A man who is willing to commit suicide has the initiative.
BORIS SPASSKYI don’t want ever to be champion again.
More Boris Spassky Quotes
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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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After I won the title, I was confronted with the real world. People do not behave naturally anymore – hypocrisy is everywhere.
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The best indicator of a Chess Player’s form is his ability to sense the Climax of the game.
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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.
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I don’t want ever to be champion again.
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Nowadays there is more dynamism in chess, modern players like to take the initiative. Usually they are poor defenders though.
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I also follow chess on the Internet, where Kasparov’s site is very interesting.
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The power of hanging Pawns is based precisely in their Mobility, in their Ability to create acute situations instantly.
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Nowadays the dynamic element is more important in chess – players more often sacrifice material to obtain dynamic compensation.
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I still hope to kill Fischer
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Recently I saw Kasparov and he looked to me as still young and potent champion.
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Often, in the Ruy Lopez, one must be patient, wait and carry on a lengthy and wearisome struggle.
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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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There is only one thing Fischer does in Chess without pleasure: to lose!
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The Soviet Union was an exception, but even there chess players were not rich. Only Fischer changed that.
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