Why is it that every time I see a famous game with Spassky in it, he’s losing?
I know that he was a very good player, but this is just kinda intriguing.
That wasn’t a famous, historical game. Fischer blundered
And this game?
https://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1044698
Here Spassky beats Larsen with the Black pieces, in the 1970 USSR vs Rest of the World match.
Another one:
https://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1106864
Anyone seen Pawn Sacrifice? Kinda irrelevant, but a great movie about Fischer and Spassky.
Yes @blueemu that's a nice game, one of the first games I've memorized.
I'm not saying that Spassky never won brilliant games, or that he's a bad player for that matter, it's just that the majority of the brilliant games I see consist of him losing.
Why is it that every time I see a famous game with Spassky in it, he’s losing?
I know that he was a very good player, but this is just kinda intriguing.