Boris Spassky, the Soviet chess grandmaster best known for his historic 1972 match against American Bobby Fischer, has passed ...

Mumbai: Boris Spassky, the 10th World Chess Champion whose 1972 clash with Bobby Fischer became a defining tableau of Cold ...

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. He was 88.

Boris Spassky’s contributions to chess are commemorated through his remarkable games, including his rejuvenation of the Breyer defence and mastery of ...

The death of the one-time chess prodigy was announced by the International Chess Federation. No cause of death was given.

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Soviet-era world chess champion Boris Spassky, whose clash against American Bobby Fischer in 1972 was seen as a proxy to Cold ...

Forever hyphenated with American Bobby Fischer, the genial Russian GM's most iconic moment came when he stood to applaud ...