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The miracle of Portugal measures in points, not goals
Portuguese basketball once more remained obscure… The years went by, and the country was already eight away from its last ...
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Today’s Jewish Birthday: Bobby Fischer
Bobby Fischer (March 9, 1943 – January 17, 2008) was an American chess grandmaster and the eleventh World Chess Champion.
Has a post from President Trump given Pete Rose’s Hall of Fame candidacy new life? And other thoughts.
A few stat-worthy candidates have been denied for acts that don’t show up in a box score. Pete is one of the many.
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Boris Spassky, Soviet chess champion who lost famed Cold War-era match to Bobby Fischer, dies at 88
Iceland on July 5, 1972, after they walked out of a meeting representatives of Bobby Fischer, Spassky's challenger from America. Credit: AP At the time of their famous match, the Soviet Union had ...
Indiatimes15d
Boris Spassky, former World Chess Champion and Bobby Fischer’s famous rival, passes away at 88
AP FILE - Reigning chess world champion Boris Spassky, left, of Russia, and international grandmaster Bobby Fischer of the United States ... The 1972 World Chess Championship in Reykjavik, Iceland, ...
Boris Spassky, former World Chess Champion and Bobby Fischer’s famous rival, passes away at 88
Boris Spassky, the Soviet chess grandmaster who became a Cold War icon after his famous defeat to Bobby Fischer ... he faced Fischer in a match that would change chess history forever. The 1972 World ...
The Marietta Times15d
Boris Spassky, Soviet chess champion who lost famed Cold War-era match to Bobby Fischer, dies at 88
MOSCOW (AP) — Boris Spassky, a Soviet-era world chess champion who lost his title to American Bobby ... When Fischer won the international chess crown in Reykjavik, Iceland, the then-29-year ...
The Indian Express15d
Remembering Boris Spassky, and the Cold War-era ‘Match of the Century’ that defined him
In 1972, the Russian played the legendary ‘Match of the Century’ against American grandmaster Bobby Fischer in Reykjavik, Iceland — a chess battle that ended up becoming a proxy for the Cold War. The ...
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Boris Spassky, Soviet chess champion who lost famed Cold War-era match to Bobby Fischer, dies at 88 (copy)
Boris Spassky, a Soviet-era world chess champion who lost his title to American Bobby Fischer in a legendary 1972 match that ...
Firstpost15d
Ex-chess world champion Boris Spassky dies: Revisiting his 'match of the century' with Bobby Fischer
Fifty years ago, the Cold War was transposed to a chessboard as Bobby Fischer of the United States ... the two finalists have always been Soviet). Iceland, as neutral country, hosts the match. Fischer ...
India Today15d
Boris Spassky, Russian grandmaster and former chess world champion, dies at 88
Back in 1972, Spassky locked horns with Bobby Fischer in the "the match of the century" in Reykjavik, Iceland. Listen to Story Boris Spassky was the 10th world chess champion Spassky made his debut at ...
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Spassky vs Fischer: The 1972 chess match that shook the world – a throwback
Q: How was Spassky’s record against Bobby Fischer before the 1972 World ... What happened in the 1972 World Chess Championship between Spassky and Fischer? A: The 1972 championship match in Reykjavik, ...