Boris Spassky

Background Information
Boris Spassky is the 10th World Chess Champion who held the title from 1969 to 1972. He is one of the oldest living world chess champions. His last competitive chess game was against a long time rival, Viktor Korchnoi in 2009. Spassky is best known for his matches against another former world champion Robert James Fischer. He was a world chess championship candidate on seven different occasions and is a respected player by many Russian chess talents. Spassky has made numerous appearances despite retiring from the game since the early 2000s, he's passionate about the game and keeps up to date with current chess affairs.

Battle of the Giants Elista 2009
Spassky played a mini-match consisting of rapid games against Viktor Korchnoi. Spassky was 72 and Korchnoi was 78 at the time of the match. The match was tied 4 - 4 after both players exchange blows with one another. The match took place 61 years after their first encounter in 1948 in Leningrad Russia, which Korchnoi drew first blood. It seems despite the passage of time, both are still passionate for the game of chess. Here is a snapshot of their analysis.


 * Viktor Korchnoi vs Boris Spassky (0-1) [Game 3]


 * Viktor Korchnoi vs Boris Spassky (0-1) [Game 7]
 * Boris Spassky vs Viktor Korchnoi (1/2-1/2) [Game 8]