The first book of a two-volume work that covers Spassky's entire career from the beginning to the last recorded game played in 2009. The first volume covers the period up to 1968, before Spassky became World Champion. It contains biographical information and an estimated 70-80 deeply annotated, chronologically arranged games of Spassky, with indexes at the end. Boris Spassky, 1937-2025, was one of the most popular chess players in history, a player with a very universal style; he defeated Tigran Petrosian in 1969 and became the tenth world champion, a title he lost in 1972 when he was defeated by Bobby Fischer in a famous match. IM Tibor Karolyi was Hungarian Champion, works as a coach and is also recognized as an author. His biographical books on Kasparov, Karpov, Korchny, Petrosyan or Tal have been very successful. Further information and a sample from the book are available at qualitychess.co.uk