{"id":2686,"date":"2023-07-21T12:15:53","date_gmt":"2023-07-21T12:15:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forwardchess.com\/blog\/?p=2686"},"modified":"2023-10-18T08:58:36","modified_gmt":"2023-10-18T08:58:36","slug":"spasskys-best-games","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forwardchess.com\/blog\/spasskys-best-games\/","title":{"rendered":"Spassky’s Best Games"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

A look at the legendary 10th World Champion and Russian Grandmaster Boris Spassky, and the new release Spassky’s Best Games<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The name Boris Spassky<\/a> is well known not only in chess but throughout the world. He gained international fame during the Cold War era as the World Champion from 1969 to 1972 and of course for his memorable “Match of the Century” 1972 World Chess Championship showdown against Bobby Fischer, which he ultimately lost.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Spassky is a highly respected chess figure for many reasons; his impressive career, universal playing style, contributions to chess theory, and overall gentlemanliness.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Starting out as a young Russian prodigy, Spassky drew attention as a promising talent when at the age of 10, he beat Mikhail Botvinnik in a simultaneous exhibition. This followed many more successes in his career, from winning the World Junior Championship in 1955, multiple USSR titles, qualifying for his first candidate’s tournament in 1956 which earned him the Grandmaster title (at 18 years old, he was the youngest to attain this), to eventually winning his first Candidates in 1965. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Spassky’s journey to the World Champion throne was not an easy one – he played multiple Candidates tournaments, lost his first challenge match against Petrosian in 1966, and then finally beat Petrosian in 1969 to claim the title. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The new book release, “Spassky’s Best Games<\/strong><\/em>” is a chess biography and celebration of the brilliant games that Spassky played throughout his life. Written by Russian Grandmaster Alexey Bezgodov<\/strong>, and Director of the Chess Museum in Moscow Dmitry Aleynikov<\/strong>, the book is divided into two parts<\/a>. The first part is a biographical look into Spassky’s life and career which includes many photographs and game snippets and tactics, such as the following one from the 1966 Petrosian-Spassky World Championship match. White to play:<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n

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