Who did Spassky beat in the candidates final in 1968 to face Petrosian?
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Geller
Botvinnik
Korchnoi
Answer
In 1968, Boris Spassky won the candidates final against Viktor Korchnoi, which gave him the right to challenge Tigran Petrosian for the World Chess Championship. The match was held in Moscow and Spassky won 6-5.
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