CBM #214 Special: Boris Spassky

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Last updated 24 março 2025

Spassky is considered one of the most gifted players ever. A fine attacker and equally strong in the middlegame and endgame, the term universal style was coined for him. For CBM 214 we invited our authors to comment on their favourite Boris Spassky games. The result is a collection of 27 first-class annotated Spassky games from the period 1949 to 1989. You can take a look at two samples here. Enjoy!

Soviet chess champion Boris Spassky during a contest, UK, 11th July News Photo - Getty Images

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