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
½-½ Filip, Miroslav vs Boris Spassky 1956 · Candidats Tournament · King's Indian Attack: Symmetrical Defense The Soviet School ½-½ Boris Spassky vs Keres, Paul 1956 · Candidats Tournament · Queen's Gambit Accepted: Classical Defense, Alekhine System The Soviet School ½-½ Bronstein, David I vs Boris Spassky 1956 · Candidats Tournament · King's Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation, Panno Variation The Soviet School ½-½ Petrosian, Tigran V vs Boris Spassky 1956 · Candidats Tournament · English Opening: Anglo-Indian Defense, King's Indian Formation The Soviet School ½-½ Boris Spassky vs Pilnik, Herman 1956 · Candidats Tournament · Benoni Defense: King's Indian System The Soviet School 1-0 Szabo, Laszlo vs Boris Spassky 1956 · Candidats Tournament · King's Indian Attack: Symmetrical Defense The Soviet School 0-1 Boris Spassky vs Geller, Efim P 1956 · Candidats Tournament · Tarrasch Defense: Symmetrical Variation The Soviet School ½-½ Boris Spassky vs Panno, Oscar 1956 · Candidats Tournament · French Defense: McCutcheon Variation, Lasker Variation The Soviet School ½-½ Keres, Paul vs Boris Spassky 1956 · Candidats Tournament · Ruy Lopez: Closed, Morphy Attack The Soviet School 1-0 Boris Spassky vs Bronstein, David I 1956 · Candidats Tournament · King's Indian Defense: Sämisch Variation The Soviet School 0-1 Pilnik, Herman vs Boris Spassky 1956 · Candidats Tournament · Ruy Lopez: Open, Berlin Variation The Soviet School ½-½ Boris Spassky vs Szabo, Laszlo 1956 · Candidats Tournament · Queen's Gambit Declined: Exchange Variation, Reshevsky Variation The Soviet School ½-½ Geller, Efim P vs Boris Spassky 1956 · Candidats Tournament · Nimzo-Indian Defense: Normal Variation, Bernstein Defense The Soviet School ½-½ Panno, Oscar vs Boris Spassky 1956 · Candidats Tournament · Queen's Gambit Declined The Soviet School 1-0 Kortschnoj, Viktor vs Boris Spassky 1956 · URS-ch23 · Indian Defense: Przepiorka Variation The Soviet School ½-½ Simagin, Vladimir vs Boris Spassky 1956 · URS-ch23 · Ruy Lopez: Morphy Defense, Anderssen Variation The Soviet School ½-½ Boris Spassky vs Bannik, Anatoly 1956 · URS-ch23 · Queen's Gambit Declined: Three Knights Variation The Soviet School 1-0 Boris Spassky vs Boleslavsky, Isaak 1956 · URS-ch23 · King's Indian Defense: Sämisch Variation, Closed Variation The Soviet School 1-0 Boris Spassky vs Lisitsin, Georgy 1956 · URS-ch23 · Nimzo-Indian Defense: Leningrad Variation The Soviet School ½-½ Boris Spassky vs Polugaevsky, Lev 1956 · URS-ch23 · Queen's Gambit Declined: Janowski Variation The Soviet School 1-0 Boris Spassky vs Ragozin, Viacheslav 1956 · URS-ch23 · King's Indian Defense: Steiner Attack The Soviet School 1-0 Boris Spassky vs Taimanov, Mark E 1956 · URS-ch23 · Sicilian Defense: Richter-Rauzer Variation, Neo-Modern Variation The Soviet School ½-½ Boris Spassky vs Tolush, Alexander V 1956 · URS-ch23 · Ruy Lopez: Classical Variation The Soviet School ½-½ Antoshin, Vladimir S vs Boris Spassky 1956 · URS-ch23 · Catalan Opening: Closed The Soviet School