Legends Match - Spassky vs. Karpov

An interesting battle took place a few days ago that pitted old-timers Boris Spassky and Anatoly Karpov against each other in a legends chess match. And what really surprised me was that Spassky won the 2-game match.

Both men played a pivotal role in Fischer's history - Spassky who lost his Chess Championship title to Fischer in 1972, and Karpov who inherited the title in 1975 when Fischer refused to defend it.

You can play through the games of the Legengs Match here.

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My 60 Memorable Games

Long before Bobby Fischer became the World Chess Champion, he published a book titled "Bobby Fischer: My 60 Memorable Games". For many, the book became and instant classic. For others, the hype surrounding the book was only because it was by Fischer. The book has undergone multiple revisions (and none by Fischer who objected to the revisions). Original copies of the book appear to be fetching a pretty good amount on Ebay. At the time of the post, there was an autographed copy going for $5,500.

You can play through the games in the book here: 'My 60 Memorable Games'.

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