MATCH OF THE CENTURY

The title given to the first match between the teams of USSR and the Rest of the World held in Belgrade in 1970 (see USSR vs. Rest of the World).

I understood that through chess I could express myself and chess became my natural language. Boris Spassky
1995
Some people think that if their opponent plays a beautiful game, it’s okay to lose. I don’t. You have to be merciless. Magnus Carlsen
Whatever opinions people might have about Ilyumzhinov, I am sure that exactly those accusations by the US authorities are far-fetched. It looks more like a revenge for the 2014 FIDE elections which Kasparov lost to Ilyumzhinov by a wide margin. Vladimir Kramnik
2016
Fischer’s strength, among other things, was his ability to evolve the most efficient plan for the middlegame right after the opening. Boris Spassky
I personally believe that Karpov should have been more generous with Kirsan Ilyumzhinov. Kirsan is the only president in the history of FIDE, and maybe in the history of all international federations, who has contributed dozens of million dollars for the sport he loves. By the way, some of these millions went directly to Anatoly’s pocket… George Makropoulos
2005

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