Frederic's mates - How I met Boris Spassky

Boris Spassky was the fourth of the twelve World Chess Champions whom Frederic met. In our new weekly series he tells us how he met and befriended the top players, and the adventures they experienced together. Frederic has written a new book, together with Professor Christian Hesse, with fascinating chess stories from the last 50 years. It appeared (first in German) in October.

The Muny – Pop Life STL

Frederic's mates - How I met Boris Spassky

Boris Spassky on Bobby Fischer

PDF) Chess Life (1962) Nilson José Espíndola Pereira

Chess match between Boris Spassky right and Robert Fischer left during World Chess Olympiad in Havana Stock Photo - Alamy

Simutowe in Netherlands for GM norm quest! - The Chess Drum

Magnus Carlsen Custom Chess Openings

Boris Spassky & Bobby Fischer by Harry Benson

The Muny – Pop Life STL

Magnus Carlsen Custom Chess Openings

What is the hardest mate-in-4 puzzle? - Quora

David Bronstein - Wikipedia

The Match of the Century: Fischer-Spassky, 1972

Judit Polgár - Wikipedia

Spassky: “I knew the openings badly”