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.
Time control directly influences the quality of play. - Boris Spassky
Time control directly influences the quality of play.
- Boris Spassky
The computer age has arrived, and it influences everything: analysis, preparation, information. Now a different talent is required - the ability to s… - Boris Spassky
The computer age has arrived, and it influences everything: analysis, preparation, information. Now a different talent is required - the ability to s…
I don't play in tournaments, but I follow some. - Boris Spassky
I don't play in tournaments, but I follow some.
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
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.
Nowadays the dynamic element is more important in chess - players more often sacrifice material to obtain dynamic compensation. - Boris Spassky
Nowadays the dynamic element is more important in chess - players more often sacrifice material to obtain dynamic compensation.
Often, in the Ruy Lopez, one must be patient, wait and carry on a lengthy and wearisome struggle. - Boris Spassky
Often, in the Ruy Lopez, one must be patient, wait and carry on a lengthy and wearisome struggle.
When you play Bobby, it is not a question if you win or lose. It is a question if you survive. - Boris Spassky
When you play Bobby, it is not a question if you win or lose. It is a question if you survive.
Bobby Fischer has an enormous knowledge of chess and his familiarity with the chess literature of the USSR is immense. - Boris Spassky
Bobby Fischer has an enormous knowledge of chess and his familiarity with the chess literature of the USSR is immense.
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 preparati… - Boris Spassky
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 preparati…
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