Modern Defense: Two Knights (B06) 0-1 Two en prise
F Rodriguez vs Spassky, 1991 (B06) Robatsch, 17 moves, 0-1
Pirc Defense: General (B07) 0-1 unique B trap
V Small vs Spassky, 1988  (B07) Pirc, 22 moves, 0-1
Caro-Kann Defense: Karpov Var (B17) 1-0 17.?
Spassky vs H Pfleger, 1979  (B17) Caro-Kann, Steinitz Variation, 20 moves, 1-0
Caro-Kann Def: Classical Var (B18) 1-0 Notes by Stockfish 19.?
Spassky vs Larsen, 1978  (B18) Caro-Kann, Classical, 21 moves, 1-0
G14 'Power Chess: Great GM Battles from Russia' by Paul Keres
Spassky vs N Rashkovsky, 1973  (B96) Sicilian, Najdorf, 21 moves, 1-0
French Defense: Classical. Burn Var (C11) 1-0 Precision
Spassky vs Y Porat, 1968  (C11) French, 25 moves, 1-0
"The SMERSH Gambit" (game of the day Jan-30-2017)
Spassky vs Bronstein, 1960  (C36) King's Gambit Accepted, Abbazia Defense, 23 moves, 1-0
The First Meeting between Spassky and Fischer
Spassky vs Fischer, 1960  (C39) King's Gambit Accepted, 29 moves, 1-0
Spanish Game: Morphy Def. Mackenzie Var (C77) 0-1 Stockfish
F J Perez vs Spassky, 1964  (C77) Ruy Lopez, 19 moves, 0-1
QGA Classical Def. Rubinstein Var (D27) 1-0 Rf6 block, coridor#
Spassky vs Y Nikolaevsky, 1963  (D27) Queen's Gambit Accepted, Classical, 25 moves, 1-0
"When Pawns Attack" (game of the day Sep-15-2016)
Larsen vs Spassky, 1970  (A01) Nimzovich-Larsen Attack, 17 moves, 0-1
Torre Attack: Classical Def (A46) 1-0 Which Q rules the Qside?
Spassky vs V Osnos, 1963  (A46) Queen's Pawn Game, 26 moves, 1-0
Caro-Kann Def: Karpov. Smyslov ML (B17) 1-0
Spassky vs E Perez Gosalbes, 1964  (B17) Caro-Kann, Steinitz Variation, 30 moves, 1-0
Sicilian Defense: Closed (B25) 1-0 The thinnest chance
Spassky vs Geller, 1968  (B25) Sicilian, Closed, 32 moves, 1-0
Sicilian Def: Nimzowitsch. Main Line (B29) 1-0 Stockfish notes
Spassky vs D Ciric, 1962  (B29) Sicilian, Nimzovich-Rubinstein, 29 moves, 1-0
Sicilian Def: Paulsen. Szen Var (B44) 1-0Stockfish; 26.? & 30.?
Spassky vs O Averkin, 1973  (B44) Sicilian, 35 moves, 1-0
Sicilian Def: Najdorf. Amsterdam Var (B93) 1-0 Stockfish notes
Spassky vs R Byrne, 1974  (B93) Sicilian, Najdorf, 6.f4, 29 moves, 1-0
French Def: Classical. Burn Var (C11) 1-0 Notes by Stockfish
Spassky vs Petrosian, 1966  (C11) French, 31 moves, 1-0
French Def. Classical. Burn Var (C11) 1-0QxB+ sac, mate by pawn
Spassky vs Petrosian, 1967  (C11) French, 37 moves, 1-0
Italian Game: General (C50) 1-0 Notes by Stockfish
Spassky vs A Genin, 1959  (C50) Giuoco Piano, 27 moves, 1-0
Spanish Game: Berlin Def. Beverwijk Var (C65) 0-1Rooking around
J Ady vs Spassky, 1984  (C65) Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense, 37 moves, 0-1
Not that knight?The other one?Not that queen?No, the other one?
Spassky vs Taimanov, 1955  (C70) Ruy Lopez, 38 moves, 1-0
Spanish Game: Closed. Keres De (C92) 1-0 Stockfish notes; 20.?
Spassky vs Geller, 1965  (C92) Ruy Lopez, Closed, 44 moves, 1-0
G77 in Spassky's 101 Best Games 1949-1972, by Bernard Cafferty
Spassky vs K Langeweg, 1967  (D41) Queen's Gambit Declined, Semi-Tarrasch, 27 moves, 1-0
Gruenfeld Defense: General (D80) 1-0Switch targets, trap B or #
Spassky vs V Byvshev, 1954  (D80) Grunfeld, 29 moves, 1-0
One of those winning moves that comes out nowhere.
G Andruet vs Spassky, 1988  (E11) Bogo-Indian Defense, 28 moves, 0-1
A typically brilliant game by the young Spassky w/a gruesome #
Spassky vs Smyslov, 1953  (E31) Nimzo-Indian, Leningrad, Main line, 35 moves, 1-0
Game 69 in 'The Soviet Championships' by Taimanov & Cafferty
Spassky vs Tal, 1961  (E66) King's Indian, Fianchetto, Yugoslav Panno, 35 moves, 1-0
English Anglo-Indian Def. QID Formation (A15) 1/2- KxQStalemate
Ribli vs Spassky, 1985  (A15) English, 85 moves, 1/2-1/2
Lion Defense: Lion's Jaw (B07) 1-0 Notes by Stockfish
Spassky vs B Jansson, 1971  (B07) Pirc, 31 moves, 1-0
As usual, Spassky plays preposterously and wins.
Spassky vs W Dobrich, 1971  (E30) Nimzo-Indian, Leningrad, 28 moves, 1-0
Game 149 in Chess Informant Best Games 101-200
H Kestler vs Spassky, 1973  (B68) Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer Attack, 7...a6 Defense, 9...Be7, 26 moves, 0-1
Game 27 in The Complete Dragon by Eduard Gufeld & Oleg Stetsko
Spassky vs D Levy, 1974  (B78) Sicilian, Dragon, Yugoslav Attack, 10.castle long, 19 moves, 1-0
Game 4 in 'Spassky: Move by Move' by Zenon Franco Ocampos
Spassky vs Huebner, 1979  (E45) Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Bronstein (Byrne) Variation, 28 moves, 1-0
English Opening: General (A10) 0-1 A real whuppin'
Adorjan vs Spassky, 1982  (A10) English, 23 moves, 0-1
23...? from John Emms' Ultimate Chess Puzzle Book Set 3
Furman vs Spassky, 1957  (A04) Reti Opening, 23 moves, 0-1
Modern Def. Bg7 (B06) 1-0 Spassky sacs h- and a-pawns
Spassky vs A Ufimtsev, 1958  (B06) Robatsch, 27 moves, 1-0
NID: Leningrad Var (E30) 1-0 19.? Notes by Stockfish
Spassky vs O Kinnmark, 1971  (E30) Nimzo-Indian, Leningrad, 24 moves, 1-0
Sicilian Defense: Closed Var (B25) 1-0 Notes by Stockfish
Spassky vs Larsen, 1968  (B25) Sicilian, Closed, 48 moves, 1-0
Spassky quickly dismantles Petrosian's castled position
Spassky vs Petrosian, 1969  (B94) Sicilian, Najdorf, 24 moves, 1-0
Sicilian Def: Najdorf. Traditional Line (B98) 1-0 29.? Photo
Spassky vs M Bieler, 2009  (B98) Sicilian, Najdorf, 32 moves, 1-0
Scotch Gambit. Advance Var (C45) 0-1 White to lose his Rh1.
H Huenerkopf vs Spassky, 1984  (C45) Scotch Game, 15 moves, 0-1
Sicilian Def: Lasker-Pelikan. Sveshnikov Var (B33) 1-0Stockfish
Spassky vs Sveshnikov, 1973  (B33) Sicilian, 23 moves, 1-0
QGA Classical Def. Alekhine System (D28) 1-0 R sac into N fork
Spassky vs S Avtonomov, 1949  (D28) Queen's Gambit Accepted, Classical, 21 moves, 1-0
King's English. Four Knights Korchnoi Line (A28) 0-1
Korchnoi vs Spassky, 2009  (A28) English, 26 moves, 0-1
Game 75 in Pawn Power in Chess by Hans Kmoch, re-issue edition
Szabo vs Spassky, 1953  (E99) King's Indian, Orthodox, Taimanov, 29 moves, 0-1
Lion Defense: Lion's Jaw 5.QxQd8+ KxQd8 (B07) 1-0
Spassky vs M Rivas Pastor, 1991  (B07) Pirc, 26 moves, 1-0
Game 13: Spassky's 101 Best Games 1949-1972 by Bernard Cafferty
Spassky vs S Kajan, 1955  (B33) Sicilian, 21 moves, 1-0
Nimzo-Indian Defense: Reshevsky Var (E46) 1-0 find the finish
Spassky vs B Gurgenidze, 1957  (E46) Nimzo-Indian, 29 moves, 1-0
KID. Four Pawns Attack. Normal Attack (E77) 0-1 Down the hatch
L Liptay vs Spassky, 1962  (E77) King's Indian, 21 moves, 0-1
Spanish Morphy Def. Modern Steinitz (C72) 1-0Give to get glory
Geller vs Spassky, 1964  (C72) Ruy Lopez, Modern Steinitz Defense, 5.O-O, 30 moves, 0-1
Sicilian Defense: Najdorf (B95) 1-0 Notes by Stockfish
Spassky vs V Zurakhov, 1954  (B95) Sicilian, Najdorf, 6...e6, 30 moves, 1-0
Spanish Game: Closed. Averbakh Var (C87) 0-1 Stockfish notes
Y Kots vs Spassky, 1961  (C87) Ruy Lopez, 24 moves, 0-1
Spassky could have checkmated a move earlier with 23.QxNe8+
Spassky vs B Vladimirov, 1961  (B94) Sicilian, Najdorf, 25 moves, 1-0
C-K Def. 2Knts Attk. Mindeno Var Exchange Line (B11) 1-0Stockfi
Spassky vs A Reshko, 1959  (B11) Caro-Kann, Two Knights, 3...Bg4, 30 moves, 1-0
Sicilian Defense: Kan. Knight Var (B43) 1-0 Remove the Guard
Spassky vs J Klavins, 1959  (B43) Sicilian, Kan, 5.Nc3, 30 moves, 1-0
Indian Game: King's Indian. Fianchetto Var (A49) 1-0 Stockfish
Spassky vs V Shiyanovsky, 1961  (A49) King's Indian, Fianchetto without c4, 31 moves, 1-0
Game 260 Boris Spassky's 400 Selected Games
R Byrne vs Spassky, 1974  (C95) Ruy Lopez, Closed, Breyer, 56 moves, 0-1
Sicilian Def: Najdorf. Traditional Line (B98) 1-0
Spassky vs Tolush, 1958  (B98) Sicilian, Najdorf, 27 moves, 1-0
"Won't you take me to ... Gorkytown?"
Gorkytown vs Spassky, 1968  (B97) Sicilian, Najdorf, 31 moves, 1/2-1/2
KGA. Abbazia Defense (C36) 1-0 RxQg7+
Spassky vs Y Sakharov, 1960  (C36) King's Gambit Accepted, Abbazia Defense, 30 moves, 1-0
Scotch, Göring Gambit. Declined (C44) 1/2-1/2 Spassky's only Sc
Spassky vs Bondarevsky, 1964  (C44) King's Pawn Game, 30 moves, 1/2-1/2
21.?
Spassky vs J Marsalek, 1960  (B43) Sicilian, Kan, 5.Nc3, 21 moves, 1-0
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