Boris Spassky
10th World Chess Champion · Soviet era · Russia · 1937–2025
Universal style, world champion 1969-72, and the other side of the Match of the Century.
Career In The Collection
1000Games
217Wins
638Draws
145Losses
54%Score
1953–2009Active
Head-to-Head Records
1000 Games · Page 3 of 5
- 1988 vs Ulf Andersson White World Cup B25 1/2-1/2
- 1988 vs Ulf Andersson White World Cup E11 1/2-1/2
- 1988 vs Ulf Andersson Black Thessaloniki ol (Men) E11 1/2-1/2
- 1988 vs Gilles Andruet Black Bundesliga 8788 E11 0-1
- 1988 vs Antonio Antunes White Thessaloniki ol (Men) C63 1/2-1/2
- 1988 vs Herbert Bastian Black Bundesliga 8788 C54 0-1
- 1988 vs Alexander G Beliavsky Black World Cup C79 1/2-1/2
- 1988 vs Alexander G Beliavsky White World Cup C77 1-0
- 1988 vs Wolfram Bialas Black Bundesliga 8788 E41 1/2-1/2
- 1988 vs Klaus Bischoff White Bundesliga 8788 C13 1/2-1/2
- 1988 vs Russell John Dive Black Wellington E59 0-1
- 1988 vs Jaan Ehlvest White World Cup C18 1/2-1/2
- 1988 vs Jaan Ehlvest Black World Cup C87 1-0
- 1988 vs Karl Heinz Goehring Black Bundesliga 8788 D59 1/2-1/2
- 1988 vs Alon Greenfeld White Thessaloniki ol (Men) E39 1-0
- 1988 vs Johann Hjartarson White World Cup B24 1-0
- 1988 vs Johann Hjartarson White World Cup E12 0-1
- 1988 vs Johann Hjartarson White Thessaloniki ol (Men) D91 1-0
- 1988 vs Jozsef Horvath Black EUCup f C76 1/2-1/2
- 1988 vs Jozsef Horvath White EUCup f B25 1/2-1/2
- 1988 vs Robert Huebner Black World Cup C92 1/2-1/2
- 1988 vs Artur Jussupow White World Cup C05 1-0
- 1988 vs Artur Jussupow Black World Cup E11 1-0
- 1988 vs Anatoly Karpov White World Cup B17 0-1
- 1988 vs Garry Kasparov White World Cup A39 1/2-1/2
- 1988 vs Garry Kasparov White World Cup B30 1/2-1/2
- 1988 vs Ludger Keitlinghaus White Bundesliga 8788 C10 1/2-1/2
- 1988 vs Viktor Korchnoi White World Cup D02 1/2-1/2
- 1988 vs Adam Kuligowski Black Bundesliga 8788 A62 1/2-1/2
- 1988 vs Ljubomir Ljubojevic Black World Cup C67 1/2-1/2
- 1988 vs Ljubomir Ljubojevic Black Thessaloniki ol (Men) C73 1-0
- 1988 vs Smbat G Lputian White EUCup f E06 1/2-1/2
- 1988 vs Vladimir P Malaniuk Black EUCup f C79 1/2-1/2
- 1988 vs Predrag Nikolic White World Cup C77 1/2-1/2
- 1988 vs Jesus Nogueiras Black World Cup D55 1/2-1/2
- 1988 vs John DM Nunn Black World Cup C99 1/2-1/2
- 1988 vs Margeir Petursson Black World Cup E11 1-0
- 1988 vs Lajos Portisch Black World Cup E11 1/2-1/2
- 1988 vs Zoltan Ribli White World Cup B48 1/2-1/2
- 1988 vs Zoltan Ribli White World Cup B22 1/2-1/2
- 1988 vs Gyula Sax White World Cup B25 1/2-1/2
- 1988 vs Wolfram Schoen White Bundesliga 8788 A30 1/2-1/2
- 1988 vs Hubert Schuh White Bundesliga 8788 B25 1/2-1/2
- 1988 vs Nigel Short Black World Cup C95 1/2-1/2
- 1988 vs Nigel Short White Thessaloniki ol (Men) C77 1/2-1/2
- 1988 vs Marcel Sisniega Black Thessaloniki ol (Men) E11 1/2-1/2
- 1988 vs Andrei Sokolov Black World Cup B85 1/2-1/2
- 1988 vs Andrei Sokolov Black World Cup C95 1/2-1/2
- 1988 vs Jonathan S Speelman Black World Cup E11 1/2-1/2
- 1988 vs Jonathan S Speelman Black World Cup B06 1/2-1/2
- 1988 vs Matthias Steinbacher White Bundesliga 8788 B08 1-0
- 1988 vs Aleksander Sznapik White Thessaloniki ol (Men) B08 1/2-1/2
- 1988 vs Mikhail Tal Black World Cup D58 1/2-1/2
- 1988 vs Jan Timman Black World Cup C73 1/2-1/2
- 1988 vs Jan Timman White World Cup C48 1/2-1/2
- 1988 vs Jonathan D Tisdall White Thessaloniki ol (Men) E31 1/2-1/2
- 1988 vs John TH Van der Wiel White EUCup f C77 1-0
- 1988 vs John TH Van der Wiel Black EUCup f C67 1/2-1/2
- 1986 vs Svetozar Gligoric White Sarajevo C49 1-0
- 1986 vs Anatoly Karpov White Bugojno B25 1/2-1/2
- 1986 vs Anatoly Karpov Black Bugojno C76 1-0
- 1986 vs Bent Larsen White London B25 1/2-1/2
- 1986 vs Lev Polugaevsky White London E11 1/2-1/2
- 1986 vs Lajos Portisch White Bugojno C49 1/2-1/2
- 1986 vs Lajos Portisch Black London D55 1/2-1/2
- 1986 vs Lajos Portisch White Sarajevo D19 1/2-1/2
- 1986 vs Lajos Portisch White Reggio Emilia8687 A47 1/2-1/2
- 1986 vs Lajos Portisch Black Bugojno D55 1/2-1/2
- 1986 vs Nigel Short Black London C76 1/2-1/2
- 1986 vs Nigel Short Black Solingen C10 1/2-1/2
- 1986 vs Vasily Smyslov Black Reggio Emilia8687 E11 1/2-1/2
- 1986 vs Jan Timman White Bugojno C48 1/2-1/2
- 1986 vs Jan Timman Black Bugojno C60 0-1
- 1985 vs Anatoly Karpov Black WchT D55 1-0
- 1985 vs Viktor Korchnoi White Candidats Tournament B24 1/2-1/2
- 1985 vs Viktor Korchnoi Black Linares A11 1/2-1/2
- 1985 vs Viktor Korchnoi White Brussels OHRA C42 1/2-1/2
- 1985 vs Viktor Korchnoi White WchT B25 1/2-1/2
- 1985 vs Bent Larsen White Reykjavik C42 1/2-1/2
- 1985 vs Lev Polugaevsky White Linares A46 1/2-1/2
- 1985 vs Lajos Portisch White WchT D27 1/2-1/2
- 1985 vs Lajos Portisch Black Candidats Tournament E12 1/2-1/2
- 1985 vs Lajos Portisch Black Linares E15 1/2-1/2
- 1985 vs Nigel Short Black Candidats Tournament C95 1/2-1/2
- 1985 vs Vasily Smyslov White Candidats Tournament D02 1/2-1/2
- 1985 vs Mikhail Tal White Candidats Tournament B80 1/2-1/2
- 1985 vs Jan Timman Black Linares D59 1/2-1/2
- 1985 vs Jan Timman White Candidats Tournament C26 0-1
- 1984 vs Svetozar Gligoric Black Bugojno E15 1/2-1/2
- 1984 vs Bent Larsen Black Bugojno D30 0-1
- 1984 vs Lajos Portisch White Thessaloniki ol (Men) D27 1/2-1/2
- 1984 vs Vasily Smyslov White Bugojno C92 1/2-1/2
- 1984 vs Mikhail Tal White Bugojno E12 1/2-1/2
- 1984 vs Jan Timman Black Thessaloniki ol (Men) C95 1/2-1/2
- 1984 vs Jan Timman Black Bugojno E18 1/2-1/2
- 1983 vs Efim Geller Black Linares B08 1/2-1/2
- 1983 vs Svetozar Gligoric White Niksic D94 1/2-1/2
- 1983 vs Anatoly Karpov White Linares B25 1/2-1/2
- 1983 vs Anatoly Karpov White Tilburg C95 1/2-1/2
- 1983 vs Garry Kasparov Black Niksic E84 0-1
- 1983 vs Bent Larsen Black Niksic C28 1/2-1/2
- 1983 vs Bent Larsen Black Linares E91 0-1
- 1983 vs Tigran Petrosian White Niksic C11 1/2-1/2
- 1983 vs Lev Polugaevsky Black Tilburg A93 1/2-1/2
- 1983 vs Lajos Portisch White Tilburg A14 1/2-1/2
- 1983 vs Lajos Portisch White Niksic E19 1/2-1/2
- 1983 vs Mikhail Tal Black Niksic C95 1/2-1/2
- 1983 vs Jan Timman White KRO m A47 1/2-1/2
- 1983 vs Jan Timman Black KRO m C84 1/2-1/2
- 1983 vs Jan Timman Black KRO m D58 0-1
- 1983 vs Jan Timman Black Tilburg A40 1/2-1/2
- 1983 vs Jan Timman Black Linares C73 0-1
- 1983 vs Jan Timman White KRO m C26 1/2-1/2
- 1983 vs Jan Timman Black KRO m A40 1-0
- 1983 vs Jan Timman White Niksic B83 1/2-1/2
- 1983 vs Jan Timman White KRO m E41 1/2-1/2
- 1982 vs Efim Geller Black Phillips&Drew B08 1/2-1/2
- 1982 vs Svetozar Gligoric White Bugojno C92 1-0
- 1982 vs Anatoly Karpov White Turin C42 1/2-1/2
- 1982 vs Anatoly Karpov Black Hamburg TV-1pl B06 1-0
- 1982 vs Anatoly Karpov White Hamburg TV-1pl C42 1/2-1/2
- 1982 vs Anatoly Karpov White Phillips&Drew C88 0-1
- 1982 vs Anatoly Karpov Black Turin B81 1/2-1/2
- 1982 vs Anatoly Karpov White Hamburg TV-1pl C38 1-0
- 1982 vs Anatoly Karpov Black Hamburg TV-1pl B08 1-0
- 1982 vs Garry Kasparov White Bugojno B23 1/2-1/2
- 1982 vs Viktor Korchnoi Black Lugano op A21 1-0
- 1982 vs Bent Larsen White Bugojno B12 1-0
- 1982 vs Miguel Najdorf White Bugojno B20 1/2-1/2
- 1982 vs Tigran Petrosian Black Bugojno E07 1/2-1/2
- 1982 vs Lev Polugaevsky White Bugojno B23 1/2-1/2
- 1982 vs Lev Polugaevsky Black Toluca Interzonal E91 1/2-1/2
- 1982 vs Lajos Portisch White Toluca Interzonal B25 0-1
- 1982 vs Lajos Portisch White Turin D27 1/2-1/2
- 1982 vs Lajos Portisch Black Turin A61 0-1
- 1982 vs Lajos Portisch Black Phillips&Drew E12 1-0
- 1982 vs Nigel Short White Phillips&Drew C19 1-0
- 1982 vs Jan Timman White Hamburg TV-B B25 1-0
- 1982 vs Jan Timman White Phillips&Drew C42 1/2-1/2
- 1982 vs Jan Timman Black Bugojno D58 1/2-1/2
- 1982 vs Jan Timman Black Hamburg TV-B B00 1/2-1/2
- 1981 vs David Bronstein White Moscow-4teams C01 1/2-1/2
- 1981 vs David Bronstein Black Moscow-4teams C50 1/2-1/2
- 1981 vs Svetozar Gligoric Black Linares E42 1/2-1/2
- 1981 vs Anatoly Karpov White Linares C42 1/2-1/2
- 1981 vs Garry Kasparov Black Tilburg E74 0-1
- 1981 vs Bent Larsen Black Linares A25 0-1
- 1981 vs Bent Larsen White Tilburg B82 1/2-1/2
- 1981 vs Tigran Petrosian White Tilburg C16 1/2-1/2
- 1981 vs Lajos Portisch Black Linares D58 1/2-1/2
- 1981 vs Lajos Portisch Black Tilburg E62 1/2-1/2
- 1981 vs Jan Timman Black Tilburg B09 1-0
- 1980 vs Svetozar Gligoric White Baden C26 1-0
- 1980 vs Anatoly Karpov Black Bad Kissingen B17 1/2-1/2
- 1980 vs Anatoly Karpov White Bad Kissingen C90 1/2-1/2
- 1980 vs Anatoly Karpov Black Tilburg B81 1-0
- 1980 vs Bent Larsen White Tilburg B18 1-0
- 1980 vs Lajos Portisch Black Candidats qf3 A17 1/2-1/2
- 1980 vs Lajos Portisch White Candidats qf3 B26 1/2-1/2
- 1980 vs Lajos Portisch Black Candidats qf3 E59 1/2-1/2
- 1980 vs Lajos Portisch Black Candidats qf3 E17 1/2-1/2
- 1980 vs Lajos Portisch White Candidats qf3 B26 1/2-1/2
- 1980 vs Lajos Portisch Black Candidats qf3 D58 1/2-1/2
- 1980 vs Lajos Portisch Black Candidats qf3 D54 1/2-1/2
- 1980 vs Lajos Portisch Black Candidats qf3 A50 1/2-1/2
- 1980 vs Lajos Portisch White Candidats qf3 B25 0-1
- 1980 vs Lajos Portisch White Candidats qf3 C18 1/2-1/2
- 1980 vs Lajos Portisch White Candidats qf3 B10 1/2-1/2
- 1980 vs Lajos Portisch Black Tilburg A25 1/2-1/2
- 1980 vs Lajos Portisch Black Candidats qf3 E12 1/2-1/2
- 1980 vs Lajos Portisch White Candidats qf3 B19 1-0
- 1980 vs Lajos Portisch White Candidats qf3 E12 1/2-1/2
- 1980 vs Mikhail Tal Black Tilburg C95 1-0
- 1980 vs Jan Timman Black Tilburg B81 1/2-1/2
- 1979 vs Anatoly Karpov White Montreal E12 0-1
- 1979 vs Anatoly Karpov White URS Spartakiad C42 1/2-1/2
- 1979 vs Anatoly Karpov Black Montreal D37 1-0
- 1979 vs Anatoly Karpov White Tilburg C26 1/2-1/2
- 1979 vs Bent Larsen White Montreal B01 1-0
- 1979 vs Bent Larsen White Clarin B16 0-1
- 1979 vs Bent Larsen Black Montreal D35 1-0
- 1979 vs Bent Larsen Black Tilburg A26 1/2-1/2
- 1979 vs Miguel Najdorf White Clarin B42 1/2-1/2
- 1979 vs Tigran Petrosian Black URS Spartakiad D55 1/2-1/2
- 1979 vs Tigran Petrosian Black Clarin D37 1/2-1/2
- 1979 vs Lajos Portisch Black Montreal D56 1/2-1/2
- 1979 vs Lajos Portisch White Tilburg B97 1/2-1/2
- 1979 vs Lajos Portisch White Montreal B18 1/2-1/2
- 1979 vs Vasily Smyslov White Tilburg C67 1/2-1/2
- 1979 vs Mikhail Tal White Montreal E14 0-1
- 1979 vs Mikhail Tal Black URS Spartakiad D40 1/2-1/2
- 1979 vs Mikhail Tal Black Montreal E94 1-0
- 1979 vs Jan Timman Black Tilburg D36 1/2-1/2
- 1979 vs Jan Timman Black Montreal C91 1/2-1/2
- 1979 vs Jan Timman White Montreal D87 1/2-1/2
- 1978 vs Svetozar Gligoric White Montilla/Moriles B07 1-0
- 1978 vs Svetozar Gligoric Black Bugojno E53 0-1
- 1978 vs Anatoly Karpov White Bugojno B44 1/2-1/2
- 1978 vs Bent Larsen Black Tilburg C28 1-0
- 1978 vs Bent Larsen White Bugojno B18 1-0
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