"We can compare classical chess and rapid chess with theatre and cinema - some actors don't like the ..." — Boris Spassky

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.

We were like bishops of opposite color.

Time control directly influences the quality of play.

The Soviet Union was an exception, but even there chess players were not rich. Only Fischer changed that.