Spassky
Americannoun
noun
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
Boris Spassky:, external World champion took part in the famous 'Match of the Century' against American Bobby Fischer in 1972.
From BBC • Dec. 18, 2025
At age 10, he followed with keen interest the match in which American grandmaster Bobby Fischer defeated the Soviet Union’s Boris Spassky in 1972.
From Seattle Times • May 11, 2023
In 1992, he won an unofficial rematch against Spassky but ended up facing an arrest warrant for breaking U.N. sanctions on Yugoslavia, where the match was held.
From Washington Post • Sep. 28, 2022
Just as in Game 10, Spassky sacrifices the exchange in this Sicilian to obtain two powerful-looking queenside passed pawns, and again gets nothing for his troubles in the face of Black’s accurate play.
From Washington Times • Aug. 30, 2022
By the conclusion of the tournament, Fischer and Spassky were tied for first place.
From "Endgame" by Frank Brady
Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
