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Boris Spassky Quotes

Boris Spassky quotes about chess

Russian Celebrity January 30, 1937

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Boris Spassky quote: "The place of chess in the society is closely related to the..."
The place of chess in the society is closely related to the attitude of young people towards our game. 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. Boris Spassky
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
Boris Spassky quote: "The Soviet Union was an exception, but even there chess..."
The Soviet Union was an exception, but even there chess players were not rich. Only Fischer changed that. 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. Boris Spassky
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
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
Boris Spassky quote: "Bobby Fischer has an enormous knowledge of chess and his..."
Bobby Fischer has an enormous knowledge of chess and his familiarity with the chess literature of the USSR is immense. Boris Spassky
Nowadays the dynamic element is more important in chess - players more often sacrifice material to obtain dynamic compensation. Boris Spassky
Nowadays there is more dynamism in chess, modern players like to take the initiative. Usually they are poor defenders though. Boris Spassky
Boris Spassky quote: "I also follow chess on the Internet, where Kasparov's site is..."
I also follow chess on the Internet, where Kasparov's site is very interesting. Boris Spassky

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