Happiness should always remain a bit incomplete. After all, dreams are boundless.

The first great chess players, including the world champion, got by perfectly well without constant coaches.

We need strong personalities and only one world champion to attract sponsors.

Pawns not only create the sketch for the whole painting, they are also the soil, the foundation, of any position

Playing black, I put great stake in the Ruy Lopez: I liked it, feel it, and understand it; in matches with Hjartarson and Timman it served me well. - on preparing for World Championship versus Garry Kasparov

No, no, it is obvious that the ECU should act as a close alliance for the benefit of chess.

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