Chess is my life, but my life is not chess.

To be champion requires more than simply being a strong player; one has to be a strong human being as well.

Chess is my life, but my life is not chess.

Like dogs who sniff each other when meeting, chess players have a ritual at first acquaintance: they sit down to play speed chess.

I lost the match. I blame only myself for this. There were many opportunities to win. But I missed them, no one else.

The priority must be the unification of the world titles to straighten things out. But we should not wait that long anymore to change the situation, because we are running out of time.

Just make the right estimation of your own strengths and weaknesses, and also that of your opponent.