New York Post28d
Boris Spassky, Russian chess legend and world champion, dies at 88
Boris Spassky, legendary Russian chess player and the 10th World Chess Champion who rose to international fame in the 1972 “Match of the Century” against American Bobby Fischer, died Thursday ...
Reuters29d
Chess-Russian grandmaster Spassky dies aged 88
PARIS, Feb 27 (Reuters) - Russian chess grandmaster Boris Spassky has died at the age of 88, International chess federation (FIDE) general director Emil Sutovsky told Reuters on Thursday.
Irish Sun27d
Boris Spassky dead at 88: Russian chess grandmaster who played in ‘match of the century’ dies
He still held the title as he took part in the "match of the century" against American Bobby Fischer in 1972. The contest was inevitably a political one, given the Cold War conflict between the ...