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Boris Spassky

"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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"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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"Litigation is the pursuit of practical ends, not a game of chess."

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"I also follow chess on the Internet, where Kasparov's site is very interesting."

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"Chess is not for timid souls."

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"Chess is an infinitely complex game, which one can play in infinitely numerous and varied ways."

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"Chess first of all teaches you to be objective."

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"Chess is the gymnasium of the mind."

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"I'm like Bush, I see the world more like checkers than chess."

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"My freshman year of high school I joined the chess and math clubs."

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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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"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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"Time control directly influences the quality of play."
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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."
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"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."
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"The place of chess in the society is closely related to the attitude of young people towards our game."
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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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"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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"I don't play in tournaments, but I follow some."
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