By strictly observing Botvinnik's rule regarding the thorough analysis of one's own games, with the years I have come to realize that this provides the foundation for the continuous development of chess mastery.

I try to play, always, beautiful games...always I wanted to create masterpieces.

I have some security that could protect me against provocations but of course there are more terrible actions that could not be stopped by any security.

Our skin, our borders, all seem petty compared to alien races and the scale of galaxies. Nobody in the Star Wars universe cares about white or black humans, it seems, and what meaning could physical appearance possibly have when there are sentient beings that look like lobsters or like Jabba the Hutt? Unfortunately, in the real world, such hopeful sentiments are regularly refuted by our stubborn insistence on always finding someone to discriminate against.

If you make a decision to fight for future of your own country you have to consider all the consequences.

It didn't take long to recognise the shortcomings of the Soviet regime and to see the values of the free world.

More and more people in my country recognise the dangers of having their governors appointed by Putin and having no influence in parliament because Parliament today is also following instructions from Kremlin and no longer represents its people.