R.I.P. Boris Spassky

[Hans Jung]

https://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1060920 Igor meets Boris.

[Hans Jung]

https://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1129234 The race is over.

[Hans Jung]

https://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1129256 Boris breaks the bind.

[Hans Jung]

https://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1129259 The storming of the pawns with Spassky's trademark f5

[Hans Jung]

https://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1276784 Spassky defends against his opponent's vigour and has matters well in hand including an exchange sacrifice to bring home the point.

[Hans Jung]

https://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1276786 The knight reigns supreme on e4 but Spassky shows admirable patience.

[Hans Jung]

https://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1129220 The open B file screams attack and Spassky does so with blunt, brutal force leaving queen and other pieces hanging.

[Hans Jung]

https://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1129265 Kamikaze trades but Larsen has pawns in mind, while Spassky has better targets namely a winning endgame. A pleasure to watch with Spassky's trademark exchange sack for a passed pawn but there are so many other features.

[Hans Jung]

https://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1129257 Yasser smells pieces but Boris smells king and, of course, an attractive endgame with a passed rook pawn for the knights to attempt to chew on, and another passed rook pawn on the other side, just in case. Showcase vintage Spassky.

[Hans Jung]

https://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1097491 Another Spassky Miles tete et tete with Spassky's trademark exchange sacrifice with a bone in the throat bishop parked on e7. I dont know how Tony survived the ending but he did.

[Hans Jung]

https://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1129237 Watch how Spassky handles the hanging pawns. A wonderful demonstration but then he gets carried away with the queen sack. Its from games like this that I developed the theory that the later Spassky often played for fun and the sheer joy of creation in many of his tournament games.

[Hans Jung]

https://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1129242 Open G-file. Spassky will find the way, but maybe not the way you expected.

[Hans Jung]

https://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1129252 A great spearhead, but alas no finish.

[Hans Jung]

https://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1129215 The duel of the knights ends amicably.

[Hans Jung]

https://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1129214 Another trademark Spassky endgame.