Boris Spassky, endlessly witty and a free soul, was more than just Fischer’s victim or a Soviet Union foot soldier
There was beauty in his brutal cavalier playing style and the Russian just couldn't be hemmed in by the iron-fisted communist ...
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Viswanathan Anand pens heartfelt tribute to the late Boris Spassky
Five-time chess world champion Viswanathan Anand on Saturday penned a heartful tribute for Boris Spassky, the tenth world ...
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Boris Spassky, the chess player who was a victim of Bobby Fischer but also much more
The world champion, dethroned by the American in the middle of the Cold War, died on February 27 in Moscow at the age of 88 ...
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Boris Spassky, Russian grandmaster and former chess world champion, dies at 88
In the 1965 Candidates, Spassky defeated Paul Keres, Efim Geller, and Mikhail Tal before losing to Tigran Petrosian in the title clash in Moscow in 1966. Spassky climbed back to the top in the next ...
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Boris Spassky: legendary loser of ‘match of the century’ dies at 88
Having made a strong impression, he found himself in the shadow of another rising figure in Soviet chess, Mikhail Tal, the so-called “Magician of Riga”. It was not until 1961 that Spassky made a ...
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Boris Spassky, Soviet-era chess champion who lost "match of the century" to American Bobby Fischer, dies at 88
Having made a strong impression, he found himself in the shadow of another rising figure in Soviet chess, Mikhail Tal, the so ...
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Chess 'match of the century' runner-up Boris Spassky dies at 88
Boris Spassky, the Soviet chess grandmaster best known for his historic defeat in the 'Match of the Century' at the height of ...
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Spassky: legendary loser of 'match of the century' dies at 88
Having made a strong impression, he found himself in the shadow of another rising figure in Soviet chess, Mikhail Tal, the so-called "Magician of Riga". It was not until 1961 that Spassky made a ...