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Small: I started by just sitting by the chessboard exploring things. I didnt even have books at first, and I just pla
Magnus Carlsen
"I started by just sitting by the chessboard exploring things. I didn't even have books at first, and I just played by myself. I learnt a lot from that, and I feel that it is a big reason why I now have a good intuitive understanding of chess"
Magnus Carlsen
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Small: Once youre a chess player, you spend a lot of time thinking about the game and you cant get it completely out
Magnus Carlsen
"Once you're a chess player, you spend a lot of time thinking about the game and you can't get it completely out of your head"
Magnus Carlsen
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Small: Ive never been much of a computer guy at least in terms of playing with computers. Actually until I was about
Magnus Carlsen
"I've never been much of a computer guy at least in terms of playing with computers. Actually until I was about 11 I didn't use a computer for preparing for games at all. I was playing a bit online, was using the chess club mainly. Now, obviously, the computer is an important tool for me preparing for my games"
Magnus Carlsen
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Small: My father, a fine chess player himself, has been a massive influence throughout my life
Magnus Carlsen
"My father, a fine chess player himself, has been a massive influence throughout my life"
Magnus Carlsen
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Small: I was lucky enough to attend schools where they were understanding about when I needed to go abroad to play ch
Magnus Carlsen
"I was lucky enough to attend schools where they were understanding about when I needed to go abroad to play chess. Of course, socially it is important to go to school and interact with people your own age"
Magnus Carlsen
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Small: Chess only appeals to quite a small minority. It does not have the cachet of a mainstream popular sport
Magnus Carlsen
"Chess only appeals to quite a small minority. It does not have the cachet of a mainstream popular sport"
Magnus Carlsen
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Small: Maybe if I didnt have the talent in chess Id find the talent in something else. The only thing I know is that
Magnus Carlsen
"Maybe if I didn't have the talent in chess I'd find the talent in something else. The only thing I know is that I have talent in chess, and I'm satisfied with that"
Magnus Carlsen
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Small: I get more upset at losing at other things than chess. I always get upset when I lose at Monopoly
Magnus Carlsen
"I get more upset at losing at other things than chess. I always get upset when I lose at Monopoly"
Magnus Carlsen
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Small: Its easy for me to get along with chess players. Even though we are all very different, we have chess in commo
Magnus Carlsen
"It's easy for me to get along with chess players. Even though we are all very different, we have chess in common"
Magnus Carlsen
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Small: I spend hours playing chess because I find it so much fun. The day it stops being fun is the day I give up
Magnus Carlsen
"I spend hours playing chess because I find it so much fun. The day it stops being fun is the day I give up"
Magnus Carlsen
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Small: One of the things that first attracted me to chess is that it brings you into contact with intelligent, civili
Magnus Carlsen
"One of the things that first attracted me to chess is that it brings you into contact with intelligent, civilized people - men of the stature of Garry Kasparov, the former world champion, who was my part-time coach"
Magnus Carlsen
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Small: Id like to go away for six months and learn to kiteboard and windsurf. I love pinochle, I love chess and I lov
"I'd like to go away for six months and learn to kiteboard and windsurf. I love pinochle, I love chess and I love windsurfing"
Christopher Meloni, Actor
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Small: The place of chess in the society is closely related to the attitude of young people towards our game
"The place of chess in the society is closely related to the attitude of young people towards our game"
Boris Spassky, Celebrity
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Small: Nowadays there is more dynamism in chess, modern players like to take the initiative. Usually they are poor de
"Nowadays there is more dynamism in chess, modern players like to take the initiative. Usually they are poor defenders though"
Boris Spassky, Celebrity
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Small: I also follow chess on the Internet, where Kasparovs site is very interesting
"I also follow chess on the Internet, where Kasparov's site is very interesting"
Boris Spassky, Celebrity
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Small: Nowadays young people have great choice of occupations, hobbies, etc, so chess is experiencing difficulties be
"Nowadays young people have great choice of occupations, hobbies, etc, so chess is experiencing difficulties because of the high competition. Now it's hard to make living in chess, so our profession does attract young people"
Boris Spassky, Celebrity
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Small: Every time I win a tournament I have to think that there is something wrong with modern chess
"Every time I win a tournament I have to think that there is something wrong with modern chess"
Viktor Korchnoi, Celebrity
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Small: The human element, the human flaw and the human nobility - those are the reasons that chess matches are won or
"The human element, the human flaw and the human nobility - those are the reasons that chess matches are won or lost"
Viktor Korchnoi, Celebrity
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Small: She felt like a chess player who, by the clever handling of his pieces, sees the game taking the course intend
"She felt like a chess player who, by the clever handling of his pieces, sees the game taking the course intended. Her eyes were bright and tender with a smile as they glanced up into his; and her lips looked hungry for the kiss which they invited"
Kate Chopin, Author
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Small: What do I do when were not taping? Sit in a dark room and refine my plans for someday ruling Earth from a blim
"What do I do when we're not taping? Sit in a dark room and refine my plans for someday ruling Earth from a blimp. And chess"
Ryan Stiles, Actor
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Small: If Im home with no chore at hand, and a package of books has come, the television set and the chess board and
"If I'm home with no chore at hand, and a package of books has come, the television set and the chess board and the unanswered mail will have to manage without me if one of the books is a detective story"
Rex Stout, Writer
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Small: Chess is a sport. The main object in the game of chess remains the achievement of victory
"Chess is a sport. The main object in the game of chess remains the achievement of victory"
Max Euwe, Celebrity
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Small: Whoever sees no other aim in the game than that of giving checkmate to ones opponent will never become a good
"Whoever sees no other aim in the game than that of giving checkmate to one's opponent will never become a good Chess player"
Max Euwe, Celebrity
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Small: We can compare classical chess and rapid chess with theatre and cinema - some actors dont like the latter and
"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"
Boris Spassky, Celebrity
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Small: Nowadays the dynamic element is more important in chess - players more often sacrifice material to obtain dyna
"Nowadays the dynamic element is more important in chess - players more often sacrifice material to obtain dynamic compensation"
Boris Spassky, Celebrity
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Small: On the other hand, chess is a mass sport now and for chess organisers shorter time control is obviously more a
"On the other hand, chess is a mass sport now and for chess organisers shorter time control is obviously more attractive. But I think that this control does not suit World Championship matches"
Boris Spassky, Celebrity
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Small: The Soviet Union was an exception, but even there chess players were not rich. Only Fischer changed that
"The Soviet Union was an exception, but even there chess players were not rich. Only Fischer changed that"
Boris Spassky, Celebrity
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Small: In my country, at that time, being a champion of chess was like being a King. At that time I was a King - and
"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"
Boris Spassky, Celebrity
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Small: I try to help developing junior chess. When I lived in USSR, I got a lot of free help from very good coaches -
"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"
Boris Spassky, Celebrity
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Small: Bobby Fischer has an enormous knowledge of chess and his familiarity with the chess literature of the USSR is
"Bobby Fischer has an enormous knowledge of chess and his familiarity with the chess literature of the USSR is immense"
Boris Spassky, Celebrity
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Small: No, no, it is obvious that the ECU should act as a close alliance for the benefit of chess
"No, no, it is obvious that the ECU should act as a close alliance for the benefit of chess"
Anatoly Karpov, Celebrity
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Small: In Kansas I have a chess school
"In Kansas I have a chess school"
Anatoly Karpov, Celebrity
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Small: I am thinking about chess in schools in particular. In the USA more than 3200 children competed in an event
"I am thinking about chess in schools in particular. In the USA more than 3200 children competed in an event"
Anatoly Karpov, Celebrity
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Small: I still love to play chess. So I do not even spend a minute on the possibility to step back
"I still love to play chess. So I do not even spend a minute on the possibility to step back"
Anatoly Karpov, Celebrity
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Small: After that, Kasparov stepped back from chess which is, and I want this to be clear, not good for chess in gene
"After that, Kasparov stepped back from chess which is, and I want this to be clear, not good for chess in general at all. As a whole, the current situation in the chess world leaves a lot to be desired"
Anatoly Karpov, Celebrity
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Small: Im like Bush, I see the world more like checkers than chess
"I'm like Bush, I see the world more like checkers than chess"
Dennis Miller, Comedian
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Small: The Americas Cup is like a chess game on water, with boats as the pieces and tactics as the moves
Dennis Conner
"The America's Cup is like a chess game on water, with boats as the pieces and tactics as the moves"
Dennis Conner, Athlete
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Small: I think that by and large chess players have been very kind. Like I said there have been a few incidents, but
"I think that by and large chess players have been very kind. Like I said there have been a few incidents, but they certainly didn't serve to bring me down any"
Maurice Ashley, Celebrity
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Small: Chess is the gymnasium of the mind
"Chess is the gymnasium of the mind"
Adolf Anderssen, Celebrity
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Small: Leonard Chess passed, and that was the end of the Chess label for that time
"Leonard Chess passed, and that was the end of the Chess label for that time"
Solomon Burke, Musician
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