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Soviet chess giant Boris Spassky dies

Boris Spassky, who lost famed chess match to Bobby Fischer, dies at 88

Boris Spassky is best remembered for his duel with American Bobby Fischer in a legendary 1972 match that became a proxy for Cold War rivalries.

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Boris Spassky, Chess Champion Who Lost ‘Match of the Century,’ Dies at 88

When Mr. Spassky, a Russian, played Bobby Fischer, an American, in Iceland at the height of the Cold War, the media attention reduced them to pawns in a wider drama.

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Boris Spassky, Russian chess legend and world champion, dies at 88

He defended his World Chess champion title against American Bobby Fischer in the “Match of the Century” in 1972 — which became a cultural proxy battle between the US and Russia during the Cold

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Russian chess legend and former world champion Boris Spassky dies at 88

Spasskey was most known for losing 1972 "Match of the Century" to American Bobby Fischer, despite winning the world title in ...

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Boris Spassky, Soviet chess champion who lost to Bobby Fischer, dies at 88

MOSCOW — Boris Spassky, a Soviet-era world chess champion who lost his title to American Bobby Fischer in a legendary 1972 match that became a proxy for Cold War rivalries, died Thursday in Moscow.

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'I am privileged to have known Boris...' : Indian Stalwart Viswanathan Anand reminisces meeting Late Chess Legend Boris Spassky for the first time in Heartfelt Tr…

Five-time chess world champion Viswanathan Anand penned an emotional tribute to Boris Spassky, the tenth world chess champion ...

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Spassky: legendary loser of 'match of the century' dies at 88

Soviet chess grandmaster Boris Spassky, who was famously defeated in the so-called match of the century at the height of ...

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