Boris Spassky, a Russian grandmaster who went against American Bobby Fischer in a 1972 chess game known as the “Match of the Century,” has died. He was 88. The Chess Federation of Russia ...

His death was confirmed by the International Chess Federation, the game's governing body ... after marrying a Frenchwoman of Russian origin. He obtained French citizenship in 1978.

Chess - 2018 World Rapid and Blitz Chess Championships - Rapid Open - Saint Petersburg, Russia - December 26, 2018. Sergey Karjakin of Russia looks at a board during a game against Anton Demchenko ...

The president of the CFR Andrey Filatov is proud that it was chess players that ... at the blitz tournament: Russian grandmaster Daniil Dubov did not come out for a game against American Hans ...

according to the Russian Chess Federation. Getty Images “A great personality has passed away; generations of chess players learned and continue to learn from his games and work. A great loss for ...

“A great personality has passed away; generations of chess players learned and continue to learn from his games and work. A great loss for the country,” Andrei Filatov, president of the ...