On this day in 1975, chess player Bobby Fischer lost his world championship title to Boris Spassky of the USSR when he declined to defend his title in a dispute over the terms of the rematch in Reykjavik, Iceland.
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One For The Road: The Day Bobby Fischer Lost His Title
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