FIDE expressed its condolences over the death of chess player Spassky

Boris Spassky became the world champion as a universal chess player in 1969, when he managed to defeat his compatriot Tigran Petrosian. They have played World Championship matches twice. In 1966, Petrosyan won, three years later he lost. Spassky became the new world champion, writes Regnum News Agency.

Spassky managed to hold the title until 1972, when he lost to American Robert Fischer in a match.

Boris Spassky, 10th World chess champion, died in Moscow at the age of 88 earlier, on February 27. According to Andrey Filatov, President of the Russian Chess Federation, many generations of chess players have studied at his games and continue to do so.

In 1976, the chess player emigrated to France, and returned to Russia in 2012.