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Spassky Favored In Opening World Chess Match
In Reykjavik the defending champion Boris Spassky is favored to beat American challenger Bobby Fischer in the first game of the world chess title match. The adjourned 40-move opener ends with Spassky to move 41 and play resumes at 5 pm EDT.
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Reykjavik
Iceland
Boris Spassky
Bobby Fischer
Lothar Schmid
West Germany
Spassky
Fischer
Associated Press
Isaac Kashdan
Svetozar Gligoric
London