The Kremlin is constantly changing the rules of the game to suit its purposes. We are not playing chess, we're playing roulette.

We have a saying that a stranger's soul is like a black box. Which is why I would not want to analyze [Vladimir] Putin's psychological motivations.

The only way to fail for me is just not to try.

The slightest sign of stability is used by local authoritarian leaders to bargain for the sympathies of Western countries that are, for the sake of a balanced relationship, bound to turn a blind eye to obvious, blatant violations of human rights and the deconstruction of democratic institutions in these countries.

I dropped the King's Indian in 1997 after one too many bad experiences against Kramnik.

I don't have enough information, and enough courage, to come up with a definite version of events. And I think it is too dangerous for me to do so.

Nervous energy is the ammunition we take into any mental battle. If you don't have enough of it, your concentration will fade. If you have a surplus, the results will explode.