Chess: Memories of world champion Boris Spassky (1937-2025)

Interesting comment by Slovenian grandmaster Matej Šebenik about the legendary chess player Boris Spaska.

Boris Spassky (1937-2025): Russian Chess Legend and Bobby Fischer’s Fiercest Rival

Boris Spassky (1937-2025), the 10th World Chess Champion, was a strategic mastermind and fierce rival of US chess player Bobby Fischer in the historic 1972 World Chess Championship. Known for his universal playing style and tactical brilliance, Spassky dominated the chess world with elegance and resilience. His legendary matches, including Spassky vs Fischer, remain a cornerstone in chess history.

Chess: Memories of world champion Boris Spassky (1937-2025)

Puzzle: can you win like Spassky?

The GM Boris Spassky has died and with his physical departure last Thursday 27 February the tenth world champion recognized by the International Chess Federation (FIDE) and the longest-lived of the monarchs of the orb that still inhabit our planet left, as on 30 January he had celebrated his 88th birthday, one less than Vassili Smislov, who has been the ruler of the longest life, because when he ceased to exist in 2010, he was 89 years old. With…

The time was not right with Boris Spassky. He remained in the collective memory as the man who lost in Reykjavik the chaotic cold war duel that confronted Bobby Fisher and obviated -or became less- everything else. His talent, his elegance, his honesty. That 1972 defeat by the world title in which the two great superpowers of the world waged their particular war on a chess board marked his life decisively, but Spassky was much more. A novelist c…

34 year old Chess Master Magnus Carlsen says he's past his prime

In a candid revelation, Norwegian chess phenomenon Magnus Carlsen has admitted he believes his best days are behind him. The former World Chess Champion, who dominated the game for over a decade, shared his thoughts on his career trajectory during a recent interview. “I think I peaked a long time ago,” Carlsen stated in a podcast appearance, offering a surprisingly frank assessment of his current standing in the chess world. Despite acknowl…