He "left an indelible mark on the game." The Chess Federation of Russia called ... Spassky is best remembered for his duel with American Bobby Fischer in 1972, which was emblematic of the ...

At a time before his country became a chess powerhouse, he defeated four world champions, including Bobby Fischer and another ...

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 ...

Spassky lost his world championship title in 1972 to America’s Bobby Fischer ... two pawns in what the chess world considered a blunder. He lost. In the second game Fischer refused to play ...

Chess' enfant terrible has finessed staying in the news cycle regardless of whether he is actually playing chess or not — ...

Spassky is best remembered for his duel with American Bobby Fischer in 1972, which was emblematic of the ... He said he learned to play chess at the age of five in an orphanage, having managed to flee ...

Reigning chess world champion Boris Spassky, left, of Russia, and international grandmaster Bobby Fischer of the United States, are seen during a game at the XIX World Chess Olympiad in Siegen ...

Boris Spassky, a Soviet-era world chess champion who lost his title to American Bobby Fischer ... an indelible mark on the game.” The televised 1972 match with Fischer, at the height of the ...

MOSCOW (AP) — Boris Spassky, a Soviet-era world chess champion who lost his title to American Bobby Fischer in a legendary ... Chess Federation, the game’s governing body.