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Boris Spassky, who lost famed chess 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 Thursday in Moscow.
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Soviet chess champion Boris Spassky dies at 88
Bobby Fischer (right) and Boris Spassky play their last game together on Aug. 31, 1972, in Reykjavik, Iceland. Associated Press file photo MOSCOW — Boris Spassky, a Soviet-era world chess ...
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Boris Spassky, 10th World Chess Champion, dies
MOSCOW, February 27. /TASS/. Boris Spassky, the 10th World Chess Champion, has died at the age of 88 in Moscow, Russian Chess Federation President Andrey Filatov told TASS. "A great personality ...
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Boris Spassky, Soviet chess champion who lost famed Cold War-era match to Bobby Fischer, dies at 88
MOSCOW (AP) — Boris Spassky, a Soviet-era world chess champion who lost his title to American Bobby Fischer in a legendary ...