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Boris Spassky – biography

This chess genius is truly a universal player. Boris Spassky finely perceived positional factors and considered the dynamic part. He was born on the 30th of January, 1937 in Leningrad.  The playing talent appeared at an early age. It only took the future World Champion a year to reach the first-category rank. It happened in…

Mikhail Botvinnik – Biography

Mikhail Botvinnik was a Soviet chess player, renowned grandmaster, the 6th Chess World Champion, and a Doctor of Engineering. He was born on August 4, 1911, in a family of dentists. Got into chess at a relatively late age of 12. From that moment on, he began to show intense interest in the sport. He…