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Soviet chess giant Boris Spassky dies

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 Cold War rivalries.

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Boris Spassky, the chess player who was a victim of Bobby Fischer but also much more

The world champion, dethroned by the American in the middle of the Cold War, died on February 27 in Moscow at the age of 88 after a life worthy of the movies

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Boris Spassky, Chess Champion Who Lost ‘Match of the Century,’ Dies at 88

When Mr. Spassky, a Russian, played Bobby Fischer, an American, in Iceland at the height of the Cold War, the media attention reduced them to pawns in a wider drama.

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Russian chess legend and former world champion Boris Spassky dies at 88

Spasskey was most known for losing 1972 "Match of the Century" to American Bobby Fischer, despite winning the world title in ...

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