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.

Frederic's mates - How I met Boris Spassky

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Frederic's mates - How I met Boris Spassky

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