The Soviet Union was an exception, but even there chess players were not rich. Only Fischer changed that. Boris Spassky Read Quote
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. Boris Spassky Read Quote
The place of chess in the society is closely related to the attitude of young people towards our game. Boris Spassky Read Quote
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. Boris Spassky Read Quote
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. Boris Spassky Read Quote
I also follow chess on the Internet, where Kasparov’s site is very interesting. Boris Spassky Read Quote
For example, computer defends well, but for humans its is harder to defend than attack, particularly with the modern time control. Boris Spassky Read Quote
