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“1972 Fischer/Spassky: The Match, Its Origin, and Influence” opens at the World Chess Hall of Fame

Fifty years ago, right in the middle of the Cold War, an eccentric American named Bobby Fischer upended a long reign of Russian dominance in chess, and the world was forever changed. Untold numbers ...
KTVU

Boris Spassky, Soviet chess champ who lost Cold War’s ‘Match of the Century,’ dies at 88

Boris Spassky, former world chess champion, died in Moscow at 88. He was best known for his 1972 "Match of the Century" loss to Bobby Fischer. The International Chess Federation called Spassky "one of ...
Santa Rosa Press Democrat

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, has died in Moscow. MOSCOW — Boris ...
The Spokesman-Review

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 announced by ...
Lexington Herald Leader

'Pawn Sacrifice': A Cold War-era showdown on the chess board

It was a challenge to play Bobby Fischer in chess, and it's a challenge for an actor to play him on the screen. Anyone taking on the task needs to be careful not to get carried away with the man's ...
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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. He was 88.