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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 the dynamic element is more important in chess - players more often sacrifice material to obtain dynamic compensation."
"For example, computer defends well, but for humans its is harder to defend than attack, particularly with the modern time control."
"I think that the World Champion should try to defend the quality of play more than anyone else."
"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."
"I try to help developing junior chess. When I lived in USSR, I got a lot of free help from very good coaches - now I am trying to repay that debt."
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