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Boris Spassky

"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."

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"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."

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Boris Spassky
"Bobby Fischer has an enormous knowledge of chess and his familiarity with the chess literature of the USSR is immense."

Knowledge

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Boris Spassky
"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

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Boris Spassky
"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

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Boris Spassky
"For example, computer defends well, but for humans its is harder to defend than attack, particularly with the modern time control."

Time

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Boris Spassky
"Time control directly influences the quality of play."

Time

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Boris Spassky
"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."

Time

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Boris Spassky
"Nowadays the dynamic element is more important in chess - players more often sacrifice material to obtain dynamic compensation."

Sacrifice

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Boris Spassky
"When you play Bobby, it is not a question if you win or lose. It is a question if you survive."

Play

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Boris Spassky
"I also follow chess on the Internet, where Kasparov's site is very interesting."

Chess

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Boris Spassky
"The place of chess in the society is closely related to the attitude of young people towards our game."

Society

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