The Soviet-era former chess prodigy, who played in “one of the most iconic” games in history against American Bobby Fischer ...

His 1972 match against American Bobby Fischer is considered one of the most famous duels in the history of the game as well ...

Soviet chess legend Boris Spassky, who lost the 1972 "Match of the Century" to American Bobby Fischer in a Cold War-era ...

Boris Spassky, a Soviet-era world chess champion who lost his title to American Bobby Fischer in a legendary 1972 match that became a proxy for Cold War rivalries, has died in Moscow.

He defended his World Chess champion title against American Bobby Fischer in the “Match of the Century” in 1972 — which ...

The televised 1972 match with Bobby Fischer, at the height of the Cold War, was known as the “Match of the Century." ...

While few of the deal’s details have been reported, any continuation of American support for Ukraine would be a good thing.

With high anticipation for increased partnership between Russia and Guinea-Bissau that has never been stronger since Soviet's ...

Russia signed at least five treaties guaranteeing Ukraine’s sovereignty and territorial integrity. Russian annexation of ...

On a cold December morning in 1975, Soviet dissident Andrei Sakharov met a Norwegian diplomat on a Moscow street to hand over ...

Even before the new Trump administration began to erode U.S. influence on autocratic countries, a diverse array of experts ...

Fresh possibilities have emerged for President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia with a change of power in Washington.