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Boris Spassky, Soviet-era chess champion who lost "match of the century" to American Bobby Fischer, dies at 88
who died that year and was buried in a small cemetery in Iceland. "Do you think that the neighboring spot is available?" ...
Soviet chess champion who lost famed Cold War-era game to U.S. has died
MOSCOW (AP) — Boris Spassky, a Soviet-era world chess champion who lost his title to American Bobby Fischer in a legendary ...
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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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 ...
The Washington Post11d
Boris Spassky, Soviet chess champion and Cold War symbol, dies at 88
died Feb. 27 in Moscow. He was 88. His death was announced by the Chess Federation of Russia, which did not cite a cause. The “Match of the Century,” in Iceland, harnessed the drama of the ...
Cleveland Jewish News10d
Boris Spassky, maybe-Jewish chess champ who lost ‘match of the century’ to Fischer, dies at 88
The Russian grandmaster signed a “rabidly antisemitic petition” in 2005, and shortly thereafter, sought to distance himself from it.
The Independent10d
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 who lost his title to American Bobby Fischer in a legendary 1972 match that became a proxy for Cold War rivalries, died on Thursday in Moscow.
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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 who lost his title to American Bobby Fischer in a legendary 1972 match that ...