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Boris Spassky, Soviet chess champ who lost to Fischer, dies

CBS News · 20h

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 Cold War rivalries.

The Economic Times on MSN · 1h

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 Indian Express · 5h

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.

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Boris Spassky, Grandmaster Of Grace & Grit

Mumbai: Boris Spassky, the 10th World Chess Champion whose 1972 clash with Bobby Fischer became a defining tableau of Cold ...

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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 ...

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