Fischer-Spassky 1972 World Chess Championship chess board up for auction in April
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Hi everyone,
On Thursday, April 21, the 1972 World Chess Championship Chess Set used by Bobby Fischer & Boris Spassky (signed by both) will go up for auction.
This chess set was used in the legendary 3rd game of the Championship held in Reykjavik, Iceland and was given to the President of the Icelandic Chess Federation in October 1972. It comes with a Letter of Authenticity.
Philip Weiss Auctions offers Absentee bidding through their website. Bidding through the website ends 15 minutes before the actual auction begins. If you would like to bid in live time you may call and request a phone line (if available) during the auction or visit www.proxibid.com to bid live during the sale.
Here is another related post on www.chessblog.com relating to the chair Fischer used at the 1972 championship.
Hi everyone,
On Thursday, April 21, the 1972 World Chess Championship Chess Set used by Bobby Fischer & Boris Spassky (signed by both) will go up for auction.
This chess set was used in the legendary 3rd game of the Championship held in Reykjavik, Iceland and was given to the President of the Icelandic Chess Federation in October 1972. It comes with a Letter of Authenticity.
Philip Weiss Auctions offers Absentee bidding through their website. Bidding through the website ends 15 minutes before the actual auction begins. If you would like to bid in live time you may call and request a phone line (if available) during the auction or visit www.proxibid.com to bid live during the sale.
Here is another related post on www.chessblog.com relating to the chair Fischer used at the 1972 championship.
Fischer's chess chair!
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Labels: auction of chess board, Bobby Fischer, chess blog
posted by Chess Blog Admin @ 12:55 PM
1 Comments:
At March 15, 2011 at 1:14 PM ,
Sebastian Wolff, Maryland said...
Golly. That's one cool auction.
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