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When did Spassky return to Russia after living in France?

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  • 2012

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In 2012, Spassky returned to Russia after living in France for more than three decades. He had moved to France in 1976, after losing a match to Bobby Fischer in the 1972 World Chess Championship. Spassky had lived in France for the majority of his life, and he had become a French citizen.
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