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, a Soviet-era world chess champion who lost his title to American Bobby Fischer in a legendary 1972 match that ...

Boris Spassky was a Soviet chessboard ace who became an émigré to France in 1976 and a French citizen in 1978.

Former chess world champion Boris Spassky passed away at the age of 88 on Thursday. We revisit his world championship match ...

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Legendary Soviet World Champion Boris Spassky has passed away at the age of 88 as revealed by the International Chess Federation.

Boris Spassky, a Soviet-era world chess champion who lost his title to American Bobby Fischer in a legendary 1972 match that ...

Soviet chess legend Boris Spassky, who lost the 1972 "Match of the Century" to American Bobby Fischer in a Cold War-era ...

He defended his World Chess champion title against American Bobby Fischer in the “Match of the Century” in 1972 — which ...

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When Mr. Spassky, a Russian, played Bobby Fischer, an American, in Iceland at the height of the Cold War, the media attention ...