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Spassky, Bobby Fischer and world chess championship

sportstar.thehindu · 4d

Spassky vs Fischer: The 1972 chess match that shook the world – a throwback

Spassky chess battle — an iconic Cold War clash in which Fischer stunned the world, ending Soviet dominance and reshaping chess history forever.

The Economic Times on MSN · 3d

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 away at 88 in Moscow. His legendary encounter with Fischer was a defining moment of Cold War-era chess,

The New York Times · 4d

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 reduced them to pawns in a wider drama.

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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 ...

Boing Boing on MSN4d

RIP Boris Spassky: "one of the greatest chess players of the Soviet era and the world, but also a true gentleman"

Boris Spassky, the World Chess Champion who faced Bobby Fischer in the legendary "Match of the Century," died Thursday at age ...

Top five youngest male to become chess World No. 1

Here we take a look at the top five youngest male to become chess World No. 1. Magnus Carlsen is on top of the list.

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