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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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"Bobby Fischer has an enormous knowledge of chess and his familiarity with the chess literature of the USSR is immense."
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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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"The place of chess in the society is closely related to the attitude of young people towards our game."
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"For example, computer defends well, but for humans its is harder to defend than attack, particularly with the modern time control."
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"I don't play in tournaments, but I follow some."
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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 also follow chess on the Internet, where Kasparov's site is very interesting."
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"Nowadays the dynamic element is more important in chess - players more often sacrifice material to obtain dynamic compensation."
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Boris Spassky
"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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"I don't want ever to be champion again."

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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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"After that, Kasparov stepped back from chess which is, and I want this to be clear, not good for chess in general at all. As a whole, the current situation in the chess world leaves a lot to be desired."

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