Spassky is giving a simultaneous display, playing 20 opponents at once. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2008-05-01] Reference
Suddenly he was in a hole, with Spassky ahead 2 to 0. From Wordnik.com. [Bobby Fischer’s Pathetic Endgame] Reference
Qxd2 Qa5 played in the game Spassky-Fischer, Belgrade 1992. From Wordnik.com. [Kosteniuk - American Resident] Reference
One of them said, "Let's play Fischer/Spassky Three, okay?". From Wordnik.com. [Chess Masters] Reference
"Bobby is so kind, so friendly," Spassky marveled at the time. From Wordnik.com. [Bobby Fischer’s Pathetic Endgame] Reference
In 1992, he surfaced in Yugoslavia for a rematch against Spassky. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Jan 18, 2008] Reference
Once Fischer got going in the match he all but blew Spassky away. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2008-01-01] Reference
They called Fischer vs Spassky the "Match of the Century" - until now. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2008-05-01] Reference
The World Championship Match in Reykjavik with Spassky in 1972 was a joke. From Wordnik.com. [The Pathfinder (a tribute to Robert Fisher)] Reference
He resurfaced in 1992 in Yugoslavia for a widely-publicized rematch against Spassky. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Jan 18, 2008] Reference
I think I would write in “Boris Spassky” just to be a jerk, were I still a member. From Wordnik.com. [The Volokh Conspiracy » The Really Important Political Battle of the Year] Reference
Olly's Onions: Odds lengthen on Fischer-Spassky rematch skip to main | skip to sidebar. From Wordnik.com. [Odds lengthen on Fischer-Spassky rematch] Reference
I remember watching the Spassky vs. Fischer matches on "educational TV" here in the USA. From Wordnik.com. [The Pathfinder (a tribute to Robert Fisher)] Reference
Fischer played poorly in the beginning, and Spassky easily won the first game, on July 12. From Wordnik.com. [Bobby Fischer’s Pathetic Endgame] Reference
Peter Black reports the result of his game against former world chess champion Boris Spassky. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2008-05-01] Reference
Finally Fischer was warned that if his demands didn't stop, game two would be awarded to Spassky. From Wordnik.com. [Bobby Fischer’s Pathetic Endgame] Reference
Back to the club: The boys set the board up and then proceeded to replay the Fischer/Spassky game. From Wordnik.com. [Chess Masters] Reference
Thus, Korchnoi already knew that Fisher was a stronger opponent and wanted Spassky to acknowledge that. From Wordnik.com. [The Pathfinder (a tribute to Robert Fisher)] Reference
He was referring to the Second Piatigorsky Cup, played in Santa Monica in 1966 and won by Boris Spassky. From Wordnik.com. [Lubomir Kavalek: Chess History: From Bobby Fischer to Hikaru Nakamura] Reference
Spassky had become one at a record 18, Fischer at 15; in 2002, the Ukrainian Sergei Karjakin was only 12. From Wordnik.com. [Rook Dreams] Reference
And a less gentlemanly opponent than Spassky might well have encouraged Fischer to walk out of the match. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2008-01-01] Reference
Against the universally liked Spassky, however, Korchnoi relaxed and the two of them produced wonderful chess. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2008-01-01] Reference
Fischer was censured when he fought Spassky in a rematch held in Yugoslavia, which was then under a strict UN embargo. From Wordnik.com. [Bobby Fischer passed away in silence] Reference
Lib Dem AM Peter Black is taking on former world chess champion Boris Spassky at Booth's bookshop in Hay-on-Wye on 25 May. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2008-05-01] Reference
The Soviets were so distressed when Spassky began losing that they tried to recall him from the match early and claim victory. From Wordnik.com. [The Ten Most Important Game Events Ever] Reference
AP Tens of thousands of people gathered in Red Square and cheered as the clock on the Kremlin's Spassky Tower struck midnight. From Wordnik.com. [Welcome, 2008] Reference
As I understand it, plans are afoot for a movie about the Fischer-Spassky Rekjavik Match and a few other chess-themed movies too. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2008-03-01] Reference
Spassky had a wealth of resources at his disposal to help him plot moves, including thirty-five grand masters back in the Soviet Union. From Wordnik.com. [Bobby Fischer’s Pathetic Endgame] Reference
Spassky, without ever becoming a public dissident like Korchnoi, gradually made it known that he had no sympathy for the Soviet regime. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2008-01-01] Reference
In 1972 Spassky lost it to Bobby Fischer on international television which was considered one of the greatest chess match-ups of all time. From Wordnik.com. [Five People Born on January 30 | myFiveBest] Reference
David Bronstein, on the 1972 Fischer / Spassky match. From Wordnik.com. [Expecting Rain] Reference
One Response to "Palin vs Palin (cont from Spassky …)". From Wordnik.com. [One Utah] Reference
Spassky of the Soviet Union for the world chess championship - a tournament that was played in. From Wordnik.com. [KansasCity.com: Front Page] Reference
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