Boris Spassky's Best Games 2

1969-2009: World Champion
This book completes a glowing tribute to the brilliant chess career and life story of Boris Spassky, by biographer extraordinaire Tibor Karolyi. We continue the story where Volume 1 left off, with Spassky poised to claim the title of World Champion in 1969. Even after his famous defeat at the hands of Bobby Fischer in Reykjavik 1972, Boris Spassky remained among the strongest players in the world, and his masterpieces continued to delight chess lovers for decades to come.

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Boris Spassky's Best Games 2

This book completes a glowing tribute to the brilliant chess career and life story of Boris Spassky, by biographer extraordinaire Tibor Karolyi. We continue the story where Volume 1 left off, with Spassky poised to claim the title of World Champion in 1969. Even after his famous defeat at the hands of Bobby Fischer in Reykjavik 1972, Boris Spassky remained among the strongest players in the world, and his masterpieces continued to delight chess lovers for decades to come.

International Master Tibor Karolyi is a renowned author and trainer from Hungary. His biographical works for Quality Chess have received glowing praise from readers and reviewers.

Reviews

GM Matthew Sadler (New In Chess magazine)
“I always have a strange feeling when looking at Spassky’s career. It’s clearly ridiculous to view a player who became World Champion, was a World Championship Candidate on seven occasions (the last time in 1985 at the Montpellier Candidates tournament) and twice Soviet Champion as not quite having fulfilled his potential, but I can never shake that impression. For me, the quality of his best games is so high, and the manner of his victories so varied and versatile, that anything less than domination of his era feels like a disappointment!”
(full review)

More Information

Language English
Topic Biographies & History
ISBN Paperback: 9781784832490
Hardcover: 9781784832506
Weight Paperback: 760 g
Hardcover: 920 g
Publisher Quality Chess
Number of pages 408
Publication date Paperback: Sep 24, 2025
Hardcover: Sep 24, 2025
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