After twenty games the score was 11½-8½ for Challenger Bobby Fischer, who needed 12½ to win the title. In game 21 he had the black pieces, gained a distinct advantage, but then allowed Boris Spassky to get a drawn position. However, when the still-reigning World Champion adjourned, he sealed a losing move. The next day, September 1st, 1972, resigned by telephone on. At 2:35 p.m. Chief Arbiter Lothar Schmid congratulated Fischer and announced in the hall that Bobby was the new champion.
McDONOUGH — United States Chess Federation National Master Chris Chambers won the Henry County Parks and Recreation Chess Summer Open last month. Tyson Willis followed with a close second place
Mark Kurtzman, a life master certified by the United States Chess Federation and a longtime chess instructor, shared his passion for the game on "Fox & Friends Weekend" and what kids can learn.
Hoping to end Russia’s domination of the International Chess Federation, Andrii Baryshpolets is running for the presidency of the powerful governing organization.
Matt Jensen has been playing chess since he was four years old when his grandfather taught him on a camping trip. Not soon after he fell in love with the game. That love and passion for chess have pushed him to become a national master and Rochester's highest-rated player.