Boris Spassky, a Soviet-era world chess champion who lost his title to American ... when it was besieged by the Nazis during World War II. After the war, his aggressive style of play without ...

final four in their first meeting since the former world champion hinted the then American teenager had cheated in an over-the-board game two years ago. Sportscategory· July 2, 2024 Chess-Nine ...

The 1984-85 World Chess Championship between defending champion Anatoly Karpov and challenger Garry Kasparov was abandoned after 48 games. Magnus Carlsen and Ian Nepomniachtchi's decision to share ...

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 ...

Chess is getting ready to make its foray into Esports with teams recruiting top players ahead of this summer's Esports World ...

World champion D Gukesh finished last after losing to Iranian-French grandmaster Alireza Firouzja in the second game of their seventh-place playoff match at the Freestyle Chess Grand Slam.

Boris Spassky, legendary Russian chess player and the 10th World Chess Champion who rose to international fame in the 1972 “Match of the Century” against American Bobby Fischer, died Thursday ...

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 ...