They Asked Me What Year It Was,

It's The Fault Of The Chess Players Themselves. I Don't Know What They Used To Be, But Now They're Not The Most Gentlemanly Group. When It Was A Game Played By The Aristocrats It Had More Like You Know Dignity To It. When They Used To Have The Clubs, Like No Women Were Allowed And Everybody Went In Dressed In A Suit, A Tie, Like Gentlemen, You Know. Now, Kids Come Running In Their Sneakers. Even In The Best Chess Club-and They Got Women In There. It's A Social Place And People Are Making Noise, It's A Madhouse.

The Old Chess Is Too Limited. Imagine Playing Cards, Black Jack For Example, And Every Time The Dealer Has The Same Starting Hand You Have The Same Starting Hand. What's The Point?

Different People Feel Differently About Resigning

I Usually Never Stay At The Board After A Game. Especially Against Spassky. I Made A Dumb Suggestion And He Refuted It Instantly! I Know I'm Going To Have To Play Him Some Day And It Was Really Stupid To Look Like Such A Jerk In Front Of Him.

I Felt That Chess... Is A Science In The Form Of A Game... I Consider Myself A Scientist. I Wanted To Be Treated Like A Scientist.