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 ...
Boris Spassky, a Soviet-era world chess champion who lost his title to American Bobby Fischer in a legendary 1972 match, has ...
His 1972 match against American Bobby Fischer is considered one of the most famous duels in the history of the game as well ...
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 American Bobby Fischer in a legendary 1972 match that ...
He defended his World Chess champion title against American Bobby Fischer in the “Match of the Century” in 1972 — which ...