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   Boris Spassky

   Spassky, as losing finalist, was seeded into the 1980 Candidates' matches, and faced Lajos Portisch again in Mexico. ... FIDE rating card for Boris Spassky
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   Timeline of chess

   1851 - First international tournament is held in London, and won by Adolf Anderssen. ... 1965 - Boris Spassky wins Candidates Matches against Paul Keres, Efim Geller, and Mikhail Tal.
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   World Chess Championship 1972

   However, in the Candidates matches en route to becoming the challenger, Fischer had demolished world-class grandmasters Mark Taimanov and Bent Larsen, each by a perfect score of 6-0, something no one else has ever done in any Candidates match, let alone done twice. ... | Boris Spassky (USSR) | 1 | 1 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | 1 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | 8½ |
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   Bent Larsen

   At Belgrade 1964, he shared 5th-6th places with 10/17 (Boris Spassky won). ... In the 1965 Candidates' matches, he first defeated Borislav Ivkov at Bled by 5.5-2.5, but lost in the semi-final, also at Bled by 4.5-5.5 to Mikhail Tal, a former world champion.
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   Vlastimil Hort

   He did reach the stage of the Candidates matches of 1977-8 but was eliminated in the first round, in a close match versus the former world champion Boris Spassky. ... At this point Hort would have been entirely within his rights to claim the match won by forfeit, and indeed many of his peers would have done so.
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   Anatoly Karpov

   Three years later Korchnoi re-emerged as the Candidates' winner against German finalist Dr. Robert Hübner to challenge Karpov in Meran, Italy. ... ↑ In an article (PDF) published in 2004 on the Chesscafe website Susan Polgar wrote: "I spoke to Boris Spassky about this same issue and he believes that Bobby would have won in 1975, but that Anatoly would have won the rematch."
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   Bobby Fischer

   At the end, World Championship finalist Boris Spassky edged him out by a half point, scoring 11½/18 to Fischer's 11. ... Fischer continued his domination in the 1971 Candidates matches.
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   World Chess Championship 1975

   The first round candidates' matches were the first to win three games, draws not counting. ... | | | Boris Spassky Soviet Union | 3 |
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   List of people who have beaten Bobby Fischer in chess

   Former World Champion Petrosian was the only player to win a game against Fischer in the 1971 Candidates matches, ending Fischer's 20-game winning streak. ... Boris Spassky
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    Viktor Korchnoi

    The match, held in Moscow 1968, was close, but Korchnoi won by (+2 -1 =7), and moved on to face Boris Spassky in the Candidates final. ... ↑ "World Chess Championship : 1973-75 cycle : Candidates Matches".

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• Timeline of chess,
• World Chess Championship 1972,
• Bent Larsen,
• Vlastimil Hort,
• Anatoly Karpov,
• Bobby Fischer,
• World Chess Championship 1975,
• List of people who have beaten Bobby Fischer in chess,
• Viktor Korchnoi

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