Boris Spassky, Soviet chess champion, dies at 88

MOSCOW (AP) -- 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.

Mar 1, 2025 - 14:30
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Boris Spassky, Soviet chess champion, dies at 88
MOSCOW (AP) -- 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.

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