Boris Spassky, a Soviet-era chess grand master who lost his world champion title in 1972 to American Bobby Fischer in one of the most famous duels in the history of the game as well as a metaphor for ...

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Fifty years ago, the Cold War was transposed to a chessboard as Bobby Fischer ... Spassky also resigns the 13th game, a chess masterclass, according to AFP's correspondent, who reported that, after ...

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.

His death was announced by the International Chess Federation, the game’s governing body ... at the height of the Cold War, and the media attention focused on it, turned both of them into ...

Boris Spassky, a Soviet-era world chess champion who ... He “left an indelible mark on the game.” The televised 1972 match with Fischer, at the height of the Cold War, became an international ...

The televised 1972 match with Fischer, at the height of the Cold War, became an international ... are seen during a game at the XIX World Chess Olympiad in Siegen, Germany, Sept.

Scott Applewhite) MOSCOW – Boris Spassky, a Soviet-era world chess champion ... mark on the game.” The televised 1972 match with Fischer, at the height of the Cold War, became an international ...