Boris Spassky, legendary Russian chess player and the 10th World Chess Champion who rose to international fame in the 1972 “Match of the Century” against American Bobby Fischer, died Thursday ...

Irene said her favorite place she has visited so far due to chess was Lima, Peru. "The food there was actually very good, and the fruit was very sweet," she said. "There were also cultural toys ...

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 Thursday in Moscow.

This strategy has borne fruit. Unsurprisingly, Velammal teams have clinched the World School Chess Championship title for five consecutive years, with Gukesh and Praggnanandhaa being part of a ...

PARIS, Feb 27 (Reuters) - Russian chess grandmaster Boris Spassky has died at the age of 88, International chess federation (FIDE) general director Emil Sutovsky told Reuters on Thursday.

Magnus Carlsen explained his domination over younger chess GMs like D Gukesh, and revealed the reason why he is better than them. Magnus Carlsen is regarded by many to be the greatest-ever chess ...

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 ...

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.

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.