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

Soviet-era world chess champion Boris Spassky, whose 1972 match with Bobby Fischer became known as the "Match of the Century", has died at the age of...

Boris Spassky, the Soviet chess grandmaster celebrated for his 1972 Cold War clash with American Bobby Fischer, has died at 88, according to the...

World champion will be remembered for the ‘match of the century’ against American Bobby Fischer in 1972

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

Boris Spassky, the 10th world chess champion renowned for his historic matches, has passed away at the age of 88 Read Full Article at RT.com

NEW YORK,  (Reuters) – Roberta Flack, the silky-voiced Grammy-winning singer whose sultry ballads “The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face” and...

Boris Spassky, renowned chess champion, died at 88; remembered for iconic 1972 match against Fischer.

When Mr. Spassky, a Russian, played Bobby Fischer, an American, in Iceland at the height of the Cold War, the media attention reduced them to pawns in...

PARIS, France — Fifty years ago, the Cold War was transposed to a chessboard as Bobby Fischer of the United States took on defending world champion...