FIDE World Championship  •  Reykjavik, Iceland
July 27, 1972 / Game 8

Bobby Fischer arrives to the game twelve minutes late as usual. He accepted the presence of TV cameras on the condition that they be kept at least 150 feet from the Chessboard. He also demanded that Fox's camera team be replaced. Not wanting to jeopardize his investment, Fox sold the rights to the American TV Co. ABC for $100.000. On the 15th move, Boris Spassky lost the exchange. Whether it was a sacrifice or a blunder, he went on to lose the game.


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Games 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 Total
Fischer 0 0 1 ½ 1 1 ½ 1 ½ 1 0 ½ 1 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 12½
Spassky 1 1 0 ½ 0 0 ½ 0 ½ 0 1 ½ 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 0  8½

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