Boris Spassky Dead at 88

Platapus · 02-28-25, 07:20 AM

He was a big name in international Chess.

Most people recognize him from a famous chess tournament in 1972 between Spassky and Fisher.

Jimbuna · 02-28-25, 07:41 AM

R I P Sir

Commander Wallace · 02-28-25, 08:11 AM

Rest in Peace.

Skybird · 02-28-25, 09:20 AM

One of the giants of chess. Maybe not the very best, but one of the very best. And a chess idol of mine in young years.

Bon voyage en passant, Sir.

Aktungbby · 02-28-25, 10:36 AM

Checkmate! I studied his moves for years; playing out the Fisher/Spassky games on my own boards to gain insight and killer patience in my own games. My nephews: ("you're ruthless Uncle Vince") won't play me any more....

02-28-25, 07:20 AM	#1
Platapus Fleet Admiral Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 19,362 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 0	Boris Spassky Dead at 88 He was a big name in international Chess. Most people recognize him from a famous chess tournament in 1972 between Spassky and Fisher. __________________ abusus non tollit usum - A right should NOT be withheld from people on the basis that some tend to abuse that right.

02-28-25, 07:41 AM	#2
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 190,500 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	R I P Sir __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!!

02-28-25, 09:20 AM	#4
Skybird Soaring Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: the mental asylum named Germany Posts: 42,613 Downloads: 10 Uploads: 0	One of the giants of chess. Maybe not the very best, but one of the very best. And a chess idol of mine in young years. Bon voyage en passant, Sir. __________________ If you feel nuts, consult an expert.

02-28-25, 10:36 AM	#5
Aktungbby Gefallen Engel U-666 Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: On a tilted, overheated, overpopulated spinning mudball on Collision course with Andromeda Galaxy Posts: 29,997 Downloads: 24 Uploads: 0	Checkmate! I studied his moves for years; playing out the Fisher/Spassky games on my own boards to gain insight and killer patience in my own games. My nephews: ("you're ruthless Uncle Vince") won't play me any more.... __________________ "Only two things are infinite; The Universe and human squirrelyness?!! Last edited by Aktungbby; 02-28-25 at 10:44 AM.

02-28-25, 08:11 AM	#3
Commander Wallace Navy Seal Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Under the sea in an Octupus garden in the shade Posts: 5,294 Downloads: 366 Uploads: 0	Rest in Peace.