Boris Spassky

Boris Vasilievich Spassky was a Russian chess grandmaster who was the tenth World Chess Champion, holding the title from 1969 to 1972. Spassky played three world championship matches: he... Wikipedia

  • Full name:  Boris Vasilievich Spassky
  • Country:  Soviet Union (until 1982), France (1982–2013), Russia (2013–2025)
  • Born:  January 30, 1937, Leningrad, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
  • Age at death:  88 years
  • Died:  February 27, 2025, Moscow, Russia
  • Title:  Grandmaster (1955)
  • World Champion:  1969–1972
  • FIDE rating:  2548 [retired]
  • Peak rating:  2690 (January 1971)
  • Peak ranking:  No. 2 (January 1971)
  • Data source:  DuckDuckGo