Where did Spassky's famous 1972 match occur against Fischer?
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Reykjavik
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Spassky's famous 1972 match against Fischer occurred in Reykjavik, Iceland. The match was a Cold War chess battle between the American Fischer and the Soviet Spassky. Fischer won the match, which was a major upset at the time. The match was widely covered by the media and helped to popularize chess.
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