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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."

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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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"I also follow chess on the Internet, where Kasparov's site is very interesting."
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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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"I don't want ever to be champion again."
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"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."
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"Time control directly influences the quality of play."
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"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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"We can compare classical chess and rapid chess with theatre and cinema - some actors don't like the latter and prefer to work in the theatre."
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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."
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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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"The place of chess in the society is closely related to the attitude of young people towards our game."
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