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Boris Spassky, the chess player who was a victim of Bobby Fischer but also much more
The world champion, dethroned by the American in the middle of the Cold War, died on February 27 in Moscow at the age of 88 after a life worthy of the movies ...
Gulf News24d
Boris Spassky: The legendary loser of 'match of the century' dies at 88
Having made a strong impression, he found himself in the shadow of another rising figure in Soviet chess, Mikhail Tal, the so-called "Magician of Riga". It was not until 1961 that Spassky made a ...
France 2424d
Former USSR chess grandmaster Boris Spassky dies at 88
Having made a strong impression, he found himself in the shadow of another rising figure in Soviet chess, Mikhail Tal, the so-called "Magician of Riga". It was not until 1961 that Spassky made a ...
CBS News24d
Boris Spassky, Soviet-era chess champion who lost "match of the century" to American Bobby Fischer, dies at 88
Having made a strong impression, he found himself in the shadow of another rising figure in Soviet chess, Mikhail Tal, the so-called "Magician of Riga". It was not until 1961 that Spassky made a ...
AOL24d
Boris Spassky, who lost famed chess match to Bobby Fischer, dies at 88
Having made a strong impression, he found himself in the shadow of another rising figure in Soviet chess, Mikhail Tal, the so-called "Magician of Riga". It was not until 1961 that Spassky made a ...
Japan Today24d
Boris Spassky: Legendary loser of chess 'match of the century' dies at 88
Having made a strong impression, he found himself in the shadow of another rising figure in Soviet chess, Mikhail Tal, the so-called "Magician of Riga". It was not until 1961 that Spassky made a ...