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"I also follow chess on the Internet, where Kasparov's site is very interesting."
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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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"Litigation is the pursuit of practical ends, not a game of chess."
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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."
"Nowadays the dynamic element is more important in chess - players more often sacrifice material to obtain dynamic compensation."
"Nowadays there is more dynamism in chess, modern players like to take the initiative. Usually they are poor defenders though."
"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."
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"I think that the World Champion should try to defend the quality of play more than anyone else."
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