Spassky: legendary loser of 'match of the century' dies at 88

[Bangkok Post] - 02/27/2025

MOSCOW - 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 88, the Chess Federation of Russia said Thursday.



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