Russian - Celebrity | January 30, 1937 -
When you play Bobby, it is not a question if you win or lose. It is a question if you survive.
Boris Spassky
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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.
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Time control directly influences the quality of play.
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I don't want ever to be champion again.
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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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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 also follow chess on the Internet, where Kasparov's site is very interesting.
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I don't play in tournaments, but I follow some.
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I think that the World Champion should try to defend the quality of play more than anyone else.
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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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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 it would be reasonable to have an annual world championship.
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