Next to the intellectual stimulation of chess, the educational value is of great importance. Chess teaches logic, imagination, self-discipline, and determination.

Russia is a mafia state today, and Putin is its top godfather.

Moscow is simply unwilling to recognize the right of self-determination of nations.

The real political life in Russia unfortunately is not in the parliament but on the streets and in the media.

It's not enough to be talented. It's not enough to work hard and to study late into the night. You must also become intimately aware of the methods you use to reach your decisions.

I have some strategical vision, I could calculate some few moves ahead and I have an intellect that is badly missed in the country which is run by generals and colonels.

The growth of violent extremism is partly a consequence of how the developed world has become complacent and defensive about its own greatness and ambition.