Boris Spassky, a Soviet-era world chess champion who lost his title to American Bobby Fischer in a legendary ... "one of the greatest players of all time," the group said on social media.

MOSCOW (AP) — Boris Spassky, a Soviet-era world chess champion who lost his title to American Bobby Fischer in a legendary ..

after they walked out of a meeting representatives of Bobby Fischer, Spassky's challenger from America. Credit: AP At the time of their famous match, the Soviet Union had compiled an unbroken ...