Boris Spassky, legendary Russian chess player and the 10th World Chess Champion who rose to international fame in the 1972 “Match of the Century” against American Bobby Fischer, died Thursday ...

Spassky, born in the Soviet Union’s Leningrad — now St. Petersburg, became chess World Champion in 1969, becoming the face of the daunting Russian chess machine. He famously defended his title ...

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Boris Spassky, a Russian grandmaster who went against American Bobby Fischer in a 1972 chess game known as the “Match of the Century,” has died. He was 88. The Chess Federation of Russia ...

A former world chess champion, Kasparov is a prominent opposition figure of Russian president Vladimir Putin. He is labelled a “terrorist and extremist” by the Kremlin. He made the remarks ...

Ukrainians play rock—paper—scissors, while Russian President Vladimir Putin plays 4D chess. This was stated by Italian journalist Angelo Giuliano. So the journalist commented on the post of the head ...

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Photo: supplied Unisa in partnership with two Russian universities concluded a memorandum of understanding to launch a language exchange programme on March 4. The groundbreaking initiative was ...

“Russian aggression” has been used in G7 statements ... The officials said the US was resisting language assigning blame on Russia for the war, but that other nations in the group have been ...

As Russian troops attempt to repel a counteroffensive ... Putin is seen by many of his admirers as a 'master chess player', calculating his moves carefully. According to Mr Bishop: "If so, he ...