Often, in the Ruy Lopez, one must be patient, wait and carry on a lengthy and wearisome struggle.

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.

After I won the title, I was confronted with the real world. People do not behave naturally anymore - hypocrisy is everywhere.

I think that the World Champion should try to defend the quality of play more than anyone else.

I don't play in tournaments, but I follow some.

Recently I saw Kasparov and he looked to me as still young and potent champion.

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