disparity between the size of the two eventsâthe Men's comprises teams of four bolstered by two reserves while the Women's can only support teams of two, with one reserve. The outcome of the Women's event once again favours the USSR (11½/14), ahead of Romania and Hungary (both 8/14).
595:. There are serious doubts as to whether Fischer will even turn up. His resolve remains in question throughout the early part of the match, amidst a barrage of disputes and demands. He plays badly in the first game and loses. The prospects look bleak when he fails to appear for the second game and is defaulted. From the third game onwards however, he quickly settles to his best form and outplays the defending champion, scoring seven wins, one loss and eleven draws. Officiated by
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603:", "East against West", "The introvert versus the extrovert". At the very least, the encounter ends twenty-five years of Soviet supremacy. Predictably, Fischer has his own, more extravagant claimâ"It will probably be the greatest sports event in history. Bigger even than the
869:. The champions are West Germany (14½/20), ahead of Netherlands (13/20), Spain (10½/20), England (10/20), Switzerland (7/20) and Austria, the host nation (5/20). Robert Hßbner posts the best score on board one (4½/5), while
599:, the match is pronounced a victory for the challenger, by a score of 12½â8½. Headline writers across the world follow the unfolding drama with great interest, sensationally describing the confrontation as "
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Hungary (40½/60) taking silver and Yugoslavia (38/60), the bronze team medals. Outstanding performances on board one come from
862:(all 9/13). The tournament doubles as a zonal qualifier for the next cycle of the world championship. A play-off held nine months later confirms Byrne as the overall winner.
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about the Czech government's breaches of Human Rights legislation.
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893:(1906â1984) is awarded the first GM title for blind
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1197:â Vol 37, July 1972, pp 294-298".
1142:â Vol 37, June 1972, pp 250-253".
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788:and Vlastimil Hort (all 8/13).
776:Leonid Stein is triumphant at
740:is shared three ways, between
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1254:. Gambit Publications.
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1441:world rankings
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1234:CHESS magazine
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1208:CHESS magazine
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1195:CHESS magazine
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1173:
1168:CHESS magazine
1158:
1145:
1140:CHESS magazine
1130:
1126:CHESS magazine
1118:
1093:
1079:
1078:
1076:
1073:
1072:
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1068:Gedali Szapiro
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977:Pablo Zarnicki
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944:
941:Alexei Fedorov
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910:United Nations
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888:
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863:
844:
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831:Borislav Ivkov
800:
789:
786:DraĹžen MaroviÄ
774:
763:
749:
734:
719:
692:
685:Mark Dvoretsky
677:Vladimir Savon
658:
657:.(all 10½/15).
655:Anatoly Karpov
651:Lajos Portisch
635:
628:Vlastimil Hort
616:Chess Olympiad
612:
576:
573:
572:
571:
554:
537:
520:
506:Anatoly Karpov
503:
489:Lajos Portisch
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102:Aquatic sports
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82:1972 in sports
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23:Years in chess
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3112:Chess by year
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3102:1972 in chess
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3082:
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3077:
3072:
3067:
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3063:
3057:
3056:Solving chess
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3047:
3046:Chess prodigy
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3040:
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3029:Chess problem
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2501:London System
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2459:Modern Benoni
2457:
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2439:Dutch Defence
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2231:Grob's Attack
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2221:Dunst Opening
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2211:Benko Opening
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2203:Flank opening
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1708:Chess museums
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1676:Notable games
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1465:World records
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1436:Rating system
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1108:on 2009-02-24
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923:Alexei Shirov
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906:LudÄk Pachman
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815:Igor Platonov
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736:Top prize at
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681:Mark Taimanov
679:(10½/15) and
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656:
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632:Walter Browne
630:(silver) and
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624:Robert HĂźbner
621:
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613:
610:
606:
602:
598:
597:Lothar Schmid
594:
590:
586:
585:Boris Spassky
582:
581:Bobby Fischer
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421:Boris Spassky
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408:
407:Bobby Fischer
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316:Rugby leagueâ
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296:Roller sports
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3002:Chess engine
2987:Chess boxing
2947:
2717:Wrong bishop
2569:theory table
2543:Torre Attack
2526:Slav Defence
2434:Colle System
2409:Scheveningen
2368:Pirc Defence
2311:Italian Game
2306:Giuoco Piano
2251:RĂŠti Opening
2174:Piece values
2162:MarĂłczy Bind
2123:the exchange
2113:Compensation
2043:Interference
2033:Double check
1807:Time control
1794:
1768:by agreement
1696:grandmasters
1640:South Africa
1590:
1583:
1559:Score sheets
1505:Chess pieces
1412:Online chess
1358:Chess titles
1353:Chess theory
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1229:
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1203:
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1176:
1161:
1153:
1148:
1133:
1121:
1110:. Retrieved
1106:the original
1096:
1088:
1083:
884:
852:Robert Byrne
829:(11/15) and
819:ZoltĂĄn Ribli
817:(13/19) and
803:Anatoly Lein
729:(10/14) and
727:Leonid Stein
716:LĂĄszlĂł SzabĂł
710:(11/15) and
551:Soviet Union
534:Soviet Union
517:Soviet Union
483:Soviet Union
466:Soviet Union
449:Soviet Union
432:Soviet Union
402:â July 1972
394:
382:
358:Table tennis
269:Orienteering
209:Field hockey
189:Dance sports
141:
51:
50:
2932:Chess books
2732:Tournaments
2591:Fool's mate
2356:Vienna Game
2346:Scotch Game
2179:Prophylaxis
2095:Zwischenzug
2080:Undermining
2048:Overloading
2008:Combination
1857:descriptive
1552:Chess table
1547:Chess clock
1363:Grandmaster
1286:2009-10-20)
1038:Ado Kraemer
1001:Jesse Kraai
935:Vadim Milov
752:Bent Larsen
746:Jan Smejkal
742:Oscar Panno
731:Efim Geller
687:(11/13) at
661:Mikhail Tal
638:San Antonio
605:Frazier-Ali
557:Bent Larsen
540:Mikhail Tal
391:Top players
321:Rugby union
291:Racquetball
254:Mind sports
214:Flying disc
3096:Categories
3039:joke chess
2992:Chess club
2680:opposition
2142:Middlegame
2130:Initiative
2053:Pawn storm
2018:Deflection
1889:Key square
1879:Fianchetto
1812:Fast chess
1796:En passant
1488:chessboard
1244:References
1112:2008-08-17
1062:Jerzy Lewi
875:Jan Timman
811:Cienfuegos
723:Kislovodsk
702:is won by
698:, held in
640:hosts the
400:Elo rating
398:top 10 by
383:Events in
373:Volleyball
264:Motorsport
239:Ice sports
234:Ice hockey
224:Gymnastics
132:Basketball
92:Air sports
3022:Stockfish
3012:Deep Blue
3007:AlphaZero
2915:paintings
2707:Tablebase
2671:Strategy
2581:Irregular
2336:Ruy Lopez
2296:Open Game
2063:Sacrifice
2023:Desperado
1926:connected
1899:Open file
1894:King walk
1852:algebraic
1783:Stalemate
1758:Checkmate
1483:Chess set
1475:Equipment
1156:) â p 204
1056:Mary Bain
841:Lone Pine
827:Pal Benko
700:Amsterdam
589:ReykjavĂk
387:in 1972;
368:Triathlon
122:Badminton
112:Athletics
3081:Category
3034:glossary
2695:Zugzwang
2675:fortress
2612:Endgames
2521:Declined
2516:Accepted
2194:Openings
2152:Hedgehog
2118:Exchange
2105:Strategy
2085:Windmill
1936:isolated
1921:backward
1743:Castling
1686:amateurs
1579:Timeline
1453:Variants
1407:Glossary
1390:software
1375:glossary
1280:Archived
1091:) â p 16
833:(9½/11).
823:Novi Sad
773:(9½/15).
756:Teesside
689:Viljandi
626:(gold),
609:Bob Hope
583:defeats
325:Snooker
311:Speedway
284:Shooting
244:Korfball
229:Handball
163:Cricket
147:Climbing
127:Baseball
2982:Arbiter
2975:Related
2832:Solving
2822:Amateur
2404:Najdorf
1986:Battery
1973:Tactics
1948:Swindle
1931:doubled
1911:Outpost
1842:Blunder
1657:Armenia
1571:History
1417:Premove
1385:engines
1380:matches
1345:Outline
1154:Penguin
1089:Fontana
733:(9/14).
673:Sukhumi
568:Denmark
500:Hungary
334:1972â73
329:1971â72
301:Sailing
204:Esports
184:Cycling
177:1972â73
167:1971â72
2920:poetry
2910:novels
2885:CaĂŻssa
2817:Senior
2807:Junior
2395:Dragon
2390:Alapin
2075:Skewer
1941:passed
1884:Gambit
1691:female
1652:Europe
1635:Africa
1530:Knight
1525:Bishop
1258:
1014:Deaths
917:Births
867:Vienna
778:Zagreb
620:Skopje
565:
548:
531:
514:
497:
480:
463:
446:
429:
415:
363:Tennis
353:Squash
306:Skiing
2867:WCSCC
2812:Youth
2802:Blitz
2797:Rapid
2787:Women
2750:Women
2702:Study
2557:Other
2090:X-ray
2013:Decoy
1998:Block
1953:Tempo
1916:Pawns
1834:Terms
1753:Check
1735:Rules
1669:India
1662:Spain
1647:China
1540:Fairy
1515:Queen
1446:norms
1337:Chess
1075:Notes
385:chess
194:Darts
142:Chess
2905:film
2862:WCCC
2857:TCEC
2847:CSVN
2792:Team
2762:List
2038:Fork
1963:Trap
1763:Draw
1535:Pawn
1520:Rook
1510:King
1458:List
1427:list
1402:FIDE
1256:ISBN
873:and
858:and
765:The
694:The
653:and
614:The
570:2625
553:2625
536:2630
519:2630
502:2640
485:2640
468:2645
451:2645
434:2660
396:FIDE
219:Golf
172:1972
157:Sumo
68:1975
63:1974
58:1973
52:1972
46:1971
41:1970
36:1969
2842:CCC
2058:Pin
1862:PGN
809:in
618:at
587:in
3098::
1278:(
784:,
744:,
649:,
2397:/
1329:e
1322:t
1315:v
1302:.
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1223:.
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