Boris Spassky, a Soviet-era chess grand master who lost his world champion title in 1972 to American Bobby Fischer in one of the most famous duels in the history of the game as well as a metaphor for ...

Donald Trump shared a comment by analyst Michael McCune which praised the US president while urging Volodymyr Zelensky to ...

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, has died in Moscow.

The board is set, the pieces are moving but this epic battle takes place between two countries in "Chess," opening at Ovation Theatre. Local audiences may not be familiar with this musical but they're ...

Soviet chess legend Boris Spassky, who lost the 1972 "Match of the Century" to American Bobby Fischer in a Cold War-era ...

MOSCOW — Boris Spassky, a Soviet-era world chess champion who ... an indelible mark on the game." The televised 1972 match with Fischer, at the height of the Cold War, became an international ...

Scott Applewhite) MOSCOW – Boris Spassky, a Soviet-era world chess champion ... mark on the game.” The televised 1972 match with Fischer, at the height of the Cold War, became an international ...

The televised 1972 match with Fischer, at the height of the Cold War, became an international ... are seen during a game at the XIX World Chess Olympiad in Siegen, Germany, Sept.

MOSCOW — (AP) — Boris Spassky, a Soviet-era world chess champion ... indelible mark on the game.” The televised 1972 match with Fischer, at the height of the Cold War, became an ...