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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

Topics: Bobby Lose Play Question Survive Win Win Or Lose You

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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

Topics: Against Because Before Bobby Fought He Lost Match Me Never Normally Opponent Organizations Personally Played Producers Stronger Television Than Won

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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

Topics: Bobby Chess Enormous Familiarity His Immense Knowledge Literature

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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

Topics: Attack Computer Control Defend Defends Example For Example Harder Humans Modern Particularly Than Time Well

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I also follow chess on the Internet, where Kasparov's site is very interesting.

~Boris Spassky

Topics: Also Chess Follow Interesting Internet Site Very Where

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I don't play in tournaments, but I follow some.

~Boris Spassky

Topics: Follow Play Some Tournaments

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I don't want ever to be champion again.

~Boris Spassky

Topics: Again Champion Ever Want

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I think that the World Champion should try to defend the quality of play more than anyone else.

~Boris Spassky

Topics: Anyone Anyone Else Champion Defend Else More Play Quality Should Than Think Try World World Champion I Think

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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

Topics: Am Chess Coaches Debt Developing Free Good Got Help Junior Lived Lot Now Repay Try Trying Very I Am

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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

Topics: Being Champion Chess Country Feel Help King Like Lot Nobody Responsibility Time You

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Biography

Nationality: Russian

Type: Celebrity

Born: January 30th, 1937

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