Boris Spassky
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Boris Spassky is a Russian chess grandmaster and former World Chess Champion, best known for his 1972 title match against Bobby Fischer.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
World Chess Champion
ⓘ
chess player ⓘ human ⓘ |
| countryForChess |
France
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Soviet Union NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
Russia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Soviet Union ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1937-01-30 ⓘ |
| endTimeAsWorldChampion | 1972 ⓘ |
| familyName | Spassky NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| FIDEGrandmasterTitleYear | 1955 ⓘ |
| FIDEtitleAwarded | 1955 ⓘ |
| givenName | Boris NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isLivingPerson | true ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | Russian ⓘ |
| laterResidence | France NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| lostWorldChampionshipTo | Bobby Fischer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| name | Boris Spassky NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableMatch | World Chess Championship 1972 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableOpeningRepertoire |
King's Gambit
GENERATED
ⓘ
Ruy Lopez GENERATED ⓘ Sicilian Defence GENERATED ⓘ |
| notableOpponent | Bobby Fischer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
chess grandmaster
ⓘ
chess player ⓘ |
| participatedIn |
Candidates Tournament 1965
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Candidates Tournament 1968 NERFINISHED ⓘ World Chess Championship 1966 NERFINISHED ⓘ World Chess Championship 1969 NERFINISHED ⓘ World Chess Championship 1972 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| peakRating | 2690 ⓘ |
| peakRatingDate | 1971-07-01 ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Leningrad
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Russian SFSR NERFINISHED ⓘ Soviet Union NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| representedNationalTeam | Soviet Union NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| spouse |
Larisa Spasskaya
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Marina Shcherbachova NERFINISHED ⓘ Nadezhda Spasskaya NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| startTimeAsWorldChampion | 1969 ⓘ |
| teamCompetition | Chess Olympiad NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| title | Grandmaster ⓘ |
| wonWorldChampionshipAgainst | Tigran Petrosian NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| worldChampionInChess | yes ⓘ |
| worldChessChampionNumber | 10 ⓘ |
| yearLostWorldChampionship | 1972 ⓘ |
| yearWonWorldChampionship | 1969 ⓘ |
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