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Boris Spassky, a Soviet-era world chess champion who lost his title to American Bobby Fischer in a legendary 1972 match that became a proxy for Cold War rivalries, died Thursday in Moscow.

Soviet chess world champion Boris Spassky has died at age 88. It was announced by the Russian Chess Federation that regretted the event as a “great loss for Russia”. Spassky held the title of ...

White House rebuffs French Parliamentarian's call to reclaim the Statue of Liberty, asserting that US intervention in WWII saved France from Nazi rule ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Bobby Fischer, right, and Boris Spassky play their last game together in Reykjavik, Iceland, Aug. 31, 1972 ...

To mark Nuit des Musées, the Musée archéologique du Val-d'Oise in Guiry-en-Vexin welcomes you to its evening events on ...