Boris Spassky: The man who dared George Bush to put him and Bobby Fischer in same cell, “and give us a chess set”
Forever hyphenated with American Bobby Fischer, the genial Russian GM's most iconic moment came when he stood to applaud rival Fischer after Game 6 of the 1972 match - as it upended all Cold War narratives.
Spasskey was most known for losing 1972 "Match of the Century" to American Bobby Fischer, despite winning the world title in ...
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Match of the Century: When the Cold War was fought on 64 squares"Bobby [Fischer] and myself committed the same crime... Put sanctions against me also. Arrest me. And put me in the same ...
Boris Spassky, the legend of Soviet chess, has died at the age of 88. This was announced by the Russian Chess Federation.
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