11 July 1972 Posted on July 10, 2013 by Staff The World Chess Championship 1972 between challenger Bobby Fischer and champion Boris Spassky starts. Famous Words of Inspiration..."I keep six honest serving-men (They taught me all I knew); Their names are What and Why and When And How and Where and Who." Rudyard Kipling — Click here for more from Rudyard Kipling Related posts: 30 May 1972 26 December 1972 2 February 1972 17 June 1972 11 October 1972 16 December 1972 23 December 1972 2 February 1972 21 September 1993 11 July 2006