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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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