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Defending champion |
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 Tigran Petrosian |
Boris Spassky | |||||
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Born 17 June 1929 39 years old |
Born 30 January 1937 32 years old | |||||
| Winner of the 1966 World Chess Championship | Winner of the 1966 Candidates Tournament | |||||
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Rating: 2650 (World No. 5) |
Rating: 2690 (World No. 2) | |||||
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The 1969 World Chess Championship was played between Tigran Petrosian and Boris Spassky in Moscow from April 14 to June 17, 1969. This was the second consecutive time Petrosian and Spassky played for the world title. Spassky reversed the previous result; winning the world title and becoming the tenth World Chess Champion.