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"Nowadays it would be reasonable to have an annual world championship."
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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."
"The place of chess in the society is closely related to the attitude of young people towards our game."
"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."
"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."
"Nowadays the dynamic element is more important in chess - players more often sacrifice material to obtain dynamic compensation."
"Bobby Fischer has an enormous knowledge of chess and his familiarity with the chess literature of the USSR is immense."
"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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