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Spassky: legendary loser of 'match of the century' dies at 88
It was not until 1961 that Spassky made a remarkable comeback by winning the USSR Championship. Eight years later he defeated his compatriot Tigran Petrosian to take the world title. "I never set ...
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In 1984, I claimed a moral win over him; got my greatest chess tutorial from him afterwards
Spassky was very strong from the white side in Caro Kann defence too and crushed Tigran Petrosian. They were good friends and he dethroned Petrosian for the world title in 1969 after a failed ...
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Boris Spassky, Soviet-era chess champion who lost "match of the century" to American Bobby Fischer, dies at 88
Eight years later he defeated his compatriot Tigran Petrosian to take the world title. "I never set myself the goal of becoming world champion. Everything worked out by itself. I was progressing ...
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Soviet chess grandmaster Boris Spassky (Bobby Fischer’s rival in Reykjavik) dead at 88
Spassky became the world chess champion in 1969, defeating Tigran Petrosian in Moscow. In 1972, he lost the title to American Bobby Fischer in Reykjavik. Spassky won the Soviet championship twice, in ...