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"Chess is the gymnasium of the mind."
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"The Soviet Union was an exception, but even there chess players were not rich. Only Fischer changed that."
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"I am thinking about chess in schools in particular. In the USA more than 3200 children competed in an event."
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"My freshman year of high school I joined the chess and math clubs."
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"Between rounds of speed chess I read enough of a programming manual to teach myself to write programs on the school's DEC mainframe in the language Basic."
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"The Chess-board must be placed with a white square at the right-hand corner."
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"Whoever sees no other aim in the game than that of giving checkmate to one's opponent will never become a good Chess player."
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"Ensemble is hard to do. It's like 3-D chess."
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"What do I do when we're not taping? Sit in a dark room and refine my plans for someday ruling Earth from a blimp. And chess."
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"I'm like Bush, I see the world more like checkers than chess."
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"I am thinking about chess in schools in particular. In the USA more than 3200 children competed in an event."
Chess
"Bulgaria is the first state that has been awarded for its excellent fight against iodine deficiency by UNICEF."
Fight
"Children can take lessons in that school via the Internet and can score extra points like e.g. in Geography or History. That sounds very promising and is a fantastic basis for future steps."
History
"To be champion requires more than simply being a strong player; one has to be a strong human being as well."
Being
"This whole fuss did not only damage Fischer's image, but that of the USA as well. The way the Americans treated one of their most popular citizens did not make a positive impression worldwide."
Impression
"We need strong personalities and only one world champion to attract sponsors."
World
"Style? I have no style."
Style
"I like to do projects in which you can see statistical results. I am very happy for all these small children, who have been the biggest group of victims of iodine deficiency."
Children
"No, no, it is obvious that the ECU should act as a close alliance for the benefit of chess."
Act
"After that, Kasparov stepped back from chess which is, and I want this to be clear, not good for chess in general at all. As a whole, the current situation in the chess world leaves a lot to be desired."
Chess
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