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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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"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."
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