Noun
Russian chess master who moved to Paris; world champion from 1969 to 1972 (born in 1937)
Source: WordNetI'm not afraid of Spassky. The world knows I'm the best. You don't need a match to prove it. Bobby Fischer
He had been living in seclusion in Yugoslavia due to an arrest warrant issued by the United States for violating the U.N. blockade of Yugoslavia with his 1992 match against Spassky, and for tax evasion. Source: Internet
There’s also a Museum of Bread, which provides total immersion into the life of a Tatar village at the turn of the 20th century, as well as a brand new museum devoted to the life of the nobility of the Spassky district, where Bolgar is located. Source: Internet
Book shops at the Spassky bridge. Source: Internet
His successor, Boris Spassky from Russia (champion 1969–72), won games in both positional and sharp tactical style. Source: Internet
Karpov was on record saying that he believed Spassky would easily beat him and win the Candidates' cycle to face Fischer, and that he (Karpov) would win the following Candidates' cycle in 1977. Source: Internet