It was not about losing my mental power; it's about not feeling good about my contribution to the game.

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

The worst enemy of the strategist is the clock. Time trouble... Reduces us all to pure reflex and reaction, tactical play. Emotion and instinct cloud our strategic vision when there is no time for proper evaluation.

There are fixed rules in chess, and no one knows how the game will end.

I'm not in favour of a regulation-free world. I align myself with Teddy Roosevelt, who broke up the trusts. Regulation is necessary, but it should be in favour of the consumer, the citizen, and freedom.

From Ukraine to Syria, he [Vladimir Putin] is behaving like the world's new general and celebrating victories, while the American president sits on the sidelines and Europe sleeps. The West's behavior toward Putin is political and moral capitulation.

I reckon that there won't be an intervention in the near future, because Georgia's military adventure revealed the weakness of the Russian army.