Russian chess grandmaster Boris Spassky has died at the age of 88, international chess federation (FIDE) general director Emil Sutovsky told Reuters on Thursday. Spassky, who took French nationality ...

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.

Boris Spassky, former world chess champion, died in Moscow at 88. He was best known for his 1972 "Match of the Century" loss to Bobby Fischer. The International Chess Federation called Spassky "one of ...

Boris Spassky, the world chess champion whose career was overshadowed by his loss to Bobby Fischer in the “Match of the Century” in 1972, died Thursday in Moscow. He was 88. His death was announced by ...

Boris Spassky, a Russian grandmaster who went against American Bobby Fischer in a 1972 chess game known as the “Match of the Century,” has died. He was 88. The Chess Federation of Russia announced ...

Moscow – 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 on Thursday in Moscow.

PARIS, Feb 27 (Reuters) - Russian chess grandmaster Boris Spassky has died at the age of 88, International chess federation (FIDE) general director Emil Sutovsky told Reuters on Thursday. Spassky, who ...

MOSCOW — 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 ...