Boris Spassky

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[e][h]Boris Spassky

Spassky at Chess Olympiad 1984

Player Information

Name:

Борис Васильевич Спасский

Romanized Name:

Boris Vassilievitch Spassky

Nationality:

 France
 Russia
 USSR

Born:

January 30, 1937
Leningrad, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union

Died:

February 27, 2025
Moscow, Russia (aged 88)

Approx. Total Winnings:

$1,849,564

Titles

Grandmaster:

1955

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Boris Spassky (January 30, 1937 – February 27, 2025) was a French/Russian/Soviet chess Grandmaster.

Results

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Date	Place	Tier	Tournament		Team	Result		Prize
1993-01-31	2nd	Showmatch		Polgar - Spassky 1993 match		4.5 : 5.5	Judit Polgar	$90,000
1992-09-02	2nd	S-Tier		Fischer - Spassky 1992 match		5 : 10	Bobby Fischer	$1,650,000
1986-03-27	8th	B-Tier		GLC Chess Challenge 1986		1/12/0	Grp S.	$1,029
1982-04-30	9th	B-Tier		Phillips & Drew Kings 1982		3/7/3	Grp S.	$613
1979-05-06	5th - 6th	A-Tier		Montreal 1979 Chess Tournament		4/9/5	Grp S.	$7,772
1972-07-11	2nd	S-Tier		FIDE World Chess Championship 1972		8.5 : 12.5	Bobby Fischer	$93,750
1969-04-14	1st	S-Tier		FIDE World Chess Championship 1969		12.5 : 10.5	Tigran Petrosian	$1,400
1968-09-06	1st	S-Tier		FIDE Candidates Matches 1968		6.5 : 3.5	Viktor Korchnoi	-
1966-08-15	1st	A-Tier		Piatigorsky Cup 1966		5/13/0	Grp S.	$5,000
1965-11-01	1st	S-Tier		FIDE Candidates Matches 1965		7 : 4	Mikhail Tal	-
Extended list of results

Date	Tier		Tournament	Participant	Score	vs. Opponent
January 31, 1993	Showmatch		Polgar - Spassky	Boris Spassky	4.5 : 5.5	Judit Polgar
September 2, 1992	S-Tier		Fischer - Spassky 1992 match	Boris Spassky	5 : 10	Bobby Fischer
March 27, 1986	B-Tier		GLC Chess Challenge 1986 - Detailed Matches	Boris Spassky	0.5 : 0.5	Bent Larsen
March 25, 1986	B-Tier		GLC Chess Challenge 1986 - Detailed Matches	Boris Spassky	0.5 : 0.5	Nigel D Short
March 24, 1986	B-Tier		GLC Chess Challenge 1986 - Detailed Matches	Boris Spassky	0.5 : 0.5	Murray G Chandler
March 23, 1986	B-Tier		GLC Chess Challenge 1986 - Detailed Matches	Boris Spassky	1 : 0	H James Plaskett
March 22, 1986	B-Tier		GLC Chess Challenge 1986 - Detailed Matches	Boris Spassky	0.5 : 0.5	Jonathan S Speelman
March 20, 1986	B-Tier		GLC Chess Challenge 1986 - Detailed Matches	Boris Spassky	0.5 : 0.5	Rafael A Vaganian
March 19, 1986	B-Tier		GLC Chess Challenge 1986 - Detailed Matches	Boris Spassky	0.5 : 0.5	Glenn C Flear
March 18, 1986	B-Tier		GLC Chess Challenge 1986 - Detailed Matches	Boris Spassky	0.5 : 0.5	A Jonathan Mestel

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