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"Nowadays it would be reasonable to have an annual world championship."
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"I know the world isn't fair, but why isn't it ever unfair in my favor?"

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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."

"Nowadays the dynamic element is more important in chess - players more often sacrifice material to obtain dynamic compensation."

"Nowadays there is more dynamism in chess, modern players like to take the initiative. Usually they are poor defenders though."

"The Soviet Union was an exception, but even there chess players were not rich. Only Fischer changed that."

"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."

"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."

"Bobby Fischer has an enormous knowledge of chess and his familiarity with the chess literature of the USSR is immense."
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