Boris Spassky Quotes & Sayings
22 most famous Boris Spassky quotes and sayings. These are the first 10 quotes we have for him. He's an 87 year old French celebrity born on Jan 30, 1937.
“When you play Bobby, it is not a question if you win or lose. It is a question if you survive.”
“Nowadays the dynamic element is more important in chess - players more often sacrifice material to obtain dynamic compensation.”
“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.”
“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.”
“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.”
“We were like bishops of opposite color.”
“Nowadays there is more dynamism in chess, modern players like to take the initiative. Usually they are poor defenders though.”
“The place of chess in the society is closely related to the attitude of young people towards our game.”
“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.”
“I think that the World Champion should try to defend the quality of play more than anyone else.”
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