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"Nowadays there is more dynamism in chess, modern players like to take the initiative. Usually they are poor defenders though."
"Nowadays young people have great choice of occupations, hobbies, etc, so chess is experiencing difficulties because of the high competition. Now it's hard to make living in chess, so our profession does attract young people."
"I think that the World Champion should try to defend the quality of play more than anyone else."
"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."
"The Soviet Union was an exception, but even there chess players were not rich. Only Fischer changed that."
"When you play Bobby, it is not a question if you win or lose. It is a question if you survive."
"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."
"Nowadays the dynamic element is more important in chess - players more often sacrifice material to obtain dynamic compensation."
"For example, computer defends well, but for humans its is harder to defend than attack, particularly with the modern time control."
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