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Death of Boris Spassky: the Cold War on a chessboard in 1972
Fifty years ago, the Cold War was transposed to a chessboard as Bobby Fischer of the United States took on defending world champion Boris Spassky of the Soviet Union, who has died aged 88 ...
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Boris Spassky, Soviet chess champion who lost 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 Thursday in Moscow.
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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 ...
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Boris Spassky, chess champion who lost ‘Match of the Century,’ dies at 88
Boris Spassky, the world chess champion whose career was overshadowed by his loss to Bobby Fischer in the “Match of the Century” in 1972, died Thursday in Moscow. He was 88. His death was ...
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Anand brutally snubs Carlsen as he plays ‘pick your favourite’ World Chess Champion
India's greatest chess player, Viswanathan Anand, tried the trending 'pick your favourite' game to reveal his favourite World ...
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Boris Spassky, Russian chess legend and world champion, dies at 88
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 ...
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Indian Stalwart Viswanathan Anand snubs World No.1 Magnus Carlsen at FIDE's Chess Champion Challenge without hesitation
India’s legendary chess player, Viswanathan Anand, recently participated in the viral 'pick your favorite' game, where he was ...
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Boris Spassky, Soviet chess champion and Cold War symbol, dies at 88
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 ...
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Boris Spassky, Soviet-era chess champion who lost "match of the century" to American 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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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 reduced them to pawns in a wider drama. By Dylan Loeb McClain Boris ...
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Boris Spassky, Soviet chess champion who lost famed 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 Thursday in Moscow.
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Boris Spassky, Soviet Chess Champion Who Lost Famed Cold War-Era Match to Bobby Fischer, Dies at 88
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 ...