Reclusive chess grand master who scored a Cold War triumph by defeating Russian world champion Boris Spassky in a 1972 competition. Newsweek magazine, dated July 31, 1972, featuring Fischer on the cover during a match, signed vertically in black felt tip. In very good condition, with covers detached from remainder of magazine, several loose pages, two horizontal creases affecting the “c” and “r” in last name and light overall wrinkling. R&R COA.