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Boris Spassky
Boris Spassky
Russian Celebrity
Born: Jan 30, 1937
Champion Chess Control Nowadays Time World
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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
Great Me Fight Sometimes Style Bit Spirit Brutal Stubborn Drives Almost Feel Great Spirit Am Form Which Little Little Bit
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
Time You Champion Responsibility King Country Feel Nobody Like Chess Lot Being Help
When you play Bobby, it is not a question if you win or lose. It is a question if you survive. Boris Spassky
You Win Win Or Lose Lose Question Survive Bobby Play
Nowadays the dynamic element is more important in chess - players more often sacrifice material to obtain dynamic compensation. Boris Spassky
Sacrifice Important Nowadays More Obtain Material Chess Often Dynamic Element Compensation Players
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
Time World Control Think Other More Mass Sport Attractive Obviously Matches Does Chess Hand World Championship Now Championship Suit
The place of chess in the society is closely related to the attitude of young people towards our game. Boris Spassky
Attitude Game People Young Society Related Our Towards Chess Closely Place Young People
Time control directly influences the quality of play. Boris Spassky
Time Quality Control Directly Influences Play
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
Me Stronger Lost Before Television Never He Because Match Opponent Fischer Won Normally Than Against Personally Bobby Producers Organizations Fought Played
For example, computer defends well, but for humans its is harder to defend than attack, particularly with the modern time control. Boris Spassky
Time Example Control Defends Attack Computer For Example Particularly Well Than Modern Harder Humans Defend
I think that the World Champion should try to defend the quality of play more than anyone else. Boris Spassky
Quality Champion World Try Think Else More Than Anyone Anyone Else Should World Champion Play Defend
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
Good Try Free Developing Got Am Repay Chess Lot Debt Very Junior Trying Coaches Help USSR Lived Now
Nowadays it would be reasonable to have an annual world championship. Boris Spassky
World Nowadays Would Would-Be Annual Reasonable World Championship Championship
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
Great People Competition Young Nowadays Living Difficulties Our High Attract Make Because Occupations Does Chess Hobbies Experiencing Etc Young People Choice Hard Profession Now
Recently I saw Kasparov and he looked to me as still young and potent champion. Boris Spassky
Me Champion Young Saw Potent He Looked Still Recently

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