Fridrik Olafsson, Grandmaster Who Led Iceland’s Rise in Chess, Dies at 90

Fridrik Olafsson, a chess grandmaster who helped make his native Iceland a bastion of the game, in part by defeating four world champions, including Bobby Fischer, the dominant American player, died on Friday in Reykjavík, the country’s capital. He was…

Boris Spassky, Chess Champion Who Lost ‘Match of the Century,’ Dies at 88

Boris Spassky, the world chess champion whose career was overshadowed by his loss to Bobby Fischer in the “Match of the Century” in 1972, died on Thursday in Moscow. He was 88. His death was announced by the International Chess…