46 Quotes by Boris Spassky

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

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

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.

Nowadays there is more dynamism in chess, modern players like to take the initiative. Usually they are poor defenders though.

On the other hand, chess is a mass sport now and for chess organisers shorter time control is obviously more attractive. But I think that this control does not suit World Championship matches.

I don't want ever to be champion again.

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.

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.