Editing Boris Spassky (section)

===World Champion===
In Spassky's first appearance after winning the crown, he placed first at [[San Juan, Puerto Rico]], in October 1969 with 11½/15, one and one-half points clear of second.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.365chess.com/tournaments/San_Juan_1969/26835|title=San Juan 1969|website=365Chess.com|access-date=October 20, 2013|archive-date=October 26, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141026133416/http://www.365chess.com/tournaments/San_Juan_1969/26835|url-status=live}}</ref> He then played the annual event at Palma, where he finished fifth with 10/17. While Spassky was undefeated and handed tournament victor [[Bent Larsen|Larsen]] one of his three losses, his fourteen draws kept him from seriously contending for first prize, as he came two points behind Larsen.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.365chess.com/tournaments/Palma_de_Mallorca_1969/26739|title=Palma de Mallorca 1969|website=365Chess.com|access-date=October 20, 2013|archive-date=October 26, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141026132648/http://www.365chess.com/tournaments/Palma_de_Mallorca_1969/26739|url-status=live}}</ref> In March–April 1970, Spassky played first board for the Soviet side in the celebrated [[USSR and Russia versus the Rest of the World|USSR vs. World event]] at [[Belgrade]],<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.chessgames.com/perl/chesscollection?cid=1003868 |title=USSR vs. Rest of the World 1970 |publisher=chessgames.com |access-date=October 20, 2013 |archive-date=October 20, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131020182835/http://www.chessgames.com/perl/chesscollection?cid=1003868 |url-status=live }}</ref> where he scored +1−1=1 in the first three rounds against Larsen before [[Leonid Stein|Stein]] replaced him for the final match, as the Soviets won by the odd point, 20½–19½. He won a quadrangular event at [[Leiden]] 1970 with 7/12, a point ahead of [[Jan Hein Donner]], who was followed by Larsen and [[Mikhail Botvinnik|Botvinnik]], the latter of whom was making his final appearance in serious play.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.365chess.com/tournaments/Leiden_1970/22908|title=Leiden 1970|website=365Chess.com|access-date=October 20, 2013|archive-date=October 26, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141026133518/http://www.365chess.com/tournaments/Leiden_1970/22908|url-status=live}}</ref> Spassky shared first at the [[IBM international chess tournament|annual IBM event]] held in [[Amsterdam]] 1970 with [[Lev Polugaevsky|Polugaevsky]] on 11½/15.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.365chess.com/tournaments/IBM_1970/22994|title=IBM 1970|website=365Chess.com|access-date=October 20, 2013|archive-date=October 26, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141026132112/http://www.365chess.com/tournaments/IBM_1970/22994|url-status=live}}</ref> He was third at [[Gothenburg]] 1971 with 8/11,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.365chess.com/tournaments/Gothenburg_1971/23154|title=Gothenburg 1971|website=365Chess.com|access-date=October 20, 2013|archive-date=October 26, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141026132001/http://www.365chess.com/tournaments/Gothenburg_1971/23154|url-status=live}}</ref> behind winners [[Vlastimil Hort]] and [[Ulf Andersson]]. He shared first with [[Hans Ree]] at the 1971 [[Canadian Open Chess Championship|Canadian Open]] in Vancouver. In November and December, Spassky finished the year by tying for sixth with [[Mikhail Tal|Tal]], scoring +4−2=11, at the Alekhine Memorial in Moscow, which was won by Stein and [[Anatoly Karpov]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.365chess.com/tournaments/Alekhine_mem_1971/23191|title=Alekhine mem 1971|website=365Chess.com|access-date=October 20, 2013|archive-date=October 19, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121019164123/http://www.365chess.com/tournaments/Alekhine_mem_1971/23191|url-status=live}}</ref>