Boris Spassky, Soviet-era chess champion, dies
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Boris Spassky, Soviet-era chess champion who lost "match of the century" to American Bobby Fischer, dies at 88

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Boris Spassky , a Soviet-era world chess champion, dies aged 88 .
He is best remembered for his 1972 duel with American Bobby Fischer in 1972 .
The match became a proxy for Cold War rivalries between East and West .
Chess Federation of Russia calls his death a "great loss to the country".
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