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Spassky 
 
Boris Spassky
Number of games in database: 2,290
Years covered: 1948 to 2009
Last FIDE rating: 2548
Highest rating achieved in database: 2690
Overall record: +771 -213 =1264 (62.4%)*
   * Overall winning percentage = (wins+draws/2) / total games
      Based on games in the database; may be incomplete.
      42 exhibition games, odds games, etc. are excluded from this statistic.

MOST PLAYED OPENINGS
With the White pieces:
 Sicilian (250) 
    B25 B24 B23 B20 B42
 Ruy Lopez (123) 
    C77 C92 C95 C73 C67
 French Defense (91) 
    C18 C11 C16 C19 C10
 Nimzo Indian (77) 
    E30 E31 E46 E53 E21
 Caro-Kann (75) 
    B17 B19 B18 B12 B14
 Ruy Lopez, Closed (59) 
    C92 C95 C93 C96 C86
With the Black pieces:
 Ruy Lopez (237) 
    C95 C64 C93 C84 C92
 Ruy Lopez, Closed (139) 
    C95 C93 C84 C92 C89
 Sicilian (119) 
    B83 B81 B31 B52 B80
 Orthodox Defense (98) 
    D58 D55 D59 D50 D56
 Nimzo Indian (76) 
    E59 E21 E47 E42 E46
 Queen's Gambit Declined (65) 
    D37 D35 D31 D30 D38
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NOTABLE GAMES: [what is this?]
   Spassky vs Bronstein, 1960 1-0
   Larsen vs Spassky, 1970 0-1
   Spassky vs Petrosian, 1969 1-0
   Spassky vs Fischer, 1960 1-0
   Spassky vs Fischer, 1972 1-0
   Spassky vs Fischer, 1972 1-0
   Spassky vs Petrosian, 1969 1-0
   G Andruet vs Spassky, 1988 0-1
   Spassky vs Larry Evans, 1962 1-0
   Spassky vs Fischer, 1972 1/2-1/2

WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS: [what is this?]
   Petrosian-Spassky World Championship Match (1966)
   Petrosian-Spassky World Championship Rematch (1969)
   Fischer-Spassky World Championship Match (1972)

GAME COLLECTIONS: [what is this?]
   Boris Spassky's 400 Selected Games by jakaiden
   Match Spassky! by amadeus
   Road to the Championship - Boris Spassky by suenteus po 147
   Boris Spassky's Best Games by KingG
   Guess-the-Move Chess: 1960-1979 (Part 3) by Anatoly21
   Spassky! by chocobonbon
   Spassky The Legend by CharlieLuciano
   Match Petrosian! by amadeus
   Spassky: Getting out of Reykjavik by pawn to QB4
   Guess-the-Move Chess: 1940-1959 (Part 2) by Anatoly21
   Favorite Games from (1960-1979) by wanabe2000
   The Canidates Matches by Poisonpawns

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BORIS SPASSKY
(born Jan-30-1937) Russia (citizen of France)

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Boris Vasilievich Spassky was born in Leningrad, USSR. As a child, in 1943, he escaped from the siege of Leningrad by the Nazi forces in World War Two. In 1955 he won the World Junior Chess Championship and became a grandmaster - the youngest ever at that time - and in 1956 tied for first place as Soviet Champion (losing the title to Mark Taimanov), becoming the youngest player ever to qualify for the candidates round that would be won by Vasily Smyslov. Many people expected Spassky to be world champion before his 25th birthday, but his 5th place in the Soviet Championship of 1958 was not enough to qualify him for the Portoroz Interzonal. This was due to a last-round loss to Mikhail Tal (Spassky vs Tal, 1958), which shook him deeply.

After winning one of the 4 semi-finals tied with Rashid Gibiatovich Nezhmetdinov Leningrad champion of 1959 [rusbase-1] and 1961 [rusbase-2] and finally Soviet Champion in 1961 [rusbase-3]. Winner of the Russian Zonal [rusbase-4]. Spassky shared the first place with Smyslov and Bent Larsen at Amsterdam 1964 http://www.mark-weeks.com/chess/646.... In 1965 he eliminated Paul Keres, Efim Geller and Mikhail Tal but failed to win against Tigran Vartanovich Petrosian, the world champion; Petrosian-Spassky World Championship Match (1966). As Sub-Champion, Spassky was pre-qualified for the next cycle, where he overcame Geller, Larsen and Korchnoi.

Spassky's style of play can be described best as lively and adaptable; this produced many brilliant victories. A position based on his victory in 1960 against David Bronstein was used in the James Bond movie, From Russia With Love. His style of play was key in defeating Tigran Vartanovich Petrosian in 1969 for the World Championship Petrosian-Spassky World Championship Rematch (1969). His polite, friendly disposition and his entertaining games have made him one of the most popular world champions ever. In the West, his tournament victory at Santa Monica 1966 is the most remembered http://www.worldchesslinks.net/ezqa....

In 1972, Spassky was challenged by Robert James Fischer for the World Championship; Spassky lost, 12½-8½, ending the reign of 35-year Soviet hegemony over the World Championship. In the next year Spassky was the Soviet Champion [rusbase-5] ahead Anatoly Karpov, but lost to Karpov at the Candidates semifinal in 1974, after eliminating Robert Eugene Byrne. In 1977 he lost the Candidates final to Viktor Korchnoi, after eliminating Vlastimil Hort and Lajos Portisch with brilliant play. In 1992 he played a rematch against Fischer for five million dollars and lost once again, 10 to 5 (with 15 draws). He currently resides in France.

Wikipedia article: Boris Spassky


 page 1 of 92; games 1-25 of 2,290  PGN Download
Game  ResultMoves Year Event/LocaleOpening
1. Spassky vs Shman 1-035 1948 Trud ChD37 Queen's Gambit Declined
2. Korchnoi vs Spassky 1-012 1948 LeningradB71 Sicilian, Dragon, Levenfish Variation
3. Spassky vs Rodgaisky 0-18 1948 URSB45 Sicilian, Taimanov
4. Spassky vs A Aftonov 1-021 1949 Soviet Junior QualifyersD28 Queen's Gambit Accepted, Classical
5. Spassky vs Avtonomov 1-021 1949 LeningradD28 Queen's Gambit Accepted, Classical
6. Korchnoi vs Spassky 0-151 1949 LeningradB71 Sicilian, Dragon, Levenfish Variation
7. V Liavdansky vs Spassky 0-151 1949 LeningradB23 Sicilian, Closed
8. Spassky vs Vilup 1-027 1949 LeningradD30 Queen's Gambit Declined
9. Estrin vs Spassky 0-119 1951 RigaC44 King's Pawn Game
10. Y Gusev vs Spassky 0-124 1951 RigaA00 Uncommon Opening
11. M Aizenshtadt vs Spassky  0-133 1951 LeningradD50 Queen's Gambit Declined
12. Taimanov vs Spassky ½-½59 1952 LeningradD45 Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav
13. Korchnoi vs Spassky 0-147 1952 LeningradD10 Queen's Gambit Declined Slav
14. Levenfish vs Spassky ½-½32 1952 TournamentD71 Neo-Grunfeld
15. Spassky vs J Yuchtman 1-028 1952 Rostov on DonE28 Nimzo-Indian, Samisch Variation
16. G Chepukaitis vs Spassky 0-135 1952 tC31 King's Gambit Declined, Falkbeer Counter Gambit
17. Furman vs Spassky 0-136 1952 LeningradD43 Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav
18. Spassky vs O'Kelly  ½-½48 1953 BucharestE26 Nimzo-Indian, Samisch
19. O Barda vs Spassky 0-140 1953 BukharestA43 Old Benoni
20. Stoltz vs Spassky  ½-½31 1953 BucharestE10 Queen's Pawn Game
21. Szabo vs Spassky 0-129 1953 BucharestE99 King's Indian, Orthodox, Taimanov
22. Spassky vs Smyslov 1-035 1953 1, BucharestE31 Nimzo-Indian, Leningrad, Main line
23. Spassky vs Tolush ½-½15 1953 BucharestA54 Old Indian, Ukrainian Variation, 4.Nf3
24. Spassky vs E Reicher 1-050 1953 BucharestD43 Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav
25. Spassky vs Golombek  1-025 1953 BucharestE30 Nimzo-Indian, Leningrad
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Oct-26-12
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  harrylime: <HeMateMe: I have but two Iggys. I love everyone, for the most part(except for Americanophobic Brits). >

You got me on ignore too ? ( he says in his best Brooklyn accent ) ..

Oct-29-12
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  Conrad93: Ignorance is bliss. It's easier to call someone a troll than it is to argue or reason against your transgressor.
Oct-30-12  drnooo: ignore makes sense on sites where you play online and they keep interrupting with interruptions. otherwise let em talk, anybody. It's a free country ain't it?
Oct-30-12  drnooo: besides, do you ever learn anything from
those whom you agree with? Not I.
Usually not much from those whom I disagree with either, but at least there's a chance there.
Oct-30-12
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  perfidious: <drnooo: besides, do you ever learn anything from those whom you agree with?....>

You'd be surprised.

<....Not I. Usually not much from those whom I disagree with either, but at least there's a chance there.>

Why not leave the possibility of learning from anyone open to oneself?

Do you truly believe yourself incapable of learning anything substantive from others? If so, you either have a very low opinion of your own abilities, or are arrogant beyond belief.

Oct-30-12
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  harrylime: 'Ignore' on this site is childrens playground ...
Oct-31-12
Premium Chessgames Member
  Conrad93: Perfidious makes an inarguable case.
Nov-29-12  drnooo: agree is the term: it supposes a belief, so by definition if someone possesses the same, it's impossible to learn from that. It does not suppose you yourself cannot go on from there and learn something else and build on it, but this is already close to sort of babble I detest. A rather stupid argument, but I stand on never putting anyone on ignore. It's downright unmanly.
Nov-29-12  drnooo: or perhaps even more to the point: keep your friends close, but your enemies closer.
Nov-29-12
Premium Chessgames Member
  perfidious: <drnooo> Don Corleone had it right.

He was the goods.

Jan-04-13  jackpawn: Any recent news about Spassky?
Jan-15-13  leka: Spassky was 2598 rating player when he faced Fischer in 1992.Spassky the world ranking 167th.Fischer played 3 master games.The Rossolmo attack.Kings indian 9th move knight d7!!! Fischer 50 move win over Spassky 40th move knight h4! All the grandmaster did not found that one.But Fischer rating 2657 in the whole match
Jan-27-13  Karpova: Feature article: http://www.chesshistory.com/winter/...
Jan-30-13  edbermac: Happy Birthday, Boris Vasilievich!
Jan-30-13
Premium Chessgames Member
  Abdel Irada: Spirit of 76?

Поздравляю с Днем Рождения, Boris.

Jan-30-13  Diocletian: Happy Birthday to a great sportsman, a real gentleman and a great player who gave chess decades of superb games. Have a good one, GM & WC Boris Spassky.
Jan-30-13
Premium Chessgames Member
  andrewjsacks: <Diocletian> Very well said. Happy birthday to this chess giant and fine gentleman.
Jan-30-13  Kikoman: Happy 76th Birthday WC Boris Spassky! ^^
Jan-30-13
Premium Chessgames Member
  karnak64: Happy Birthday, champ!
Jan-30-13  RookFile: Spassky did a lot of great things. To give one example: anybody who wants to play the closed Sicilian with white starts by examining Spassky's games against Geller.
Jan-30-13
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  Wild Bill: Happy birthday, Boris Vasilyevich.
Jan-30-13
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  TheFocus: Happy Birthday, Boris!
Mar-02-13
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  Conrad93: The only thing going for Fischer was his obsessive fascination with chess.

If chess dominated Spassky's life like it did Fischer's, there is a good chance he would have remained World Champion, or perhaps have exceeded Fischer himself.

Mar-02-13
Premium Chessgames Member
  perfidious: <Conrad93: The only thing going for Fischer was his obsessive fascination with chess....>

In terms of what, pray tell?

<....If chess dominated Spassky's life like it did Fischer's, there is a good chance he would have remained World Champion, or perhaps have exceeded Fischer himself.>

Some days, you outdo yourself, even surpassing your cousin <jombar> for cheek-no mean feat, that!

Mar-09-13
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  Conrad93: Someone has trouble with reading comprehension...
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