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1. How many games had Fischer & Spassky played against each other prior to 1972?
2. Of the games they played against each other prior to 1972, how many did Fischer win?
3. In the games they played against each other prior to 1972, with which defense did Fischer respond when Spassky opened with 1.d4?
4. In the three games they played against each other prior to 1972 that opened with 1.e4, two were Ruy Lopez, what opening was the other?
5. Of the cities that initially offered to host the match, Reykjavik was Spassky's first choice. Which city was Fischer's first choice?
6. Who was president of FIDE (the World Chess governing body) at the time and chaired the negotiations between champion and challenger?
7. When Fischer was in dispute with the match organisers, which British businessman made an offer that helped ensure that the match went ahead?
8. Who was Spassky's official second for the match?
9. Who was Fischer's official second for the match?
10. Which German Grandmaster was the Arbiter (Referee) for the match?
11. Having lost the first two games, which defense did Fischer adopt with Black in game 3?
12. Which opening did Fischer employ with White in game 6 that he had never previously played in his career?
13. Whose variation of the Ruy Lopez did Spassky employ in the pivotal game 10?
14. Against which variation in the Sicilian defence did Spassky play an improved line that netted him the win in game 11?
15. Which variation in the Sicilian did Fischer employ in game 21 which earned him the winning point in the match?
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