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I still hope to kill Fischer
Boris Spassky / Chess Player
Chess
Fischer
Stills
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I don't want ever to be champion again.
Boris Spassky / Chess Player
Champion
Want
Again
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We were like bishops of opposite color.
Boris Spassky / Chess Player
Bishops
Color
Opposite
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I don't play in tournaments, but I follow some.
Boris Spassky / Chess Player
Play
Tournaments
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Time control directly influences the quality of play.
Boris Spassky / Chess Player
Quality
Influence
Play
Directly
Influences
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A man who is willing to commit suicide has the initiative.
Boris Spassky / Chess Player
Men
Initiative
Suicide
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Which do I prefer? Sex or chess? It depends on the position.
Boris Spassky / Chess Player
Chess
Position
Sex
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Nowadays it would be reasonable to have an annual world championship.
Boris Spassky / Chess Player
Championship
Reasonable
Annual
Nowadays
World Championship
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There is only one thing Fischer does in Chess without pleasure: to lose!
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Chess
Doe
Pleasure
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I also follow chess on the Internet, where Kasparov's site is very interesting.
Boris Spassky / Chess Player
Chess
Interesting
Internet
Site
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Recently I saw Kasparov and he looked to me as still young and potent champion.
Boris Spassky / Chess Player
Champion
Saws
Young
Potent
Recently
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The best indicator of a Chess Player's form is his ability to sense the Climax of the game.
Boris Spassky / Chess Player
Success
Games
Player
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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.
Boris Spassky / Chess Player
Chess Game
Play
Win Or Lose
Winning
Lose Win Or Lose Win
Bobby
Win Or Lose Lose Win
Lose
Question
Survive
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I think that the World Champion should try to defend the quality of play more than anyone else.
Boris Spassky / Chess Player
Champion
Play
Thinking
Anyone Else
Defend
World Champion
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Often, in the Ruy Lopez, one must be patient, wait and carry on a lengthy and wearisome struggle.
Boris Spassky / Chess Player
Chess
Struggle
Waiting
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The place of chess in the society is closely related to the attitude of young people towards our game.
Boris Spassky / Chess Player
Attitude
Chess
Games
People
Related
Closely
Towards
Young People
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The Soviet Union was an exception, but even there chess players were not rich. Only Fischer changed that.
Boris Spassky / Chess Player
Chess
Exception
Fischer
Player
Soviet
Soviet Union
Unions
Union
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Bobby Fischer has an enormous knowledge of chess and his familiarity with the chess literature of the USSR is immense.
Boris Spassky / Chess Player
Chess
Enormous
Familiarity
Fischer
Immense
Literature
Ussr
Bobby
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The power of hanging Pawns is based precisely in their Mobility, in their Ability to create acute situations instantly.
Boris Spassky / Chess Player
Chess
Mobility
Pawns
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Nowadays there is more dynamism in chess, modern players like to take the initiative. Usually they are poor defenders though.
Boris Spassky / Chess Player
Chess
Defenders
Dynamism
Initiative
Modern
Player
Poor
Nowadays
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After I won the title, I was confronted with the real world. People do not behave naturally anymore - hypocrisy is everywhere.
Boris Spassky / Chess Player
Hypocrisy
People
Real
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Nowadays the dynamic element is more important in chess - players more often sacrifice material to obtain dynamic compensation.
Boris Spassky / Chess Player
Chess
Compensation
Important
Player
Sacrifice
Dynamic
Element
Material
Nowadays
Obtain
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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.
Boris Spassky / Chess Player
Brutal
Fighting
Great Spirit
Little Bit
Littles
Stubborn
Style
Great Fight Me
Great Me I Am
Fight
Drives
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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.
Boris Spassky / Chess Player
Computer
Example
Harder
Humans
Modern
Attack
Defend
Defends
Particularly
For Example
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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.
Boris Spassky / Chess Player
Actors
Chess
Cinema
Compare
Latter
Theatre
Prefer
Classical
Rapid
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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.
Boris Spassky / Chess Player
Chess
Coaches
Debt
Developing
Trying
Ussr
Junior
Repay
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The computer age has arrived, and it influences everything: analysis, preparation, information. Now a different talent is required - the ability to synthesize ideas.
Boris Spassky / Chess Player
Age
Ideas
Preparation
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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.
Boris Spassky / Chess Player
Attractive
Championship
Chess
Mass
Sport
Matches
Suit
World Championship
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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.
Boris Spassky / Chess Player
Kings
Champion
Country
Responsibility
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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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Champion
Chess
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The shortcoming of hanging pawns is that they present a convenient target for attack. As the exchange of men proceeds, their potential strength lessens and during the endgame they turn out, as a rule, to be weak.
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Men
Chess
Target
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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.
Boris Spassky / Chess Player
Chess
Choices
Competition
Etc
Hobbies
People
Profession
Attract
Great Competition People
Choice
Difficulties
Experiencing
Nowadays
Occupations
Young People
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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.
Boris Spassky / Chess Player
Fischer
Producers
Stronger
Bobby
Won
Fought
Match
Normally
Opponent
Personally
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The best tournament that I have ever played in was in 1950. It was great - a waiter came to you during the game, and you could order anything you wanted to drink (even some vodka, if you liked). Pity, there are no longer tournaments organized in this manner.
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Chess
Games
Order
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My forte was the middlegame. I had a good feeling for the critical moments of the play. This undoubtedly compensated for my lack of opening preparation and, possibly, not altogether perfect play in the endgame. In my games things often did not reach the endgame!
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Games
Perfect
Play
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