Boris Spassky, Soviet-era chess champion who lost "match of the century" to American Bobby Fischer, dies at 88
Boris Spassky is best remembered for his duel with American Bobby Fischer in a legendary 1972 match that became a proxy for ...
Soviet Chess Champion Boris Spassky Dies at 88
The Soviet-era former chess prodigy, who played in “one of the most iconic” games in history against American Bobby Fischer ...
Boris Spassky, who lost famed chess match to Bobby Fischer, dies at 88
Boris Spassky is best remembered for his duel with American Bobby Fischer in a legendary 1972 match that became a proxy for ...
Boris Spassky, Russian chess legend and world champion, dies at 88
He defended his World Chess champion title against American Bobby Fischer in the “Match of the Century” in 1972 — which ...
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Boris Spassky, Soviet chess champion who lost to Bobby Fischer, dies at 88
A televised 1972 match between Spassky and Fischer, at the height of the Cold War, became an international sensation and was ...
Boris Spassky, former World Chess Champion and Bobby Fischer’s famous rival, passes away at 88
Boris Spassky, the Soviet chess grandmaster best known for his historic 1972 match against American Bobby Fischer, has passed ...
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Russian chess legend Boris Spassky dies at 88
Boris Spassky, the 10th World Chess Champion, has died at the age of 88 in Moscow, Russian Chess Federation President Andrey Filatov told TASS. "A great personality has passed away. Generations of ...
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Explosion in upscale Moscow apartment complex reportedly kills Ukrainian separatist wanted by Kyiv
An east Ukrainian crime boss and separatist wanted by Kyiv was killed with one other person in a blast at a luxury residential complex in Moscow on Monday, Russian media reported. Armen Sarkisian ...
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Pro-Russia Ukrainian Is Killed in Moscow Blast, Russian Media Says
By Nataliya Vasilyeva A prominent pro-Russia separatist figure from Ukraine was killed after a bomb exploded on Monday inside a gated residence in Moscow, Russian news media said, in what appears ...
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Prize money for international Chess not overly extravagant
However, the largest chess prize ever given to an individual was at the 1992 match between Bobby Fischer and Boris Spassky in Yugoslavia. It was worth US$5,000,000 with the winner getting US$3.35 ...