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 ...
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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 the ...
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Chess 'match of the century' runner-up Boris Spassky dies at 88
Boris Spassky, the Soviet chess grandmaster best known for his historic defeat in the 'Match of the Century' at the height of ...
Soviet chess legend Boris Spassky, who lost ‘match of the century’, dies at 88
The Russian grandmaster was famously defeated by American Bobby Fischer in 1972, at the height of the Cold War.
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Match of the Century: When the Cold War was fought on 64 squares
The 1972 showdown between Russian chess grandmaster Boris Spassky and American grandmaster Bobby Fischer, which was dubbed ...
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Ex-chess world champion Boris Spassky dies: Revisiting his 'match of the century' with Bobby Fischer
Former chess world champion Boris Spassky passed away at the age of 88 on Thursday. We revisit his world championship match ...
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Boris Spassky, Soviet chess champ who lost Cold War’s ‘Match of the Century,’ dies at 88
Soviet chess legend Boris Spassky, who lost the 1972 "Match of the Century" to American Bobby Fischer in a Cold War-era ...
Boris Spassky: Legendary loser of chess '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 the ...
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'Match of the Century' loser Boris Spassky dead at 88 as tributes paid to chess legend
Despite losing the iconic battle played in Reykjavik, Iceland for a whopping £200k, Boris Spassky was widely regarded as one ...