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Bobby Fischer becomes the first American to win the World Chess Championship by defeating Boris Spassky, becoming the 11th World Chess Champion and ending 24 years of Soviet dominance. Fischer was the World Chess Champion for three years, from 1972 to 1975 but forfeited his title in 1975 without defending it, leading to Anatoly Karpov becoming the next champion.
