Boris Spassky, Soviet-era chess champion who lost "match of the century" to American 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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
Stabroek News13d
Prize money for international Chess not overly extravagant
However, the largest chess prize ever given to an individual was at the 1992 match between Bobby Fischer and Boris Spassky in Yugoslavia. It was worth US$5,000,000 with the winner getting US$3.35 ...
Rappler24d
Freestyle tour boss, Carlsen call for FIDE president’s resignation
In Chess960/Freestyle chess, which was created by former world champion Bobby Fischer in 1996, the pieces on the back rank are reshuffled, meaning that computer-backed preparations leading to ...
Indiatimes18d
D Gukesh bows out of Freestyle Grand Slam chess after loss to Fabiano Caruana
World champion D Gukesh exited the Freestyle Grand Slam Chess after his second quarterfinal loss to Fabiano Caruana in Hamburg. Gukesh, needing a win, blundered a pawn early, leading to his ...
The Hindu26d
Life in black and white
“Chess is war over the board. The objective is to crush the opponent’s mind,” said Bobby Fischer. Chaturanga, the ancient chess game in India, depicted the four arms of the army. The ...
Reuters25d
Chess-Freestyle tour boss, Carlsen call for FIDE president's resignation
PARIS, Feb 4 (Reuters) - Freestyle Chess Grand Slam tour boss Jan Henric ... Chess960, created by former world champion Bobby Fischer in 1996, has been gaining in popularity after an invitational ...