Douglas Griffin on X: Boris Spassky, FIDE Candidates Tournament, Amsterdam 1956. (Source: #chess / X

World Chess Championship 1972 : Bobby Fischer Vs Boris Spassky

Olimpiu Di Luppi on X: Boris Spassky and Bobby Fischer at the start of one of the games in the epic 1972 world championship match in Reykjavík. / X

Anefo photo collection. Bobby Fischer in Amsterdam for discussions with fide chairman Max Euwe about the two camp to the world championship with Boris Spassky. Fischer has bought newspaper. January 31, 1972.

Spassky, Boris

Spassky: “I knew the openings badly”

Fischer's Greatest Chess Endgame, Spassky vs Fischer 1972 #chess #kingshunt #Boardgames #FIDE #sports

Chess Daily News by Susan Polgar - Epic battle of the Cold War

Boris Spassky attends the opening ceremony of the World Rapid and News Photo - Getty Images

Boris Vassilyevich Spassky Turns 80!

Douglas Griffin on X: Reykjavík 1977. The FIDE Candidates' Quarter-final, between Boris Spassky (USSR) & Vlastimil Hort (ČSSR). This match was something of an epic; it lasted from 27th February until 11th