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Boris Spassky vs Rodgaisky
URS (1948)
Sicilian Defense: Four Knights Variation (B45)  ·  0-1

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Jan-12-05  Hinchliffe: Come come gentlemen we have all been here. But none have recovered enough to go on a be the world champion.Cut the young Boris a little slack.
Jul-06-05  jamesmaskell: He completely forgot the other knight was pinned by the bishop. I would have done the same thing though and Im 21!
Sep-26-05  merkurrr: Hi, I am a newbie and trying to understand why this game came to an end at this point. Wouldn't Spassky have been able to save his King by sacrificing his Bishop by moving it back to E2?
Sep-26-05
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  chessgames.com: merkurrr, Spassky's king is in no immediate danger but he lost a whole piece to the blunder 8.Ndb5. It's common for chess players to resign when they accidentally lose a piece--in fact, some people consider it rude to play on.

(We are asked this question so often we should consder putting it in the FAQ.)

Sep-26-05  RookFile: In tournament chess, the loss of a
piece like a knight or bishop is usually in and of itself decisive.
Sep-26-05  merkurrr: Thank you chessgames and rookfile for the clarification.
Oct-29-05  chesscrazy: If I was Spassky I would of kept playing because even if you blunder a knight you still may have a slight chance of winning(even if in one of my games I blunder a queen or 2 rooks I would just keep playing until it is like, one move away from mate).
Jan-18-08  jovack: tunnel vision gets the best of us
Nov-25-08
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  mjmorri: Here is a game he played one year later.

Spassky vs A Aftonov, 1949

Looks like he learned a little bit in the interim!

Jan-22-09  WhiteRook48: what did Spassky say after this game?
Jan-27-09
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  mjmorri: <WhiteRook48: what did Spassky say after this game?>

"Bring on that 5 year old American!!"

Jan-28-09  WhiteRook48: Nice!! I nearly fell off my chair at this funny comment!
Feb-01-09  WhiteRook48: Spassky doesn't seem to be playing recently
Feb-02-09
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  mjmorri: He does not have anything left to prove.

He is also probably taking it easy since his minor stroke a few years ago.

Feb-06-09  WhiteRook48: I think he once played a brilliant sac against Fischer
Mar-31-09
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  kamalakanta: <mjmorri: Here is a game he played one year later.

Spassky vs A Aftonov, 1949

Looks like he learned a little bit in the interim!>

What a game...it reminds me of Tal a lot.

Jul-04-09  Knight13: Standard Issued Misplay of Sicilian Defence.
Nov-25-09  hedgeh0g: You don't always need to resign when you blunder material:

J L Burden vs Christiansen, 1992

May-29-12  henjutsu: My friend suggested 7. 0-0, and I agree.
Sep-17-18  jabinjikanza: What a blunder from the big man of all the chess giants too bad indeed
Feb-21-19
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  woldsmandriffield: What is the provenance of this game? It could just be a casual blitz encounter. There is no tournament details, exact date, or location giving credence to the claim it was ever played by Spassky.
Nov-08-22
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  Korora: Boris Spassky or Nikifor Nikolájevič Spassky? ;þ
Apr-17-24  thegoodanarchist: This was a Spass out.
Oct-07-24  firben: I think surname of Spassky's opponent was Podgaisky, not Rodgaisky. Podgaisky is relatively common surname in Russia (and means 'man from the wood'), but Rodgaisky is very strange and improbable variation (and means nothing).
Oct-07-24
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  Sally Simpson: You could be correct firben, Chess.com have Podgaisky https://www.chess.com/blog/Spektrow....

A few vids and other places go with Rodgaisky which due to the copying that goes on in the internet should not be taken as confirmation.

(could be a translation error - 'P' in Russian is pronounced like an 'R' so upon hearing the name you could assume it was Rodgaisky but spelt Podgaisky.)

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