FISCHER ROBERT: (1943-2008) American-born Icelandic chess grandmaster, World Chess Champion 1972-75. Signed commemorative cover issued for the World Chess Championship Match between Boris Spassky and Fischer which commenced at Reykjavik in Iceland on 11th July 1972. Signed by Fischer in blue ink with his name alone to a clear area of the cover. A couple of light creases, otherwise VG

Dubbed the ´Match of the Century´, the World Chess Championship between Spassky and Fischer was publicised as a Cold War confrontation between the United States and the USSR. The match attracted more worldwide interest than any chess championship before or since. Fischer was the victor and became the first American-born player to win the world title. His win also ended, for a short time, 24 years of Soviet domination of the World Championship.