Boris Spassky

Dead

Born: 1/30/1937 in Leningrad, Russia, USSR
Died: 2/27/2025
Age: 88
Cause of death: natural causes

Full name: Boris Vasilyevich Spassky
Noted For: chess player; world champion (1969-72). Lost to Bobby Fischer in "The Match of the Century" (1972); lost to Fischer again in a highly-publicized challenge match (1992).

Record last updated 1/6/2026 1:24:56 PM