World Chess Championship 1969

World Chess Championship 1969

The 1969 World Chess Championship was played between Tigran Petrosian and Boris Spassky in Moscow from April 14 to June 17, 1969. Spassky won.

Read more about World Chess Championship 1969:  1967 Interzonal, 1968 Candidates Tournament, 1969 Championship Match

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