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Boris Spassky
Boris Vasilievich Spassky is a Russian chess player who was the tenth world chess champion, holding the title from 1969 to 1972. Spassky played three world championship matches: he lost to Tigran Petrosian in 1966; defeated Petrosian in 1969 to become world champion; then lost to Bobby Fischer in a famous match in 1972. Spassky won the Soviet chess title twice, and lost twice in the playoffs, having taken first place in the appropriate event. He is a seven-time world chess champion. In addition to winning his candidates in 1965 and 1968, Spassky reached the semi-finals in 1974 and the final stage in 1977. Spassky immigrated to France in 1976, becoming a French citizen in 1978. England continued to play in tournaments but did not. is also a major contender for the world title. Spassky lost in an unofficial rematch against Fischer in 1992. In 2012, he left France and returned to Russia. As of 2021, Spassky is the oldest living world champion.
Full nameBoris Vasilievich Spassky
CountrySoviet Union (until 1978), France (1978–2012), Russia (since 2012)
BornJanuary 30, 1937, Leningrad, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
TitleGrandmaster (1955)
World Champion1969–1972
FIDE rating2548 [inactive]
Peak rating2690 (January 1971)

About Boris Spassky

Chess Player Boris Spassky was born on January 30, 1937 in Saint Petersburg, Russia (He's 87 years old now).

Russian chess champion who notably defeated Chess Player Bobby Fischer in the 1972 World Chess Championship match, which became known as the Cold War Confrontation.

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Boris Spassky before becoming famous

Boris Spassky was born in the Zodiac sign Aquarius (The Water-Bearer), and 1937 is the year of the Chinese Zodiac Ox (牛).

During World War II, he learnt to play chess while traveling by train from Leningrad.

Achievement of Boris Spassky

From 1969 until 1972, he was the world chess champion, and in 1992, he lost to Chess Player Bobby Fischer in an unofficial rematch in Yugoslavia.

Boris Spassky's Family, Spouse, Dating and Relationship

In 1970, he married a French woman and had two daughters, Tanya and Vasya.

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Chess Player Savielly Tartakower, like him, is a well-known Russian chess player.

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Boris Spassky Income & Net worth

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Latest information about Boris Spassky updated on March 12 2023.