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

#cinema #classical #compare #latter #like

When you play Bobby, it is not a question if you win or lose. It is a question if you survive. ↗

— Boris Spassky

#lose #play #question #survive #win

The place of chess in the society is closely related to the attitude of young people towards our game. ↗

— Boris Spassky

#chess #closely #game #our #people

Bobby Fischer has an enormous knowledge of chess and his familiarity with the chess literature of the USSR is immense. ↗

— Boris Spassky

#chess #enormous #familiarity #fischer #his

For example, computer defends well, but for humans its is harder to defend than attack, particularly with the modern time control. ↗

— Boris Spassky

#computer #control #defend #defends #example

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

— Boris Spassky

#chess #follow #i #interesting #internet

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

— Boris Spassky

#i #play #some #tournaments

I don't want ever to be champion again. ↗

— Boris Spassky

#champion #ever #i #want

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

— Boris Spassky

#champion #defend #else #i #i think

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

#chess #coaches #debt #developing #free