Which notable player was a contemporary and rival to Petrosian?
Paul Morphy
Harry Kasparov
Magnus Carlsen
Boris Spassky
Answer
Boris Spassky, a Soviet chess Grandmaster, was a contemporary and rival of Petrosian. Spassky was born in Leningrad, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union, on January 30, 1937.
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