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Bobby Who Defeated Boris Spassky At The 1972 World Chess Championship Crossword Clue

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noun

• German chemist noted for his synthesis of hemin (1881-1945)

• German chemist noted for work on synthetic sugars and the purines (1852-1919)

• United States chess master; world champion from 1972 to 1975 (born in 1943)

73%12 Famously defeated Boris Spassky in the 'Match of the Century'
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• United States chess master; world champion from 1972 to 1975 (born in 1943)

61%8Defeated by Bobby Fischer in the 1972 Candidates Tournament
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• Russian chess master (born in 1931)

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