Boris Spassky, who lost famed chess match to Bobby Fischer, dies at 88
Boris Spassky is best remembered for his duel with American Bobby Fischer in a legendary 1972 match that became a proxy for ...
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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 ...
Boris Spassky, Chess Champion Who Lost ‘Match of the Century,’ Dies at 88
When Mr. Spassky, a Russian, played Bobby Fischer, an American, in Iceland at the height of the Cold War, the media attention ...
Boris Spassky, chess grandmaster who took on Bobby Fischer in the greatest match of the 20th century
Boris Spassky, who has died aged 88 was among the finest chess players of the 20th century, but found his reign at the summit ...
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 ...
Boris Spassky: The man who dared George Bush to put him and Bobby Fischer in same cell, ‘and give us a chess set’
Forever hyphenated with American Bobby Fischer, the genial Russian GM's most iconic moment came when he stood to applaud ...
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Death of Boris Spassky: the Cold War on a chessboard in 1972
Fifty years ago, the Cold War was transposed to a chessboard as Bobby Fischer of the United States took on defending world ...
Boris Spassky, former World Chess Champion and Bobby Fischer’s famous rival, passes away at 88
Boris Spassky, the Soviet chess grandmaster best known for his historic 1972 match against American Bobby Fischer, has passed ...
Boris Spassky, Soviet chess champion and Cold War symbol, dies at 88
His 1972 match against American Bobby Fischer is considered one of the most famous duels in the history of the game as well ...
Boris Spassky, Soviet chess champion who lost famed Cold War-era match to 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 ...
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Boris Spassky, Soviet chess champion who lost to Bobby Fischer, dies at 88
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 Thursday in Moscow.