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Soviet chess giant Boris Spassky dies

The Associated Press on MSN · 13h

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, died Thursday in Moscow. He was 88.

ESPN on MSN · 23h

Former world chess champion Boris Spassky, 88, dies

Boris Spassky, a Soviet-era world chess champion who lost his title to American Bobby Fischer in a legendary 1972 match, has died at the age of 88.

The New York Times · 1d

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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Chess: England over-65s lead all the way to world senior team gold at Prague

The over-65s have been world champions three times in four years, but the over-50s finished out of the medals as USA claimed ...

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Gukesh reflects on inferior results following World Championship victory, eyes Carlsen clash in Norway

It’s been more than two months since D. Gukesh became the youngest world chess champion. But the celebrations haven’t stopped ...

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D Gukesh's coach 'knows nothing about chess'; said 'youngsters don't have self-awareness' but mentored ‘world champ’

Paddy Upton worked as D Gukesh's mental conditioning coach for the World Chess Championship in Singapore last year.

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World No.1 Magnus Carlsen reveals the cheat code of being an unmatched Chess Player says, 'The difference between me and other kids is that...'

In the world of chess, Magnus Carlsen stands as a towering figure, often hailed as the greatest player in the history of the ...

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