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The photo signifies the cold war era.
Chess has been dominated by the Russians for more than a century. After the communists took over, they actively promoted the playing of chess from a very young age. Starting from the long reign of Alekhine, followed by Botvinnik, Smyslov and others, the Soviets ruled the chess world. Many of the openings and defences have been named after Russians. Boris Spasky was the latest of these Russian princes at that time. He was good looking and had a lot of perks given by the Soviet rulers, as world champion from 1969 - 72. Fisher came from nowhere to punctuate this dominance of the Russians. The match had to be held in neutral Iceland. Every controversy was magnified and the Soviets were fighting a proxy cold war here. The triumph of Fisher was heralded as a great break through by the Western press.
Fishers tactics are very good. If you read his books you will admire his intelligence. I used to love the style of Mikhail Tal. Fisher was another genius who made the middle game very interesting:))
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