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Created on March 22, 2023
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TRIVIA
BORIS SPASSKY
Answer all the questions and win!
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Question 1 of 8
At what age did Boris Spassky learn to play chess?
6 years old
4 years old
5 years old
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Question 2 of 8
What was Boris Spassky's playing style?
Exceptional combinative play
He was a very skillful strategist
He had a very universal style
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Question 3 of 8
Whom did Spassky defeat at the age of 16 in the first round of a major international tournament?
Mikhail Botvinnik
Tigran Petrosian
Vasily Smyslov
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Question 4 of 8
Whom did Spassky defeat in the Final of the 1965 Candidates Tournament to earn the right to face Tigran Petrosian in 1966?
Mikhail Tal
Vasily Smyslov
Mikhail Botvinnik
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Question 5 of 8
Whom did Boris Spassky defeat, and in what year, to become World Champion?
To Tigran Petrosian in 1969
To Mikhail Botvinnik in 1970
To Mikhail Tal in 1968
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Question 6 of 8
With what score did Fischer defeat Spassky in the famous "Match of the Century"?
12.5 to 8.5
13.5 to 7.5
13 to 8
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Question 7 of 8
What achievement did Spassky accomplish in 1983?
He returned to a Candidates Tournament final
He won the Linares tournament ahead of Anatoly Karpov
He became the first winner of the Wijk aan Zee tournament
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Question 8 of 8
Besides chess, what profession does Boris Spassky have?
Did not pursue a professional career
Journalist
Historian
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