Boris Spassky, endlessly witty and a free soul, was more than just Fischer’s victim or a Soviet Union foot soldier
There was beauty in his brutal cavalier playing style and the Russian just couldn't be hemmed in by the iron-fisted communist ...
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Mikhail Baryshnikov on Being the Change
The New York Times recently asked, “Is Mikhail Baryshnikov the last of the highbrow superstars?” In a year when the world’s most famous dancer is celebrating not only the 50th anniversary of ...
India Today16d
Boris Spassky, Russian grandmaster and former chess world champion, dies at 88
In the 1965 Candidates, Spassky defeated Paul Keres, Efim Geller, and Mikhail Tal before losing to Tigran Petrosian in the title clash in Moscow in 1966. Spassky climbed back to the top in the next ...
Boris Spassky, chess grandmaster who took on Bobby Fischer in the greatest match of the 20th century
Boris Spassky, who has died aged 88 was among the finest chess players of the 20th century, but found his reign at the summit ...
CBS News16d
Boris Spassky, Soviet-era chess champion who lost "match of the century" to American Bobby Fischer, dies at 88
Having made a strong impression, he found himself in the shadow of another rising figure in Soviet chess, Mikhail Tal, the so-called "Magician of Riga". It was not until 1961 that Spassky made a ...
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Spassky: legendary loser of 'match of the century' dies at 88
Having made a strong impression, he found himself in the shadow of another rising figure in Soviet chess, Mikhail Tal, the so-called "Magician of Riga". It was not until 1961 that Spassky made a ...
The Daily Star17d
Spassky: legendary loser of 'match of the century' dies at 88
Having made a strong impression, he found himself in the shadow of another rising figure in Soviet chess, Mikhail Tal, the so-called "Magician of Riga". It was not until 1961 that Spassky made a ...
The Daily Telegraph20d
Mikhail Kalashnikov interview: ‘I wanted my invention to serve peace – not make war easier’
Mikhail Kalashnikov is in the back seat of his four-wheel drive, his eyes focused on the snowy pine forest that lies straight ahead. It is the day after his 74th birthday, and he is doing what he ...