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Chess, Boris Spassky dead at 88: played the “match of the century” with Bobby Fischer

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Chess, died at 88 Boris Spassky: played “match of the century” with Bobby Fischer

È Boris Spassky, chess legend of the Soviet Union, world champion from 1969 to 1972, when he was dethroned by American Bobby Fischer in what passed into history as the “match of the century, played in Reykjavik, the capital of Iceland, has died at 88.

Born on Jan. 30, 1937, in St. Petersburg, which was then called Leningrad, he acquired the title of Grandmaster in 1956 after qualifying at the candidates’ tournament in Amsterdam. But to become world champion he had to wait another ten years.

Indeed, in 1966 he was defeated in the rainbow match held in Moscow by Tigran Petrosian, over whom he però managed to prevail in 1969. Then in 1972, from’July 11 to September 1°, the match with Fischer, mediatically the mostù followed in the entire history of chess, in which the 29-year-old from Brooklyn broke’ the Soviet hegemony that had lasted for a quarter of a century.

Spassky later emigrated abroad and took French citizenship in 1982. He continued to play at a high level for about ten more years and in 1992 played a platonic rematch, not valid for the title, with Fischer in Yugoslavia and was beaten again.

For that match Fischer was put under indictment by the U.S. government, which issued a warrant for his arrest since Yugoslavia was a country under U.S. embargo, then he was actually arrested in 2004 and Spassky wrote a letter to President George W. Bush asking for a pardon for his friend and rival, which proved the great human depth of Boris Spassky.

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Simone Inzaghi, his wife’s confession on Instagram

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Simone Inzaghi’s wife Gaia Lucariello also spoke about the news of the day, namely her coach husband’s’farewell to Inter: “The truth is that I would have liked to tell him to stay. I could have insisted, but four years is a long time, and I did not feel like it”

“We would have liked to, yes, but every cycle has a beginning and an end. As a wife, I always try to give the right advice, and today, although the heart would have chosen otherwise, the advice was to move on.

“These four years with Inter have been magnificent. This farewell weighs like a boulder. I will carry these years in my heart forever. Our son also wore the Inter jersey for four years, and that made the bond with these colors even deeper. It is not easy, for any of us. Not even for our little one, who leaves what is home for him.

“Life, however, must be distinguished from work, and today the road takes us elsewhere. But a piece of our heart will stay here. Always. Forza Inter”, he concluded on Instagram

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Gianluigi Donnarumma, agent is adamant about market rumors

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Gianluigi Donnarumma, the great protagonist of Psg’s triumphant ride in the Champions League, is coveted by clubs from half of Europe.

He is a big name in the world of football.

His agent Enzo Raiola knows it well, who spoke about it to Radio Crc: “We are working on the new contract. Obviously Gigio has several requests, many would like him, but few can afford him. He is very well in Paris, we are in the European champion club, so we are certainly not complaining”.

“Fans have always loved Donnarumma, criticism if anything comes more from Italy’Italy. It was a dream of his to reach the roof of Europe, he succeeded” he added.

Excluding a return to Italy: “That he could go to Napoli is pure fantasy, we have not spoken with the club. Gigio is milanista, but he has never denied his origins and his mother is a blue supporter. I do not know how such news came out, but it is still fantasy”.

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Italy, another stop in defense: total emergency for Luciano Spalletti

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It’s raining wet at home Italy. Tuesday’s training session also saw the stoppage of Matteo Gabbia, who picked up a right calf problem during the match and left the pitch early after a confrontation with coach Spalletti.

That of the Milan defender is yet another defensive injury for the national team, which will have to do without already Buongiorno, Calafiori and Acerbi, who declined a call-up. In addition, both Gatti and Di Lorenzo worked separately, but he reassured about his presence with Norway in a press conference.

“I have a little problem that I have been carrying around for a month– admitted the Napoli captain -, today I think I am still doing something apart but by Friday I will be available. Everything under control”.

Italy will face Norway on Friday, June 6, at the Ullevaal Stadion in Oslo in the match valid for the third day of Group I of the 2026 World Cup qualifiers. For the Azzurri it will be the debut in the group, while the hosts are first with 2 wins in the first two days.

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