"Bobby [Fischer] and myself committed the same crime ... was now well on his way to proving it. After Game 6 of the match, which by then had returned to the main hall, ended with Fischer ...

Boris Spassky, a Soviet-era world chess champion who lost his title to American Bobby ... prodigy Fischer. With the Cold War at its height and the Soviet Union having dominated the game for ...

Boris Spassky, legendary Russian chess player and the 10th World Chess Champion who rose to international fame in the 1972 “Match of the Century” against American Bobby Fischer, died Thursday ...

He “left an indelible mark on the game.” The televised 1972 match with Fischer, at the height of the Cold War, became an international sensation and was known as the “Match of the Century.” ...

Reigning chess world champion Boris Spassky, left, of Russia, and international grandmaster Bobby Fischer of the United States, are seen during a game at the XIX World Chess Olympiad in Siegen ...

Boris Spassky, Soviet Chess Champion Who Lost Famed Cold War-Era Match to Bobby Fischer ... an indelible mark on the game.” The televised 1972 match with Fischer, at the height of the Cold ...

Bobby Fischer, right, and Boris Spassky play their last game together in Reykjavik, Iceland, Aug. 31, 1972. / Credit: J. Walter Green / AP One of the first to react was Soviet grandmaster Anatoly ...

Boris Spassky, a Soviet-era world chess champion who lost his title to American Bobby Fischer ... an indelible mark on the game.” The televised 1972 match with Fischer, at the height of the ...

Boris Spassky, a Soviet-era world chess champion who lost his title to American Bobby ... prodigy Fischer. With the Cold War at its height and the Soviet Union having dominated the game for ...

Boris Spassky, a Soviet-era world chess champion who lost his title to American Bobby Fischer in a legendary 1972 match that ...