Soviet chess grandmaster Boris Spassky, best known for his Cold War ... has since been chronicled in numerous books, documentaries and films. It also inspired Walter Tevis' novel "The Queen's ...

Boris Spassky, however, was a step above the average Soviet master ... Once he had won the title against the hated Russians, he lost his anchor. Chess, this book shows, has kept many people sane; and ...

Grandmaster and the tenth world chess champion (1969-1972 ) Boris Spassky of Russia died two Thursdays ago. He was 88. Spassky lost his world championship title in 1972 to America’s Bobby ...

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Home 'Unseen' letters from Jack Kerouac make debut at NY book fair. April 4, 2025. Never-before-seen letters of American ...

Boris Fishman’s new book follows a family that leaves a war-torn country for a shot at asylum in the United States. By Lily Meyer Lily Meyer is a writer, critic and translator. Her debut novel ...

TFF received an amazing response to my piece on the death of erstwhile world chess champion Boris Spassky, a fortnight ago. The famed ABC producer David Salter tells me that back in 1989 ...

Russian chess grandmaster Boris Spassky dies aged 88 The hopeful, who has a twin sister Aimi, said: “My dad taught me when I was really young. I don’t even remember learning.

Magnus Carlsen may be the best chess player in the world, but the Norwegian has ruled out a return to the classical World Chess Championship. Carlsen, a five-time world champion, last won the ...