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Stockfish at the start of the endgame

Boris Spassky in the endgame.

894 endgames of Boris Spassky, each evaluated by Stockfish at its start. 482 began equal – they brought 53.8 % of the points and 72 wins.

All endgames of Boris Spassky →

How it began – and how it ended

Every endgame of Boris Spassky by the value Stockfish gives its start – from the side of Boris Spassky –, and what became of it.

  1. Clearly worse (−1.5 and less) 92 · 14.7 %
  2. Slightly worse 27 · 27.8 %
  3. Equal (±0.5) 482 · 53.8 %
  4. Slightly better 47 · 84 %
  5. Clearly better (+1.5 and more) 246 · 94.3 %

won drawn lost

By endgame family
Rook and minor piece46061.7 %37
Queen and piece28561.6 %19
Minor pieces8558.2 %7
Rook endgames6467.2 %9

Boris Spassky against World champions

Points per endgame family – the family the endgame began in. Only families with at least ten endgames.

All endgames894 games · 12 positions in the trainer 61.7% 63.2%
Rook endgames64 games · 1 position in the trainer 67.2% 61.9%
Minor pieces85 games 58.2% 61.4%
Rook and minor piece460 games · 2 positions in the trainer 61.7% 63.5%
Queen and piece285 games · 7 positions in the trainer 61.6% 63.5%

Boris SpasskyWorld champions

A click on a row shows only the positions of Boris Spassky from these endgames in the trainer.

3 turning points the tablebase found in these endgames

By time control

The same endgames, split into classical, rapid and blitz games – each beside the own group.

Classical890 games 61.9% 63.8%

Boris SpasskyWorld champions

chessophia recognizes the time control by the name of the event (“Blitz”, “Rapid” …); all other games count as classical.

Won from equality 72

72 endgames Boris Spassky began without an advantage – Stockfish saw at most half a pawn for either side – and won them all the same. Here the 24 with the lowest starting value.

Start of the endgame, value for Boris Spassky: −0.07 – White: Kg1, Rd1, Bb3, a2, f2, g2, h2, b4, d4; Black: Kg8, Re7, Bd3, d5, g5, a7, b7, f7, g71h2g3f4e5d6c7b8a

−0.07 → won

Istvan Csom – Boris Spassky
IBM 1970 · Rook and bishop vs. rook and bishop

Whole game on chesstoteles, from move 24 →

Start of the endgame, value for Boris Spassky: −0.05 – White: Ke2, Rc1, Nc3, a2, b2, h2, f3, g3, e4; Black: Ke6, Rd8, Bc5, b6, c6, f6, b7, g7, h71h2g3f4e5d6c7b8a

−0.05 → won

Pal C. Benko – Boris Spassky
Belgrade 1964 · Rook and bishop vs. rook and knight

Whole game on chesstoteles, from move 26 →

Start of the endgame, value for Boris Spassky: −0.04 – White: Kg1, Qd3, Rd1, a2, f2, g2, b3, h3; Black: Kg8, Qb4, Re6, e5, g5, h6, b7, f71h2g3f4e5d6c7b8a

−0.04 → won

Dieter Keller – Boris Spassky
Zuerich op 1984 · Queen and rook vs. queen and rook

Whole game on chesstoteles, from move 27 →

Start of the endgame, value for Boris Spassky: 0.0 – White: Kc1, Bg4, Nd7, a2, b2, f2, d4, g5, e6; Black: Kg8, Rd8, Bf8, d3, b5, c6, g6, a7, e78a7b6c5d4e3f2g1h

0.0 → won

Boris Spassky – Georgy K. Borisenko
URS-ch25 1958 · Rook and bishop vs. bishop and knight

Whole game on chesstoteles, from move 29 →

Start of the endgame, value for Boris Spassky: 0.0 – White: Kg2, Qe2, Bf5, g3, a4, c4, f4; Black: Ke7, Rc5, Bf6, b6, c6, e6, g6, a7, f71h2g3f4e5d6c7b8a

0.0 → won

Viktor Kortschnoj – Boris Spassky
URS-ch26 1959 · Queen and bishop vs. rook and bishop

Whole game on chesstoteles, from move 44 →

Start of the endgame, value for Boris Spassky: 0.0 – White: Kg1, Rc1, Ng6, f2, g2, c3, d4, a5, h5; Black: Kg8, Re8, Bc6, d5, a6, f6, h6, b7, g78a7b6c5d4e3f2g1h

0.0 → won

Boris Spassky – Alexander P. Korelov
URS-ch30 1962 · Rook and bishop vs. rook and knight

Whole game on chesstoteles, from move 28 →

Start of the endgame, value for Boris Spassky: 0.0 – White: Kd2, Ra1, Nd4, f2, g2, h2, e3, a5; Black: Kd6, Rc5, Ba6, e4, f5, g6, b7, h71h2g3f4e5d6c7b8a

0.0 → won

Ludek Pachman – Boris Spassky
Amsterdam Interzonal 1964 · Rook and bishop vs. rook and knight

Whole game on chesstoteles, from move 36 →

Start of the endgame, value for Boris Spassky: 0.0 – White: Kg1, Qe3, Nc3, a2, b2, g2, h3, e4, f4; Black: Kg8, Qd8, Nf6, a6, b7, c7, f7, g7, h78a7b6c5d4e3f2g1h

0.0 → won

Boris Spassky – Laszlo Szabo
Belgrade 1964 · Queen and knight vs. queen and knight

Whole game on chesstoteles, from move 22 →

Start of the endgame, value for Boris Spassky: 0.0 – White: Kh2, Ra5, Be3, f2, c3, g3, h3; Black: Ke6, Rb1, Bg7, g6, c7, f7, h71h2g3f4e5d6c7b8a

0.0 → won

Mikhail Tal – Boris Spassky
Candidates final 1965 · Rook and bishop vs. rook and bishop

Whole game on chesstoteles, from move 37 →

Start of the endgame, value for Boris Spassky: 0.0 – White: Kg1, Re3, Bg2, f2, a3, g3, h3; Black: Ke7, Rc8, Bc2, a4, e6, h6, g71h2g3f4e5d6c7b8a

0.0 → won

Bent Larsen – Boris Spassky
Piatigorsky-Cup 2nd 1966 · Rook and bishop vs. rook and bishop

Whole game on chesstoteles, from move 33 →

Start of the endgame, value for Boris Spassky: 0.0 – White: Kg1, Qd2, Nf4, a2, g2, b3, e3, f3, h3, d4; Black: Kg8, Qa3, Nc8, d5, a6, e6, b7, f7, g7, h78a7b6c5d4e3f2g1h

0.0 → won

Boris Spassky – Bent Larsen
Candidates sf2 1968 · Queen and knight vs. queen and knight

Whole game on chesstoteles, from move 26 →

Start of the endgame, value for Boris Spassky: 0.0 – White: Kh1, Qe3, Bd6, h2, d3, g3, c5; Black: Kg8, Qg6, Ba1, d5, f5, c6, h78a7b6c5d4e3f2g1h

0.0 → won

Boris Spassky – Antonio Angel Medina Garcia
Palma de Mallorca 1968 · Queen and bishop vs. queen and bishop

Whole game on chesstoteles, from move 37 →

Start of the endgame, value for Boris Spassky: 0.0 – White: Kg1, Rf1, Bc1, f2, g2, b3, d5; Black: Ke8, Bf5, Bd6, c3, b4, g6, h71h2g3f4e5d6c7b8a

0.0 → won

Readers Kosomolskaja Pravda – Boris Spassky
Pravda corr 1970 · Rook and bishop vs. two bishops

Whole game on chesstoteles, from move 33 →

Start of the endgame, value for Boris Spassky: 0.0 – White: Kg1, Qb2, Rf1, f2, f4, h4, c5; Black: Kg8, Qh3, Nc6, h5, e6, b7, g71h2g3f4e5d6c7b8a

0.0 → won

Levente Lengyel – Boris Spassky
Alekhine mem 1971 · Queen and rook vs. queen and knight

Whole game on chesstoteles, from move 37 →

Start of the endgame, value for Boris Spassky: 0.0 – White: Kg1, Qb3, Bc1, f2, g2, h2, a3, d3, e4, b5, d5; Black: Kg8, Qd7, Bg7, d4, e5, b6, d6, g6, a7, f7, h78a7b6c5d4e3f2g1h

0.0 → won

Boris Spassky – Robert E. Byrne
Candidates qf3 1974 · Queen and bishop vs. queen and bishop

Whole game on chesstoteles, from move 20 →

Start of the endgame, value for Boris Spassky: 0.0 – White: Kg1, Rb2, Rb7, c2, g2, h2, a3; Black: Kg7, Rc4, Ra5, a4, g6, f7, h71h2g3f4e5d6c7b8a

0.0 → won

Karoly Honfi – Boris Spassky
Solingen 1974 · Two rooks vs. two rooks

Whole game on chesstoteles, from move 33 →

Start of the endgame, value for Boris Spassky: 0.0 – White: Kg3, Rb5, Rc5, f2, h2, e3, c6; Black: Ke8, Ra1, Re1, e4, g4, e5, g6, c78a7b6c5d4e3f2g1h

0.0 → won

Boris Spassky – Robert Huebner
Solingen m1 1977 · Two rooks vs. two rooks

Whole game on chesstoteles, from move 42 →

Start of the endgame, value for Boris Spassky: 0.0 – White: Kh1, Qd2, Rf1, g2, d3, h3, a4, e4; Black: Kg8, Qd4, Rc3, a6, d6, e6, g6, b7, h78a7b6c5d4e3f2g1h

0.0 → won

Boris Spassky – Lubomir Kavalek
Solingen m2 1977 · Queen and rook vs. queen and rook

Whole game on chesstoteles, from move 34 →

Start of the endgame, value for Boris Spassky: 0.0 – White: Kg1, Rf1, Rg3, a2, b2, c2, d3, f3, h3, e4; Black: Kf7, Re8, Rh8, f4, d5, h5, a6, c6, f6, b71h2g3f4e5d6c7b8a

0.0 → won

Ljubomir Ljubojevic – Boris Spassky
Tilburg 1978 · Two rooks vs. two rooks

Whole game on chesstoteles, from move 24 →

Start of the endgame, value for Boris Spassky: 0.0 – White: Kg1, Rc1, Be2, f2, e3, g3, c4, h4; Black: Kf6, Ra2, Bc2, d3, f5, g6, h71h2g3f4e5d6c7b8a

0.0 → won

Franz Hoelzl – Boris Spassky
Baden 1980 · Rook and bishop vs. rook and bishop

Whole game on chesstoteles, from move 38 →

Start of the endgame, value for Boris Spassky: 0.0 – White: Kh2, Rc7, Bd3, c2, f2, g2, a3, h3; Black: Kh8, Rd6, Rd8, f4, d5, g6, a7, h78a7b6c5d4e3f2g1h

0.0 → won

Boris Spassky – Eric Lobron
Bundesliga 8081 1980 · Two rooks vs. rook and bishop

Whole game on chesstoteles, from move 31 →

Start of the endgame, value for Boris Spassky: 0.0 – White: Kh1, Qc3, Be4, h2, d3, a4, b4, d5; Black: Kg8, Qe3, Bf7, g5, d6, h6, a71h2g3f4e5d6c7b8a

0.0 → won

Bent Larsen – Boris Spassky
Linares 1981 · Queen and bishop vs. queen and bishop

Whole game on chesstoteles, from move 39 →

Start of the endgame, value for Boris Spassky: 0.0 – White: Ke1, Rh1, Bg2, a2, b2, f2, d3, g3, e4, d5, g5; Black: Ke8, Rh8, Bc8, d4, e5, h5, d6, g6, a7, b7, f71h2g3f4e5d6c7b8a

0.0 → won

Lothar Schmid – Boris Spassky
Bundesliga 8081 1981 · Rook and bishop vs. rook and bishop

Whole game on chesstoteles, from move 17 →

Start of the endgame, value for Boris Spassky: 0.0 – White: Kg1, Rb3, Bf3, f2, g2, h2, e5, a7; Black: Kc5, Ra8, Nd5, e6, g7, h78a7b6c5d4e3f2g1h

0.0 → won

Boris Spassky – Detlef Heinbuch
Bundesliga 8687 1986 · Rook and bishop vs. rook and knight

Whole game on chesstoteles, from move 38 →

Saved 25

25 endgames Boris Spassky held or won although Stockfish saw a disadvantage of at least one and a half pawns at the start. The 12 with the worst value.

Start of the endgame, value for Boris Spassky: −6.92 – White: Kg2, Qb3, Be4, a2, f2, g3, g5; Black: Kg7, Qa7, Nf5, e5, h5, g61h2g3f4e5d6c7b8a

−6.92 → drawn

Lajos Portisch – Boris Spassky
Candidates sf2 1977 · Queen and bishop vs. queen and knight

Whole game on chesstoteles, from move 57 →

Start of the endgame, value for Boris Spassky: −6.53 – White: Kf1, Rd4, Nc3, a2, b2, g3, d5; Black: Kg8, Rf6, Bc2, f2, g6, a7, b78a7b6c5d4e3f2g1h

−6.53 → won

Boris Spassky – Anatoly Karpov
Hamburg TV-1pl 1982 · Rook and bishop vs. rook and knight

Whole game on chesstoteles, from move 29 →

Start of the endgame, value for Boris Spassky: −6.49 – White: Kg1, Rb2, Bg2, e4, h4, a5; Black: Kg7, Rd4, Ne5, h5, e6, g6, b78a7b6c5d4e3f2g1h

−6.49 → drawn

Boris Spassky – Pia Cramling
Women-Veterans 1995 · Rook and bishop vs. rook and knight

Whole game on chesstoteles, from move 40 →

Start of the endgame, value for Boris Spassky: −6.12 – White: Kg1, Ra1, Bh1, a2, f2, h2, g3, b4; Black: Kf6, Ra8, Bh3, a3, d5, g6, h6, b7, f78a7b6c5d4e3f2g1h

−6.12 → drawn

Boris Spassky – Miguel Najdorf
Piatigorsky-Cup 2nd 1966 · Rook and bishop vs. rook and bishop

Whole game on chesstoteles, from move 28 →

Start of the endgame, value for Boris Spassky: −5.92 – White: Kg1, Rh4, Bf3, c3, h5; Black: Kg7, Rh8, Bd7, a5, d6, c78a7b6c5d4e3f2g1h

−5.92 → drawn

Boris Spassky – Viswanathan Anand
Cannes schev 1989 · Rook and bishop vs. rook and bishop

Whole game on chesstoteles, from move 35 →

Start of the endgame, value for Boris Spassky: −5.64 – White: Kh1, Rd1, Bb4, a3, e3, g4, b5, e5; Black: Kg8, Rg7, Nh7, e4, h6, b7, c71h2g3f4e5d6c7b8a

−5.64 → drawn

Tigran Petrosian – Boris Spassky
Candidates Tournament 1956 · Rook and bishop vs. rook and knight

Whole game on chesstoteles, from move 40 →

Start of the endgame, value for Boris Spassky: −5.63 – White: Kh2, Rf7, Ne8, a2, g2, b3, h4, c5; Black: Kh6, Rc2, Ne6, b4, a5, g61h2g3f4e5d6c7b8a

−5.63 → drawn

Leonid Stein – Boris Spassky
URS-ch31 playoff-1pl 1964 · Rook and knight vs. rook and knight

Whole game on chesstoteles, from move 58 →

Start of the endgame, value for Boris Spassky: −5.21 – White: Kd2, Qc2, Ne5, f2, h2, g3, d4; Black: Kg8, Qh1, Nd5, a4, g5, h6, c7, f78a7b6c5d4e3f2g1h

−5.21 → drawn

Boris Spassky – Robert Huebner
Bundesliga 8081 1980 · Queen and knight vs. queen and knight

Whole game on chesstoteles, from move 43 →

Start of the endgame, value for Boris Spassky: −5.02 – White: Ke4, Bg4, Be5, a2, b3, c4; Black: Kh7, Rf8, Nc7, h2, c5, b6, a78a7b6c5d4e3f2g1h

−5.02 → drawn

Boris Spassky – Robert James Fischer
St Stefan/Belgrade m 1992 · Rook and knight vs. two bishops

Whole game on chesstoteles, from move 39 →

Start of the endgame, value for Boris Spassky: −4.15 – White: Kg1, Rc1, Na5, f2, h2, g3, c5; Black: Kg8, Rd8, Ba4, h5, e6, f7, g71h2g3f4e5d6c7b8a

−4.15 → drawn

Viktor Kortschnoj – Boris Spassky
Candidates final 1977 · Rook and bishop vs. rook and knight

Whole game on chesstoteles, from move 36 →

Start of the endgame, value for Boris Spassky: −4.11 – White: Kh2, Bg2, Na5, b3, g3, h3, a4, g4; Black: Kg8, Bc2, Nc5, e6, f6, h6, b7, g71h2g3f4e5d6c7b8a

−4.11 → drawn

Gedeon Barcza – Boris Spassky
Chigorin mem 1964 · Bishop and knight vs. bishop and knight

Whole game on chesstoteles, from move 36 →

Start of the endgame, value for Boris Spassky: −4.08 – White: Kg1, Rd1, Re1, f2, g2, a3, h3, b4; Black: Kg8, Rc8, Nc4, b5, e5, f5, h5, a6, f71h2g3f4e5d6c7b8a

−4.08 → drawn

Ljubomir Ljubojevic – Boris Spassky
Linares 8th 1990 · Two rooks vs. rook and knight

Whole game on chesstoteles, from move 35 →

Let slip 28

28 endgames Boris Spassky began at least one and a half pawns up – and did not win. That belongs to it too: the 12 with the highest value.

Start of the endgame, value for Boris Spassky: +6.89 – White: Kd2, Bd3, a2, f2, c3, e3, c4, d5, g6; Black: Kh8, Rd4, Rg8, Nh7, b6, f6, a78a7b6c5d4e3f2g1h

+6.89 → drawn

Boris Spassky – Ratmir D. Kholmov
URS-ch24 1957 · Two rooks and knight vs. bishop

Whole game on chesstoteles, from move 33 →

Start of the endgame, value for Boris Spassky: +6.54 – White: Kc2, Qg6, Be3, a3, c3, g3, e4, h4, d5; Black: Kb7, Qb5, Nb3, c5, e5, h5, b6, a7, c71h2g3f4e5d6c7b8a

+6.54 → drawn

Jacques Elbilia – Boris Spassky
Corsica rap op 1997 · Queen and bishop vs. queen and knight

Whole game on chesstoteles, from move 39 →

Start of the endgame, value for Boris Spassky: +6.54 – White: Kh2, Qe1, Rh3, b2, c2, b3, d3, f3, g4; Black: Kf7, Qd7, Rf6, d4, b5, c5, g5, a6, h61h2g3f4e5d6c7b8a

+6.54 → drawn

Tudev Ujtumen – Boris Spassky
Chigorin mem 1964 · Queen and rook vs. queen and rook

Whole game on chesstoteles, from move 43 →

Start of the endgame, value for Boris Spassky: +6.48 – White: Kg2, Qc5, Ba4, f2, g3, e4, h4; Black: Kg7, Ba3, Nb5, b3, e5, h5, g6, f71h2g3f4e5d6c7b8a

+6.48 → drawn

Mikhail Tal – Boris Spassky
Bugojno 1978 · Queen and bishop vs. bishop and knight

Whole game on chesstoteles, from move 53 →

Start of the endgame, value for Boris Spassky: +6.45 – White: Ke1, Ra7, Bc5, f2, b3, a4, d4, f5; Black: Kg8, Re8, Be5, d5, g5, h5, e68a7b6c5d4e3f2g1h

+6.45 → drawn

Boris Spassky – Daniel Roos
FRA-chT1 2002 · Rook and bishop vs. rook and bishop

Whole game on chesstoteles, from move 32 →

Start of the endgame, value for Boris Spassky: +5.99 – White: Kg1, Rf1, Nd4, a2, h2, c3, g3; Black: Kg8, Rf8, Bh3, c4, a6, e6, g78a7b6c5d4e3f2g1h

+5.99 → drawn

Boris Spassky – Jan H. Timman
VAM Hoogeveen 2nd 1998 · Rook and bishop vs. rook and knight

Whole game on chesstoteles, from move 35 →

Start of the endgame, value for Boris Spassky: +5.94 – White: Kg1, Qf3, Bf2, a2, g2, d3, h3, f4; Black: Kg8, Qf5, Ng7, a4, b4, h5, f6, g6, c71h2g3f4e5d6c7b8a

+5.94 → drawn

Ivan Morovic Fernandez – Boris Spassky
New York op 1987 · Queen and bishop vs. queen and knight

Whole game on chesstoteles, from move 33 →

Start of the endgame, value for Boris Spassky: +5.47 – White: Kg2, Qd2, Re1, a2, b2, c3, f3, g3, h4; Black: Kg8, Qd6, Re5, b5, d5, f5, g6, a7, h78a7b6c5d4e3f2g1h

+5.47 → drawn

Boris Spassky – Murray G. Chandler
London 1986 · Queen and rook vs. queen and rook

Whole game on chesstoteles, from move 35 →

Start of the endgame, value for Boris Spassky: +5.09 – White: Kg1, Qc2, Rd5, a2, b2, f2, g2, h3; Black: Kf8, Qe8, Ra6, a4, c5, h6, c7, g78a7b6c5d4e3f2g1h

+5.09 → drawn

Boris Spassky – Paul Keres
URS-ch29 1961 · Queen and rook vs. queen and rook

Whole game on chesstoteles, from move 33 →

Start of the endgame, value for Boris Spassky: +4.91 – White: Kg2, Ra2, Nc5, b2, f2, c3, d4; Black: Kg7, Rb8, Nc6, a5, d5, e5, a78a7b6c5d4e3f2g1h

+4.91 → drawn

Boris Spassky – Alexander Beliavsky
Candidates Tournament 1985 · Rook and knight vs. rook and knight

Whole game on chesstoteles, from move 36 →

Start of the endgame, value for Boris Spassky: +4.43 – White: Kg1, Rc7, Bd6, f2, g2, h2, b3, e3; Black: Kd8, Rb8, Nd2, f5, e6, g7, h78a7b6c5d4e3f2g1h

+4.43 → drawn

Boris Spassky – Robert James Fischer
St Stefan/Belgrade m 1992 · Rook and bishop vs. rook and knight

Whole game on chesstoteles, from move 26 →

Start of the endgame, value for Boris Spassky: +4.24 – White: Kg1, Rc1, Rf7, b2, f2, g2, b3, h4; Black: Kb6, Re5, Rd6, d4, b5, a6, c7, h71h2g3f4e5d6c7b8a

+4.24 → drawn

Paul Keres – Boris Spassky
Candidates Tournament 1956 · Two rooks vs. two rooks

Whole game on chesstoteles, from move 27 →

How it was measured

For each of the 895 endgames Stockfish 19 evaluated the position in which the game became an endgame – at depth 24, with a time limit; a measurement that missed the depth does not count. The values are pawns from the player's side: an evaluation, not a verdict like that of the tablebase. When a game counts as an endgame is told on the page Database.

Measurements as of 14 November 2026.