Video: 'The moment when Bobby Fischer was declared the World Champion (1972)'

(Friday, September 1, 1972, 12:50 p.m. GMT; during the World Chess Championship 1972) — American Bobby Fischer single-handedly ended the 24-year Soviet Union’s winning streak in the world of chess today at the Laugardalshöll arena in Reykjavík, Iceland, as he defeated defending world champ Boris Spassky, who resigned before the resumption of Game 21. Continue reading American Bobby Fischer dethrones Soviet champ Boris Spassky to give U.S. first world chess title 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Sep 1 1972) →