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Soviet chess giant Boris Spassky dies

CBS News · 13h

Boris Spassky, Soviet-era chess champion who lost "match of the century" to American 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.

El País in English · 4h

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

The Associated Press on MSN · 1d

Boris Spassky, Soviet chess champ who lost iconic match 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 on Thursday in Moscow. He was 88.

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Chess: England over-65s lead all the way to world senior team gold at Prague

The over-65s have been world champions three times in four years, but the over-50s finished out of the medals as USA claimed ...

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The End of an Era: Boris Spassky's Legacy

Boris Spassky, the legend of Soviet chess, has died at the age of 88. This was announced by the Russian Chess Federation.

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