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Boris Spassky (1937–2025): A Chess Legend Remembered
FIDE mourns the loss of Boris Spassky, the tenth World Chess Champion, who passed away at 88. Early Life and Rise to Fame Born in 1937 in Leningrad, Spassky showed incredible chess talent from a young age. By 18, he had earned the Grandmaster title, and at 19,…
