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
player chess modern
Nowadays there is more dynamism in chess, modern players like to take the initiative. Usually they are poor defenders though.
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.
literature chess enormous
Bobby Fischer has an enormous knowledge of chess and his familiarity with the chess literature of the USSR is immense.
sacrifice player important
Nowadays the dynamic element is more important in chess - players more often sacrifice material to obtain dynamic compensation.
doe chess pleasure
There is only one thing Fischer does in Chess without pleasure: to lose!
real hypocrisy people
After I won the title, I was confronted with the real world. People do not behave naturally anymore - hypocrisy is everywhere.
thinking play champion
I think that the World Champion should try to defend the quality of play more than anyone else.
player unions chess
The Soviet Union was an exception, but even there chess players were not rich. Only Fischer changed that.
play tournaments
I don't play in tournaments, but I follow some.
people choices competition
Nowadays young people have great choice of occupations, hobbies, etc, so chess is experiencing difficulties because of the high competition. Now it's hard to make living in chess, so our profession does attract young people.
ideas preparation age
The computer age has arrived, and it influences everything: analysis, preparation, information. Now a different talent is required - the ability to synthesize ideas.
champion want
I don't want ever to be champion again.
trying debt chess
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.
order games chess
The best tournament that I have ever played in was in 1950. It was great - a waiter came to you during the game, and you could order anything you wanted to drink (even some vodka, if you liked). Pity, there are no longer tournaments organized in this manner...