Russian chess grandmaster Boris Spassky dies aged 88

<p>World champion will be remembered for the ‘match of the century’ against American Bobby Fischer in 1972</p><p>Soviet chess grandmaster Boris Spassky, who was famously defeated at the height of the cold war, has died at 88, the Russian Chess Federation has announced.</p><p>“The tenth world champion Boris Spassky has died at 88,” the federation said in a statement on its website on Thursday, calling it a “great loss for the country”. The statement did not say when he died or from what cause.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2025/feb/27/russian-chess-grandmaster-boris-spassky-dies-aged-88">Continue reading...</a>