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"The Soviet Union was an exception, but even there chess players were not rich. Only Fischer changed that."
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"Never having played Chess before, it was most interesting to be playing the game with no pieces in front of me. But I still knew how to stroke my hair when I won."
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"In Kansas I have a chess school."
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"Chess is not for timid souls."
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"After that, Kasparov stepped back from chess which is, and I want this to be clear, not good for chess in general at all. As a whole, the current situation in the chess world leaves a lot to be desired."
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"The human element, the human flaw and the human nobility - those are the reasons that chess matches are won or lost."
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"I also follow chess on the Internet, where Kasparov's site is very interesting."
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"I am thinking about chess in schools in particular. In the USA more than 3200 children competed in an event."
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"Nowadays there is more dynamism in chess, modern players like to take the initiative. Usually they are poor defenders though."
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"My freshman year of high school I joined the chess and math clubs."
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"I try to help developing junior chess. When I lived in USSR, I got a lot of free help from very good coaches - now I am trying to repay that debt."
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"Bobby Fischer has an enormous knowledge of chess and his familiarity with the chess literature of the USSR is immense."
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"When I am in form, my style is a little bit stubborn, almost brutal. Sometimes I feel a great spirit of fight which drives me on."
Fight
"When I played Bobby Fischer, my opponent fought against organizations - the television producers and the match organizers. But he never fought against me personally. I lost to Bobby before the match because he was already stronger than I. He won normally."
Television
"I don't want ever to be champion again."
Want
"On the other hand, chess is a mass sport now and for chess organisers shorter time control is obviously more attractive. But I think that this control does not suit World Championship matches."
Time
"For example, computer defends well, but for humans its is harder to defend than attack, particularly with the modern time control."
Time
"Time control directly influences the quality of play."
Time
"In my country, at that time, being a champion of chess was like being a King. At that time I was a King - and when you are King you feel a lot of responsibility, but there is nobody there to help you."
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"Nowadays the dynamic element is more important in chess - players more often sacrifice material to obtain dynamic compensation."
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"When you play Bobby, it is not a question if you win or lose. It is a question if you survive."
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