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28/08/2012 GMT

BBC World Service - Witness History, Bobby Fischer

In 1972, chess makes headlines as volatile American Bobby Fischer becomes world champion.

In 1972, the world was transfixed by a Chess match. 

At the height of the Cold War, volatile American Bobby Fischer took on Boris Spassky of the Soviet Union for the World Championship.

Played in Iceland, the showdown was known as the "Match of the Century". 

Alex Last speaks to an Icelandic policeman who became a close companion of Bobby Fischer.

PHOTO: AP

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