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  • Boris Spassky, Russian chess legend and world champion, dies at 88

    02/27/2025 6:09:05 PM PST · by Libloather · 25 replies
    NY Post ^ | 2/27/25 | Shane Galvin
    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 Moscow at age 88. The icon’s death was announced by the Russian Chess Federation, who mourned the loss of one of the 20th century’s most influential chess players. “A great personality has passed away; generations of chess players learned and continue to learn from his games and work. A great loss for the country,” Andrei Filatov, president of the Russian Chess Federation said in a statement to Russian outlet...