Soviet chess grandmaster Boris Spassky (Bobby Fischer’s rival in Reykjavik) dead at 88

[anatta]

Boris Spassky, a Soviet-era chess grand master who lost his world champion title in 1972 to American Bobby Fischer in one of the most famous duels in the history of the game as well as a metaphor for the competition for Cold War supremacy, died Feb. 27 in Moscow. He was 88

Soviet chess grandmaster Boris Spassky (Bobby Fischer’s rival in Reykjavik) dead at 88 — Meduza

Chess grandmaster Boris Spassky, who was the tenth World Chess Champion and held the title from 1969 to 1972, has died at the age of 88.

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[anatta]

Much credit for igniting the “Fischer Craze” goes to Lyman, who teamed with TV executive Mike Chase, director of operations for the New York Network of the State University of New York, to bring the 1972 match live to a mass audience. Chase, who had been one of Lyman’s chess students, set up an open phone line to Reykjavik, obtained several large chessboards, and positioned Lyman in an available studio in Albany, the state capital.

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[Lycanthrope]

Oh wow. Thanks for posting this, I have a love for chess although I'm not an esp. good player.

 

[anatta]

Oh wow. Thanks for posting this, I have a love for chess although I'm not an esp. good player.

my pleasure. I used to play tournament chess ( you get in groups of similar ratings) and was always around 1600
The best grandmasters and champs are close to 3000!

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