Sydney Morning Herald24d
Farewell to the best loser in sporting history
It was Le Monde who put it best, beginning its obituary as ... Boris Spassky (left) and Bobby Fischer play the final game of their epic 1972 chess match in Reykjavik.Credit: AP Returning to ...
CBS News1mon
Boris Spassky, Soviet-era chess champion who lost "match of the century" to American Bobby Fischer, dies at 88
He "left an indelible mark on the game." The Chess Federation ... one of my main idols." Spassky is best remembered for his duel with American Bobby Fischer in 1972, which was emblematic of ...
Springfield News-Sun1mon
Boris Spassky, Soviet chess champion who lost 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 ... an indelible mark on the game.” The televised 1972 match with Fischer, at the height of the ...
The Boston Globe1mon
Boris Spassky, Soviet chess champion who lost famed Cold War-era match to Bobby Fischer, dies at 88
MOSCOW (AP) — Boris Spassky, a Soviet-era world chess champion who lost his title to American Bobby Fischer ... mark on the game.” The televised 1972 match with Fischer, at the height of ...