All I want to do, ever, is play chess.

The turning point in my career came with the realization that Black should play to win instead of just steering for equality.

I studied that first Karpov-Kasparov match for a year and a half before I cracked it, what they were doing, and discovered that it was all prearranged move-by-move. There's no doubt of it in my mind.

I like to make them squirm.

I usually never stay at the board after a game. Especially against Spassky. I made a dumb suggestion and he refuted it instantly! I know I'm going to have to play him some day and it was really stupid to look like such a jerk in front of him.

That's what Chess is all about. One day you give your opponent a lesson, the next day he gives you one

You can only get good at Chess if you love the game