Boris Spassky, Soviet chess champion who lost to Bobby Fischer, dies at 88
- Posted on February 28, 2025
- By NPR
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Boris Spassky, Soviet chess champion who lost to Bobby Fischer, dies at 88
A televised 1972 match between Spassky and Fischer, at the height of the Cold War, became an international sensation and was known as the "Match of the Century."
