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Boris Spassky: References & Edit History

Additional Reading

Bernard Cafferty, Spassky’s 100 Best Games, 3rd ed. (1979), is the best-games collection covering Spassky’s career.

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Type Description Contributor Date
First paragraph modernization. Apr 09, 2024
Anniversary information added. Jan 26, 2024
Links added. Feb 23, 2023
Replaced photograph. Aug 11, 2018
Add new Web site: Chess Player - Biography of Boris Vasilyevich Spassky. Jun 25, 2018
Deleted cross-reference to a blog post. Aug 19, 2014
Added photograph. May 31, 2013
Image added. Jan 21, 2010
Updated with details of Spassky's 1992 rematch with Fischer. Jan 21, 2010
Added the annotated games from the Fischer-Spassky world championship match in 1972. Nov 14, 2008
Media added. Nov 21, 2006
Article revised. Nov 02, 2001
Article added to new online database. Jul 20, 1998
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