In my country, at that time, being a champion of chess was like being a King. At that … - Boris Spassky

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Boris Spassky

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.

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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.

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

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I don't want ever to be champion again.

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