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).

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
Chess is a scientific game and its literature ought to be placed on the basis of the strictest truthfulness, which is the foundation of all scientific research. W. Steinitz
My chess method is without formulas, without orthodox thinking. I always explain that chess is an art and that there are no definite judgments. Lev Polugaevsky
1990 NIC
Tal develops all his pieces in the centre and then sacrifices them somewhere. David Bronstein
Karpov, Kasparov, Korchnoi have absolutely destroyed chess by their immoral, unethical, prearranged games. These guys are really the lowest dogs around, and if people knew the truth about them, they would be held in more contempt than Ben Johnson, the runner, and they’re going to know the truth when I do this book! Robert Fischer
September, 1 1992

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