Boris Spassky
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Boris Vasilyevich Spassky was a Soviet and Russian chess grandmaster who was the tenth World Chess Champion, holding the title from 1969 to 1972. Spassky played three world championship matches: he lo
Spassky in 1983
Spassky in 1956
Spassky (standing) and Bent Larsen (with black), Amsterdam (June 1964)
Albin Planinc vs. Boris Spassky in 1973
Pawn Sacrifice
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Pawn Sacrifice is a 2014 American biographical psychological drama film about Bobby Fischer, a chess grandmaster and the eleventh world champion. It follows Fischer's challenge against top Soviet ches
Boris Spassky
…8.h5) also bears his name, as does a rare line in the King's Indian Attack (1.Nf3 Nf6 2.g3 b5!?). Spassky was played by Liev Schreiber in the 2014 film Pawn Sacrifice. Boris was married three times. His first wife (1959–1961) was Nadezda Konstantinovna Latyntceva. Their daughter was born in 1960. His second wife was…
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