Spassy Boris, a soviet world champion-was that lost their title to American BBBY PICS PISCAP In a legendary 1972 match that became a proxy for cold war claims, it’s dead the Thursday in Moscow. Had 88.
His death was confirmed by the Federation of Chess International, Gooting’s body. No cause has been given.
Spassy was “one of the greatest players of all time”, the The group told about social media. I am He “has left an indelible brand on the game.”
The Chesss Federation of Russia called his death a “great loss”, saying that generations of chess played by its matches.
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One of the first to react was Soviet Ninemaster Anatoly Karpuf, who told the waste agency: “It was always one of my main idols.”
Spassy is the best membership for his duel with American Bobby in 1972, which was emblem of the fit between the east and west. The duel has become known as the “party’s part.
The Soviet gigging delivery a life checker, hits the upper level level against the best players of the virtual disposal periods.
Fat in 1937 in Vheningrrad Practice before, becoming world tree and Junior chament and the years in the story in the 183.
He said in the saying that he has learned to play the age of five in a cartoon, having managed lenthinstad with his family when he is suspended by hard naces.
After war, their aggressive mode without sacrifice is neither made by their pavers and incursiised by the state, that has provided them with a scholarship and one.
Have made a strong impression, if it is found to the shadow of another collection in the fillets in Soviet, Mikhail Tal, Riga’s Patamograph. “
Was not up to 1961 that spassy made a noticeable remark by winning USR championship.
Eight years later has cleared his prospective compactitrot terv to take world title.
“I never put the purpose of becoming world champion. Everybody worked by yourself. Advancing in jumps and bounds”, Spassy said in 2016.
Grandmoric Nugoslav SideTozar said the secret strength of the spassy “in his colossal skill in suitable to the different styles”, the Washington Post reported. I am
“Colosal Responsibilities”
But spassy maintained their title for only three years.
In 1972 in Iceland has played apart by the starting that devy its career, against the fixture of the american protection.
With the cold war to his union height and the game of play for years, Spassy faced a situation won in his eccentrick’s 29-friendly players.
But after a comfortable begins, American came to win, final soviet world champions from the 1948.
Although the loss was a score in the face to moscow, for spassy that was a dislike to be a “
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“You can’t imagine how you were done when I was taken the title of me. I have released from a very heavy load and breaths, he said nearly four decades later.
The Upload Guel’s duel has been the subject of numerous books, documents and movies. The most pleased to ordered the Walter Tevis “Queen’s Gambit,” that was adjusted in the series of Netflix cheered in 2020.
But at the time, in the discovery of his defeat, spassky fell by favor.
BUE years later, in 1976 near year, after marrying a french 100th of the last covert. Obliged french citizenship in 1978.
Spassy has not returned to the public sphere for years, Sin, he played at a non-nonic redeeming against yugoslavia in 1992.
The last few years of his life were marked by a sick health and a mysterious family conflict.
After two roofs, turned into Russia in 2012 with the aid of a fantagin and with the mush of his wife and sister.
“I have to start from heavy, but I’m not afraid,” Specy said on the Russian Television after his return.
Some older year, in 2008, he had visited the trave of its former Pischer, which died that year and has been buried in a small graveyard in Iceland.
“Do you think the place of the surroundings is available?” Spassy asked the reporters that accompany him on the visit.
Spassy livi in moscow and prices inform the Federation of the Federation of his death, its Executive Direct Alexandrian Tkaco
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