Boris Spassky is best remembered for his duel with American Bobby Fischer in a legendary 1972 match that became a proxy for ...
When Mr. Spassky, a Russian, played Bobby Fischer, an American, in Iceland at the height of the Cold War, the media attention ...
The Soviet-era former chess prodigy, who played in “one of the most iconic” games in history against American Bobby Fischer ...
Bobby Fischer, right, and Boris Spassky play their last game together in Reykjavik, Iceland, on Aug. 31, 1972.
Former chess world champion Boris Spassky passed away at the age of 88 on Thursday. We revisit his world championship match ...
Chess grandmaster Boris Spassky, who was the tenth World Chess Champion and held the title from 1969 to 1972, has died at the ...
The World Chess Championship of 1972, between Boris Spassky and Bobby Fischer, became a proxy for the Cold War between the ...
He defended his World Chess champion title against American Bobby Fischer in the “Match of the Century” in 1972 — which ...
Russian chess grandmaster Boris Spassky has died at the age of 88, International chess federation (FIDE) general director ...
Boris Spassky, a Soviet-era world chess champion who lost his title to Bobby Fischer in a legendary 1972 match that became a ...
His 1972 match against American Bobby Fischer is considered one of the most famous duels in the history of the game as well ...