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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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"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'm like Bush, I see the world more like checkers than chess."
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"The Chess-board must be placed with a white square at the right-hand corner."
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"Chess is an infinitely complex game, which one can play in infinitely numerous and varied ways."
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"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."
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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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"Litigation is the pursuit of practical ends, not a game of chess."
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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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"Chess is intellectual gymnastics."
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"My freshman year of high school I joined the chess and math clubs."
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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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"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 there is more dynamism in chess, modern players like to take the initiative. Usually they are poor defenders though."
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"Time control directly influences the quality of play."
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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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"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."
Time
"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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"Nowadays it would be reasonable to have an annual world championship."
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"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."
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"I don't play in tournaments, but I follow some."
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