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 ...
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Gukesh reflects on inferior results following World Championship victory, eyes Carlsen clash in Norway
It’s been more than two months since D. Gukesh became the youngest world chess champion. But the celebrations haven’t stopped ...
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Match of the Century: When the Cold War was fought on 64 squares
The 1972 showdown between Russian chess grandmaster Boris Spassky and American grandmaster Bobby Fischer, which was dubbed ...
FIDE World Junior Under-20 Chess Championships 2025: Live Streaming, India Contingent - All You Need To Know
Here's all you need to know about the FIDE World Junior Under-20 Chess Championships 2025 being held in Petrovac, Montenegro ...
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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 ...
Boris Spassky, Soviet chess champion and Cold War symbol, dies at 88
His 1972 match against American Bobby Fischer is considered one of the most famous duels in the history of the game as well ...
Viswanathan Anand heaps praise on D Gukesh for his resilience, says it's 'hard to break' reigning world champion
Indian chess legend Viswanathan Anand mentioned how D Gukesh fought back from a “stinging defeat” against Ding Liren to ...
D Gukesh's coach 'knows nothing about chess'; said 'youngsters don't have self-awareness' but mentored ‘world champ’
Paddy Upton worked as D Gukesh's mental conditioning coach for the World Chess Championship in Singapore last year.
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‘Cold War’ era USA-Russia chess battle returns, loser must take ‘polygraph' test
American GM Hans Niemann has accepted Russian GM Daniil Dubov’s challenge to prove his innocence in cheating scandal.
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 ...
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Wolves Esports signs chess grandmaster Yu Yangyi
Wolves Esports has signed the youngest Chinese grandmaster, Yu Yangyi, and he will look to represent them at the Esports ...
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Manon draws in 1st round of World Junior Chess Championship
The 11-round Swiss League tournament commenced at 8 PM Bangladesh time and concluded at 3 AM. The second round is set to take place at the same time today.