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"The Soviet Union was an exception, but even there chess players were not rich. Only Fischer changed that."
"Never having played Chess before, it was most interesting to be playing the game with no pieces in front of me. But I still knew how to stroke my hair when I won."
"Nowadays there is more dynamism in chess, modern players like to take the initiative. Usually they are poor defenders though."
"I'm like Bush, I see the world more like checkers than chess."
"I think that by and large chess players have been very kind. Like I said there have been a few incidents, but they certainly didn't serve to bring me down any."
Explore more quotes by Boris Spassky
"For example, computer defends well, but for humans its is harder to defend than attack, particularly with the modern time control."
"Bobby Fischer has an enormous knowledge of chess and his familiarity with the chess literature of the USSR is immense."
"The place of chess in the society is closely related to the attitude of young people towards our game."
"Nowadays the dynamic element is more important in chess - players more often sacrifice material to obtain dynamic compensation."
"The Soviet Union was an exception, but even there chess players were not rich. Only Fischer changed that."
"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 there is more dynamism in chess, modern players like to take the initiative. Usually they are poor defenders though."
"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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