The Oshkosh Northwestern Oshkosh, Wisconsin Wednesday, September 01, 1982 - Page 4
10 Years Ago
Sept. 1, 1972 — Bobby Fischer won the world chess championship today when Russian defender Boris Spassky telephoned his resignation in the 21st game of their $250,000 match. Fischer, 29, has fulfilled his life-long dream of becoming the first American world chess champion of modern times.