Soviet chess grandmaster Boris Spassky, who was famously defeated in the so-called match of the century at the height of the ...

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.

At a time before his country became a chess powerhouse, he defeated four world champions, including Bobby Fischer and another in an unlikely turn of events. By Dylan Loeb McClain When Mr. Spassky, a ...

In a bizarre end game, Bobby Fischer -- the chess world's most eccentric star -- was taken into custody after trying to fly ...

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 in ...

Join me as I unbox the legendary Dubrovnik chess set — the same style favored by the great Bobby Fischer. ♟️ Get a close look ...

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.