In Armenia, the power de facto belongs to those who opted to take violent action in Karabakh. We are dealing with a military dictatorship that utilizes some kind of democratic procedures.

Women, by their nature, are not exceptional chess players: they are not great fighters.

I think Russian people are learning that democracy is not an alien thing; it's not a western invention.

It could truly be the case that Vladimir Putin has miscalculated in the long term with his adventure in Syria.

My love of dynamic complications often led me to avoid simplicity when perhaps it was the wisest choice.

Few things are as psychologically brutal as chess.

I've met enough KGB colonels in my life.