Boris Spassky

GPTKB entity

Statements (910)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:book
gptkb:chess_match
gptkbp:active_years 1955-2005
1955-2019
1955-1990
gptkbp:age 86
gptkbp:author gptkb:Boris_Spassky
gptkbp:awarded_for gptkb:Order_of_Lenin
gptkbp:awarded_to gptkb:Grandmaster
gptkb:Order_of_Lenin
gptkb:Order_of_the_Red_Banner_of_Labour
gptkb:Lasker_Award
the title of Grandmaster
gptkbp:awards gptkb:World_Blitz_Chess_Champion
gptkb:Order_of_Friendship
gptkb:Order_of_Lenin
gptkb:Order_of_the_Red_Banner_of_Labour
gptkb:World_Rapid_Chess_Champion
Honoured Master of Sports of the USSR
Honored Master of Sports of the USSR
Honoured Master of Sport of the USSR
gptkbp:became_champion_in gptkb:1966_World_Chess_Championship
gptkbp:biography Boris Spassky: The World Champion Who Lost to Fischer
Boris Spassky: My Life and Games
Boris Spassky: The World Champion
Boris Spassky: The Man Who Beat Fischer
gptkbp:birth_date January 30, 1937
1937-01-30
gptkbp:birth_place gptkb:Leningrad
gptkb:Leningrad,_Russia
Leningrad, Soviet Union
gptkbp:birth_year 1937
gptkbp:born 1937
January 30, 1937
gptkbp:born_in gptkb:Leningrad
1937
Leningrad, Soviet Union
gptkbp:born_on January 30, 1937
gptkbp:career_end gptkb:1990
gptkb:2005
1990s
gptkbp:career_start gptkb:1949
gptkb:1955
gptkb:Leningrad,_Russia
gptkb:American_football_coach
showed prodigious talent
gptkbp:championship gptkb:1955
gptkb:1969
gptkb:1972
gptkb:World_Chess_Championship
1969-1972
gptkbp:chess_career_length over 40 years
gptkbp:chess_influence_on modern chess players
gptkbp:chess_influence_on_players gptkb:significant
gptkbp:chess_influence_on_strategy notable
gptkbp:chess_influence_on_youth inspired young players
gptkbp:chess_influencers influential
gptkbp:chess_innovators influenced
gptkbp:chess_legacy_continues yes
legacy continues in chess world
gptkbp:chess_olympiad gptkb:Chess:_The_Spassky_Way
gptkb:Spassky's_Chess_Lessons
gptkb:1960
gptkb:1
gptkb:1962
gptkb:1964
gptkb:1966
gptkb:1968
gptkb:1970
gptkb:1972
gptkb:1974
gptkb:1976
gptkb:1978
gptkb:1980
gptkb:1982
gptkb:1984
gptkb:1986
gptkb:1988
gptkb:1990
gptkb:1992
gptkb:1994
gptkb:1996
gptkb:1998
gptkb:2000
gptkb:2002
gptkb:2004
gptkb:2006
gptkb:2008
gptkb:2010
gptkb:2012
gptkb:2014
gptkb:2016
gptkb:2018
gptkb:2020
gptkb:2022
gptkb:My_Great_Predecessors
gptkb:Chess_Base
worldwide
yes
global
frequent
numerous
influential player
featured in documentaries
strategic thinking
influential
enduring
detailed
recognized worldwide
dynamic play
multiple tournament wins
international acclaim
featured
pioneering
significant figure
thorough
one of the greatest players
several publications
deep analysis of games
My Chess Career
Considered one of the greatest players
intellectual approach
analyzed famous games
wrote chess books
wrote articles on chess
combination of strategy and tactics
written several books
Boris Spassky: The World Champion
Spassky on Chess
gptkbp:chess_opening gptkb:Albin_Counter-Gambit,_Classical_Variation
gptkb:Benoni_Defense,_Classical_Variation
gptkb:Caro-Kann_Defense,_Classical_Variation
gptkb:Catalan_Opening,_Classical_Variation
gptkb:Dutch_Defense,_Classical_Variation
gptkb:English_Opening,_Symmetrical_Variation
gptkb:Evans_Gambit,_Classical_Variation
gptkb:French_Defense,_Classical_Variation
gptkb:Italian_Game,_Classical_Variation
gptkb:King's_Indian_Defense,_Fianchetto_Variation
gptkb:Philidor_Defense,_Classical_Variation
gptkb:Pirc_Defense,_Classical_Variation
gptkb:Queen's_Gambit_Declined,_Classical_Variation
gptkb:Reti_Opening,_Classical_Variation
gptkb:Ruy_Lopez,_Berlin_Defense,_Classical_Variation
gptkb:Scotch_Game,_Classical_Variation
gptkb:Trompowsky_Attack,_Classical_Variation
gptkb:French_Defense
gptkb:Ruy_Lopez
gptkb:Sveshnikov_Variation
gptkb:Philidor_Defense
gptkb:Pirc_Defense
gptkb:London_System
gptkb:Sicilian_Defense
gptkb:Author
gptkb:English_Opening
gptkb:Italian_Game
gptkb:Dutch_Defense
gptkb:Grünfeld_Defense
gptkb:Scotch_Game
gptkb:Nimzo-Indian_Defense
gptkb:Nimzo-Indian_Defense,_Classical_Variation
gptkb:Albin_Counter-Gambit
gptkb:Ruy_Lopez,_Berlin_Defense
gptkb:Grünfeld_Defense,_Russian_System
gptkb:Queen's_Gambit_Declined
gptkb:King's_Indian_Defense
gptkb:Queen's_Gambit
gptkb:Benoni_Defense
gptkb:Catalan_Opening
gptkb:Evans_Gambit
gptkb:Reti_Opening
gptkb:Trompowsky_Attack
gptkb:Two_Knights_Defense
diverse repertoire
Two Knights Defense, Classical Variation
Caro-Kann Defense
Owen's Defense
Nimzo-Indian Defense, Classical Variation, Classical Variation
English Opening, Symmetrical Variation, Classical Variation
London System, Classical Variation
Owen's Defense, Classical Variation
Sveshnikov Variation, Classical Variation
King's Indian Defense, Fianchetto Variation, Classical Variation
Grünfeld Defense, Russian System, Classical Variation
Spassky Opening
gptkbp:chess_personality charismatic
gptkbp:chess_philosophers influenced
gptkbp:chess_philosophies varied
gptkbp:chess_philosophy_influence influenced chess literature
gptkbp:chess_players_influenced many
gptkbp:chess_recognition_awards yes
multiple
gptkbp:chess_retirement retired from competitive chess
gptkbp:chess_teaching taught chess to students
gptkbp:chess_tournament_wins multiple
gptkbp:child gptkb:Alexei_Spassky
gptkbp:children 2
gptkbp:coaching_career gptkb:Yes
1990s
yes
1975-1980
gptkbp:collaborations various
gptkbp:competed_in gptkb:Candidates_Tournament
gptkbp:continued_to_play after 1972
gptkbp:continued_to_play_chess_until gptkb:2005
the 2000s
gptkbp:contributed_to gptkb:chess_match
chess literature
Soviet chess dominance
gptkbp:contributes_to gptkb:chess_match
chess literature
gptkbp:contribution chess literature
gptkbp:controversy political statements
political views
gptkbp:created a chess commentator
Soviet chess champion
gptkbp:current_club gptkb:Cercle_de_l'Échiquier_Français
gptkb:Leningrad_Chess_Club
yes
32 pieces
standard chess pieces
standard 8x8
gptkbp:current_status retired
gptkbp:death_date gptkb:alive
gptkb:N/_A
Still alive
living
still alive
2020-08-14
gptkbp:death_place Still alive
living
still alive
gptkbp:death_year gptkb:alive
gptkbp:defeated gptkb:Bent_Larsen
gptkb:Mikhail_Tal
gptkb:Robert_James_Fischer
gptkb:Game_21
gptkb:Anatoly_Karpov
gptkb:Bobby_Fischer
gptkb:Tigran_Petrosian
gptkbp:defending_champion gptkb:World_Chess_Championship_title
gptkbp:died_in Moscow, Russia
gptkbp:documentary gptkb:The_Russian_Chess_School
Boris Spassky: The Last Champion
gptkbp:events gptkb:World_Blitz_Chess_Champion
gptkb:Tata_Steel_Chess
gptkb:Grandmaster
gptkb:military_personnel
gptkb:World_Team_Chess_Champion
gptkb:World_Chess_Championship_1972
gptkb:1972_World_Chess_Championship
gptkb:classical
gptkb:international_tournaments
gptkb:Spassky_vs._Karpov_1974
gptkb:World_Chess_Championship
gptkb:World_Rapid_Chess_Champion
gptkb:Spassky_vs._Petrosian
gptkb:World_Chess_Championship_Candidate
gptkb:Candidates_Tournament
gptkb:King_and_Pawn_Endgame
gptkb:World_Chess_Championship_Title_Holder
gptkb:The_Master
gptkb:World_Championships
gptkb:Candidates_Tournament_1965
Aggressive
Classical
international
multiple
numerous
strong
International Grandmaster
aggressive
World Cup participant
participated
positional play
multiple championship titles
multiple tournament wins
frequent participant
Soviet Champion
Multiple tournament victories
World Junior Champion
Russian Champion
strong endgame skills
King and Pawn Endings
participated in numerous competitions
participated in numerous tournaments
FIDE Grand Prix participant
participated in many international tournaments
Chess Olympiad Participant
Participated in numerous international tournaments
World Champion 1969
European Team Champion
Soviet Championship Winner
Candidate Tournament Winner
World Chess Championship Runner-up
Multiple-time Soviet Champion
famous endgames
FIDE World Cup Participant
World Chess Championship Challenger
Chess Hall of Fame Inductee
Olympiad Bronze Medalist
Olympiad Gold Medalist
Olympiad Silver Medalist
World Chess Championship Finalist
World Chess Federation Member
Soviet Chess Champion
World Champion, Grandmaster
FIDE Candidates Tournament participant
FIDE World Championship challenger
FIDE World Championship finalist
FIDE World Championship participant
FIDE World Championship winner
FIDE World Cup participant
gptkbp:faced gptkb:Spassky_vs._Fischer
challenges from younger players
gptkbp:famous_for gptkb:1966_World_Chess_Championship
gptkb:World_Chess_Championship_1972
gptkb:1972_World_Chess_Championship
gptkb:1969_World_Championship
gptkb:1969_World_Chess_Championship
gptkb:Boris_Spassky_vs_Bobby_Fischer
gptkb:World_Chess_Championship
gptkb:World_Championship_1972
gptkb:Spassky–_Fischer_match
gptkb:World_Chess_Championship_1969
strategic play
chess strategies
creative play
calm demeanor
Aggressive play
world championship matches
World Chess Champion 1969
his match against Bobby Fischer
gptkbp:famous_match gptkb:Fischer-Spassky_World_Championship_1972
gptkb:Spassky_vs._Fischer_1972
gptkb:1972_World_Championship
gptkb:Spassky_vs_Petrosian
gptkb:Spassky_vs._Fischer
gptkb:Spassky_vs._Petrosian,_1966
gptkbp:famous_quote Chess is a war over the board.
Chess is everything.
" Chess is a war over the board."
' Chess is a war over the board.'
gptkbp:famous_rival gptkb:Pavel_Eljanov
gptkb:Gata_Kamsky
gptkb:Mikhail_Kobalia
gptkb:Nikita_Vitiugov
gptkb:Magnus_Carlsen
gptkb:Vladimir_Kramnik
gptkb:Vladimir_Malakhov
gptkb:Ding_Liren
gptkb:Andrey_Esipenko
gptkb:Dmitry_Jakovenko
gptkb:Alexander_Riazantsev
gptkb:Mikhail_Tal
gptkb:Viswanathan_Anand
gptkb:Boris_Gelfand
gptkb:Vassily_Ivanchuk
gptkb:Vladimir_Sokolov
gptkb:Ray_Robson
gptkb:Mikhail_Gurevich
gptkb:Mikhail_Botvinnik
gptkb:Vassily_Smyslov
gptkb:Alexander_Grischuk
gptkb:Anatoly_Karpov
gptkb:Maxime_Vachier-Lagrave
gptkb:Vladimir_Potkin
gptkb:Jeffery_Xiong
gptkb:Viktor_Korchnoi
gptkb:Bobby_Fischer
gptkb:Levon_Aronian
gptkb:Vladimir_Akopian
gptkb:Shakhriyar_Mamedyarov
gptkb:Vladimir_Fedoseev
gptkb:Anish_Giri
gptkb:Evgeny_Tomashevsky
gptkb:Robert_Fischer
gptkb:Tigran_Petrosian
gptkb:Hikaru_Nakamura
gptkb:Alexander_Beliavsky
gptkb:Fabiano_Caruana
gptkb:Sergey_Karjakin
gptkb:Ian_Nepomniachtchi
gptkb:Gukesh_D.
gptkb:Wesley_So
gptkb:Leinier_Dominguez
gptkb:Aleksandr_Lenderman
gptkb:Christopher_Yoo
gptkb:Alexey_Shirov
gptkb:Alexey_Dreev
gptkb:Garry_Kasparov
gptkb:Teimour_Radjabov
gptkb:Rameshbabu_Praggnanandhaa
gptkb:Maxim_Matlakov
gptkb:Sam_Shankland
gptkb:Dmitry_Andreikin
Praggnanandhaa R.
Igor Lysyj
gptkbp:federation gptkb:Russia
gptkb:Russian_Chess_Federation
gptkb:FIDE
gptkbp:fide_id 2550
4100010
2000010
gptkbp:full_name gptkb:Boris_Vasilievich_Spassky
gptkb:Spassky
gptkbp:game_awards gptkb:Order_of_Lenin
gptkb:1
gptkb:3
yes
numerous
numerous titles
endorsed chess products
gptkbp:game_community gptkb:activists
gptkb:Soviet_chess_school
gptkb:1949
gptkb:1955
gptkb:Mikhail_Botvinnik
gptkb:Leningrad_Chess_School
active
1950s-1990s
dedicated
self-taught
over 40 years
1955-1990
respected
active in chess community
Alexander Kotov
gptkbp:genre gptkb:autobiography
gptkbp:had_a_diplomatic_demeanor gptkb:true
gptkbp:has a biographical book
gptkbp:has_a_peak_rating 2660
gptkbp:has_achieved numerous tournament victories
gptkbp:has_achievements gptkb:World_Chess_Championship
gptkb:World_Chess_Champion_title
multiple tournament victories
Grandmaster title
gptkbp:has_appeared_in gptkb:documentaries
gptkbp:has_award gptkb:Order_of_the_Red_Banner_of_Labour
gptkbp:has_awards gptkb:Order_of_Lenin
gptkbp:has_been_a_commentator_for chess events
gptkbp:has_child gptkb:Nina_Spasskaya
gptkb:Nikita_Spassky
gptkb:Nina_Spassky
gptkbp:has_events gptkb:Candidates_Tournament_1965
gptkb:Interzonal_Tournament_1964
gptkb:Leningrad_1955
gptkb:World_Chess_Championship_1969
gptkbp:has_historical_significance gptkb:Cold_War_chess_rivalry
gptkbp:has_influence_on modern chess
positional play
gptkbp:has_influenced modern chess
gptkbp:has_legacy gptkb:chess_match
chess history
gptkbp:has_parent gptkb:Vladimir_Spassky
gptkbp:has_participated_in gptkb:French_Team_Championships
gptkb:European_Team_Championships
gptkb:Soviet_Team_Championships
gptkb:World_Blitz_Chess_Championships
gptkb:World_Rapid_Chess_Championships
gptkb:international_tournaments
gptkb:Russian_Team_Championships
gptkb:World_Chess_League
gptkb:World_Championships
gptkb:Grand_Slam_tournaments
exhibition matches
multiple world championships
Candidates Tournaments
Chess Olympiads
exhibition matches post-retirement
World Cup tournaments
Olympiad tournaments
gptkbp:has_publications gptkb:My_Great_Predecessors
chess books
gptkbp:has_title gptkb:Grandmaster
gptkb:Boris
gptkb:Spassky
gptkbp:has_won multiple tournaments
multiple Soviet Championships
gptkbp:has_written chess books
gptkbp:head_coach gptkb:Yuri_Averbakh
gptkb:Mikhail_Botvinnik
gptkb:Viktor_Korchnoi
gptkb:N/_A
young players
Various players
young chess players
Alexander Kotov
gptkbp:highest_point 2780
2560
2725
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Boris Spassky
gptkbp:influence gptkb:Soviet_chess
gptkb:Soviet_chess_school
gptkb:Soviet_Chess_School
gptkb:Bobby_Fischer
gptkb:Fischer-Spassky_match
gptkb:chess_match
inspired future generations
substantial
theoretical
modern chess
theory and practice
popularizing chess
influential in chess history
global chess community
Influenced many players
Russian chess school
popularized chess in the West
Popularized chess in the West
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:Viktor_Korchnoi
gptkb:chess_match
future generations
future generations of players
chess strategies
modern chess
Modern chess
gptkbp:influenced_by gptkb:Soviet_chess_school
gptkb:Mikhail_Tal
gptkb:Mikhail_Botvinnik
gptkb:Vassily_Smyslov
gptkb:Alexander_Alekhine
gptkb:Jose_Raul_Capablanca
previous chess champions
gptkbp:influences gptkb:Mikhail_Botvinnik
gptkb:N/_A
chess strategies
modern chess
gptkbp:inspiration many chess players
young chess players
gptkbp:inspired future generations
future generations of players
chess enthusiasts
gptkbp:is_a gptkb:chess_match
gptkbp:is_a_member_of gptkb:Soviet_chess_team
gptkb:French_chess_team
Russian chess team
the Russian chess school
gptkbp:is_active_in no
gptkbp:is_associated_with gptkb:Soviet_chess_school
the 1972 World Chess Championship
gptkbp:is_celebrated_in gptkb:the_Soviet_Union
gptkbp:is_challenged_by Tal in 1969
gptkbp:is_considered_as gptkb:Grandmaster
one of the greatest chess players
gptkbp:is_featured_in gptkb:documentaries
gptkbp:is_from gptkb:Russia
gptkbp:is_known_for gptkb:World_Chess_Championship_1969
his endgame skills
his tactical acumen
his aggressive playing style
his match against Bobby Fischer
being the reigning World Champion before 1972
his rivalry with Bobby Fischer
gptkbp:is_part_of gptkb:Soviet_chess_school
gptkbp:is_played_by gptkb:international_tournaments
gptkb:1969_World_Chess_Championship
gptkb:World_Chess_Championship
gptkb:chess_match
over 1000 games
over 1000 tournament games
famous chess players
gptkbp:is_recognized_as a chess legend
gptkbp:is_recognized_by gptkb:FIDE
gptkbp:is_remembered_for his sportsmanship
his 1972 World Championship match against Fischer
gptkbp:is_represented_in gptkb:Soviet_Union
gptkbp:is_respected_by for his contributions to chess
gptkbp:is_still_alive_as_of gptkb:2023
gptkbp:isbn 978-0713475364
gptkbp:known_for gptkb:World_Chess_Championship_1972
gptkb:1972_World_Chess_Championship
gptkb:1972_World_Championship_match
gptkb:1972_World_Chess_Championship_match
gptkb:World_Chess_Championship
gptkb:Cold_War_chess_rivalry
gptkb:World_Chess_Championship_matches
gptkb:World_Chess_Championship_1969
Chess strategies
sportsmanship
his endgame skills
creative play
dynamic play
aggressive playing style
endgame technique
creative openings
Chess matches
classical playing style
gptkbp:language gptkb:French
gptkb:Russian
English
gptkbp:legacy chess history
in chess history
chess diplomacy
influenced modern chess
contributing to Soviet chess dominance
gptkbp:lives_in gptkb:France
gptkbp:losses gptkb:World_Chess_Championship_1972
gptkb:Tal
gptkb:1972_World_Chess_Championship
gptkb:Game_19
gptkb:World_Chess_Championship
gptkb:Game_6
the match in Reykjavik
gptkbp:media_appearances gptkb:documentaries
The Chess Player
Documentary on 1972 match
gptkbp:media_coverage high
high-profile
gptkbp:mentor gptkb:Mikhail_Botvinnik
young chess talents
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:Soviet_Union
gptkb:Russian
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:The_Tsar
gptkb:Boris_Spassky
The Last Champion
The Prince of Chess
gptkbp:notable_achievement gptkb:World_Chess_Championship
gptkb:World_Rapid_Chess_Champion
gptkb:World_Chess_Championship_1969
World Chess Champion 1969
World Champion 1969
gptkbp:notable_event gptkb:World_Chess_Championship_1972
gptkb:World_Championship_match_1972
gptkb:1974_World_Chess_Championship
gptkb:World_Chess_Championship_1969
gptkbp:notable_figures gptkb:the_Soviet_Union
gptkbp:notable_games gptkb:Spassky-Fischer_1972
gptkb:Spassky_vs._Fischer_1972
gptkb:Spassky_vs._Tal
gptkb:Spassky_vs._Hübner
gptkb:Spassky_vs._Fischer,_1972
gptkb:1969_World_Championship
gptkb:Spassky_vs._Tal_1969
gptkb:Spassky_vs_Fischer
gptkb:Spassky_vs._Bronstein_1965
gptkb:Spassky_vs._Geller_1955
gptkb:Spassky_vs._Karpov_1974
gptkb:Spassky_vs._Petrosian
gptkb:Fischer-Spassky_1972
gptkb:Spassky_vs._Fischer
gptkb:Spassky_vs._Korchnoi
gptkb:Spassky_vs._Petrosian,_1966
gptkb:Spassky_vs._Anand
gptkb:Spassky_vs._Bronstein
gptkb:Spassky_vs._Carlsen
gptkb:Spassky_vs._Duda
gptkb:Spassky_vs._Firouzja
gptkb:Spassky_vs._Gelfand
gptkb:Spassky_vs._Geller
gptkb:Spassky_vs._Giri
gptkb:Spassky_vs._Grischuk
gptkb:Spassky_vs._Karpov
gptkb:Spassky_vs._Kasparov
gptkb:Spassky_vs._Kramnik
gptkb:Spassky_vs._Larsen
gptkb:Spassky_vs._Mamedyarov
gptkb:Spassky_vs._Morozevich
gptkb:Spassky_vs._Nakamura
gptkb:Spassky_vs._Nepomniachtchi
gptkb:Spassky_vs._Praggnanandhaa
gptkb:Spassky_vs._Radjabov
gptkb:Spassky_vs._Rapport
gptkb:Spassky_vs._Shankland
gptkb:Spassky_vs._Smyslov
gptkb:Spassky_vs._So
gptkb:Spassky_vs._Svidler
gptkb:Spassky_vs._Timman
gptkb:Spassky_vs._Xiong
Spassky vs. Petrosian 1966
Spassky vs. Arjun Kalyan
Spassky vs. Aronian
Spassky vs. Caruana
Spassky vs. Ding Liren
Spassky vs. Ivanchuk
Game 6, 1972
Spassky vs. Anand, 1995
Spassky vs. Aronian, 2005
Spassky vs. Bronstein, 1960
Spassky vs. Carlsen, 2012
Spassky vs. Gelfand, 1993
Spassky vs. Geller, 1965
Spassky vs. Ivanchuk, 1996
Spassky vs. Karpov, 1973
Spassky vs. Karpov, 1974
Spassky vs. Korchnoi, 1974
Spassky vs. Kramnik, 2002
Spassky vs. Larsen, 1970
Spassky vs. Morozevich, 2000
Spassky vs. Nakamura, 2010
Spassky vs. Reshevsky, 1966
Spassky vs. Smyslov, 1956
Spassky vs. Tal, 1965
Spassky vs. Tal, 1973
Spassky vs. Tigran Petrosian, 1966
gptkbp:notable_interview numerous
conducted numerous interviews
gptkbp:notable_match gptkb:Spassky_vs._Fischer_1972
gptkb:World_Chess_Championship_1972
gptkb:1972_World_Chess_Championship
gptkb:Boris_Spassky_vs_Bobby_Fischer
gptkb:Spassky_vs_Fischer
gptkb:Spassky_vs._Fischer
gptkbp:notable_player 20th century chess
gptkbp:notable_players varied openings
gptkbp:notable_rivalry gptkb:Mikhail_Tal
gptkb:Spassky_vs_Fischer
gptkb:Anatoly_Karpov
gptkb:Viktor_Korchnoi
gptkb:Bobby_Fischer
gptkb:Tigran_Petrosian
gptkb:Spassky_vs._Fischer
gptkb:Efim_Geller
gptkb:Spassky_vs._Karpov
Western players
gptkbp:opened gptkb:King's_Gambit
gptkb:Caro-Kann_Defense,_Classical_Variation
gptkb:English_Opening,_Symmetrical_Variation
gptkb:French_Defense,_Classical_Variation
gptkb:French_Defense
gptkb:Ruy_Lopez
gptkb:Sveshnikov_Variation
gptkb:English_Defense
gptkb:Nimzowitsch_Defense
gptkb:Philidor_Defense
gptkb:Pirc_Defense
gptkb:London_System
gptkb:Queen's_Indian_Defense
gptkb:Sicilian_Defense
gptkb:Spassky_Gambit
gptkb:English_Opening
gptkb:Italian_Game
gptkb:Dutch_Defense
gptkb:Grünfeld_Defense
gptkb:Scotch_Game
gptkb:Nimzo-Indian_Defense
gptkb:Nimzo-Indian_Defense,_Classical_Variation
gptkb:Scandinavian_Defense
gptkb:Albin_Counter-Gambit
gptkb:Karpov_Variation
gptkb:Ruy_Lopez,_Berlin_Defense
gptkb:Grünfeld_Defense,_Russian_System
gptkb:Chigorin_Defense
gptkb:Vienna_Game
gptkb:Scotch_Gambit
gptkb:Stonewall_Attack
gptkb:King's_Indian_Defense
gptkb:Queen's_Gambit
gptkb:Benoni_Defense
gptkb:Catalan_Opening
gptkb:Evans_Gambit
gptkb:Reti_Opening
gptkb:Trompowsky_Attack
gptkb:Two_Knights_Defense
gptkb:Grünfeld_Defense,_Exchange_Variation
gptkb:Nimzo-Indian_Defense,_Rubinstein_Variation
Modern Defense
Tarrasch Defense
Philidor Defense, Modern Variation
Sicilian Defense, Najdorf Variation
Caro-Kann Defense
Benko Gambit
Owen's Defense
Queen's Gambit Declined.
King's Indian Defense, Classical Variation
Albin Counter-Gambit, Main Line
gptkbp:opponent gptkb:Bobby_Fischer
gptkb:Tigran_Petrosian
gptkbp:page_count 224
gptkbp:participated_in gptkb:1971_World_Championship_Candidates
gptkbp:played_against gptkb:Karpov
gptkb:Mikhail_Tal
gptkb:Mikhail_Botvinnik
gptkb:Vassily_Smyslov
gptkb:Anatoly_Karpov
gptkb:Viktor_Korchnoi
many world champions
gptkbp:played_for gptkb:Soviet_Union
gptkbp:posthumous_recognition gptkb:Boris_Spassky_Memorial
gptkb:chess_match
gptkbp:previous_name gptkb:World_Chess_Championship
gptkbp:published chess books
chess memoirs
gptkbp:published_in gptkb:1993
gptkbp:publisher gptkb:Batsford
gptkbp:rank gptkb:3
gptkb:Top_10
2
World No. 1
gptkbp:rating gptkb:N/_A
2550
2560
2725
2660
2540
2600+
gptkbp:remained_a_respected_figure_in the chess community
gptkbp:remains_active_in_chess gptkb:true
gptkbp:represented_the_soviet_union_in international competitions
gptkbp:residence gptkb:Paris
gptkb:Paris,_France
gptkbp:resides_in gptkb:France
gptkbp:resigned gptkb:Game_21
Bobby Fischer's 21st move
gptkbp:result World Champion 1969-1972
gptkbp:retired gptkb:1990
gptkb:1993
gptkb:2005
1990s
competitive chess
gptkbp:retirement gptkb:1980s
gptkb:1993
writing
gptkbp:retirement_year gptkb:1985
gptkb:1990
gptkb:1992
gptkb:1993
gptkb:2005
gptkb:2019
gptkbp:rival gptkb:Bobby_Fischer
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Maya_Spassky
gptkb:Marina_Spasskaya
gptkb:Maya_Spasskaya
gptkbp:strategy advanced
strategic planning
creative
strategic play
Aggressive play
gptkbp:style gptkb:Universal
Aggressive
Positional play
aggressive tactics
Positional
unconventional
positional play
positional
aggressive play
dynamic play
Classical chess
gptkbp:style_of_play positional play
positional
gptkbp:subject gptkb:chess_match
gptkbp:team gptkb:Soviet_Union
gptkbp:title gptkb:Grandmaster
gptkb:World_Chess_Championship
gptkbp:title_holder gptkb:World_Chess_Championship
gptkbp:tournament gptkb:1965_Candidates_Tournament
gptkb:1955
gptkb:1970_Interzonal_Tournament
gptkb:1990_Candidates_Tournament
gptkb:1973_Candidates_Tournament
gptkb:Candidates_Tournament_1965
multiple
1955 Soviet Championship
gptkbp:was_a Soviet chess player
gptkbp:was_a_beloved_figure in Russian chess community
gptkbp:was_a_chess_champion gptkb:true
gptkbp:was_a_chess_innovator in endgame theory
gptkbp:was_a_chess_prodigy_in his youth
gptkbp:was_a_diplomat after chess career
gptkbp:was_a_formidable_opponent gptkb:true
gptkbp:was_a_grandmaster in chess
gptkbp:was_a_key_figure_in gptkb:Cold_War_chess_rivalry
the Soviet chess legacy
gptkbp:was_a_national_hero in the Soviet Union
gptkbp:was_a_pioneer_in gptkb:chess_match
in chess education
gptkbp:was_a_tactician in chess play
gptkbp:was_a_world_champion gptkb:true
gptkbp:was_a_world_champion_from 1969 to 1972
gptkbp:was_influenced_by Russian chess tradition
gptkbp:was_involved_in chess education
gptkbp:was_involved_in_a_match_that_was highly publicized
gptkbp:was_known_for classical style
strategic play
his calm demeanor
his sportsmanship
his strategic play
his classical playing style
his classical style of play
gptkbp:was_known_for_his_calm_demeanor gptkb:true
gptkbp:was_known_for_his_strategic_play_and flexibility
gptkbp:was_part_of_the_soviet_chess_school_which_emphasized team play
gptkbp:was_respected_internationally gptkb:true
gptkbp:was_the_champion_of gptkb:World_Chess_Championship
gptkbp:was_the_reigning_champion gptkb:World_Chess_Championship_1972
gptkbp:was_the_reigning_champion_during gptkb:World_Chess_Championship_1972
gptkb:Fischer-Spassky_match
gptkbp:won gptkb:1966_World_Chess_Championship
gptkb:1969_World_Chess_Championship
gptkb:World_Chess_Championship
gptkb:Interzonal_Tournament_1970
gptkb:Candidates_Tournament_1968
gptkb:World_Chess_Championship_1969
gptkbp:won_world_championship gptkb:1969
gptkb:1972
gptkbp:writer Boris Spassky: My Life and Games
gptkbp:year active in chess community
lived in France.
gptkbp:year_of_world_championship gptkb:1969
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Chess_Olympiad_1970
gptkb:Game_5
gptkb:Mikhail_Botvinnik
gptkb:World_Chess_Championship
gptkb:Bobby_Fischer
gptkb:Tigran_Petrosian
gptkb:1964_Summer_Olympics
gptkb:Order_of_the_Red_Banner
gptkb:Kasparov
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4