Boris Spassky

1937– Soviet Union / France World Champion 1969–1972

World champion 1969–1972, the great universal player who could attack like Tal and grind like Petrosian. He applauded Fischer's Game 6 in Reykjavik from his own side of the board — one of sport's most graceful gestures in defeat.

2,230games
713won · 32%
1,300drawn · 58%
217lost · 10%
1952–2009span

Games in the Archive

2,230 games
0-1 Suetin, Alexey S vs Boris Spassky 1960 · URS-ch27 · Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation The Soviet School ½-½ Sokolov, Vladimir vs Boris Spassky 1960 · Leningrad tt · Queen's Gambit Declined: Chigorin Defense, Main Line The Soviet School ½-½ Boris Spassky vs Lutikov, Anatoly S 1960 · URS-ch27 · Queen's Indian Defense: Kasparov Variation The Soviet School 1-0 Boris Spassky vs Tumurbator, Purev 1960 · Leningrad tt · King's Gambit Declined: Falkbeer Countergambit, Staunton Line The Soviet School ½-½ Taimanov, Mark E vs Boris Spassky 1960 · URS-ch27 · Queen's Gambit Declined: Chigorin Defense, Main Line The Soviet School 1-0 Boris Spassky vs Sakharov, Yury N 1960 · URS-ch27 · King's Gambit Accepted: Abbazia Defense, Main Line The Soviet School 0-1 Beyen, Roland vs Boris Spassky 1960 · Leningrad tt · Indian Defense: Wade-Tartakower Defense The Soviet School 0-1 Forintos, Gyozo V vs Boris Spassky 1960 · Leningrad tt · Zukertort Opening: Reversed Grünfeld The Soviet School 1-0 Boris Spassky vs Shamkovich, Leonid 1960 · URS-ch27 · Italian Game: Two Knights Defense, Fritz, Gruber Variation The Soviet School 1-0 Gufeld, Eduard vs Boris Spassky 1960 · URS-ch27 · Alekhine Defense: Scandinavian Variation The Soviet School 0-1 Boris Spassky vs Lombardy, William James 1960 · Leningrad tt · Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation The Soviet School ½-½ Boris Spassky vs Liberzon, Vladimir M 1960 · URS-ch27 · King's Gambit Accepted: Cunningham Defense The Soviet School 0-1 Kolarov, Atanas S vs Boris Spassky 1960 · Leningrad tt · Queen's Gambit Accepted: Janowski-Larsen Variation The Soviet School 1-0 Boris Spassky vs Marsalek, Josef 1960 · Leningrad tt · Sicilian Defense: Kan Variation, Knight Variation The Soviet School 1-0 Kortschnoj, Viktor vs Boris Spassky 1960 · URS-ch27 · Queen's Gambit Accepted: Janowski-Larsen Variation The Soviet School 1-0 Petrosian, Tigran V vs Boris Spassky 1960 · URS-ch27 · King's Indian Defense: Orthodox Variation The Soviet School 1-0 Boris Spassky vs Gurgenidze, Bukhuti 1960 · URS-ch27 · Sicilian Defense: Accelerated Dragon, Modern Bc4 Variation The Soviet School ½-½ Averbakh, Yuri L vs Boris Spassky 1960 · URS-ch27 · Queen's Gambit Declined: Chigorin Defense, Modern Gambit The Soviet School 0-1 Bielicki, Carlos vs Boris Spassky 1960 · Mar del Plata · Queen's Gambit Accepted: Janowski-Larsen Variation The Soviet School 0-1 Redolfi, Argentino Rodolfo vs Boris Spassky 1960 · Mar del Plata · Sicilian Defense: Chekhover Variation The Soviet School 1-0 Boris Spassky vs Gadia, Okicio 1960 · Mar del Plata · Pirc Defense: Austrian Attack, Weiss Variation The Soviet School 0-1 Incutto, Carlos vs Boris Spassky 1960 · Mar del Plata · Ruy Lopez: Schliemann Defense, Dyckhoff Variation The Soviet School 1-0 Boris Spassky vs Saadi, Julio 1960 · Mar del Plata · Sicilian Defense: Nimzowitsch Variation, Exchange Variation The Soviet School ½-½ Bronstein, David I vs Boris Spassky 1960 · Mar del Plata · Ruy Lopez: Classical Defense, Benelux Variation The Soviet School