Fischer – Spassky 1972 by Tibor Karolyi (Hardback)Fischer Spassky 1972 by Tibor Karolyi Match 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.