Introduction The Style of Boris Spassky I1 Spassky vs L Schmid, 1962  (A43) Old Benoni, 24 moves, 1-0 I2 30... in the Zonal Geller vs Spassky, 1964  (C72) Ruy Lopez, Modern Steinitz Defense, 5.O-O, 30 moves, 0-1 I 3 31...? Petrosian vs Spassky, 1969  (D34) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tarrasch, 41 moves, 0-1 I 4 starts at 22. ? Spassky vs G Sigurjonsson, 1979  (E14) Queen's Indian, 32 moves, 1-0 I 5 18.? Spassky vs Ribli, 1980  (E14) Queen's Indian, 27 moves, 1-0 I 6 14. ? Spassky vs Geller, 1968  (B25) Sicilian, Closed, 32 moves, 1-0 I 7 from 12. Spassky vs N Rashkovsky, 1973  (B96) Sicilian, Najdorf, 21 moves, 1-0 I 8 from move 12 Spassky vs Timman, 1977  (D86) Grunfeld, Exchange, 25 moves, 1-0 I-9 19.... K Hulak vs Spassky, 1982  (D50) Queen's Gambit Declined, 36 moves, 0-1 I 10 from move 11 Spassky vs Seirawan, 1984  (B08) Pirc, Classical, 23 moves, 1-0 I 11 move 19, Spassky vs Geller, 1968  (B25) Sicilian, Closed, 37 moves, 1-0 I 15 from 36 Spassky vs J Penrose, 1969  (E80) King's Indian, Samisch Variation, 49 moves, 1-0 i 16 from 16... Averbakh vs Spassky, 1956  (E75) King's Indian, Averbakh, Main line, 73 moves, 1/2-1/2 I 17 from 11. Kasparov vs Spassky, 1983  (E84) King's Indian, Samisch, Panno Main line, 33 moves, 0-1 Chapter 1 Universal Style Game 1 Geller vs Spassky, 1955  (E26) Nimzo-Indian, Samisch, 31 moves, 0-1 Chapter 1 G 2 Spassky vs Korchnoi, 1964  (E18) Queen's Indian, Old Main line, 7.Nc3, 24 moves, 1-0 Chapter 1 Universal Style 1 G Ivkov vs Spassky, 1966  (E17) Queen's Indian, 36 moves, 0-1 Chapter 1 G4 Spassky vs J H Donner, 1970  (C11) French, 26 moves, 1-0 Chapter 1 G5 Smyslov vs Spassky, 1973  (B40) Sicilian, 33 moves, 0-1 c1 supplementary g 4.1 from 13. on Spassky vs Petrosian, 1966  (C11) French, 31 moves, 1-0 Chapter 1 Game 6 Spassky vs Petrosian, 1975  (E54) Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Gligoric System, 41 moves, 1-0 Chapter 2 Initiative and Attack Game 7 Spassky vs Seirawan, 1982  (B12) Caro-Kann Defense, 29 moves, 1-0 C2 Game 8 Szabo vs Spassky, 1953  (E99) King's Indian, Orthodox, Taimanov, 29 moves, 0-1 c2 sup 8.1 Taimanov vs Najdorf, 1953  (E99) King's Indian, Orthodox, Taimanov, 43 moves, 0-1 c2 sup 8.2 J Piket vs Kasparov, 1989  (E99) King's Indian, Orthodox, Taimanov, 28 moves, 0-1 C2 Game 9 Spassky vs V Mikenas, 1959  (D08) Queen's Gambit Declined, Albin Counter Gambit, 24 moves, 1-0 C2 Game 10 Spassky vs A Reshko, 1959  (B11) Caro-Kann, Two Knights, 3...Bg4, 30 moves, 1-0 C2 Game 11 Spassky vs V Osnos, 1963  (A46) Queen's Pawn Game, 26 moves, 1-0 C2 Game 12 Larsen vs Spassky, 1970  (A01) Nimzovich-Larsen Attack, 17 moves, 0-1 C2 Game 13 Spassky vs D Ciric, 1970  (E06) Catalan, Closed, 5.Nf3, 29 moves, 1-0 C2 Game 14 Spassky vs Huebner, 1979  (E45) Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Bronstein (Byrne) Variation, 28 moves, 1-0 c3 Ruy Lopez Game 15 Spassky vs Tal, 1959  (C92) Ruy Lopez, Closed, 41 moves, 1-0 c3 Game 16 Keres vs Spassky, 1965  (C93) Ruy Lopez, Closed, Smyslov Defense, 39 moves, 0-1 c3 Game 17 Tal vs Spassky, 1965  (C84) Ruy Lopez, Closed, 41 moves, 0-1 c3 Game 18 Spassky vs Unzicker, 1966  (C95) Ruy Lopez, Closed, Breyer, 46 moves, 1-0 c3 Game 19 Spassky vs Portisch, 1977  (C95) Ruy Lopez, Closed, Breyer, 40 moves, 1-0 c3 Game 20 Timman vs Spassky, 1983  (C73) Ruy Lopez, Modern Steinitz Defense, 29 moves, 0-1 c3 Game 21 Spassky vs A Beliavsky, 1988  (C77) Ruy Lopez, 41 moves, 1-0 C4 Sicilian Defense Game 22 Spassky vs Polugaevsky, 1958  (B94) Sicilian, Najdorf, 41 moves, 1-0 C4 Game 23 Spassky vs K Darga, 1962  (B48) Sicilian, Taimanov Variation, 27 moves, 1-0 C4 Game 24 Spassky vs Petrosian, 1969  (B94) Sicilian, Najdorf, 24 moves, 1-0 C4 Game 25 Spassky vs Gheorghiu, 1973 (B33) Sicilian, 41 moves, 1-0 c4 Game 26 Spassky vs Tukmakov, 1973  (B96) Sicilian, Najdorf, 35 moves, 1-0 C5 Exchange variation of the Gruenfeld Game 27 Spassky vs Larsen, 1967  (D86) Grunfeld, Exchange, 37 moves, 1-0 c5 Game 28 Spassky vs Fischer, 1970  (D86) Grunfeld, Exchange, 39 moves, 1-0 c5 Game 29 Spassky vs Huebner, 1979  (D86) Grunfeld, Exchange, 30 moves, 1-0 c5 Game 30 Spassky vs L Evans, 1962  (E80) King's Indian, Samisch Variation, 26 moves, 1-0 C6 Samisch Variation against KID Game 31 Spassky vs Korchnoi, 1968  (E83) King's Indian, Samisch, 35 moves, 1-0 C6 Game 32 Savon vs Spassky, 1961  (A07) King's Indian Attack, 44 moves, 0-1 C7 The Queens Gambit Game 33 Uhlmann vs Spassky, 1967  (D58) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tartakower (Makagonov-Bondarevsky) Syst, 22 moves, 0-1 C7 Game 34 Korchnoi vs Spassky, 1977  (D58) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tartakower (Makagonov-Bondarevsky) Syst, 36 moves, 0-1 C7 Game 35 Timman vs Spassky, 1983  (D58) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tartakower (Makagonov-Bondarevsky) Syst, 36 moves, 0-1 C8 the Kings Gambit Game 36 Spassky vs Bronstein, 1960  (C36) King's Gambit Accepted, Abbazia Defense, 23 moves, 1-0 C8 Game 37 Spassky vs Kholmov, 1964  (C35) King's Gambit Accepted, Cunningham, 25 moves, 1-0 C8 Game 38 Spassky vs Seirawan, 1985  (C34) King's Gambit Accepted, 32 moves, 1-0 C9 Leningrad V against Nimzo Indian Game 39 Spassky vs Smyslov, 1953  (E31) Nimzo-Indian, Leningrad, Main line, 35 moves, 1-0 c9 Game 40 Spassky vs Filip, 1955  (E30) Nimzo-Indian, Leningrad, 40 moves, 1-0 Not in the book but a beautiful combination Spassky vs Larsen, 1969  (C60) Ruy Lopez, 67 moves, 1-0 not in the book but a favorite G Andruet vs Spassky, 1988  (E11) Bogo-Indian Defense, 28 moves, 0-1 59 games