Boris Spassky, Soviet chess champion who lost famed Cold War-era match to Bobby Fischer, dies at 88
Boris Spassky, Soviet chess champion who lost Cold War-era match to Bobby Fischer, dies at 88
Boris Spassky, Soviet chess champ who lost iconic match to Bobby Fischer, dies at 88
Boris Spassky dead at 88: Russian chess grandmaster who played in ‘match of the century’ dies
FORMER chess grandmaster Boris Spassky has died aged 88. The Russian became world champion in 1969. He still held the title as he took part in the “match of the century” against
Boris Spassky, Soviet chess champion and Cold War symbol, dies at 88
His 1972 match against American Bobby Fischer is considered one of the most famous duels in the history of the game as well as a metaphor for the competition for Cold War supremacy.