There is no democracy in Russia. Dictators do not go away through the vote. Putin relies on riot police, thousands of them, with heavy equipment, fighting Russian youngsters from opposition.

By this measure (on the gap between Fischer & his contemporaries), I consider him the greatest world champion

I’ve seen - both in myself and my competitors - how satisfaction can lead to a lack of vigilance, then to mistakes and missed opportunities.

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

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.

There are many ways of showing your protest and discontent without the actions of Kremlin.

History tells you if dictators are not stopped in time, they cause more damage.