My forte was the middlegame. I had a good feeling for the critical moments of the play. This undoubtedly compensated for my lack of opening preparation and, possibly, not altogether perfect play in the endgame. In my games things often did not reach the endgame!

Time control directly influences the quality of play.

The place of chess in the society is closely related to the attitude of young people towards our game.

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

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.

I don't want ever to be champion again.

There is only one thing Fischer does in Chess without pleasure: to lose!