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Who said: "When you play Spassky, you feel like you're playing against Chess itself."?

  • Fischer

  • Kasparov

  • Karpov

  • Petrosian

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Bobby Fischer said: "When you play Spassky, you feel like you're playing against Chess itself." This is a reference to Spassky's skill at chess and his ability to play the game at a very high level. Fischer was impressed by Spassky's ability and felt that he was playing against a force greater than himself.
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