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Boris Spassky, Soviet chess champion and Cold War symbol, dies at 88
After that win in 1969, chess master Leonard Barden wrote presciently that Mr. Spassky’s “future problem can be ... in the country’s raging civil war. The competition began 20 years to ...
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Former world chess champion Boris Spassky, 88, dies
MOSCOW -- Boris Spassky, a Soviet-era world chess champion who lost his title to American Bobby Fischer in a legendary 1972 match that became a proxy for Cold War rivalries, died on Thursday in ...
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Boris Spassky, Soviet chess champion who lost Cold War-era match to Bobby Fischer, dies at 88
MOSCOW (AP) — Boris Spassky, a Soviet-era world chess champion who lost his title to American Bobby Fischer in a legendary 1972 match that became a proxy for Cold War rivalries, died on Thursday ...
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Magnus Carlsen rules out classical World Chess Championship return, shifting focus to new era
While he still has more years left in the tank, Carlsen has one eye on the future. Just like he was mentored by chess great Garry Kasparov, Carlsen said he would like to one day share his tips ...
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Match of the century recalled as chess world mourns Spassky’s passing
His contributions to chess will never be forgotten.” Spassky gained his most fame when he opposed Fischer in a highly politicized match during the Cold War. The match was scheduled to begin July ...
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Russian chess grandmaster Boris Spassky dies at 88
Soviet chess grandmaster Boris Spassky, who was famously defeated at the height of the Cold War, has died at 88, the Russian Chess Federation announced Thursday. "The tenth world champion Boris ...
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Boris Spassky, Soviet-era chess champion who lost "match of the century" to American Bobby Fischer, dies at 88
Boris Spassky, a Soviet-era world chess champion who lost his title to American Bobby Fischer in a legendary 1972 match that became a proxy for Cold War rivalries, died Thursday in Moscow.
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Boris Spassky, Russian chess legend and world champion, dies at 88
Boris Spassky, legendary Russian chess player and the 10th World Chess ... played at the height of the Cold War, became a cultural proxy battle between the US and Soviet Russia.
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Boris Spassky, Soviet chess champion who lost famed Cold War-era match to Bobby Fischer, dies at 88
MOSCOW (AP) — Boris Spassky, a Soviet-era world chess champion who lost his title to American Bobby Fischer in a legendary 1972 match that became a proxy for Cold War rivalries, died Thursday in ...