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

- Boris Spassky

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Boris Spassky's quote speaks with the transforming nature of chess in contemporary times. He recommends that the video game has become a lot more dynamic, with players preferring to take the campaign rather than await their challenger to make a step. This shift in method has actually caused a greater emphasis on striking play, however Spassky notes that this has actually come with the expenditure of defensive play. He indicates that contemporary players are not as proficient at protecting their placements as they are at assaulting. This recommends that the game has ended up being more hostile and also much less concentrated on the careful maneuvering of pieces that was once the trademark of chess. Spassky's quote is a tip of the significance of equilibrium in chess, and the need to keep an excellent mix of offensive and also protective play.

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Russia Flag This quote is written / told by Boris Spassky somewhere between January 30, 1937 and today. He/she was a famous Celebrity from Russia. The author also have 21 other quotes.

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