I didn't learn to play, I learnt a few chess moves, says former World Chess Champion Boris Spassky

Memories: Former World Champion

Boris Spassky as a young player

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Guess what former World Chess Champion Boris Spassky has to say about the rook? He says, "I liked that the rook moved in straight lines and ate everything.”

He also talked about Korshik where he learnt to play chess. He said: "I didn’t learn to play, I learnt a few chess moves. How did it happen? At first I watched others playing and then, when I was alone, I went up to the board, took away the black pawn and then ate up the whole white army with the black rook. That was the start of my career. And what attracted me – I’ve no idea. I liked that the rook moved in straight lines and ate everything. It was voracious. That’s all."

You can read this interesting interview in full at this chess website.

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