Traps, Tricks & Mistakes: ISP
Boris Spassky (1937-2025) was born in St. Petersburg, Russia (then Leningrad, Soviet Union) on January 30, 1937. In the summer of 1941, during the World War II, Boris and his older brother, George, were...
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Boris Spassky From Russia With Love
Spassky won the world chess championship in 1969 by winning his match against Tigran Petrosian. Unfortunately, he is best known for losing his title to American Bobby Fisher in 1972. That match dubbed “Match...
Bobby Fischer Ends Soviet Domination
Let’s take a pause from the Kenyan chess scene and look at some of the world’s greatest chess players. Many consider Bobby Fischer to be the best chess player who ever lived. He played...
