The first game was played on July 11, 1972. The last game began on August 31, was adjourned after 40 moves, and Spassky resigned the next day without resuming play.
Fischer won the match 12½-8½, becoming the eleventh undisputed world champion. The game was covered on ABC's Wide World of Sports and W.N.E.T. Channel 13 in the United States.
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