Boris Spassky
Boris Spassky
Boris Vasilievich Spasskyis a Russian chess grandmaster. He was the tenth World Chess Champion, holding the title from 1969 to 1972. He is the oldest surviving former world champion...
NationalityRussian
ProfessionChess Player
Date of Birth30 January 1937
CitySaint Petersburg, Russia
CountryRussian Federation
doe chess pleasure
There is only one thing Fischer does in Chess without pleasure: to lose!
sacrifice player important
Nowadays the dynamic element is more important in chess - players more often sacrifice material to obtain dynamic compensation.
literature chess enormous
Bobby Fischer has an enormous knowledge of chess and his familiarity with the chess literature of the USSR is immense.
champion saws young
Recently I saw Kasparov and he looked to me as still young and potent champion.
country kings responsibility
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.
player chess modern
Nowadays there is more dynamism in chess, modern players like to take the initiative. Usually they are poor defenders though.
real hypocrisy people
After I won the title, I was confronted with the real world. People do not behave naturally anymore - hypocrisy is everywhere.
play quality influence
Time control directly influences the quality of play.
example computer modern
For example, computer defends well, but for humans its is harder to defend than attack, particularly with the modern time control.
men chess pawns
The shortcoming of hanging pawns is that they present a convenient target for attack. As the exchange of men proceeds, their potential strength lessens and during the endgame they turn out, as a rule, to be weak.
games play perfect
My forte was the middlegame. I had a good feeling for the critical moments of the play. This undoubtedly compensated for my lack of opening preparation and, possibly, not altogether perfect play in the endgame. In my games things often did not reach the endgame!
chess fischer stills
I still hope to kill Fischer
fighting style stubborn
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.
interesting chess internet
I also follow chess on the Internet, where Kasparov's site is very interesting.