Boris Spassky: The man who dared George Bush to put him and Bobby Fischer in same cell, ‘and give us a chess set’
Forever hyphenated with American Bobby Fischer, the genial Russian GM's most iconic moment came when he stood to applaud rival Fischer after Game 6 of the 1972 match - as it upended all Cold War narratives.
Spasskey was most known for losing 1972 "Match of the Century" to American Bobby Fischer, despite winning the world title in ...
Mumbai: Boris Spassky, the 10th World Chess Champion whose 1972 clash with Bobby Fischer became a defining tableau of Cold ...
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Match of the Century: When the Cold War was fought on 64 squares"Bobby [Fischer] and myself committed the same crime... Put sanctions against me also. Arrest me. And put me in the same ...
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