Boris Spassky turns 70

He was born on January 30, 1937 in Leningrad, learnt the moves at five and was one of the great child prodigies in chess. Boris Spassky went on to win multiple USSR championships and qualify for Candidates and World Championship matches. In 1969 he beat Petrosian to become the tenth chess world champion. Today Boris Vasilievich turns 70. To read the rest of this interesting biographical article, visit Chessbase: http://www.chessbase.com/newsdetail.asp?newsid=3641