Boris Spassky's Best Games 1 (1948-1968) - Tibor Karolyi (K-6338)

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Boris Spassky is the most underappreciated World Champion in chess history, remembered as the Soviet who lost to Bobby Fischer in 1972. In this two-volume work, biographer extraordinaire Tibor Karolyi puts the focus on Spassky’s brilliant career and life story.

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Language versionsEnglish
Author / AuthorsTibor Karolyi
PublisherQuality Chess
Year of Publication1st edition 2024
Pages344
ISBN9781784832018
HardcoverYes
PaperbackNo
DownloadableNo
Width17.5 cm / 6.89 inch
Height24.4 cm / 9.61 inch

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Born in 1937, Spassky barely escaped with his life when evacuating from the Siege of Leningrad as a young boy. This book tells the story of how that boy subsequently learned to play chess and rose through the Soviet ranks to become the strongest player in the world in the late 1960s.

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Boris Spassky's Best Games 1 (1948-1968) - Tibor Karolyi (K-6338)

Boris Spassky's Best Games 1 (1948-1968) - Tibor Karolyi (K-6338)

Boris Spassky is the most underappreciated World Champion in chess history, remembered as the Soviet who lost to Bobby Fischer in 1972. In this two-volume work, biographer extraordinaire Tibor Karolyi puts the focus on Spassky’s brilliant career and life story.

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