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Boris Spassky, Chess Champion Who Lost ‘Match of the Century,’ Dies at 88 (Gift Article) When Mr. Spassky, a Russian, played Bobby Fischer, an American, in Iceland at the height of the Cold War, the media attention reduced them to pawns in a wider drama.

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Bored with chess, the world’s top player wants to remake the game Chess grand master Magnus Carlsen is promoting a new tour that scrambles the game’s rules — and has prompted criticism from chess’s global governing body.

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Gukesh Dommaraju becomes youngest world chess champion after horrific Ding Liren blunder Gukesh Dommaraju is the 18th world chess champion after defeating Ding Liren in the 14th and final game of their world championship match