Boris Spassky is a Chess grandmaster, best known for his match with Bobby Fischer in 1972. Spassky has been playing chess since the age of five, training with master-level Chess players beginning at the age of ten. Spassky was the youngest player to reach the First Category rank at age ten, Candidate Master rank at age 11 and Master rank by age 15.
Accomplishments and Notable Wins
- 1956: World Chess Championship Candidate
- 1961: Soviet Chess Championship
- 1965: World Chess Championship Candidate
- 1966: Beat Robert Fischer in Santa Monica
- 1968: World Chess Championship Candidate
- 1968: Beat Efim Geller Sukhumi Candidates' Match
- 1969: Beat Tigran Petrosian during World Championship Match
- 1970: Beat Bent Larsen during USSR vs. Rest of the World Match
- 1970: Beat Robert Fischer during Siegen Olympiad
- 1972: Beat Robert Fischer during World Championship Match
- 1973: Soviet Chess Championship
- 1974: World Chess Championship Candidate
- 1974: Beat Anatoly Karpov during the Candidates' Match
- 1977: World Chess Championship Candidate
- 1980: World Chess Championship Candidate
- 1985: World Chess Championship Candidate
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Fast Facts
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Full Name
Boris Vasilievich Spassky
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Born
January 30, 1937
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Birthplace
Leningrad, Soviet Union
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Title
Grandmaster
