The Match of All Time

The Match of All Time PDF Author: Gudmundur Thorarinsson
Publisher: New In Chess
ISBN: 9493257487
Category : Games & Activities
Languages : en
Pages : 352

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Book Description
When the Icelandic Chess Federation made a bid to host the 1972 world title match between Soviet icon Boris Spassky and American challenger Bobby Fischer, many Icelanders were rightly shaking their heads in disbelief. How could their small island country in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean with a population of less than 300 thousand people stage such a prestigious event in the first place?