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Boris Spassky, who lost famed chess match to Bobby Fischer, dies at 88
Boris Spassky ... It was not until 1961 that Spassky made a remarkable comeback by winning the USSR Championship. Eight years later he defeated his compatriot Tigran Petrosian to take the world ...
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Boris Spassky, chess champion who lost ‘Match of the Century,’ dies at 88
My years as champion were the worst years of my life.” Boris Vasiliyevich Spassky was born in Leningrad (later St. Petersburg) on Jan. 30, 1937. He was the second child of Russian parents ...
Tyler Morning Telegraph1mon
Spassky: legendary loser of 'match of the century' dies at 88
Soviet chess grandmaster Boris Spassky ... It was not until 1961 that Spassky made a remarkable comeback by winning the USSR Championship. Eight years later he defeated his compatriot Tigran ...
Yahoo1mon
Boris Spassky, who lost famed chess match to Bobby Fischer, dies at 88
Boris Spassky, a Soviet-era world chess champion ... With the Cold War at its height and the Soviet Union having dominated the game for years, Spassky faced a must-win situation in his match ...
NPR1mon
Boris Spassky, Soviet chess champion who lost to Bobby Fischer, dies at 88
MOSCOW — Boris Spassky, a Soviet-era world chess champion ... Iceland, the then-29-year-old chess genius from Brooklyn, New York, brought the U.S. its first world chess title.
Dayton Daily News1mon
Boris Spassky, Soviet chess champion who lost Cold War-era match to Bobby Fischer, dies at 88
Boris Spassky, a Soviet-era world chess champion ... When Fischer won the international chess crown in Reykjavik, Iceland, the then-29-year-old chess genius from Brooklyn, New York, brought ...
Newsday1mon
Boris Spassky, Soviet chess champion who lost famed Cold War-era match to Bobby Fischer, dies at 88
MOSCOW — Boris ... year-old chess genius from Brooklyn, New York, brought the U.S. its first world chess title. Fischer, known to be testy and difficult, died in 2008. After his victory of ...
The Gazette1mon
Boris Spassky, Soviet chess champion who lost famed Cold War-era match to Bobby Fischer, dies at 88
MOSCOW (AP) — Boris Spassky, a Soviet-era world chess champion ... Iceland, the then-29-year-old chess genius from Brooklyn, New York, brought the U.S. its first world chess title.