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.

Different people feel differently about resigning

They asked me what year it was, what month it was, etc. I easily answered these stupid questions.

Patzer sees a check, gives a check.

There's no luck involved in chess. You just have to work at it.

I don't care! I don't have to show anybody my games just because they're a big shot!

I don't believe in hero worship.